In a recent webinar, Helping Kids Thrive is Job # 1, Tim Duffey of Bolster Collaborative Inc. (www.bolstercollaborative.com) explained that thinking about Positive Youth Development centers on building resilience and helping kids thrive. Thriving means building the good things in youth and enhancing the relationships needed for positive development. (more…)
Clubs are a programming choice that can contribute a great deal to your after school program. After school clubs create opportunities for personal growth for children. They give children practice in making manageable longer-term commitments and create an opportunity for skill and attention span development. Such groups also provide children with an avenue to self-esteem: a means to excel at something they enjoy.
The 21st Century Community Learning Centers Competitive Grant Bidders Conference has just been announced:
FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2014
Session 1: 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. OR Session 2: 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.
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In a follow-up to the Wallace Foundation’s report, Something to Say: Success Principles for Afterschool Arts Programs from Urban Youth and Other Experts, released last November, a new video series documenting the…
Wellness — it’s essential to living a full and productive life. It’s about keeping healthy as well as getting healthy. How are YOU doing in terms of wellness? How well…