Gloria Navas – President/CEO
Educating Future Leaders
Young Achievers
Chosen Generation
Young Achievers
History
In May 2019, Ms. Gloria Navas founded Young Achievers Chosen Generation (YACG), a community-based non-profit 501©3 organization. While the history of YA Chosen Generation is relatively short, the founder and president/CEO has been an educational program developer and strong advocator for quality “out of school time” for the past 28 years. Ms. Navas majored in Counseling and Guidance Psychology from Rutgers State University, NJ, and holds a Master in Religion and Theology from Cairn University, PA.
YACG’s mission, vision and purpose is to continue serving all families, including but not limited to the unprivileged families and their youth at-risk. YACG is devoted to providing quality educational before/after school and summer camp program integrated with performing arts/theater production. At YACG, we incorporate the Positive Approach to Student Success (PASS) methodology program.
For the past twenty-eight years Ms. Navas has devoted her professional endeavors to advocating for quality educational programing in the Philadelphia community. In October 2000, she became a founder of a non-profit organization called Young Achievers Learning Center, Inc. She designed and implemented a multi-site before/after school and summer camp programs to serve all families in the Philadelphia school district setting. In October 2019, she has passed her legacy to her two professional adult children where they continue to promote educational instruction and youth leadership.
Presently, Ms. Navas continues to be committed to focusing on promoting youth mentoring program. One of YACG’s educational endeavors is to educate future leaders by mentoring youth through a Positive Approach to Student Success (PASS) methodology. YACG will assess each youth’s behavior and assist with identifying the youths’ talents and gifts, including but not limited to youth at-risk behavior. For more information on PASS visit http://thepassprogram.com/methodology.html. YACG administrator and staff are devoted to creating positive transformational experiences for youth grades K-8.
Mental Health Consultant
H. Eduardo Pino, Psy.D., is a doctoral-level mental health professional (Doctor of Psychology) and licensed in Marriage & Family Therapy (LAMFT). Dr. Pino is a Trauma Expert (member of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress) and an Expert Witness listed in the National Center for Crisis Management.
As a clinical and forensic mental health consultant, Dr. Pino has considerable experience working with children of all ages and their families.
For mental health/behavioral concerns, YA Chosen Generation consults with Dr. Pino with the objective of assisting our youth, in a community partnership.
Mission
Young Achievers Chosen Generation’s mission is to inspire children to thrive. YACG is committed to providing a nurturing and safe environment through a quality education that can promote children’s physical, emotional, cognitive and social skills. In turn, YACG administrator and staff have taken an oath to ensure that the best interest of each child is always met.
Vision
Young Achievers Chosen Generation’s vision is to develop community partnerships including, but not limited to, the District of Philadelphia Elementary Schools, Child Care Information Service (CCIS), Department of Human Services (DHS), and other community organizations. These community partnerships will help strengthen youth opportunities that can promote cultural heritage linkages and youth academic success, as well as personal, social, and emotional growth and development.
Educational Methodology
Ms. Navas continues to focus on educational innovation while furthering her professional expertise in the area of performing arts and behavior modification methodology. Through incorporating the Positive Approach to Student Success (PASS) methodology. YACG will manage the youth behavior and assist with identifying youth at-risk behavior. For more information on PASS visit http://thepassprogram.com/methodology.html. YACG administrator and staff are devoted to creating positive transformational experiences for youth grades K-8.
Learning Objectives
Young Achievers Chosen Generation’s area of concentration is homework completion. YACG believes that homework is very important for a child’s daily learning comprehension. Our teachers are the catalyst support in assisting the child to master their self-confidence in their academic achievement. Nonetheless, YACG believes that performing arts is a vital educational integration that will assist our children in exploring their genuine talents and gifts. YACG also believes that children grow and develop best when supplied with an education filled with multicultural activities including but not limited to:
- arts & crafts
- musical/dance
- skits & performances
- indoor/outdoor games
- science activities
- dramatic play
- conflict resoulution/group discussions
- health/nutrition education
Operational Objectives
YACG provides a wide variety of educational activities hosted within the Philadelphia school buildings between the hours of 2:45 pm to 5:45 pm, early dismissals from 11:30 am to 5:45 pm, and during parent-teacher conferences. During homework activity, YACG staff are available to supervise the homework area and assist children with their homework. Although we encourage the children to do their homework during homework time, it is the responsibility of the child to use the time set aside to complete their homework. Instructors will not be responsible for checking agendas or making sure all items are correct. This is the responsibility of the parent/legal guardian. Children will do homework, engage in self-discovery play, negotiate rules of positive behavior with peers, and most importantly, have FUN!
Fees
REGISTRATION: $35 (non-refundable)
– Before School: Weekly $40.00 ($160.00 Monthly)
– After School: Weekly $45.00 ($180.00 Monthly)
– Before and After School: Weekly $80.00 ($320.00 Monthly)
– Early Dismissal: $10.00 (3.5 extra hours)