All posts tagged "after school"

Boys & Girls Clubs Launches Unprecedented Campaign in Times Square

A countdown in Times Square to 3 p.m. — when the school day ends— is meant to highlight the important role of...

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Football Practice of ‘Two-a-Days’ Phasing Out

The competitiveness of football — teams battling rivals, high school teenagers clawing for scholarships — has created a generation of ambitious players...

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Where Kids Run the Show: Developing Youth Leaders

A teenager who first encountered the Neutral Zone for gay, lesbian and gender-questioning youth at 15 is now, two years later, on...

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Carla Sanger — Pioneering After-School Programming

Carla Sanger’s father, Harold Galperin, a beloved principal at Baltimore City’s largest elementary school in the 1950s, taught her some of the...

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When Sunset Doesn’t Mean the End of the Day

How many organizations do you know that have put themselves out of business — voluntarily? I am acquainted with some that folded...

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Increased OST Connections Provide Continued Benefits

One morning in January, 80 teachers, principals and after-school staffers gathered in a large conference room at the Nashville Public Library to...

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Day Camp ‘Teachable Moment’ Aids Summer STEM Learning

The teachers in an Atlanta summer day camp couldn’t have created a better “teachable moment.”

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Young Soccer-Poets Avidly Follow World Cup

As the 2014 FIFA World Cup kicks into action, kids in San Francisco will be watching the games on a big screen...

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Making Arts Programs Sing

“Engagement in the arts not only allows young people to express themselves and unleash the power of their imaginations, but also can...

The Accordion Effect: Is Quality in Afterschool Getting the Squeeze?

Today, practitioners describe the conditions of working in community youth organizations as stressful, overwhelming and impossible. Such conditions give rise to what...

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Making a Difference in After-school and Out-of-School Time

When you show up to work today, whatever your job or task, remember that on this day you have the conscious opportunity...

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For American Indian Youth, Traditional Culture Has Power

Every Monday night, families flock to the Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA) in Portland, Oregon.

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Innovative Programs Stem Summer Learning Loss

In Boston, fourth-graders in a public school spend summer mornings reading, talking about and researching ecosystems, then head out to Massachusetts marshes...

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The Blind Leading the Blind

A friend of mine runs a community-based program in New York City for older youth designed to encourage them to prepare and...

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Whisper, Other Anonymous Smartphone Apps Linked to Cyberbullying

Although gossip has always been a part of middle and high schools, some social media smartphone apps have been raising concerns about...

Top Headlines 05/15/2014

Juvenile Justice Florida counties still embroiled in debate with state over juvenile detention costs. Alaska teens charged in child porn case after posting pictures on...

Top Headlines 05/14/2014

Juvenile Justice Paying double in California. Leader in Ohio youth gang transferred to adult prison under discretionary sentence. Ohio girl loses license for...

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Exploratorium a Powerhouse in Out-of-School Science

One of the top travel destinations for kids and families happens to be an innovative museum long devoted to out-of-school science activities.

Top Headlines 05/13/2014

Juvenile Justice Florida legislation, if signed, will bring state in line with SCOTUS rulings. Child Welfare Protecting parental interests of undocumented immigrants. Education Politicians playing...