Contact information:
The 3:00 Project
c/o Georgia School Age Care Association
246 Sycamore St. Suite 252
Decatur, GA 30030
Website:
www.gsaca.com/home.htm
Mission/Goals: The 3:00 Project® aims to transform the out of
school time of early adolescents from unsupervised, unstructured and
unproductive hours to an opportunity for challenge, commitment, and care.
Notes: The 3:00 project is an initiative of the Georgia School Age
Care Association (GSACA). GSACA provides grants to local schools, parks
and recreation departments to implement the 3:00 project after school. In
the 2003-2004 school year the 3:00 project was no longer funded by the
state and it is now up to local programs to acquire funding to implement
the program.
Other Relevant Information: Several districts recently received
funding through the 21st Century Community Learning Centers.
Evaluations have been conducted annually since 1995:
1) Carlisi, A. M. (1996). The 3:00 Project® program evaluation: Executive
summary September 1995 – May 1996. Decatur, GA: Georgia School Age Care
Association.
2) Manior, S. H. (1997). Effects of a structured after school program on
middle school students. Unpublished dissertation, South Carolina State
University, Orangeburg.
3) Lipana, J. A. (1998). The 3:00 Project®: 1997/1998 program evaluation.
Decatur, GA: Georgia School Age Care Association.
4) Bockrath, S. E. (1999). The 3:00 Project®: 1998/1999 program
evaluation. Decatur, GA: Georgia School Age Care Association.
Source(s):
www.guidestar.org;
www.gsaca.com/home.htm;
gseweb.harvard.edu/hfrp/projects/
afterschool/mott/3oclock.html |
Approximately 950 in 2002-2003 |
Middle school students ages 12-14 |
Please click here for more information on this evaluation.
Type of Evaluation: Outcomes
Monitoring
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of the program.
Impact/Outcomes: The majority of students and parents
reported that the program provided a safe place to go after school. If not
in the program, 31% of students said they would have been hanging out with
friends; 24% would be home with an adult; 18% would spend time alone; 11%
said they would be at another club; 7% said they would be doing things
they weren't supposed to do. In general, students felt their academics
benefited from the program and parents agreed. Over 80% made new friends
through the program while 72% reported learning new things. A majority of
students felt the program improved their communication skills. Over 80% of
students and 96% of parents indicated that they enjoyed the student's
participation in the program.
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