After School and Extended Learning Programs ICES EDUCATION Empowering Youth Through Education ICES Education 201 Covina Ave Suite 2 Long Beach CA, 90803. (562) 434- 5313 Fax (562) 439-1214 ICES EDUCATION -  30 plus years of personalized professionalism …helping educators, students and families close the achievement gap ICES Education is one of California's longest-established providers of After School and Out-of-School learning programs.  Services include quality academically oriented before and after school programs, homework assistance, enrichment, one-on-one tutoring, small group tutoring, weekend and vacation learning instruction, childcare, early literacy and language instruction, educational and sports travel programs and much more.  Each day, our carefully chosen staff of 450 along with hundreds of volunteers serves around 10,000 at-risk and low-income students at more than 60 sites across Southern California. A stable, high quality staff, innovative teaching methods and alignment with school standards are the main reasons why ICES consistently leads other providers in terms of helping schools, students and families close the achievement gap.  Varied peer-comparative studies confirm that ICES participants show a marked improvement in self confidence, social adjustment and, particularly, academic improvement.  A comparison of California Standard Test (CST) scores is indicative of this highly effective ICES strategy.