About Us
Location & Schedule
La Semilla meets at First Presbyterian Church in Santa Ana, at 600 N. Main Street.
(Note that our mailing address is PO Box 10337 Santa Ana CA 92711.)
Hours:
Mon, Tues, Thurs
3:30 pm – 5:00pm (Tutoring)
Wed
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm (Enrichment)
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm (Tutoring)
Tutoring runs from 3:30pm – 5:00pm Monday through Thursday. Students can be dropped off at 3:00pm for casual play time before going inside for tutoring.
On Wednesdays, we offer enrichment programming at 2:00pm – 3:00pm prior to tutoring. Enrichment includes crafts, drawing, painting, easy cooking, music, and many other areas, and includes a light snack. The goal of enrichment is to introduce students to activities and subjects they may not have experienced before.
Leadership
La Semilla’s tutoring and enrichment are planned and carried out by our dedicated staff. They are a kind and loving team who believe strongly in helping kids grow in their academics and their self confidence. Our staff is bilingual in English and Spanish.
History
In 2004, a group of young adults from Trinity Presbyterian Church in Santa Ana sponsored an area-wide Justice Conference, with Gary Haugen, President of International Justice Mission as keynote speaker. Out of that event, and desiring to be more active in the community, several people in Santa Ana were interviewed to discern from the community itself what they saw as their greatest needs. Sponsoring an after-school homework and tutoring center emerged as a project. Partnering with Young Life, a local church plant, a UCI professor and a private foundation, the French Court Learning Center was formed and opened its doors in December 2005 in the French Court district. In 2008, at the invitation of First Presbyterian Church of Santa Ana we changed our name to La Semilla and became a stand-alone center at First Presbyterian Church.