After School Program




        Educational/academic services
        Socialization and wellness activities; and
        Cultivation of habits that promote health and well-being

Because a high percentage of the PABS staff has previously worked or is currently
working in school districts in Georgia, they are familiar with Georgia’s Professional
Standards and the Scope and Sequence for each content area on each grade level.  
Therefore, emphasis will be  placed on the Performance Standards in Language Arts,
Math and Social Studies.  The staff will focus on raising the performance level of all
students.

Pre-assessment tests will be administered within three days of a student enrolling to
determine the reading comprehension and math levels of the child.  Through differentiation
of instruction, the needs of each child will be addressed.  Although differentiation of
instruction will be high on the list of strategies to be used, questioning techniques for quality
thinking will also be key.  Teachers will continue teaching students how to think critically.  

Bloom’s Taxonomy has six levels that an instructor can utilize in teaching various concepts.
Those six levels are Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis and
Evaluation.  The administration encourages and will monitor to make certain that three or
four of the higher levels are used daily.                     

Enrichment Activities
Enrichment activities expand on students’ learning in ways that differ from the methods
used during the school day.  They often are interactive and project focused.  They enhance
a student’s education by bringing new concepts to light or by using old concepts in new
ways.  These activities are fun for the student, but they also impart knowledge.  They allow
the participants to apply knowledge and skills stressed in school to real-life experiences.


Prevention, Counseling and Character Education
These activities are designed to prevent youths from engaging in high-risk behaviors
including the use of drugs and alcohol, promote the amelioration of the causal factors that
may lead youths to participate in such activities through counseling and support, and or the
cultivation of core ethical values such as caring, honesty, fairness, responsibility, and
respect for self and others that are likely to constitute negative behaviors.

Recreational Activities
These activities are not academic in nature, but rather allow students time to relax or play.  
Sports, games and clubs fall into this category.  Occasional academic aspects of recreation
activities can be pointed out, but the primary lessons learned in recreational activities are in
the areas of social skills, teamwork, leadership, competition and discipline.







            PABS/Creating Diamonds                                
                                                                                                               


Who?                Children Ages 5 – 12 years including 6th and 7th graders who are
                twelve years of age.


What?                  PABS/CREATING DIAMONDS, an after school program         
                designed to continue instruction of the Georgia Performance
                Standards in language arts, reading, math, science & social studies
                for all elementary grade levels including six and seventh graders.
                A  nutritious snack will be provided daily.  Social skills, fitness
                activities and Values Education will be an integral part of the
                program.  The PABS Program will build upon what has been taught
                during the regular school day.

                  Enhancement programs offered during the Creating Diamonds        
                 Program are Arts and Craft,s, Dancing Character Development and
                 Recreational/Wellness Activities.


When?             Monday through Friday:  3:00/3:30 P.M. – 6:30 P.M.   

Where?            With your principal’s permission, the program will be held at your
                  child’s school:

                     ____________________________________

                     ___________________________________

                     ____________  GA  Zip Code __________

                  Principal’s Name:____________________________

                  Phone #’s: _________________________  __________________

                  Email:  ____________________________________________


Registration?            Registration will take place on site.  The date and time to be
                    announced..  


                  We accept SUBSIDIZED CHILDCARE CAPS SERVICES.
                 (Parents who qualify for DFACS can apply for assistance).































                                                                                                                                                
 
   
   
PABS is a comprehensive educational program designed to equip
students with      strategies that will help them to discover or rediscover
their self-worth, values and self-esteem.  PABS focuses on the
development of the whole child.  The daily after-school activities will
allow children to experience a variety of activities appropriate to their
ages and rates of development.  There will be daily balance between
indoor and outdoor activities, quiet time and active time, periods when
individual children choose their own activities.  In short, we will provide
the following services.
The PABS Unlimited, Inc.
Creating Diamonds - After School Program