About US
Mission- C.R.E. designs and delivers engaging, project-based enrichment programs that promote both academic learning gains and mental wellness. Our curriculum aligns with district and state standards to ensure measurable impact and relevance.
Vision- At C.R.E., our vision is to revolutionize education by fostering holistic, community-driven learning experiences that ignite student potential, enhance mental wellness, and pave clear pathways to post-secondary success and meaningful careers.
What makes
stand out?
The Curriculum Relevant Center (C.R.E.) Inc., located in the Tampa Bay area, is a 501(C)(3) organization that offers engaging academic mental wellness. We teach VPK to 12th-grade participants through face-to-face and online lessons. Our programs align with state standards to increase learning gains. These skills are taught in one-on-one, small group, and community settings. We teach core subjects focusing on math, reading, writing, English, social skills, and soft skills learning. We incorporate math and ELA standards in our Move the Needle programs, ensuring participants receive what they need to excel while enjoying learning.
C.R.E.’s Individual Participant Plan (IPP) approach personalizes each participant's goals, strengths, and challenges. Participants explore and experience various learning activities, events, and productions that foster holistic learning in real time. CRE is dedicated to teaching the whole child by engaging participants in activities that explore what is needed to grow and develop into responsible global thinkers of tomorrow.
Our Values in Action
Academics & Literacy
C.R.E. makes learning engaging and enjoyable!
We assist with remediation, intervention, and acceleration to meet grade-level expectations. Learning is enjoyed during English Language Arts (ELA) sessions. Reading, writing, listening, speaking, and activities are used in our programs to foster literacy development and enhance ELA learning. Literacy strategies taught include:
Reading Comprehension
Content word recognition
Fluency
Cause and Effect
Research
Evidence-Based Reading
Vocabulary
Study Skills
Test Taking Strategies
Mathematics
C.R.E. makes learning engaging and enjoyable!
Our engaging approach to learning offers real-time math opportunities. C.R.E. uses math in our productions to enhance district standards in teaching fundamental math concepts. Fractions, measurements, algebra, and geometry come alive during hands-on activities that align with district standards.
Sewing
Landscaping
Painting
Creating Props
Costume Design
Cooking
Lighting and Sound Techniques
Mental Wellness
We understand the importance of mental wellness in a child's overall development.
We teach and model positive social and preventative behavior skills to influence healthy, emotional, and behavioral outcomes. Participants learn essential skills for developing and maintaining family, school, and community relationships. Our bullying, restorative justice, and reintegration sessions assist participants in understanding others' perspectives and the importance of effective communication. We offer relevant workshops because we know the importance of mental wellness in a child's overall development. Participants are challenged to learn new skills and use transferable learning skills to communicate, ie, saying excuse me in a public setting. Our attention to mental wellness ensures that participants continue to learn and develop emotional and behavioral strategies. To help in this area, participants explore the following workshops and more.
Winning Attitude
Effective Communication
Managing Anger
Behavior Management
Gifts, Talents, and Strengths
Goal Setting and Planning
Triggers and Coping Strategies
Power of Silence
Choices vs. Consequences
Every project is a pathway. Every student has potential. C.R.E. helps them connect the two.
Meet the
Team
Roseangela Banks
(CEO/Founder)
With over 30 years of teaching academics and Social Emotional Learning (SEL) in districts, organizations, and communities, our founder, Roseangela, established the CRE Center to empower participants to achieve academic mental wellness. Our team, led by Roseangela, uses the whole-child learning approach by providing engaging lessons and opportunities to establish a real-time correlation between academic and social-emotional learning success.
At C.R.E., we are passionate about providing experiences and opportunities that allow minds to grow and develop. Our founder, Roseangela, had hands-on experiences as a young learner that ignited a fire for self-directed lifelong learning. As an adult, she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education with an Early Childhood Endorsement from Anderson University, Anderson, Indiana, and a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from Argosy University, Tampa, Florida. We aim to instill this passion for learning and growth in our participants as we foster their personal development.
Andrida McCall Hosey
(Treasure)
Known for greeting most people with her signature hug, Andrida’s passion is helping individuals gain personal self-confidence through theatrical arts. A native of Pittsburgh, PA, Andrida McCall Hosey has lived in St Petersburg since 1999. She is the former lead theater instructor for the award-winning Fine Arts program at Johns Hopkins Middle School. After her long career in teaching, she’s passionately scripting her next act, an eclectic mix of theatrical ventures and volunteerism. As the first female African American student to graduate from Marquette University’s School of Theatre, Andrida found work in the Milwaukee and Chicago area in the early 80s with Hansberry-Sands Theatre Company, where she received rave reviews for the role of Cat in the play “Nights Alone” and Abbie Putnam in “Desire Under the Elms.” Among other awards, she received critical acclaim for portraying Millicent in Red Barn Theatre’s production of the South African play “Exclusive Circles.”
Delores McClendon
(Treasure)
Delores J. McClendon is a retired government employee, mother, and grandmother who loves giving back to her family and community. She has visited six countries and 25 or more states and wants to add more stamps to her passport. She was employed with Pinellas County Government for 35 years, twenty-six years as an accounting clerk in Extension Services and Florida Botanical Gardens, where she expanded her love for gardening. She wants to encourage all to reach for the stars and understand that values are essential to a strong family and a progressive community. Among the many things she has done with the youth, she still finds time for singing and sewing. She served as the Chairman of the Greater Ridgecrest Area Youth Development Initiative, Inc. (GRAYDI) board. GRAYDI provides youth development while engaging residents in activities with caring adults in the community. Other involvements include Young Hearts, Young Life, and Bridging the Achievement Gap (BTAG)