Stipends Available: Through My Window

It’s a window on a new destination—where children and young teens (grades 4-8) encounter engineering in a brand new way.

Throughmywindow.org is a multimedia educational website that grabs you by the hand and pulls you into a world filled with stories, mysteries, explorations, and adventures.   It’s a place where engineering isn’t about building bridges—it’s about asking questions, thinking deeply, and building a community of learners. (more…)

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Understanding Child and Adolescent Development

In order to provide an after school program that is developmentally appropriate, after school program staff need to understand the sequence of development of school age children and adolescents in the four areas or domains of development: Physical, Social, Emotional and Cognitive. Development experts agree that: (more…)

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Bullying Stops Here

Bullying is a big problem in schools today. 77% percent of students are bullied mentally, physically or verbally. 1 in 4 teachers see nothing wrong with bullying and will only intervene 4% of the time.

In The Bully Free Classroom, Allan Beane spells out more than 100 prevention and intervention strategies (more…)

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