Sunday, September 30, 2012

Innovative after-school program to launch at Joliet center - Joliet Herald News

Innovative after-school program to launch at Joliet center
Joliet Herald News
JOLIET — Many after-school programs offer homework help and recreation to grade and middle school children while their parents are working. But the pilot program that will begin Monday at the Spanish Community Center is slanted toward 45 junior and ...



A new after-school option for CPS students - Cincinnati.com

A new after-school option for CPS students
Cincinnati.com
The new Wordplay writing center opened Sept. 8 in Northside. It offers after-school programs for Cincinnati Public School children. Among its services are tutoring, reading and writing inspiration, and simply a place for kids to go besides home and school.

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Physical Activity Programs Not Reducing Childhood Obesity…Here's Why - BlissTree

BlissTree

Physical Activity Programs Not Reducing Childhood Obesity…Here's Why
BlissTree
And we've all seen after-school programs where the kids seem less than engaged, like the kid on the soccer team who would rather sit on the bench and drink Gatorade than run around the field. Parents need to have a hand in this too. Just because a ...

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Endeavor Charter School holds open house for after-school program - WRAL.com (blog)

Endeavor Charter School holds open house for after-school program
WRAL.com (blog)
Tags: Activities, School, Elementary School, Middle School. Endeavor Charter School in north Raleigh will hold an open house at 7 p.m., Wednesday, to showcase its after-school programs. The school's after-school enrichment classes, which are open to ...



District pursuing grants for after-school program - U-T San Diego

District pursuing grants for after-school program
U-T San Diego
The funds would be used to establish after-school programs at Escondido, Orange Glen, San Pasqual, and Valley high schools, and the new Del Lago Academy, which opens in fall 2013. The after-school programs are designed to complement students' ...


Friday, September 28, 2012

Weather cancels after-school programs in Va., NC - The Virginian-Pilot

Weather cancels after-school programs in Va., NC
The Virginian-Pilot
... the after-school events. The York County School Division has canceled all back-to-school night events and athletic practices and competitions, a news release said. In Currituck County the YMCA after-school programs will still be open for enrolled ...

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Physical Activity Programs Not Reducing Childhood Obesity…Here's Why - BlissTree

BlissTree

Physical Activity Programs Not Reducing Childhood Obesity…Here's Why
BlissTree
And we've all seen after-school programs where the kids seem less than engaged, like the kid on the soccer team who would rather sit on the bench and drink Gatorade than run around the field. Parents need to have a hand in this too. Just because a ...
Some Programs to Get Kids Moving Might Be a Waste of TImeYahoo! News (blog)

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Arnold Schwarzenegger Visits After-School All-Stars Programs - Look To The Stars

Look To The Stars

Arnold Schwarzenegger Visits After-School All-Stars Programs
Look To The Stars
... of California, in 2002, Arnold Schwarzenegger organized a team of experts in the field of after-school education, youth leadership and recreational enrichment to establish the program as a model in the delivery of comprehensive after-school programs.



SL schools work on after-school programs, social media - Pilot Tribune

SL schools work on after-school programs, social media
Pilot Tribune
Storm Lake Board of Education Veteran member Ed McKenna was chosen to serve as president during the board's annual organization meeting. Peter Steinfeld, who had also been nominated as president, was elected as vice president, with Marcella Koth ...



Friday programs for Re-2 School District - KJCT8.com

Friday programs for Re-2 School District
KJCT8.com
... to students on Fridays. The modified school weeks are a result of the $500,000 budget cuts the district had to make last year. And that meant many after school programs had to go and that students would have longer school days Monday through Thursday.



Keep after-school programs - phillyBurbs.com

Keep after-school programs
phillyBurbs.com
While after-school programs may stretch the budget, it's hard to argue with opting to retain them. Expanding learning hours and productively filling time that might otherwise be spent in front of a television or video game keeps children out of trouble ...



UNH receives $1.2M for after-school science program - Seacoastonline.com

UNH receives $1.2M for after-school science program
Seacoastonline.com
The project will engage over 2000 rural and indigenous youth in after-school programs across New England in which they will map sustainable practices within their communities. The goal is to strengthen the connection for youth between science and their ...

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Endeavor Charter School holds open house for after-school program - WRAL.com (blog)

Endeavor Charter School holds open house for after-school program
WRAL.com (blog)
Tags: Activities, School, Elementary School, Middle School. Endeavor Charter School in north Raleigh will hold an open house at 7 p.m., Wednesday, to showcase its after-school programs. The school's after-school enrichment classes, which are open to ...


