MISSION / VISION / VALUES
Mission
The Bay Area After-School All-Stars work closely with schools, students, parents, and the community to provide expanded learning opportunities within a safe and supportive setting that promotes positive youth development for students from schools with a majority of low income families.
Vision
Our kids are successful in school and life.
The After-School All-Stars programs are offered within the school campus
setting and ASAS works with the school districts to provide programs that are in
alignment with the core school day curriculum and state standards. We provide
programs that support STEM (science, technology engineering and math),
enrichment activities, health, nutrition and sports for thousands of under served
students in grades K-12 in the South Bay, East Bay and West Contra Costa
County.
STEM: science, technology, engineering and math
Education: academia supporting the school day curriculum
Enrichment: mentoring, music, art, decision-making skills
development
Health & Fitness: diet, nutrition and sports leagues
Values
The Bay Area After-School All-Stars value:
- Engagement – Our students value the opportunity to participate in our services, their parents appreciate the care and support we provide them, and their schools are supported in providing enhanced learning.
- Whole Child Development – Our educational approach targets academic, artistic, social, emotional and physical development to promote the growth of well-rounded individuals.
- Partnership & Collaboration – Our efforts are community-based and oriented toward multiple stakeholders in order to coordinate the most effective array of opportunities for our students.
- Learning Organization – Program development is solution-oriented and based on research and proven effectiveness with an ongoing process of continuous quality improvement informed by data collection and analyses.