Area Children Invited to Free Learning Program at Austin College
SHERMAN, TEXAS— Area children are invited to participate in Austin College’s ’Roo Bound program Saturday, November 7, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The program, designed to provide a fun learning experience, is free and open to all children in kindergarten through 5th grade. Advance registration is requested, beginning November 2, so that appropriate volunteers and equipment will be available.
Theme for the November event is Tennis FUNdamentals and will include a tennis clinic with the Austin College tennis team and coach Ryan Dodd, offering an introduction to the game through a variety of drills. Afterward, students will have lunch in the Austin College dining hall in Wright Campus Center, courtesy of the Service Station and Aramark Food Service.
Parents interested in registering their child for the program or who have questions can email servicestation@austincollege.edu with the child’s name and grade level, along with a phone number and email. Parents also can call the Service Station at 903-813-2333 Monday through Friday between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
On November 7, students should be signed in at the main entrance to Wright Campus Center, off Brockett Street, between 10:45 and 11 a.m.
In addition to the special learning opportunity for children, ’Roo Bound, coordinated by the Austin College Service Station but involving many students across campus, is designed to expose children to the idea of college in a safe, fun environment. The organizers hope that the program makes college attendance seem accessible to children, particularly those who might be the first in their families to consider college.
The Austin College Service Station is a student-run organization that connects Austin College students available for service with local agencies and groups needing volunteers. Many students do individual service projects in the community; campus organizations often do group projects; others take part in projects such as ’Roo Bound or the College’s annual Great Day of Service, when several hundred students volunteer at more than 40 agencies in the north Texas region.