Thursday, September 27, 2012

Endeavor Charter School holds open house for after-school program - WRAL.com (blog)

Endeavor Charter School holds open house for after-school program
WRAL.com (blog)
Tags: Activities, School, Elementary School, Middle School. Endeavor Charter School in north Raleigh will hold an open house at 7 p.m., Wednesday, to showcase its after-school programs. The school's after-school enrichment classes, which are open to ...



Weather cancels after-school programs in Va., NC - The Virginian-Pilot

Weather cancels after-school programs in Va., NC
The Virginian-Pilot
... the after-school events. The York County School Division has canceled all back-to-school night events and athletic practices and competitions, a news release said. In Currituck County the YMCA after-school programs will still be open for enrolled ...

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Parks and Leisure Educators Honor SUNY Cortland Faculty Member - WBNG-TV

WBNG-TV

Parks and Leisure Educators Honor SUNY Cortland Faculty Member
WBNG-TV
The result has been a sorry mismatch between some youth and the after-school programs intended to serve them. Young African American girls were interested in having opportunities to develop lifelong health pursuits through activities that they felt ...
SUNY Cortland AmeriCorps Wins Fifth Year of FundingReadMedia (press release)

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IBO: Tension between quality, quantity fueled after-school cuts - GothamSchools

IBO: Tension between quality, quantity fueled after-school cuts
GothamSchools
... administration's new standards. That means city children are attending publicly funded after-school programs that are operating under different sets of standards, exactly the situation the city sought to eliminate when it moved to streamline OST ...



Temecula theatre partners with Boys and Girls Clubs of America through ... - Valley News

Valley News

Temecula theatre partners with Boys and Girls Clubs of America through ...
Valley News
"Regal Entertainment Group is proud to join forces with Boys and Girls Clubs of America to help kids across the country with needed supplies for their after school programs," stated Ken Thewes, Regal Entertainment Group Chief Marketing Officer. "Rosie ...



Some Programs to Get Kids Moving Might Be a Waste of TIme - Yahoo! News (blog)

Some Programs to Get Kids Moving Might Be a Waste of TIme
Yahoo! News (blog)
For example, instead of attending after-school programs, kids might be playing outside. The authors of an accompanying editorial say such programs shouldn't be abandoned, but had some advice for researchers planning on designing more interventions: ...

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Arnold Schwarzenegger Visits After-School All-Stars Programs - Look To The Stars

Look To The Stars

Arnold Schwarzenegger Visits After-School All-Stars Programs
Look To The Stars
... of California, in 2002, Arnold Schwarzenegger organized a team of experts in the field of after-school education, youth leadership and recreational enrichment to establish the program as a model in the delivery of comprehensive after-school programs.



UNH receives $1.2M for after-school science program - Seacoastonline.com

UNH receives $1.2M for after-school science program
Seacoastonline.com
The project will engage over 2000 rural and indigenous youth in after-school programs across New England in which they will map sustainable practices within their communities. The goal is to strengthen the connection for youth between science and their ...

and more »


SL schools work on after-school programs, social media - Pilot Tribune

SL schools work on after-school programs, social media
Pilot Tribune
Storm Lake Board of Education Veteran member Ed McKenna was chosen to serve as president during the board's annual organization meeting. Peter Steinfeld, who had also been nominated as president, was elected as vice president, with Marcella Koth ...


Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Endeavor Charter School holds open house for after-school program - WRAL.com (blog)

Endeavor Charter School holds open house for after-school program
WRAL.com (blog)
Tags: Activities, School, Elementary School, Middle School. Endeavor Charter School in north Raleigh will hold an open house at 7 p.m., Wednesday, to showcase its after-school programs. The school's after-school enrichment classes, which are open to ...

and more »


Keep after-school programs - phillyBurbs.com

Keep after-school programs
phillyBurbs.com
While after-school programs may stretch the budget, it's hard to argue with opting to retain them. Expanding learning hours and productively filling time that might otherwise be spent in front of a television or video game keeps children out of trouble ...

and more »


Parks and Leisure Educators Honor Brooke Burk - SUNY Cortland News

Parks and Leisure Educators Honor Brooke Burk
SUNY Cortland News
The result has been a mismatch between some youth and the after-school programs intended to serve them. Young African American girls were interested in having opportunities to develop lifelong health pursuits through activities that they felt were fun ...



Friday programs for Re-2 School District - KJCT8.com

Friday programs for Re-2 School District
KJCT8.com
... to students on Fridays. The modified school weeks are a result of the $500,000 budget cuts the district had to make last year. And that meant many after school programs had to go and that students would have longer school days Monday through Thursday.



