The National Afterschool Association just released The Landscape of Afterschool Leadership: Considerations for Supporting and Strengthening Diversity (click here to read full report). As part of that work, NAA is now accepting applications from people of color in out-of-school time who hold mid-level management positions (i.e. site coordinators, program managers, etc.) and would like to […]
CONTINUE READINGWhat is your program achieving to include Social Emotional Learning in daily scheduled programming. 1. What is your school’ s planning process for choosing the SEL program and activities? 2. What tools, resources, training are your staff performing to implement SEL programs? Is there a coordinator or planning committee to assure that the efforts of […]
CONTINUE READINGA total of 26 grants will be awarded to support local afterschool, summer, or expanded learning programs serving middle schoolers. Take a look to see which grant category is a good fit for you, and apply! Three grant categories: $100,000 – 8 grants of $50,000 per year over the span of two years will go to […]
CONTINUE READINGWhy Children Tease In a perfect world, children wouldn’t make fun of each other. Unfortunately, we do not live in an ideal world- and teasing is a typical behavior among younger people. With concerns of bullying in our schools and the impacts it has on our youth, its important to have knowledge about why children may […]
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