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Help support digital arts education at El Sol Academy on July 20

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Summer Fundraising Event for Digital Arts Education

On the evening of July 20, 2013, El Sol’s Science and Art Academy’s Parent and Teacher Organization will hold a fundraising event, Noche de El Sol y Estrellas, to support the school’s digital arts education program. Tickets are $75 per person, please r.s.v.p to elsolgala@gmail.com.

Additionally tickets and donations can be sent to 2132 S. Sycamore St., Santa Ana, CA 92707. If you would like to support the event by volunteering, please contact Rosalba Hernández at rosalba.hernandez9@gmail.com or 714.357.7446.  Continue reading→

El Sol Science and Arts Academy named a California Distinguished School

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The El Sol Science and Arts Academy has been named a “California Distinguished School,” according to their Executive Director, Monique Daviss.

The 2010 California School Recognition Program (CSRP) directly focuses on California’s students and their entitlement to an equitable and rigorous education. Under the 2010 CSRP, the California Distinguished Schools Award identifies and honors those schools that have demonstrated educational excellence for all students and progress in narrowing the achievement gap.

In order to be invited to apply for Distinguished School honors, schools must meet a variety of eligibility criteria including designated federal and state accountability measures based on No Child Left Behind (NCLB), Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), and the Academic Performance Index (API) requirements. Continue reading→

Children First seeking volunteer nurses and doctors for health screenings at El Sol Academy

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El Sol Science and Art Academy

Children First, A Merage Foundation, is recruiting active volunteer Nurse Practitioners, Pediatricians and Family Doctors for an innovative health screening program at El Sol Science and Arts Academy, a unique Charter School in Santa Ana.

Health screenings link family members often for the first time to a health care system.

The Merage Foundation encourages and facilitates the use of the tremendous skills and resources of Orange County’s retired citizens to significantly improve the early childhood development opportunities for children from Orange County’s low-income families. Through the Foundation, retirees make important contributions to innovative early childhood development providers that serve needy children, enhancing quality of life and fostering a sense of supportive community throughout Orange County.

Information about the Best Nursing Schools is available with this resource to help you to learn how you could become a nurse as well. Great nurses are always needed, and you could be one of the people to make a difference to children who need medical assistance.

Screening Summary:

  • Nurse Practitioners and Doctors identify health problems helping to
    prevent disease and improve health
  • Nurse Practitioners and Doctors work with promotores (coaches) to refer
    families to medical homes
  • Nurse Practitioners and Doctors have flexible options for volunteering
    Tuesday evenings, Thursday evenings or Saturday mornings

Interested in helping out?  Click here to read the latest Children First newsletter.  Click here to read a flier about this volunteer program. And click here to see the El Sol Art Gallery.  These kids are so talented!

Contact Alejandro Tovares, program officer for Children First, a Merage Foundation, at 949-474-5884 or at atovares@meragefoundations.com.  Click here for a volunteer application.