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Weekly Media Roundup: April 7, 2021

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Weekly Media Roundup: April 7, 2021

Moscow School District’s Adventure Club Returns with Adjustments Aimed at Keeping COVID-19 at Bay, Moscow-Pullman Daily News (Idaho)

This summer, students in Moscow, Idaho will benefit from a robust summer learning experience offered by the Adventure Club, the Moscow School District’s out-of-school time program. It will keep students engaged and help them prepare for the new school year with fun activities including environmental education, day hikes, free play, hands-on projects and field trips. Third grader Keyon Springs told the Moscow-Pullman Daily News that without the Adventure Club’s afterschool and summer program, “I know what I’d be doing — I’d be sitting in my mom’s work being bored to death. Literally. I love [the Adventure Club]. I’ve done it last summer, and I love that too because there are a lot of people and there are activities like rock climbing, ice skating and swimming.”

Kids’ Orchestra Developing Leaders Through Music With Your Help, WAFB 9 (Louisiana)

At the Kids’ Orchestra afterschool program in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, students get help with homework and learn to play orchestral instruments. The free program uses music to help students express themselves and teach them key life skills like responsibility, collaboration, perseverance and more. Amy Hoffman, whose daughter Paige has been inspired to pursue a career in music because of the program, told WAFP 9 she’s appreciated watching Paige “be self-motivated. I saw her self-confidence grow, and more importantly, or just as important as those things, I saw the work ethic.” Afterschool Ambassador Samuel Trevathan is education director at Kids Orchestra.

Afterschool Program Expanding to Eight Sites, The Rogersville Review (Tennessee)

The Greater Kingsport Family YMCA will soon open six new afterschool sites, with a goal of serving 230 students in Hawkins County, Tennessee. At the programs, students explore science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), get tutoring, take part in physical fitness activities and more. The Greater Kingsport Family YMCA plans to engage volunteers and local businesses to offer workshops to help students explore their interests. “While our main focus in the afterschool program is to increase the students’ literacy and math skills, we also working on building social and emotional skills,” Director of Youth Development Elizabeth Chappell told the Rogersville Review.

Opinion: 'Boys and Girls Club of Central Ohio Has Transformed My Life', The Columbus Dispatch (OH)

In a recent guest column for the Columbus Dispatch, 16-year-old Brandon Everett shares how the afterschool program at the Boys and Girls Club of Central Ohio in Columbus has given him a consistent support system and the tools he needs to succeed as he copes with the changes and uncertainties of foster care. Everett says the emotional support he’s received from the program’s staff has inspired him to pursue a career in art therapy. “I felt that I belonged from the moment I stepped foot inside the club. It was a safe space for me to be myself,” Everett wrote. “I have been able to showcase many skills and strengths that were hidden within me before.”

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Discover How the Leaps After School Program is Transforming Lives at Harrison Elementary, News Channel 9 (Tennessee) At Harrison Elementary’s Leaps After School Program in Chattanooga, Tennessee, students are publishing a newspaper focusing on Black historical figures to be displayed...

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Durham Teens Fight for After-School Program Funding Amid Youth Gun Violence: 'My Safe Space,' ABC 11 (North Carolina) In Durham, North Carolina, teenagers rallied together to urge Durham City Council members to increase funding for afterschool programs, sharing how critical these...

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'He Invests His Own Money': After School Program Started by Pasco School Employee Still Going Strong, WFTS-TV (Florida) In the 1980s, Eugene Scott founded an afterschool program called This Is How We Do It to provide food, music, dance, mentorship and more to students in his Pasco County...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      02/12/25

Weekly Media Roundup: February 5, 2025

Claysburg-Kimmel Touts New Programs for Students, Altoona Mirror (Pennsylvania) Students at the Bulldog After-School Club in Claysburg, Pennsylvania are participating in new educational activities with a Beam mobile projector that transforms the center into an interactive visual playground. The...

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Weekly Media Roundup: January 29, 2025

Afterschool Program Introduces West Columbia Students to Technology, The Facts (Texas) Students at West Columbia Elementary in Texas are taking part in hands-on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) activities in the new Robocatters afterschool program, which already has a long...

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Another Year, Another Long Waitlist for BUSD After-School Program, Berkeleyside (California) Due to ongoing staffing shortages, more than 200 students are currently waitlisted for afterschool programs at Berkeley Unified School District. Parents in the district’s PTA Collaborative on...

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New 4-H Program Will Bring STEAM to Area Students, KNEB (Nebraska) Students in rural Expanding Learning Opportunity programs in Nebraska are exploring aerospace, electronics, engineering, robotics and more thanks to a partnership with 4-H. The Think Make Create Lab is a six-by-12 mobile trailer...

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Parks and Recreation Secures Grant to Bring Physical Activity Education to Youth in Afterschool Program, WBIW (Indiana) More than 50 students in the Banneker Afterschool program in Bloomington, Indiana are taking part in fun physical activities this year led by Indiana University School of...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      01/08/25

Weekly Media Roundup: December 18, 2024

Mason City YMCA Teaching Social and Emotional Skills to Kids, News-Press Now (Iowa) Students in the Mason City YMCA afterschool program in Iowa practice communication, emotional regulation, empathy and more in twice-weekly social and emotional learning sessions, learning, for instance, to take...

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Weekly Media Roundup: December 11, 2024

Usher Helps Cut Ribbon On New Content Studio at Metro Boys and Girls, WSB-TV (Georgia) This week, superstar Usher visited the Whitehead Boys & Girls Club in Atlanta, Georgia, to unveil a new content studio he donated featuring soundboards, mics, computers and other audio equipment. The...

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