The Mission Of Community Education

Community Education is a working partnership of government, businesses, social agencies, schools and communities to address the needs of the Wichita citizens through lifelong learning programs that improves the quality of life for individuals, families and neighborhoods.

The Goals of Community Education

• Provide multigenerational programming for the diverse citizenship through internal and external partnerships, recruiting volunteers, and utilization of community resources.

• Address the needs of the community through learning opportunities for its citizens.

• Empower members of the community to become self-sufficient and seek solutions to their own problems through facilitating of services and programs.

Strategies of Community Education

Multigenerational Programming

• Utilizing the internal and external physical, financial, and human resources assets to address the community’s needs.

• Offering programs and services for all community members in a multigenerational setting.

Learning Opportunities

• Implementing the principle that learning continues throughout life.

• Providing formal and informal learning opportunities.

Empowering Community Members

• Promoting a sense of civic responsibility.

• Providing leadership opportunities for community members.

Community Education Principles

Lifelong Learning
Learning begins at birth and continues until death. Formal and informal learning opportunities should be available to residents of all ages in a wide variety of community settings.

Responsiveness
Public institutions have a responsibility to develop programs and services that respond to the continually changing needs and interests of their constituents.

Self-help
People are best served when their capacity to help themselves is encouraged and enhanced. When people assume ever-increasing responsibility for their own well-being, they acquire independence rather than dependence.

Partnerships & Collaborations
Organizations and agencies that operate for the public good can use their resources, meet their own goals, and better serve the public by establishing close working relationships with Community Education.

Maximum Use of Resources
The physical, financial and human resources of every community should be interconnected and used to the efficiently to meet the diverse needs and interest of the community.

Localization
Services, programs, events, and other community involvement opportunities that are brought closest to where people live have the greatest potential for a high level of public participation.

How can I get involved?

Join us! There are several ways you can be involved:

• Become a member of a community education advisory council, and be part of design programs and activities most needed in your neighborhood.

• Volunteer to teach! Become a key element of lifelong learning by volunteering or sharing your talents.

• Sign up for a class. For current schedules, call the center nearest you.

• Enroll your child. There is plenty to do after school - your child can make the most of this time and meet other wonderful kids as well!

Where are the Wichita Community Education Centers?

Community Education South Campus
Colvin Neighborhood City Hall
2820 S. Roosevelt
Wichita, KS 67210
(316) 303-8031

Community Education Northeast Campus
Atwater Neighborhood City Hall
2755 E. 19th St.
Wichita, KS 67214
(316) 303-8083

Community Education Northwest Campus
Evergreen Neighborhood City Hall
2700 N. Woodland
Wichita, KS 67208
(316) 303-8041

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