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Weekly Media Roundup: April 20, 2022

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Weekly Media Roundup: April 20, 2022

SCDE Plans to Expand Summer and After-School Programs with $14.5 million, WISTV (South Carolina)

Thanks to $12 million in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funding, the South Carolina Afterschool Alliance (SCAA) and South Carolina Department of Education will be able to expand summer and afterschool programs to students in disadvantaged communities throughout the state. “There is no doubt the pandemic has impacted student learning and their families, but assisting students who have been affected the most requires extensive support from local and state partnerships,” SCAA President Zelda Waymer told WISTV. The partnership plans to assist 45 organizations and 4,000 students within the first year.

Meet Your Neighbor: Anstead to lead NASA Program at Camp Fire, Port Clinton News Herald (Ohio)

This spring, fifth through eighth grade students in the Camp Fire afterschool program in Fremont, Ohio will learn the science behind cryogenic propellants as part of a NASA design challenge. Using a simulated cryogenic propellant tank, students will design and test various systems and insulators, and will meet with NASA scientists and engineers via Zoom. High school senior Rachel Anstead will lead the program. “They’ll create a video at each of the programs, and NASA will put those on their YouTube channel,” Camp Fire Executive Director Tory Thompson told the Port Clinton News Herald. “How cool for the kids that they get to be highlighted by NASA.” The challenge will also be offered as part of Camp Fire’s summer learning program, alongside art- and animal-themed activities.

Ohio’s PBS Stations Get $5M to Address Learning Loss this Summer, Springfield News-Sun (Ohio)

PBS’s Public Media Connect programs in Cincinnati and Dayton were awarded $5 million in COVID-19 relief funding to help support afterschool and summer programs in Ohio through hands-on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) activities, virtual science museum tours and local PBS community events. “Ohio’s PBS stations have been wonderful partners in prioritizing additional education opportunities to support Ohio’s students since the beginning of the pandemic,” Ohio Department of Education Interim Superintendent of Public Instruction Stephanie Siddens told the Springfield News-Sun. “The Ohio Learns 360 initiative will give families an additional pathway to support student learning beyond the school day.”

Tupelo Bilingual After-School Program El Centro Celebrates Growth, Daily Journal (Mississippi)

At the El Centro afterschool program in Tupelo, Mississippi, students get homework help, work with tutors on reading and math, and participate in a chess club, ACT prep classes, and college and career exploration activities.  Last week, AT&T presented the program with 15 Dell computers, a $50,000 grant, and three years of internet access. “It opens up a lot more possibilities for us, and for us to be able to tell the community: Whatever you have a need for, we can provide it,” El Centro Director Allen Bradford told the Daily Journal

Weekly Media Roundup: February 26, 2025

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...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      02/26/25

Weekly Media Roundup: February 19, 2025

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...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      02/19/25

Weekly Media Roundup: February 12, 2025

'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...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      02/05/25

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...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      01/29/25

Weekly Media Roundup: January 22, 2025

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...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      01/22/25

Weekly Media Roundup: January 15, 2025

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...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      01/15/25

Weekly Media Roundup: January 8, 2025

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...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      12/18/24

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...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      12/11/24