Each semester children and teenagers from across the region can enroll in virtual or in-person after-school tutoring to help remove the barriers they face achieving grade-level reading to dyslexia. Our office manager recently received this note from the parent of one of our students who has been participating for several semesters. Read about Catherine’s tremendous […]
In April and November of each year, we’re delighted to welcome writers from across the region to campus for a weekend retreat. These retreats are a time for folks to gather in community with each other, work with a respected and published facilitator, and work independently on their writing projects. Unlike a workshop where
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AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, has awarded Hindman Settlement School a three-year grant of $892,605 annually. Funding from the agency will be used to continue implementing and growing ReadingCorps, a literacy intervention program targeted at K-3 students who face barriers to grade-level reading as a result of one or more dyslexia
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At the start of this school year, Caleb, a third-grade student at Beaver Creek Elementary, enrolled in our Reading Lab as a non-reader. His teachers noted that he was often disruptive in class and was falling behind his peers. It didn’t take long for ReadingCorps Tutor Anna to discover that Caleb was full of life and
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During the flooding last summer, Hindman Settlement School suffered considerable losses. Among those losses were many of the records of our former dyslexia program students. In an effort to get new and updated information about our former students, we have created a brief survey to find out when you were here, where you are now,
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The last week in March we were delighted to welcome a National Heritage Responders disaster response team to campus to help with our ongoing archives recovery. The NHR team was a group of experts from around the country from various organizations, schools, libraries, and archives. Some of the team were experts in historic buildings
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As the days get longer and springtime blossoms, gardeners across the region are gearing up for a new season of growth and potential. For many, however, the challenges of the past year have left them with uncertain prospects. Last July, severe flooding swept through the area, damaging homes, properties, and gardens. Many farmers lost much
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We have an exciting new opportunity for everyone to keep in touch with all the happenings here at Hindman Settlement School with our new video series called On the Forks, now premiering on our YouTube channel @hindmanschool! We hope that you will check out the first episode called “New Year, New Employees, New Content” in
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Chrystal, a second-term ReadingCorps member, is one of a four-person team serving students at Carr Creek Elementary in Knott County. Each day, Chrystal tutors 22 Kindergarten through 3rd-grade students both one-on-one and in small groups to help them overcome the barriers they face to reading on grade level. Lilly is one of Chrystal’s students that
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AmeriCorps Week, celebrated annually during the second full week of March, is a time to recognize and give thanks to the millions of Americans who have committed to giving back to their communities through national service programs. At the core of service is a shared goal – to make a difference. AmeriCorps members serving in local
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Tutoring programs are funded, in part, by the AmeriCorps federal agency through Serve Kentucky, the state service commission
