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Weekly Media Roundup: November 16, 2016

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Weekly Media Roundup: November 16, 2016

Science Keeps Jr. High Students After School (Chico Enterprise-Record, California)

Students in the Bidwell Junior High School BLAST afterschool program don’t need encouragement to learn – they eagerly dive into the program’s hands-on science projects. Students from Chico State University lead experiments and teach the middle schoolers about topics ranging from hydrophobic molecules to how batteries work. Working with college students also exposes the children to the value of higher education, coordinator Stephanie Johnson said. “Hopefully it will give the kids another look at what hard work and dedication to education can get them,” she told the Chico Enterprise-Record.

‘Subway Sleuths’ Help the Autistic Learn, Grow (Daily News, New York)

An afterschool program for autistic children who love trains recently received the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award from First Lady Michelle Obama to recognize its positive impact on students in Brooklyn. The Transit Museum’s Subway Sleuths program offers a chance for children to build train sets, make transit-themed art, go on museum scavenger hunts and build social skills as they share their love of trains with their peers. Parent Maria Farley said the program has helped her son Alastair learn to express himself. “He’s comfortable with speaking to me and speaking to other people about his interests and being able to express himself without any fear, without any reservations… it’s empowering,” she told the Daily News.

Through Art, Drama and Science, D.C. Schools Aim to Help Black and Latino Boys (Washington Post, District of Columbia)

Sixteen D.C. schools received grant money earlier this year to develop programs that will contribute to the academic and social success of young males of color in D.C. Public Schools. The Empowering Males of Color initiative supports afterschool programs that focus on science, art and more. “Our schools are excited about the activities and the supports that they have for our young men of color,” interim chancellor John Davis told the Washington Post. “It has generated an excitement and given them the support to be innovative.” The schools hope to give students skills that can lead them toward realistic and positive careers and help them to develop their social-emotional abilities.

A Denver Native Brings the Vast Outdoors to at-Risk Youths (Christian Science Monitor)

Denver nonprofit cityWILD is enabling low-income and marginalized students to enjoy outdoor opportunities in Colorado’s vast wilderness through a free afterschool program. Low-income students often don’t have access to outdoor activities, so the group organizes overnight and day trips where students can raft, backpack, mountain-bike, hike, snowshoe and explore nature in a safe, supportive environment. The program also offers academic assistance, leadership development and general support to the community. Executive director Jes Ward said the positive effect on students is clear. “[I] see the transformation in young people when they do have access to the outdoors and nature: It is incredible,” she told the Christian Science Monitor. “They are not the same young people that walk in the doors the first time.” 

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