

We had added two more classes to add to the summer fun at the Reach Center. Please welcome Momentum Improvisation and Summer Sacred Art Circles.
Way To Read! Summer Program
These sessions will provide your child with a total of 24 hours of small group intensive instruction to help them gain, or retain, reading skills to provide a solid foundation for their next grade level.
Research-based practices, based on phonemic awareness, fluency and language building activities, will promote your child's reading skills.
Session 1: June 28-July 9, M-Thurs 8-11:30 AM (grades K-1)
Session 2: July 26-August 5, M-Thurs 8-11:30 AM (grades 2-3)
Program taught by Maya Littlebird, a certified elementary school teacher and reading specialist.
New yoga class - Good Morning Yoga
Good morning yoga, hosted and taught by Ananda, has begun at the Reach Center. There are two classes - Tuesday through Saturday from 8 AM to 9 AM, and Monday through Friday from Noon to 1 PM. This class will help people learn about their body, mind, and health with the added bonus of polishing their beautiful smile.
Welcome Vocal Performance Studio
The Reach Center is proud to welcome Vocal Performance Studio by Erica Jean. She will be here on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday each week. Learn how to maximize your vocal performance and keep your instrument in-shape. Erica offers advice on auditions, breathing techniques, basic ear training and much more.
Welcome Young Writers Association! Stirring up literary play between youth & community since 1994!
Kids and teens exercise their imaginations in YWA workshops in school, after school, on school days off and in summer camps. They create stories and poetry that we share with the community in publications, on the web and on the radio. We encourage young minds to discover their creativity.
YWA builds excitement around literature and creative writing.
YWA provides…
• ACTIVITIES for elementary through high school students
• PROGRAMS to stimulate the joys of reading and writing with an interdisciplinary approach
• OPPORTUNITIES to inspire young writers through community connections YWA contributes to the cultural literacy of Lane County youth
Reading and writing are essential skills and a life-long pleasure.
YWA is an educational and charitable organization with a 501©3 tax-exempt status.
Welcome Roving Park Players!

12 weeks of Reachin' . . .
The Reach Center opened just a couple of months ago and this old building feels alive. Dena is here every morning teaching ten teens how to cook . . . it smells wonderful and every once in a while there are leftovers. We hear cello music almost every day, and piano several times a week. Men and women are getting here early in the morning for Fusion and Nia workouts, and dozens of young girls come every afternoon for tumbling and dancing with the EDGE. Rich has over a dozen students in his Music in Action class . . . they sound great and are obviously having lots of fun . . . the building pumps with their energy. Emily has a group of kids taking her Hands-on Spanish class, which has led to requests for an adult conversational Spanish class. Anyone ready to teach that?
There are many more classes and events happening . . . all we need is you to join the fun!
It was a Grand Opening!

The Grand Opening was a lot of fun! Neighbors and friends came and we met many new people as well. We gave many tours of the building and we met with several people interested in teaching new classes. The entertainment was great. Rich Glauber set the tone with some great music that got everyone singing and banging on percussion instruments. We had several excellent dance exhibitions and fitness workouts. Classes have begun, so come on in and get active!
It's been a long time coming . . .
Talk to us about how you might use the building. Perhaps you want to teach a class . . . and take a class. Maybe you want to have a meeting . . . and have a small party. Or you might want to show slides of your trip to an exotic location . . . and stretch those muscles in a relaxing yoga class. Learn to knit . . . and walk on your hands. Start a political campaign . . . and create group poems. Maybe you just want to stop by to see what's going on while you're on your way to Sundance or Humble Beagle or Allann Bros.
You can begin to see just how many ways you can be active at The Reach!
The Reach Center is an open-ended activity center that will bring neighbors and friends together in a variety of ways. We hope to become a neighborhood hub of activity in South Eugene. Help us make it what you want it to be.
P.S. Much Thanks to Carol Schirmer and her team at Schirmer and Associates for shepherding us through the process with the City of Eugene. We couldn't have done it without them! In fact, we probably would have given up long ago . . .

Kids and teens exercise their imaginations in YWA workshops in school, after school, on school days off and in summer camps. They create stories and poetry that we share with the community in publications, on the web and on the radio. We encourage young minds to discover their creativity.• ACTIVITIES for elementary through high school students
• PROGRAMS to stimulate the joys of reading and writing with an interdisciplinary approach
• OPPORTUNITIES to inspire young writers through community connections YWA contributes to the cultural literacy of Lane County youth
Reading and writing are essential skills and a life-long pleasure.
YWA is an educational and charitable organization with a 501©3 tax-exempt status.


The Grand Opening was a lot of fun! Neighbors and friends came and we met many new people as well. We gave many tours of the building and we met with several people interested in teaching new classes. The entertainment was great. Rich Glauber set the tone with some great music that got everyone singing and banging on percussion instruments. We had several excellent dance exhibitions and fitness workouts. Classes have begun, so come on in and get active!
