Kids on the Creek

KOTC provides engaging learning opportunities for youth ages 5-12 at Cowan Community Center. KOTC Afterschool runs four days a week from 3:30 to 6pm, and KOTC Summer Camp expands to five days a week from 9am to 3pm. AT KOTC, youth engage in diverse, exciting learning and community building outside of their regular school days. KOTC is supported and promoted by Save the Children and Berea College. KOTC and Cowan Community Center is not just a space for dynamic youth focused education, but also a place that local parents and grandparents can depend on.

Project Update

112

Unique students

11

Field trips

140

Hours of instructional time

One of the summer camp field trips was to Lilley Cornett Woods. The staff had an hour long hike planned. We had a camper who said he had never been in the woods before and was very hesitant at first. He stuck close to the counselors, often holding their hands. As the hike progressed, he saw that he was able to navigate the trail. You could watch his confidence grow in real time. By the end of the trail, he was so proud of what he had managed to do. There was a smile on his face the rest of the day.