HE COLLEGE FOR
CHILDREN

at LaGuardia Community College

(718) 626-2705
NEWS
FROM

THE COLLEGE FOR CHILDREN

January 1986

Hope your HOLIDAYS were wonderful!

Look for our BULLETIN BOARD opposite the Library (M105). If you were with us
last term (Fall '85) your photo may be there. Special events and information
for the College for Children, LaGuardia Community College and other community
organization's activities will be posted.

This Fall '85, with the assistance of Al Telaro from the Library staff, we were
able to get LIBRARY CARDS for students enrolled in the CFC for the very first time.
Cards will be available every term from now on. You should come to Room M 103 to
register.

The READING PROGRAMS were once again given a treat of ‘Story Time' at the Library.
Stories read by Mildred Velasquez and Edward Greissle from the Library staff, got
the Headstart on Reading and the First and Second Grade Reading Tutorial Students
ready for the holiday spirit. m

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The PROGRAM FOR DEAF/HEARING IMPAIRED CHILDREN got off the ground this Fall with

the help of funds provided by Queens Borough President Manes' Office. ‘Exploring

N. Y. C.' gave 12 children the opportunity to visit the N. Y. Aquarium, Chinatown,
the Empire State Building, the Staten Island Ferry and the World Trade Center, the
Central Park Children's Zoo, a walk up Fifth Avenue and the'New York Experience 'Show.
We will be able to run this class again the Winter '86 session with funds provided

by the Brooklyn Union Gas Company

Members of the Angry Tiger Kung Fu School, where our Martial Arts Instructor Tony
Zephir is a member, gave a free demonstration on September 28th, during In-Person
registration. :

The College for Children hosted a seven week seminar on Educational Advocacy Training
through ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN. AFC are located right here in L. I. C., but they
serve all of N. Y. C. The program was offered free to parents, community representat-
ives, professionals, and others interested in understanding the multitude of school
programs, policies and regulations.

LaGuardia Community College, 31-10 Thomson Avenue, L. I. C., New York 11101



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On October 31st at Queens Borough Hall, Marsha Perrotte, a GED student here at
LaGuardia and her daughter Samantha, who attends classes at the CFC, testified

at a public hearing on behalf of public education at LaGuardia and how it serves
community needs. Here is an excerpt: "Samantha is also enrolled in LaGuardia in
the College for Children. Instead of leaving Samantha with a babysitter while I
go to school she also attends school with me. I feel confident that she is where
I can have access to her and she to me.....This program is preparing her so twenty
years from now she would be going for her Masters degree instead of a GED."

The Summer '85 enrollment was up to 324 students enrolled in 19 class sections,
and the Fall '85 registration brought us 278 students in 19 class sections.

Look for four NEW COURSES THIS SPRING '86: Beginner Guitar Instruction, ages

8-12; Guitar Instruction for Teens, ages 13-17; Teen Typing Skills, ages 13-17
and Computers for Teens, ages 13-17.

For additional information on the College for Children, or for a copy of our
brochure, please call (718) 626-2705.

Frances Z. Lee,
Coordinator