Parent Handbook - MWR Fort Leonard Wood
Parent Handbook - MWR Fort Leonard Wood
Parent Handbook - MWR Fort Leonard Wood
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Teen Lounge. The Teen Lounge offers a variety of activities for ninth through 12 th graders.<br />
These activities include open recreation, workshops, dances, lock-ins, and trips. The Teen<br />
Lounge is a great place to hang out with friends or amuse you with a variety of activities and<br />
games. The lounge offers a big screen TV, dart machine, videos, and Play Station game systems.<br />
The Teen Lounge is open after school during the week and on Saturdays. The lounge is also<br />
open during the summer months. Snacks are available at Pippin Youth Center.<br />
Skate Park. Pippin Youth Center has a large skateboard park to be used by the youth. This<br />
is the only skateboard park in the area. For more information and hours of operation, contact the<br />
Pippin Youth Center.<br />
SLO (SCHOOL LIAISON OFFICE)<br />
SLO provides “ACCESS” to a wide range of resources to facilitate<br />
Army youth education transitions. SLO provides “ACCESS” by:<br />
A-Affiliating with 4-H and BGCA.<br />
C-Connecting youth through sponsorship activities, outreach<br />
events, and action councils.<br />
C-Creating opportunities for work force preparation, citizenship, and leadership<br />
development.<br />
E-Enhancing educational experiences through CYS instructional programs and<br />
partnerships in education.<br />
S-Sponsoring transitioning teens.<br />
S-Supplying post-secondary education information.<br />
SLO can provide “ACCESS” for schools by:<br />
A-Arranging access to military units/commanders.<br />
C-Consolidating school information for military families.<br />
C-Communicating procedures or in and out processing.<br />
E-Encouraging relationships between school, military families, installation, and<br />
community.<br />
S-Supporting school personnel by providing information concerning military lifestyles.<br />
S-Securing access to military resources.<br />
SLO can provide “ACCESS” for commanders by:<br />
A-Advising command on local schools and youth education transition issues.<br />
C-Coordinating Partnership in Education.<br />
C-Communicating school and Family concerns.<br />
E-Evaluating programs and services.<br />
S-Spearheading integration of military children into the local school system.<br />
S-Serving as advocate for military families.<br />
SLO can provide “ACCESS” for parents by:<br />
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