Community Education

For more information on Community Education events or to suggest ideas, contact:

Cecilia Adams
Harlan County Community Education Director
251 Ball Park Rd.
Harlan, KY 40831
606-573-4330 ext. 2061
cecilia.adams@harlan.kyschools.us

Operation Preparation
Operation Preparation is an event will that run March 14, 15, & 16, 2012 at Harlan County High School and provides community-based, one-on-one, college/career readiness advising. Using the student’s career interest inventory and  Individual Learning Plan (ILP), a trained volunteer advisor will meet one-on-one with 10th grade students at HCHS to discuss:

  • The student’s career aspirations and required education/training
  • Whether the student is on target to meet their goals
  • Whether the student is taking the courses recommended to prepare them for their future

Walking Club
The Harlan County Walking Club walks on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. on the indoor track at Harlan County High School.  Membership is free, and new members are always welcome.  Enter the track at the top gym entrance (4 brick columns facing U.S. 119).  Walk, jog, or run at your own pace.  Beat the weather by exercising indoors year round.

What is Community Education?
Community Education is a powerful concept that acknowledges that learning is dynamic and changing, occurs in many forms, and is a lifelong requirement for human development. It is a way of thinking about and organizing public schools for individual and community development. Click HERE to read more!

Service Learning Projects
The Harlan County High School Life Skills class and Family, Career, & Community Leaders of America Club recently completed a service-learning project to improve children’s literacy.  After studying a unit on child development in Ms. Tammy Nance’s class, students compiled 300 “Read to Your Baby” literacy packets.

Reading Buddies
The Harlan County Reading Buddies program recruits community volunteers to read one-on-one with first, second, and third grade students at James A. Cawood Elementary School, Rosspoint Elementary School, and Cumberland Elementary School.  Reading sessions are 20 minutes long, twice a month.  Volunteers are needed at all 3 locations!  To volunteer, please read the informational letter and complete the sign-up form.    

Free ACT Workshops at HCHS
Increase your ACT score!  Free ACT workshops will be offered at Harlan County High School for any high school student to attend.  Each workshop will be held from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the classroom of the teacher listed.  The workshop schedule is Monday, February 6th, science with Damon Lewis; Tuesday, February 7th, English with Alexa Bowman; and Wednesday, February 8th, math with Chris Hogue.  The workshops are sponsored by Harlan County High School Youth Service Center, Talent Search, and Community Education.  For more information, contact Janet White at janet.white@harlan.kyschools.us or 573-3006.

Free FAFSA Workshop at HCHS
A free workshop on filing the electronic Free Application for Federal Student Aid will be held at Harlan County High School on Thursday, February 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.  All high school seniors and their parents/guardians are invited to attend.  All participants need to bring completed income tax forms, student social security number, and student driver license.  If you have already started an online FAFSA application, bring the pin number with you.  This event is sponsored by the Harlan County High School Youth Service Center, Guidance Counselors, Talent Search, and Community Education.   For more information, contact Janet White at janet.white@harlan.kyschools.us or 573-3006.      

Coupon Exchange
There will be a Coupon Exchange on Monday, February 27, from 1:00 - 2:30 at the Harlan County Extension Depot located at 110 River Street in Harlan.