Magic Curry Man, Brian Kimball, volunteers at the YMCA Beacon after school program at their Hayes Valley Site, teaching kids how to cook.
If you would like to get involved, by donating money or kitchen supplies or if you're a cook and would like to co-teach a class, please contact us at magiccurrykart@gmail.com.
About YMCA Beacon:
Located at John Muir Elementary School, Raoul Wallenberg Traditional High School and Hayes Valley Residential Complex, the Western Addition Beacon Center (WA Beacon), an entity of the Buchanan YMCA, provides quality after-school programming for youth and also serves as a community center addressing the specific needs of the Western Addition community. Their mission is to enrich the lives of community members and to ensure the healthy development of young people. They offer AM Care, a wide array of lunch time and after-school programming, including academic support, college preparation, computer and media technology, cultural arts and events, recreational activities that foster mental and physical health, and referral based case management. They also recognize the importance of family and adult services and work to serve the entire community. The Beacon strives to inspire youth and uplift the community through our ability and willingness to address the most critical community needs.
The WA Beacon serves over 600 youth and families annually; focusing on project based learning, academic alignment of educational standards and behavior management techniques through artistic expression and exploration. Through their many partnerships (WA Family Resource Center, Urban Services YMCA Truancy Intervention Program, YMCA of San Francisco’s Youth & Government Collaborative, Mo Magic, Community Partners United, Kaiser’s Gate Way to Fitness Program, New Day for Learning, and Handful Players), the WA Beacon is able to holistically meet the needs of the youth and families we serve.
About the EXCEL Afterschool:
A comprehensive After-school Program for the SFSUD. This programs offers academic support, as well as, enrichment opportunities for the youth of John Muir elementary school. The program operates Monday thru Friday from 2:40 p.m. until 6 p.m. During this time the structure of the program consist of designated homework time immediately following dismissal until 4 p.m. . This time period also allows group leaders to provide additional academic support. From 4 p.m. through pick-up, John Muir youth are allotted the opportunity to select enrichment activities from a list that consist of a wide spectrum of interest areas including the arts, physical activities, additional academic support. Enrichment activities for the 2009-10 school year include:
Handful Players; Theater/Drama program
SCORES; Soccer, Poetry, and Service Learning Empowerment program
Tree Frog Treks; Interactive science program
SF P.A.L; Basketball
Gardening
Boy/Girl Scouts
Beacon Culinary Project; Nutrition and healthy cooking
SCORES; Soccer, Poetry, and Service Learning Empowerment program
Tree Frog Treks; Interactive science program
SF P.A.L; Basketball
Gardening
Boy/Girl Scouts
Beacon Culinary Project; Nutrition and healthy cooking
