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All posts tagged "OST"
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2.0KGuest Opinion EssayGirls Need Our Help to Look Beyond the Mirror
“As I think about the image that I see in the mirror, I will remember that does not reflect the person within....
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3.2KGuest Opinion EssayOST Training, Professional Development Plans Crucial to Quality
The office always seems to have a louder buzz this time of year. A steady stream of potential candidates pour in and...
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3.0KNewsReplace OST ‘Exclusionary Discipline’ With Better Practices, Report Urges
When school started in Tulsa, Okla., on Aug. 22, something new happened at five elementary schools. The schools and their YMCA after-school...
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2.8KGuest Opinion EssayProgram Quality Goes to Summer Camp, Where It Belongs
Think about the last time you had a quality customer service experience — was it at a store? On vacation? Over the...
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2.2KNews‘Radically Interactive’ STEM Course Teaches the After-school Teachers
After-school programs are increasingly expected to teach science, technology, engineering and math, but staff often have little training. How do after-school staff...
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2.6KGuest Opinion EssayCoach for Confidence, not Compliance
As I emerge from the train station in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission District, my senses are overwhelmed with the sights,...
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2.6KNewsStudent Reporting Labs Teach Youth to Report News About Community Issues
When PBS NewsHour aired last week, the show included a story about Mighty Greens, a youth-led gardening cooperative in Washington, D.C. Not...
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2.8KNewsScience Center Brings STEM Instruction to Rural Arizona After-school Clubs
A science center in Phoenix is bringing training to educators and after-school clubs in rural areas of the state in an effort...
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2.3KGuest Opinion EssayWhy OST Workers Must Disrupt Unhelpful Social Narratives
We used to warn children of “stranger danger” to avoid assault, kidnappings and other horrendous acts. However, we failed them with this...
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1.9KNewsSeminal After-school Report Marked a Pivot Point in Working with Youth, Creators Say
When Jane Quinn walked into the gleaming conference room at the Carnegie Corporation of New York in 1990, its wide bank of...
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2.5KGuest Opinion EssayOut-of-school Time SEL Prepares Young People for Workforce
The other day, I was speaking with a friend who works in human resources. She was in the process of filling an...
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3.8KGuest Opinion EssayCamp Leaders Have Chance to Help Young With Eating Disorders
I had the opportunity to work with a young girl named Aria last summer. While she was a little younger than the...
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3.5KNewsVideo Project Brings Together Urban and Rural Teens, Teaches New Skills
When James Hatfield, 17, left Campbell County, Tenn., to travel to the Bronx, New York, six months ago, he was nervous...
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9.0KGuest Opinion EssayTrauma-Informed Practices Mean Changing Our Mind
We’ve all been there: long day, long week, long month. And a youth in our program brings some challenging behavior to our...
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6.2KGuest Opinion EssayHow to Deepen Your Mentoring Relationship With Opportunity Youth
As Oprah says, “A mentor is someone that allows you to see the hope inside yourself. A mentor is someone that allows...
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3.8K► NewsmakersJane Quinn of Children’s Aid & Nat’l Center for Community Schools Steps Down to Pursue Doctorate Degree
Jane Quinn, the vice president for community schools at the Children’s Aid in New York City and director of its National Center...
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4.8KNewsHow to Teach STEM and Have Fun With Rube Goldberg Machine Contest
When the cereal box slid down and dumped its contents in the toilet, the eighth graders cheered. They had successfully built a...
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10.1KGuest Opinion EssayHow Big Brothers Big Sisters Is Making Its Mentoring Programs More Inclusive for LGBTQ People
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning youth face extremely high rates of bullying, depression and homelessness. At school, they often experience bullying...
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1.9KNewsEvent Connects After-school Programs With Colleges
A college fair on Friday in New York City will be a college fair with a difference, bringing together after-school programs with...
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9.4KNewsTransportation a Barrier to After-school Programs
What if a student wants to go to an after-school program but doesn’t have a ride? It’s an issue faced by most...
