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All posts tagged "out-of-school time and afterschool"
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2.4KNewsEmbracing Pokemon Go: Some Youth Organizations Jump in the Game
In the course of one week, the “augmented reality” game Pokemon Go became a huge sensation across the country. It was released...
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4.4KNewsAre You Culturally Competent? Responding to Kids’ Diverse Backgrounds and Experiences
When kids from the after-school program at Garfield and Lincoln elementary schools in Corvallis, Oregon, walked into the nearby Osborn Aquatic Center,...
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1.8KNewsCulturally Competent Youth Programming: Understanding Gender Fluidity
At a youth center in downtown Phoenix, teens can be found taking cooking lessons, participating in a drum circle or doing martial...
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2.2KNewsPressing Themes in the Out-of-School Time Workforce
This spring, Youth Today convened a group of Out-of-School Time (OST) thought leaders concurrent with the American Educational Research Association annual conference...
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2.1K► Nonprofit ToolboxProfessional Development and Leadership: A Conversation about the OST Workforce
Thomas Rajan, senior vice president of strategic leadership development for Boys and Girls Clubs of America, spoke with Youth Today’s Resource Hub...
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3.3K► Nonprofit ToolboxUnify a Fragmented Profession: A Conversation About the OST Workforce
Ellen Gannett is director of the National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST) at the Wellesley Centers for Women at Wellesley College. NIOST...
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1.8KOpinionTo Engage Teens, Give Them Real Voice in Decision Making
Despite growing national interest in increasing out-of-school-time opportunities for high school aged students, many programs for older youth struggle to attract and...
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1.5KNewsThey Vote With Their Feet
Last year, when Allysha Bryant went to Camp Hoop Heros for the first time, one of her mentors complimented her as on...
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1.7KNewsWhat’s New in Your Out-of-School-Time Program?
After-school staff tell us what’s new in their programs. The following responses came from a sampling of participants at the National Afterschool...
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2.6KOpinionTaking a Systemic Approach to Access and Equity in After-school
Quality after-school opportunities benefit children in many ways, but millions of disadvantaged youth don’t have access to good programs.
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3.1K► Nonprofit ToolboxSchool-age Care and OST: A Conversation About the OST Workforce
Tony Streit, principal investigator for National Center on Afterschool and Summer Enrichment spoke with Youth Today’s Resource Hub editor Sara Hill about...
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1.7KOpinionTime to End State-sanctioned Assaults on Our Schoolchildren
When I arrived in North Carolina more than a decade ago to teach and practice law, it was a bit of a...
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1.3KNewsThe Redhound Formula: Teach Literacy All Year With Engaging Activities, School Connection, Community Support
Year-round support in out-of-school-time programs provides much-needed support for kids whose literacy skills lag behind their peers. Redhound Enrichment, in rural Corbin,...
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7.1KNewsKeeping Adolescents Engaged: What Can After-School Programs Do?
Chicago high school students practice glassblowing in their out-of-school time program. Working with fire, creating their own designs out of molten glass...
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3.3KFrom the BureausBig Brothers Big Sisters Seeks More Diverse Volunteers
Four years ago, Lillian Pucha, 28, was balancing schoolwork with raising three children in the Bronx. Her oldest, Brandon, was 7 years...
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1.3KOpinionCelebrating Professional After-school Workforce
A national survey of National AfterSchool Association members shows the after-school workforce has higher levels of education, more longevity in the field...
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2.5KNewsAfter School Is ‘Sweet Spot’ to Draw Girls to STEM
After-school programming shapes kids’ identities, and identity influences who ends up in the sciences, says Maryann Stimmer, senior manager for STEM programs...
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1.7KNewsEmpowering Youth Workers to Tackle the Needs of Young People in America
Two national conferences highlight how youth workers and educators are uniquely positioned to spotlight the needs of children and demand action. The...
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2.6KOpinionHaving the Right Stuff: Hiring High-Quality Summer Camp Staff
Organizations should take a planful approach to the recruitment and hiring process for summer program staff to improve program quality overall, quality...
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Communities Take Creative Approaches to Summer Learning
The students gathered at Nellie Muir Elementary School in Woodburn, Oregon, had a lot of questions for Sen. Ron Wyden when he...
