Students in the new after-school enrichment program at Portland’s Riverton Community School demonstrated some of their new skills for parents and the public Wednesday afternoon. The event featured guitar-playing, singing, drama and dancing, as well as work in writing and nature exploration.

Riverton started the after-school program with LearningWorks as part of a three-year school improvement plan funded by $3.4 million in federal economic stimulus money. Riverton received the money after it was identified as one of Maine’s 10 persistently lowest-performing schools based on annual assessment tests.

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Kiah Alexis, 7, pats her tummy to show hunger as fellow cast members, from left, Mattew Oryem, 8, Kiah’s twin sister Kiana, and Jacob Bouchard, 8, all in second grade, read lines from “Stone Soup” during an exhibition at Riverton School.
Kiah Alexis, 7, pats her tummy to show hunger as fellow cast members, from left, Mattew Oryem, 8, Kiah’s twin sister Kiana, and Jacob Bouchard, 8, all in second grade, read lines from “Stone Soup” during an exhibition at Riverton School. Gordon Chibroski/Staff Photographer
Fourth-grader Nimco Aden, 9, plays with the guitar club.
Fourth-grader Nimco Aden, 9, plays with the guitar club. Gordon Chibroski/Staff Photographer

 

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