5K views · 112 reactions | Supported by a 21st Century Community Learning Center grant, Craighead Elementary started Project Lion as an afterschool program designed to bolster academics while providing enrichment activities such as martial arts, arts & crafts and dance. It also provides community service and health & wellness elements for students. #AimForExcellence #LearningLeading | Mobile County Public Schools | Facebook

Did you know that nearly 1 in 2 students in 21st Century Community Learning Center afterschool program who had been chronically absent during the previous school year improved their school day attendance? Tell Congress that 21st CCLC programs are helping young people get excited about learning, attend school more, make gains in reading and math, and graduate on time: 3to6.co/Congress | Afterschool Alliance