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About
Education
Cost and Construction Inaugural Service Providers

The Leesburg Resource Center is an 8900 square foot, multi-purpose facility that includes meeting rooms, computer-training space, resource offices, and a central meeting hall. In the future, the center will house a teaching kitchen and café.

Through partnerships with non-profit organizations, government agencies, churches and civic groups, the center provides a family-friendly, accessible place that offers services and activities to enhance education and employability skills of Leesburg residents.

Partners

Initial class offerings include An Introduction to Construction, An Introduction to Hospitality Management, and Computer Skills Training. Other venues include SAT and ACT test preparation.

Class instructors include volunteers

Located at 1041 County Road 468, Leesburg, FL 32748

Funding

The Leesburg Resource Center cost $ 2.4 Million to build.

Design: CPH

Construction: Evergreen Construction

History

Kids Central

Set In Motion

West Leesburg Community Development Corporation

Become a Service Provider

Lake Technical College

Career Source Central Florida

Lake County Government/Housing Services

Funding for the Leesburg Resource Center is from the City of Leesburg, Lake County, and the Carver Heights/Montclair CRA.

City of Leesburg City Commissioners and the Carver Heights/Montclair Community Development Agency (CRA) Board celebrated the ground breaking for the Leesburg Resource Center on May 11, 2017

The center's well-attended grand opening was on April 4, 2018 amidst an enthusiastic gathering of partners, service providers, community leaders, residents and reporters.

Social Media

Facebook: ResourceCenter

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Every child deserves to grow up healthy, educated and safe - with an equal chance to reach their potential. That's why Save the Children is committed to building a world where girls, boys, and youth of diverse gender identities are heard, valued, and have access to equal opportunities. We believe that ALL children should be empowered to live their lives, speak their minds, and determine their own futures.

We know that from an early age, children learn stereotypical notions of what it means to be a girl and what it means to be a boy. In efforts to break-down rigid, inequitable gender stereotypes and promote diverse and positive expressions of gender identity, we're proud to share this list of books about gender equality for preschoolers and young children. Gender equality books like these can broaden children's horizons and challenge common misperceptions about traditional gender roles. This list offers gender equality books about powerful girls and sensitive boys, and kids who dare to be different.

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9 Children's Books That Celebrate Gender Equality

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Every child deserves to grow up healthy, educated and safe - with an equal chance to reach their potential. That's why Save the Children is committed to building a world where girls, boys, and youth of diverse gender identities are heard, valued, and have access to equal opportunities.

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The Understanding of Disability and the Disability of Understanding | Kalyani Khona | TEDxGateway

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Lesson plans for welcoming Diverse families

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Lesson plans for welcoming Diverse families

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Welcoming Schools teacher-friendly lesson plans were designed to help educators create classrooms and schools that foster a sense of belonging for all of your students and their families and caregivers.

A key focus of our program is to provide comprehensive resources for educators to teach about all kinds of families inclusive of LGBTQ+ families and to affirm all identities across the gender spectrum.

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Lesson Plans to Embrace All Families in Your Elementary School

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Welcoming Schools teacher-friendly lesson plans were designed to help educators create classrooms and schools that foster a sense of belonging for all of your students and their families and caregivers. A key focus of our program is to provide comprehensive resources for educators to teach about all kinds of families inclusive of LGBTQ+ families and to affirm all identities across the gender spectrum.

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Communication Skills: Empathetic Listening - Inside Out, 2015

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Racial Bias in the Classroom: Can Teachers Reach All Children? (Volume 8) (Innovations in Education, 8)

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Racial Bias in the Classroom: Can Teachers Reach All Children? (Volume 8) (Innovations in Education, 8) [Leiding, Darlene] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Racial Bias in the Classroom: Can Teachers Reach All Children? (Volume 8) (Innovations in Education, 8)

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PBS KIDS Talk About | Differences and Similarities | PBS KIDS

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Get the courage to stand up for what you believe in! Stand Up for Yourself: the Kids' Book of Courage will teach kids to try something new, ask for help, show their talents, share their feelings and tell the truth. This book will show kids how to use compassion, respect, responsibility, and honesty with those around them. Simple text and charming pictures will keep kids interested while they learn. It's never too early to help kids stand up for what is right.

Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards.

Super Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

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Stand Up for Yourself: The Kids' Book of Courage

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Get the courage to stand up for what you believe in! Stand Up for Yourself: the Kids' Book of Courage will teach kids to try something new, ask for help, show their talents, share their feelings and tell the truth. This book will show kids how to use compassion, respect, responsibility, and honesty with those around them.

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My favorite is Eyes that Kiss in the Corner

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Celebrating identity in your classroom is a powerful way to help your students thrive into confident, courageous and empathic citizens. Let me know how you promote identity in your classroom.

You can find additional resources and books here, including lesson plans like this one from Teaching Tolerance.

What are your favourite children's books to help your students embrace their identity and develop positive self-esteem? Add the title into the comments below!

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18 of the Best Children's Books about Identity

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Celebrating identity in your classroom is a powerful way to help your students thrive into confident, courageous and empathic citizens. Let me know how you promote identity in your classroom. You can find additional resources and books here, including lesson plans like this one from Teaching Tolerance.