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Weekly Media Roundup: January 17, 2024

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Weekly Media Roundup: January 17, 2024

Bessie Coleman After School Aviation Program to be Tested in Oklahoma, General Aviation News (Oklahoma)

Sixth and 7th graders in Tulsa, Oklahoma are exploring careers in aerospace and aeronautics by building planes, flying drones, and participating in other hands-on projects thanks to a partnership with Bessie Coleman Aviation All-Stars. “Aerospace is Oklahoma’s fastest growing industry, and it’s important we provide as many educational opportunities as possible so our students can learn about the incredible career opportunities available in the various aviation fields right here in our state. The earlier young people are exposed to the world of aeronautics, the more likely they are to take STEM-related classes and gain the tools and knowledge needed to successfully pursue a career in this exciting industry,” Oklahoma State Senator Adam Pugh told General Aviation News. The new program is supported by the state Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics and offered at three Tulsa public schools. 

Guest Column: Girls Inc. Embraces Girls with Circle of Care, Education, Telegram & Gazette (Massachusetts)

In the wake of the pandemic, nearly 60 percent of girls in the United States report feelings of persistent sadness or hopelessness. In a recent guest column for the Telegram & Gazette, Girls Inc. of Worcester CEO Tiffany Lillie shares how afterschool programs such as Girls Inc. can support girls’ emotional wellbeing by helping connect them with friends, mentors and professional support. “Many of our girls are learning how to express emotion and how to share with others any issues they’re having,” Lillie writes. “We make sure they know they have people who care and are supporting them.”

MAPS Media Institute Wins Emmy, Arts Program Inspires High School Kids Across State, NBC Montana (Montana)

For nearly 20 years, Media Arts In The Public Schools (MAPS) has provided free filmmaking afterschool programs to high school students in Hamilton, Montana. MAPS recently received an Emmy Award for cultivating students’ interests in the arts. “We’re helping these students learn how to take an idea or a skill, and how to transfer those into something, whether that be a screenplay, a film, a song, or a piece of digital art,” MAPS Executive Director Clare Ann Harff told NBC Montana. “Any of those skills learned can be applied to anything they go into.” The program has expanded to Helena, Thompson Falls, Fort Belknap, the Flathead Indian Reservation, and other Tribal communities.

Rescue Me Project Receives New STEM Classroom Tools to Further Students’ Education, WAFF 48 (Alabama)

Thanks to a donation from the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, students in the Rescue Me Project afterschool program will take part in hands-on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) projects using Chromebooks, 3-D printers, and more. The program is one of five to receive a new STEM classroom as part of the initiative. “It’s planting a seed in their life that’s something that they may not have been exposed to,” Rescue Me Project Founder and Director Dewayne Malone told WAFF 48. “You don’t know that you like some things until you’re exposed to [them]. So it gives us another opportunity to expose them to something that could potentially be a career path for them.”

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