The Starchild Center after school adventures in learning program, which operated in 2007 and 2008, was the product of a community effort to help carry out the mission of LoveLight.  Starchild provided an opportunity, within a caring, nurturing, and stimulating environment, for school age children and teens to explore and build upon their strengths and interests as well as overcome barriers to learning.  The Center represented an eclectic model which drew upon the work of a number of educators and practitioners in the field of human development and operated under the guidance of educators and future educators.

Activities included enjoying nutritious snacks in a family-style atmosphere; integrative educational exercises; games; literacy activities; drama; homework help; outdoor play; nature activities; art; stories; and other creative experiences.  Learning profiles for the participants provided guidance for current and future activities.
More than 50 Kent State education students, from educational psychology, phonics, and developmental reading/writing courses assisted at the Center during the Fall 2007 semester, providing rich, diverse experiences and relationships which benefited these future teachers as well as the “Starchildren”.  We were also privileged to have a professional comic book writer visit and share words of encouragement in addition to information regarding his career.