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COA International Potluck - November 14th
Bring a dish to pass and get ready to eat!
Where: COA Headquarters, 4841 E Livingston Avenue
When: Thursday, November 14th
From 6 PM to 7:30 PM
(OR UNTIL THE FOODS ARE ALL GONE!!)
Come celebrate the diversity of COA Staff and Families!
Free Medical, Dental & Vision Clinic - November 16th & 17th
Remote Area Medical Services will provide FREE dental, vision, and medical services on a first-come, first-served basis:
November 16-17
East High School (1500 E. Broad St)
Clinic doors typically open at 6 a.m. All services are free and open to the public. No ID required. Please arrive early to secure an spot. Due to time constraints, be prepared to choose between DENTAL and VISION services. Medical services are offered to every patient attending the clinic.
For more information, please visit the link below.
Free Thanksgiving Turkey! - November 23rd
Thanksgiving is about giving back! NBC4, Urban One, and the United Way of Central Ohio are teaming up once again to feed Columbus. CCS will be assisting in distributing FREE turkeys and sides to families as part of the 2024 Turkey Tour.
Date: Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024
Time: 11am-2pm
Ft. Hayes Metropolitan Education Center
670 Jack Gibbs Blvd (use entrance from Leonard Ave.)
Pathway Express - Columbus Zoo - December 14th
December Pathway Express - Columbus Zoo
Join Columbus City Schools’ Pathway Express for a day full of exploring STEM and Zoology!
Saturday, December 14, 2024
3 - 6pm
Columbus Zoo and Aquarium (4850 W Powell Rd., Powell, OH 43065)
Family Learning Experiences include:
Free Flu Shots
Marine Life Exploration with the Watters Aquatic Conservation Center
Environmental Responsibility Awareness with Keep Columbus Beautiful
Free Books and Giveaways (While Supplies Last)
Experience the Magical Zoo Lights!
During December’s Pathway Express event, learning will be centered around Critical Thinking, a key quality in our Portrait of a Graduate. This means helping our students analyze and apply evidence-based reasoning to understand “big picture” challenges and how solutions affect other parts of a system.
Registration for the event opens Monday, November 18 at noon!
Families must register in advance for tickets by going to the link below.
Free transportation is provided! Buses will shuttle families from Northland, Walnut Ridge, South, and West High Schools to the zoo and back. Buses will depart from each school at 3:00 p.m. and will depart the zoo at 8:00 p.m. to drop families back off at the school that evening.
COA Holiday Cheer Volunteer Opportunity - December 19th
COA Holiday Cheer
The Holiday Cheer program takes place at the Lausche Building at the Fairgrounds. Volunteers are needed to unload the toys, assemble boxes, decorate the center, sort food and toys, fill food boxes, check-in families, give out toys and clean up.
Where: Lausche Building, Ohio State Fairgrounds
717 E 17th Avenue, Columbus, OH
When: Thursday, December 19th
4:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Foreign Exchange Student Opportunity
Host a Foreign Exchange Student for the 2025-2026 School Year!
You can make an American Dream come true!
Aspect Foundation is looking for families of all shapes and sizes to host a foreign exchange student for the 2025-2026 school year. Aspect students hail from nearly 50 countries around the globe, but share a common dream - to live and learn the American way of life with a family like yours!
If your family is not able to host, but you know of another interested family, please refer them to contact your local coordinator, Cassandra Lewis - anyone who refers a family who ends up hosting will receive a referral bonus of $200!
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