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All posts tagged "out-of-school time opinion"
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2.0KGuest Opinion EssayCamp Staff Can Call National Hotline When Emergencies Strike
Camps and other youth programs are fun, dynamic and fast-paced places, which is part of the reason youth thrive in these settings....
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2.0KGuest Opinion EssaySocial Emotional Learning Crucial to Model for Young People After-school
How do we develop character in youth at our Teen Center? Each year as we dive further into character development and social...
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12.1KGuest Opinion EssayIs There Correlation Between After-school Programs, Delinquency? It’s Complicated
After-school hours are fertile grounds for juvenile delinquency and problem behaviors. The persistent finding that juvenile violent crime peaks between 3 p.m....
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2.4KGuest Opinion EssayHigh School After-school Programs Need to Buck Model As Our Arts Studio Does
That’s the most common phrase after an adult gets a tour of New Urban Arts. When you walk into the community art...
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3.5KGuest Opinion EssayWe Must Help College Youth in Foster Care By Unearthing the Hard-to-find Resources They Need
Why did no one tell me? I’ve heard this question countless times. The last time it came from one of our foster...
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3.9KGuest Opinion EssaySocial and Emotional Learning in OST Settings Should Be Intentional and Evidence Based
There has been surge of interest in social and emotional learning (SEL) over recent decades. Teachers and principals show strong support for...
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2.9KGuest Opinion EssayKansas City Program Shows How Collaboration Can Boost Summer Learning
About five years ago, a colleague of mine in Kansas City, Mo., told me it was time for a new American summer....
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2.7KGuest Opinion EssaySupporting Smaller OST Programs Reduces Opportunity Gap, Builds Equity
A good friend of mine, a middle school teacher before going on to earn his Ph.D. in education leadership, once told me:...
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3.0KGuest Opinion EssayWhy Wyoming Is Using After-school Programs to Keep Kids Out of School-to-prison Pipeline
In 2013, the Wyoming Afterschool Alliance (WYAA) became interested in understanding the school-to-prison pipeline based on the alarming statistics that we were...
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4.5KGuest Opinion EssayHigh-quality Out-of-school Time Programs Are Worthy of Investment
Out-of-school time (OST) programs, offered after school and during the summer, are intended to provide youth a safe space to go with...
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2.2KGuest Opinion EssayStaff Development Must include Youth Development, Especially in S. Asia
Investing in youth from an early age can be a slow and difficult process, but its benefits can be far-reaching, especially from...
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5.0KGuest Opinion EssaySTEAM in OST, Learning About Multiple Intelligences Will Empower Kids
What if every child had the knowledge that their talents were valuable? They would grow up confident in who they are. They...
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2.5KGuest Opinion EssayPost-traumatic Growth: Hope Is a Strategy, Not a Feeling
When a young person experiences trauma, there is no single answer regarding how that experience may impact them in their later years....
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4.1KGuest Opinion EssayLeaders Aren’t Born, They’re Built — at Summer Camp
“Wait. What are we going to do?” The six 12- to 14-year-olds looked at each other as the skies opened up during...
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4.9KGuest Opinion EssayHow to Teach Kids to Listen to, Respect Each Other
The meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in June was, at minimum, riveting political theater, and potentially...
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2.6KGuest Opinion EssayYouth With High Stress Need Mentors Carefully Chosen to Match With Them
In recent decades, youth mentoring programs have grown exponentially in popularity and have received increasing support from both private and public sources...
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1.8KGuest Opinion EssayYouth Philanthropists Are Achieving a Lot With a Little Money
Most folks know of Margaret Mead's quote: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world ..."...
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3.9KGuest Opinion EssayChess Saved Me From Life of Crime, So I Teach It to Tough Kids
I’m in the business of playing a game with young people. Let me clarify that. I’m in the business of not only...
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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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3.8KGuest Opinion EssayHow Closing My Competency-based School Led to Learning What Works
I closed the doors to Missouri’s first competency-based high school after just three years. Our school, based in St. Louis and on...
