Claflin University News June 27, 2019 CLAFLIN FREEDOM SCHOOL ENHANCES ACADEMICS AND LIFE SKILLS FOR AREA YOUTH Approximately 80 students in grades three through eight are participating in Claflin University's Freedom School. Currently in its eighth year of operation, the six-week program will conclude on July 26. The Freedom School program follows the Integrated Reading Curriculum which promotes multicultural learning, reading, and creative activities that reinforce non-violent conflict resolution and cooperation. At Claflin, the students also learn academic and life skills through interactive activities such as coding, chess, science with cooking, speaking Portuguese, Zumba exercises and individual reading assignments. Click here<https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=496750957730291> to view a story on Claflin's Freedom School by WLTX Channel 19. SANDRA M. PHOENIX HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/