Social-Emotional Therapy with Epiphany Counseling

Many students during the pandemic struggled with being at home, not being able to see their friends, go to school, or see their families. Not to mention, many black and brown families lost family members due to COVID-19. This has had a significant impact on black and brown communities.

The Knowledge Shop is working in partnership with Epiphany Counseling which is a professional counseling service for our students.

These sessions are every Monday from 5-7 pm.

If any families require this support or help please send an email to yo@theknowledgeshopla.com or come in and visit us because you have to fill in a very detailed counseling form that gives the counselors the ability to sit one-on-one with your children.

LA Youth Commission Launch

Roman James, Comissioner, and Yolande Beckles, Executive Director, attended LA Youth's Commission Launch.

We met 4 amazing youth commissioners who have been in foster care!

• Johna Rivers above

• Joseph Roa and Josh Boykin are below

The Knowledge Shop LA visits ExpandLA

"After School, hanging out at ExpandLA with leaders in the field! Not to mention with our very own Director of After School, Gabriela Mitchell".

ExpandLA also invited The Knowledge Shop LA to join the "Lights On Afterschool" social media campaign designed to celebrate after-school programs and their important role in the lives of children, families, and communities.

We highlighted an educational organization every day of this week. Keep up with the campaign through our social profiles!

STUDENT OF THE MONTH

September 2023

Caden Harris | 2^nd Grade

Congratulations to our dedicated student Caden!!! Caden managed to do 693 math puzzles this month on ST Math, showing the other students at TKSLA how it's done.

We award our student of the month with $50, enjoy the funds, Caden!

Birthday Celebrations this Month

We celebrate ALL birthdays at TKSLA. Students, staff, volunteers, parents, and families, have their parties on the Friday of their special week!

This month, our students; Noah Robertson, Sebastian Campuzano, and Caden Harris all had birthday celebrations that deserve recognition. We love seeing our students grow and blossom as they spend a large majority of their week with us.

BioScienceLA Careers in STEM Conference

Yolande Beckles, Executive Director, also attended BioScience LA's Conference this month. The conference was centered on careers in the STEM industry and was a successful event!

See Yolande with Supervisor Holly Mitchell below!

Happy International

Girl's Day

Here are the international students currently enrolled at TKSLA. This month we listened to our girls inform us about their cultural backgrounds.

Congratulations to Araceli Simeon and Parent Organization Network (PON) on a successful Latino Family Summit!

Last month was Hispanic Heritage Month, and our very own Yolande Beckles, Executive Director, and Gabriela Mitchell, Director of Family Math & Special Projects, not only attended the Latino Family Summit but also presented a workshop on what TKSLA does for Black and Brown students! We want to congratulate Araceli on hosting such a fantastic event, and we can't wait for the next one!