Youth Today
All posts tagged "OST"
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1.5KNewsConnecting With Parents a Key Part of Refugee After-school Program
New American Pathways resettles about 500 refugees per year, most in DeKalb County, Georgia. Kids in the after-school program focus on as...
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1.1KGuest Opinion EssayLetting Our Youth Take the Lead
Everyone wants our youth to succeed academically — perhaps none more so than those of us who have dedicated our lives to...
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2.2KNews‘Maker Movement’ Brings New Energy to Out-of-School Science and Art
The maker movement and out-of-school time programs are natural allies: They both focus on hands-on, experiential learning. Making and tinkering can support...
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1.7KNewsSchools, Youth Development Programs Seek to Engage Students in Career and Technical Education
“We are more than six years into the so-called [recession] recovery, yet millions of Americans continue to struggle with finding a good-paying...
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3.6KNewsDo After-school STEM Programs Lead to Science Careers? Should They?
Do out-of-school time STEM programs really lead kids into science careers? The Chicago Museum of Science and Industry plans to find out.
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2.7KNewsAtlanta survey shows teens’ top social media sites, after-school activities
The top three social media sites used by Atlanta teens are Kik, Instagram and Snapchat, according to a survey by VOX Teen...
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1.5KNewsLights On Afterschool Celebrates Fun While Highlighting Growing Demand
On Thursday, kids enrolled in after-school programs through a Washington, District of Columbia, parks and recreation department were exposed to pink slime...
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3.2KGuest Opinion EssayWhat Does Hair Have to Do With Reading and Writing?
We need to use youth’s culture as the central focus in planning after-school programs. This might include incorporating African-American youth’s linguistic resource,...
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1.8KNewsLights On Afterschool Celebrations Recognize Programs Big and Small
The 16th annual Lights On Afterschool event is a chance for programs to show off all they’ve accomplished, through science shows, dance...
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1.5KNewsTwo Fields Come Together in New Center for After-school and Summer Enrichment
The new National Center for Afterschool and Summer Enrichment will work to increase low-income kids' access to quality after-school and summer programs....
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2.4KNewsSTEM Education Bill With OST Focus Signed Into Law
After-school programs are not a luxury but a valuable piece of the STEM education landscape, says James Brown, executive director of the...
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4.6KNewsHelping Kids Earn Credentials: Digital Badges for Out-of-School Time Learning
The idea of badges is not new: Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts have offered them for years. Digital badges, however, are posted...
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Coalition Urges Lawmakers to Maintain 21st Century Community Funding
WASHINGTON — A coalition of hundreds of local, state and national groups is urging federal lawmakers to preserve and strengthen the 21st...
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1.5KNewsWant a Citywide After-school System? Here’s What You Probably Need
In the past 10 years, nearly 30 cities have shifted from funding individual after-school programs to creating a citywide system. There’s no...
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1.2KGuest Opinion EssaySupport Quality After-School Programming: Upending Conventional Wisdom
While more than half of parents say they would like their child to participate, just one-third report having at least one child...
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2.2KNewsCamp Fire Embraces Thriveology
Camp Fire serves about 1 million children, teens and families. Now, fresh from an evaluation of Thriveology, Camp Fire is expanding this...
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2.1K► Nonprofit ToolboxIncorporating More Youth Voice into Our Work
We have found running our national youth advisory board to be essential to our work.
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1.4KNewsChanges to Federal After-school, Summer Meals Programs Sought
WASHINGTON — Possible updates to federal child nutrition laws could make it easier for the organizers of summer and after-school programs to...
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1.5KNewsAfter-school Programs Step Forward to Align With Common Core
Imagine an American education system that works well for all students — a system that pulls U.S. students forward from a laggard...
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7.1KGuest Opinion EssayHow to Build Safe Spaces: Define, Then Deliver
Providing “safe space” is critical for after-school programs in helping young people thrive. Most providers probably think they do that. But it...
