Einstein's Playground CDF Freedom School

07/08/2022

It’s FUN Friday here at CDF Freedom School!! We had a dance circle during Harambee, read books about civil rights leaders Elijah Cummings and the children of Birmingham who participated in the Children’s March, and then scholars enjoyed a movie/game time this afternoon!!

04/01/2022

🎶 There’s no school like Freedom School!! 🎶 From our research-based Integrated Reading Curriculum that fosters a love of reading to the joy and energy of Harambee to our enriching afternoon activities, there is truly no school like Freedom School!!

We are still accepting scholar applications and we would love to have your scholar join us for this year’s program! We are hosting an in-person program at our Derby campus for entering 1st grade through entering 6th grade. Our program will run from June 13th-July 21st, Mondays through Fridays from 8am-3pm. If you are interested in having your scholar join us this summer, you can apply at bit.ly/EPCDFScholar! Applications are due tomorrow, April 2nd!! Please email [email protected] if you have any questions.

Please complete an enrollment form for each child.

03/31/2022

We are still accepting applications for the Servant Leader Intern position for our program this summer! CDF Freedom School Servant Leader Interns, or SLIs, are college students or recent college graduates who serve as the teachers for our scholars! They facilitate our Integrated Reading Curriculum and engage our scholars in fun, enriching activities. Although this position involves teaching, you don't have to be an education major to apply! If you're interested in joining us, please apply at bit.ly/EPCDFSLI!

03/10/2022

Are you hype, are you hype? Are you ready, are you ready?

We're hype and ready for Freedom School, so we are now accepting scholar applications! This year, we will host an in-person program at our Derby campus for entering 1st grade through entering 6th grade. Our program will run from June 13th-July 21st, Mondays through Fridays from 8am-3pm. If you are interested in having your scholar join us this summer, you can apply at bit.ly/EPCDFScholar! Applications are due by March 26th. Please email [email protected] if you have any questions.

Please complete an enrollment form for each child.

03/05/2022

Are you hype, are you hype? Are you ready, are you ready?

We're hype and ready for Freedom School, so we are now accepting scholar applications! This year, we will host an in-person program at our Derby campus for entering 1st grade through entering 6th grade. Our program will run from June 13th-July 21st, Mondays through Fridays from 8am-3pm. If you are interested in having your scholar join us this summer, you can apply at bit.ly/EPCDFScholar! Applications are due by March 26th. Please email [email protected] if you have any questions.

03/05/2022

We are now accepting applications for the Servant Leader Intern position for our program this summer! CDF Freedom School Servant Leader Interns, or SLIs, are college students or recent college graduates who serve as the teachers for our scholars! They facilitate our Integrated Reading Curriculum and engage our scholars in fun, enriching activities. Although this position involves teaching, you don't have to be an education major to apply! If you're interested in joining us, please apply at bit.ly/EPCDFSLI!

07/20/2021

We’d like to thank 205 ICE, Shaved Ice for coming to both of our sites this summer to serve our scholars some of their amazing shaved ice!! We really enjoyed our sweet treats each week! 🍧

07/15/2021

Thank you to District Attorney Danny Carr for joining us this morning as our Harambee Read Aloud Guest! He read The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes, a picture book about Dr. Patricia Bath, a Black ophthalmologist and inventor. This book paired so well with this week’s theme, which is “I Can Make a Difference in My World!”

District Attorney Carr encouraged our scholars to continue in their education, to keep pushing past any obstacles placed in front of them, and to remove barriers for others like Dr. Bath. Thank you so much!!

07/14/2021

We’d like to thank Ms. Lauren Swain from Love & Associates for speaking with our families about bullying at this evening’s Tribe Meeting! She shared strategies for talking to our scholars about being the victim, perpetrator, or bystander of bullying, how to advocate for our scholars in the school setting, how to help our scholars talk to us about bullying, and more! Thank you so much Ms. Swain!!

07/12/2021

Thank you to Mrs. Kimber from Legacy Prep for doing Social and Emotional Learning with our scholars this summer!! She has shared skills and strategies in the areas of growth mindset, self control, positive self-talk, and more! Our scholars have really benefited from engaging in her wonderful activities!

07/01/2021

Scholars and STEM, a perfect pair! Mr. Frank Hatten from The Boeing Company has been joining us via zoom to help our Servant Leader Interns facilitate STEM activities! Yesterday, our level I scholars used paper cups and rubber bands to simulate rocket launches! We tested them afterwards and several of their paper rockets launched over 1 foot! Our level II scholars built planes using skewers, cardstock, and balloons! Wow! Awesome job, scholars!!