Serious work, requires a serious study spot!

The PAL Teen Center is currently closed due to COVID-19, but is supporting members through virtual programs and a food pantry. Thanks to a generous grant from the Solano Community Foundation, PAL has been hosting a variety of programs online since June.

What makes the perfect Study Spot? Sometimes, where you study is just as important as what you study. Numerous studies have found that the place where you study affects how you’ll remember that information. Even if you can’t make nearby people whisper like they’re in a library, this is ultimately good news, because you have a lot of control over where you choose to study and here’s your chance to design your ideal portable study spot!

PAL members can call the center this month and pick up a FREE starter kit to start designing their ideal Study Spot for our Extreme Makeover Study Spot contest. All spots must use the trifold board provided in their kit as a base for the spot.

Grand prizes will be awarded in the following categories:

• Most School Spirit
• Most Effective
• Most Inspirational

The deadline to enter is Monday, September 28, 2020 by 7:30pm. PAL members can submit a photo of their “spot” via Instagram at ff_pal-center or by calling the center at 707 422 6288.

ABOUT FAIRFIELD PAL

The Fairfield PAL Program is open to Fairfield, Suisun, and Travis Students enrolled ages 13-18 who are enrolled in school. Memberships are FREE and can be applied for at the Fairfield Community Center (1000 Kentucky Street) Mon-Thursday between 11:30-5:30pm or by emailing hsanderson@fairfield.ca.gov.

PAL uses traditional recreational programming to create an environment that draws young people to support the development of the social and emotional skills required to promote a positive self-identity and become productive and engaged members of our community. By offering teens programs they are interested in and choices, it becomes possible to slip in pro social skill building and development utilizing youth development practices and techniques.

The services provided by PAL are more than fun and games. These programs—which are organized, structured, and adult-supervised or led—provide excellent opportunities for teens to develop and grow to become fully functioning adults. Participation in these activities is associated with autonomy and identity development, positive social relationships, and learning conflict resolution, academic success, mental health, and civic engagement. At PAL, recreational programs become the gateway to social and emotional skill building and development to help teens thrive.

For more information about these PAL activities, please call 707-422-6288 or visit the program’s webpage at www.fairfield.ca.gov/pal under the Quick Links or follow us in real time by visiting the program’s Facebook page at @Fairfieldpal1, Twitter at @pal-fairfield, and Instagram at ff_pal_center.