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AAA After School Tutoring: (Academics, Athletics & the Arts):

From September through May of every year, NCC’s AAA After School Tutoring Program operates five days a week for the duration of the school year.  We focus on our children’s spiritual and academic enrichment as well as creatively incorporating the arts to develop and encourage creative skills.  Retired certified public school teachers lead our programs along with help from tutors and committed volunteers.  Students receive assistance with homework, academic enrichment drills and exercises to improve math skills.  Students receive increased technological skills through daily     access to a computer lab and time set aside for increased reading and literacy development.  Once a week, students also receive instruction in the arts through NCC’s partnership with local visual artists, dancers, musicians and writers from within our community. 

Summer Academic and Spiritual Enrichment Programs: 

Summer Super Stars for Christ: Every summer, NCC provides instruction in Bible Study, academic enrichment, to at-risk children (grades 3rd-12th.) for a period of 5 weeks.  Every year, certified public school teachers, teacher’s assistants and volunteers come together to share the gospel of Jesus Christ through building  relationships with over 100 students (and their parents) through active participation in academics, athletics and the arts.

NCC Prep: created specifically for the needs of K-2^nd graders, NCC Prep acts as a practical solution to the underdeveloped skills of young children in our community as they prepare to enter kindergarten.  During this program we spend 5 weeks every summer providing developmentally appropriate experiences to enhance a child's intellectual, social, emotional, spiritual and physical development through fun, hands-on activities.

*Students in these Summer programs receive academic instruction 7 hours a day, 5 days a week for 5 weeks as well as a healthy breakfast, lunch and snacks on a daily basis.  In addition to academics, we teach our students practical life skills and well as exposing them to a variety of speakers from our community in order to provide a variety of influences for each child.*

Results and Tracking: NCC incorporates the STAR Reader Literacy Testing, a computer-adaptive diagnostic reading assessment designed to help identify a student’s command of phonetic awareness and other literacy skills.  These evaluations are administered four times  annually to all students in grades third through twelve.  In September 2008, in addition to Star Reader (Because of a grant through the HIS WAY foundation) NCC began testing using: Star Math and Early Literacy.*

Performing Arts

Hearts for Arts: a two week performing arts camp for at-risk youth is held every summer at Belhaven College as part of a partnership with the Junior League of Jackson and the Belhaven Theatre Academy.  This camp for 6th – 12th graders, maintains an enrollment of over 50 students every year. The women oarts for Arts: a two week performing arts camp for at-risk youth is held every summer at Belhaven College as part of a partnership with the Junior League of Jackson and the Belhaven Theatre Academy.  This camp for 6th – 12th graders, maintains an enrollment of over 50 students every year. The women of the Junior League partner with NCC to provide funding and adult volunteers.  This funding covers the costs of the Belhaven Theatre Academy’s staff, food costs and supplies.  Students are taught new skills and exposed to new opportunities through instruction in drama, music, dance and stage production.  At the end of the two weeks, students showcase their talents by performing a full length musical for the community.

NCC String program:  The goal of the NCC String Program is to release the creative talents of local underprivileged children by providing them tuition-free string lessons and the privilege of owning their own instruments.  This program is an ideal environment in which to introduce tuition-free music education for gifted children whose families would otherwise be unable to give their child such an opportunity.  NCC is willing to provide local string teachers with the space and students to develop a long term string program.   The benefits of children being exposed to music education include personal development as a human being, higher academic scores, and the chance to give back to the local community.   Program director and recent Belhaven graduate Kate Morgan has been involved in the Jackson music community since the age of fourteen, and is excited about developing a long-term program which will further the musical growth and integration of the Jackson community.    For the past three years Kate has served as principle violist for the Belhaven Chamber Orchestra and has been active in the local folk-music community by playing fiddle in the Old-Time band "The Jackson Jug Revival."    

Friday music program: Rev. Harvey Williams provides music instruction to the children at NCC's Ash Street Center every Friday.