Dear Friends, Students, and Parents, On Saturday, December 18, 2021, the Melton Center will hold its 33rd Annual Charles A. Melton Scholarship Reception at 501 East Miner Street, West Chester, PA 19382. The event will run from 12:00 PM–2:00 PM in the Leslie Pinckney Hill Auditorium (Miner St. Entrance). This event is where we congratulate
Help Us Build an Educational Academy Started in 2010, New Directions is an afterschool academic and social-emotional skill-building K-8 students from low-income backgrounds in West Chester, PA.Prior to summer 2021, the New Directions program didn't have a designated space. They used the theater and gym as makeshift classrooms for programming, reading time, mentoring, and social activities. Neither room provided the privacy
Summer STEAM The Charles Melton Arts & Education Center Summer STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, & math) program is designed to immerse youth in STEAM education. The program uses STEAM education to develop and cultivate interest in the STEAM fields through hands-on learning, STEAM education, and field trips to prepare students for future STEAM education. The
We are so grateful for the community!
In honor of the 2021 MLK Day of Service, the Charles A. Melton Center invites community members to support students in our New Directions Program. New Directions is an afterschool academic and social-emotional skill building program that provides tutoring, mentoring, and enrichment for K-8 students from low-income backgrounds in West Chester, PA. Our mission is
Our New Directions 1:1 virtual tutoring & leadership clubs are off to a great start!
