Chelsea Center

Summer is almost here, and with it the opportunity for students to engage in meaningful, intensive experiences. Students can take advantage of this time to coordinate with the Chelsea Center to pair our experiential reflective guidance with their chosen pursuit to earn academic credit.

While registration for student summer camps, workshops, and academy experiences requiring Chelsea Center funding sponsorship closed in March, the Chelsea Center is still able to help students earn service learning, internship, or travel academic credit for summer pursuits they might have in the works!

During Chelsea Center summer school courses, students will pair their chosen experience with engagement with us for goal setting and reflection prior to, during and after their experience. The essence of experiential learning is two-fold: learning by doing and reflecting on that experience to make meaning of it. Both components are essential and required to earn credit. Students engaged in 30 hours of a learning experience and reflection can earn .25 elective credit, while students engaged in 60 hours of an experience and reflection can earn .5 elective credit.

Students will formulate goals for new understanding and personal growth. They will also curate examples of their growth from this experience to share during reflections. These examples could include but aren’t limited to sketches and brief notes, pictures and notes, work samples, stories, social media posts, etc. Students might also attend a handful of events during the school year to speak about reflections on their experiences and to share their curated evidence of learning.

The very last date we can register students for Chelsea Center summer coursework is May 15, so if this is something your student wants to discuss and consider with us, please ensure they see us in Room 200 sooner than later!

Reminder: We can help students who are pursuing their A+ hours find connections to service learning that include the mentorship or job shadowing components the A+ program requires. Have your students stop by to talk with us, or independently explore their GivePulse account opportunity listings by using their school google email credentials at wgsd.givepulse.com.

For more information please contact Dr. Kerry Arens, Coordinator of the Chelsea Center

Email: arens.kerry@wgmail.org
Website: https://hs.webster.k12.mo.us/programs/chelsea-center
Location: Webster Groves High School, Room 200
Phone: (314) 918-4181