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10 4 | M A C O N M A G A Z I N E . C O M J U N E / J U LY 2 0 1 9 "Our children are encouraged to dream, to set goals, and to cultivate positive attitudes and high expectations." - JULIE GROCE EVERY TIME IS SPECIAL AT EDGAR'S... 5171 Eisenhower Pkwy | Macon Your patronage and support have helped more than 1000 people find a Helms College career pathway out of poverty. Monday - Friday: Lunch 11 AM to 2 PM, Dinner 5 PM to 9 PM helms.edu | edgarshospitality.com | 478.471.4250 Live Music ursday JOIN US FOR THESE SPECIAL EVENTS rst Suday Bruch LAST THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH FIRST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH 11 AM TO 2 PM Reservations encouraged, not required scholars, are served breakfast and then gather for Harambee. A Swahili word for "coming together," Harambee is the morning assembly of scholars at which a different special guest does a "Read Aloud" each day. Read Aloud affords the opportunity for local and regional people to come to Freedom School, read a short book of their choosing, and discuss that book with all the children. Some Read Aloud guests have included Macon Mayor Robert Reichert, Bibb Schools Superintendent Dr. Curtis Jones, Atlanta Episcopal Bishop Robert Wright, Judge Verda Colvin, former eater Macon Director Jim Crisp, Rabbi Aaron Satiloff, and a host of ministers, principals, teachers, college professors, health care professionals, parents and more. In their classrooms, morning IRC study includes reading the day's book selection aloud or together, and working through activities laid out in the lesson plan for that book. We all eat lunch together, then the students help to clean up the space and enjoy a short recess. Afternoons are for enrichment activities, which have included art, origami, African dance, music, drama, creative writing, board games, gardening, chess, messy science, astronomy, as well as off- site field trips to the library, fire station, television station, museum, various cultural sites and more.