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Weekly Media Roundup: January 3, 2024

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Weekly Media Roundup: January 3, 2024

Robbinsville Extended Day Program is Much More than Childcare, Communitynews.org (New Jersey)

At the Sharon Elementary School’s Robbinsville Extended Day (RED) program in New Jersey, students take part in yoga, financial literacy courses, robotics, cooking classes, sign language instruction, hockey, soccer, and much more. The program offers before-school, afterschool and summer programming to students in kindergarten through eighth grade and also provides a “Discover Kindergarten” program to help preschoolers adjust to the school environment. Celeste Albert’s daughter enrolled in the pre-kindergarten program and has been there ever since. “She was able to be in the Sharon School, get to know the building, get to know some teachers and meet new friends that would be in her grade — all before kindergarten started,” Albert told Communitynews.org.

Bridging Gaps: After School Program in Mount Vernon Aids Mental Health Support for Bilingual Children, KOMO (Washington)

In Mount Vernon, Washington, the bilingual Boys & Girls Club afterschool program at LaVenture Middle School incorporates mental and behavioral health support in each of its activities and provides a safe space for students to share their emotions and struggles. Two-thirds of the students attending LaVenture Middle School and 84% of the students participating in the afterschool program are Hispanic. “Knowing their background, knowing where they come from, and knowing what their culture is like, sometimes you have to take a different approach,” Marco Rivera, a behavioral health specialist with the Boys and Girls Club of Skagit County, told KOMO.

Virginia Teacher to Be Honored for ‘Phenomenal' Before- and After-School Program: 'Put in the Work', WTVR-TV (Virginia)

Throughout two decades of teaching in Petersburg Public Schools in Virginia, Sheila Mosby saw the need for expanded supports for students. “Sometimes there are gaps in learning and the school can’t do it all. A lot of time our kids don’t get exposure to a lot of different things other than what they see and know,” Mosby told WTVR-TV. To help fill those gaps, Mosby created the Metropolitan HYPE Center before- and afterschool program, with funding and support from a foundation and a local church. The program focuses on mental health and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), and activities range from growing fruits and vegetables to coding video games. Mosby, who continues to teach full-time while running the program, will be honored with a legacy award at the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity’s Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Breakfast this month.

City Teachers Say Afterschool Programs Increase Attendance, Martinsville Bulletin (Virginia)

At a recent school board meeting in Martinsville, Virginia, several Patrick Henry Elementary School teachers shared about how their school’s afterschool programming helps students develop new skills while fostering a positive school environment. The school offers a wide range of activities including LEGO robotics, performing arts, engineering, entrepreneurship and more. “As a positive result out of all of the clubs, it has helped increase our attendance, it has helped increase our positive behavior,” fourth grade teacher Elizabeth Fulcher told the school board. “Students are excited to be there. They don’t want to miss school because we have robotics [that day].”

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

Weekly Media Roundup: December 4, 2024

New Program Helps Connect Older Kids to Valuable Activities, Pigeon 605 (South Dakota) Through Sioux Falls Thrive’s new Youth Connect website, parents can explore afterschool programs available in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  “Our goal is to make it super-easy for families, kids...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      12/04/24

Weekly Media Roundup: November 27, 2024

Detroit After-School Program Mentoring Children Through Art, Music Looking to Expand, WDIV (Michigan) At the New City Kids afterschool program in Detroit, teen mentors inspire younger students to pursue music, dance, and the arts while also providing homework assistance. The teen mentors...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      11/27/24

Weekly Media Roundup: November 20, 2024

After-School Program Opens in Lewis County for the First Time in Years, WDTV 5 (West Virginia) Thanks to a partnership between the City of Weston and AmeriCorps, students at Robert L. Bland Middle School in West Virginia will take part in a comprehensive afterschool program this year....

BY: Magen Eissenstat      11/20/24

Weekly Media Roundup: November 13, 2024

Flower City Arts Center Empowers Students to Share Stories Through Photography, Spectrum News 1 (New York) Through photography, sculpture, and painting, the afterschool program at the Flower City Arts Center in Rochester, New York is empowering middle and high schoolers to express themselves...

BY: Magen Eissenstat      11/13/24