The Village of Germantown Park and Recreation Department is actively seeking Community Education Programs for 2007 and beyond.
What is community education? According to the National Community Education Association, community education is the creation of opportunities for community members, individuals, schools, businesses and public and private organizations, to become partners in addressing community needs. Community Education is most easily recognized in the community school, a facility that is open beyond the traditional school day for the purpose of providing academic, recreation, health, social service and work preparation programs for people of all ages.
Community education has three basic components, 1) Lifelong Learning, 2) Community Involvement and 3) Efficient Use of Resources. Each is defined as follows:
Lifelong Learning – Education is viewed as a birth-to-death process and everyone in the community shares the responsibility of educating all members of the community and providing lifelong learning opportunities for learners of all ages, backgrounds and needs.
Community Involvement – Promoting a sense of civic responsibility, providing leadership opportunities for community members and including diverse populations in all aspects of community life
Efficient Use of Resources – Use of the schools and community’s physical, financial and human resources to address community needs.
If you have a program idea and are interested in making a difference in the Germantown community you can contact me at (262) 250-4710 or cregister@village.germantown.wi.us
Sincerely,
Brett Altergott, CPRP
Park & Recreation Director
