Mr. Charles L. McNair Freedom School of Saginaw

A DAY AT FREEDOM SCHOOL

I Can Make A Difference

Week 1 - in My Self

Week 2 - in My Family

Week 3 - in My Community

Week 4 - in My Country

Week 5 - in My World

Week 6 - with Hope, Education and Action

8:00 am

Scholars get their day off to a great start with breakfast and served by site volunteers with love.

8:30 am

To get everyone ready for a day of learning and fun, we celebrate with cheers and chants and a special Read-Aloud Guest during a time of Harambee, which is Swahili for "Let's pull together."

Opening Chants

Read Aloud

Motivational Song

Cheers/Chants

Recognitions

Moment of Silence

Announcements

9:00 am

Activity-oriented Integrated Reading Curriculum exposes, inspires and delights scholars. Scholars read books written by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color) authors with characters that look like them and share their lived experiences. stories celebrate the beauty of Black heritage and culture.

I CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

To sit and dream, to sit and read,

To sit and lear about the world

Outside our world of here and now

Our problem world-

To dream of vast horizons of the soul

Through dreams made whole

Unfettered, free-help me!

All you who are dreamers, too,

Help me make

Our world anew.

I reach out my dreams to you.

- Langston Hughes

11:45 a.m.

D. E. A. R. TIME

Drop Everything and Read

Scholars read age-appropriate books and use journaling to improve writing skills.

12:00 p.m.

1:00 p.m.

3:00 p.m.

Lunch

Cultural Enrichment

Dismissal

Summary of the
Daily Schedule

8:00 - 8:30 am - Breakfast with Scholars and Staff

8:30 - 9:00 am - "Harambee"

9:00 - 10:30 am - Integrated Reading Curriculum (Part 1)

10:30 am - 10:45 am - Integrated Reading Curriculum (Part 2)

11:45 am - 12:00 pm - D.E.A.R. Time

Drop Everything and Read

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Lunch with Scholarship

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Afternoon Activities

3:00 pm - Dismissal