If you close your eyes and listen close, you just might hear the sound of a bus rumbling down the street, or a school bell ringing, or kids’ voices shouting at recess. It’s August, and as fast as you can say, “Where did the summer go?”, kids will be piling back into their classrooms. At […]
If you’re like me, watching the Summer Olympics gives you all the feels: Athletes who’ve trained all their lives for this moment, parents and friends who’ve been by their side cheering them on, moments of glory and heartbreak, an athlete standing on the podium listening to their national anthem. We love it not just for […]
That smiling face you see next to these words is a Springfield girl named Mirika. If you could sit down and have a Coke with Mirika, you’d notice a few things about her right away: Her beautiful smile. Her positive attitude. Her contagious laugh. There are a few other qualities that, as your conversation went […]
This week they’re putting on their backpacks, traipsing off to school, some climbing onto buses, some smiling and excited, some resigned. Pictures of first days of school posted on Facebook. Some in stylish new clothes and some in hand-me-downs, but all of them a reminder of their Creator and of why SCYM exists. They are […]
What a great four weeks it’s been at Kids Can! Summer Day Camp! This year’s camp for 3rd-6th graders in Springfield City Schools focused on helping kids develop their creative writing skills while getting to know the Author of Life. Camp director Tyler Worley and assistant director Rhonda Fellows have done a great job leading […]
SCYM will be hosting a literacy training in collaboration with David Smiddy and the Warder Literacy Center. The event is free and open to the public. Additionally, anyone who attends will be certified to tutor at our STARS afterschool program. The training will be offered twice. Below are the locations and times. We would love […]