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Weekly Media Roundup: August 17, 2022

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Weekly Media Roundup: August 17, 2022

North Carolina YMCA Afterschool Programs Growing Students Critical Skills, WFMY (North Carolina)

Recent assessments of North Carolina Alliance of YMCAs’ afterschool programs found that two-thirds of participating students improved in two or more character development skills this past year. “We have seen students struggle so much during the past school year,” YMCA Senior Association Youth Development Director Ebony Burnett told WFMY. “We have been energized to see the data on how the kids have benefitted from our intentional focus on social and emotional learning.”

 

Long Waitlists for After-School Care as Programs Struggle to Find Workers and Demand Soars, Chicago Tribune (Illinois)

Out-of-school time programs across Chicago —and across the country — are struggling to hire the qualified workers they need. In a recent Afterschool Alliance survey, about half of the programs surveyed reported being extremely concerned about staffing shortages. Low staffing has resulted in long waitlists at many programs, leaving parents scrambling to find a safe place for their children to go after the final school bell rings while they are at work.  “The working parents in the communities we serve never had the luxury to work at home, because they’re essential workers employed by restaurants, hospitals and child care centers,” Carole Robertson Center for Learning Out-of-School Time Director and Afterschool Ambassador Kenny Riley told the Chicago Tribune.

 

New After-School Program Showcasing Future Opportunities for Waynesboro Students, WHSV (Virginia)

This fall, middle school students attending the On the Road Collaborative afterschool program in Waynesboro, Virginia will learn about exciting career opportunities in their community. The new 10-week program at Kate Collins Middle School focuses on teambuilding, time management skills and includes guest lectures with local business owners, entrepreneurs and skilled trade workers. “It’ll help provide that equal access for students that need somewhere to be after school. Plus, it helps to connect us with the community, which is something that we really, really desire,” Kate Collins Middle School Principal Marcia Nester told WHSV.

 

STEM Camp Provides Expanded Learning Opportunities for Kid City Students, Dalton Daily Citizen (Georgia)

In June, students in the Kid City summer learning program in Dalton County, Georgia took part in a three-day science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) camp at Dalton State College. There, they designed and built boats to practice engineering, learned about the water cycle through experiments with chemicals, and simulated processes in nature. “We get to do some things here we couldn’t at another [location],” fifth grader Jace Darnell told the Dalton Daily Citizen. “There are more opportunities, and it helps with learning.” The summer program is funded through a 21st Century Community Learning Centers grant and also offers outdoor activities, sports, arts and more. 

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...

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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...

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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...

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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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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

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Weekly Media Roundup: December 11, 2024

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