Elsberry R-II Explorers Club gets renewal - The Elsberry Democrat

The Elsberry Democrat

Elsberry R-II Explorers Club gets renewal
The Elsberry Democrat
After school programs keep kids safe, help working families and inspire learning. In the U.S. today, 15.1 million children go home alone after school. The Elsberry R-II Explorer's Club currently has 90 students in grades preschool through sixth ...



New contract for Champions in Norton - Wicked Local

New contract for Champions in Norton
Wicked Local
17 that a new lease agreement was reached for this school year, committee member Marge Werner asked if it would be beneficial for the schools to run its own before and after school programs instead of using a private company. “Before and after school ...



PBHA Programs Awarded Grants From Public Service Fund - Harvard Crimson

PBHA Programs Awarded Grants From Public Service Fund
Harvard Crimson
“Specifically, it means after school programs can buy notebooks for the kids they work with... it also means that our summer shelter can continue to provide emergency housing for people over the summer, it means that our mentoring programs can think ...



SL schools work on after-school programs, social media - Pilot Tribune

SL schools work on after-school programs, social media
Pilot Tribune
Storm Lake Board of Education Veteran member Ed McKenna was chosen to serve as president during the board's annual organization meeting. Peter Steinfeld, who had also been nominated as president, was elected as vice president, with Marcella Koth ...


Monday, September 24, 2012

After-school programs assessed - Parkersburg News

After-school programs assessed
Parkersburg News
PARKERBURG - Wood County Schools must submit a report to the state by the end of the month to show whether extended-day classes are helping raise WESTEST scores among area students. Judy Johnson, director of curriculum and instruction for Wood ...



NPASA looks to expand, reinstate after-school programs - New Paltz Times

New Paltz Times

NPASA looks to expand, reinstate after-school programs
New Paltz Times
Casa said he felt that strong after-school programs were also key in attracting new families into the district. Parents who see a dearth of arts in the district might think twice about moving here. A former school board vice president, KT Tobin, is ...



Ontario teachers' boycott of after-school programs creates confusion - Toronto Star

CBC.ca

Ontario teachers' boycott of after-school programs creates confusion
Toronto Star
In contrast, the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation has called on members to wear black and boycott after-school programs Wednesday only in protest. Parents at Brookdale Public School in Oakville seemed to be in sympathy with the teachers, ...
Teacher boycotts hit curriculum nights as well as sports, clubsMetroNews Canada
Student extracurricular activities cancelled over teachers dispute with provinceGlobal Toronto

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Piping Rock Equestrian Center announces after school programs - Sierra Sun

Piping Rock Equestrian Center announces after school programs
Sierra Sun
Piping Rock Equestrian Center announces after school programs. Special to the Sun. Email Print · Copyright 2012 Sierra Sun. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. September, 17 2012 10:04 am ...



Toronto high school resumes extracurricular activities - Toronto Star

CBC.ca

Toronto high school resumes extracurricular activities
Toronto Star
In what could be an early breakthrough in Ontario's growing boycott of after-school programs, one Toronto high school has decided to resume team and club activities. Teachers at Riverdale Collegiate in Toronto's east end have decided to “return to ...
Brampton students protest Liberal teacher legislationCP24, Canada
Student Offers Thoughts About Dispute Between Teachers and ProvinceThe Meaford Independent

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Tidewater Parent: After school programs - WAVY-TV

Tidewater Parent: After school programs
WAVY-TV
(WAVY) - Tammy Lindquist of Tidewater Parent Magazine stopped by The Hampton Roads Show to talk about after school programs. Tammy also announced the winner of the Susan G. Komen Kids for the Cure 2012 T-Shirt Design Contest. Congratulations ...



After-school snack program ensures students don't go hungry - Palm Beach Post

After-school snack program ensures students don't go hungry
Palm Beach Post
Students eat lunch at various times of day — some as early as 10 a.m. By the time many of them reach after-school programs, they've gone without food for several hours. C.R.O.S. Ministries' After School Snack Program uses volunteers to make sandwiches ...


Saturday, September 15, 2012

Ontario teachers' boycott of after-school programs creates confusion - Toronto Star

CBC.ca

Ontario teachers' boycott of after-school programs creates confusion
Toronto Star
So, will there be early-morning cross-country practice Thursday or not? Students and parents are holding their breath to see which of Ontario's 76,000 elementary teachers will decide not to run after-school activities to protest the new law that ...
Teacher boycotts hit curriculum nights as well as sports, clubsMetroNews Canada
Student extracurricular activities cancelled over teachers dispute with provinceGlobal Toronto
Students speak up about teachers spat with provinceOttawa Sun

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YMCA after-school programs about more than fun - Salt Lake Tribune

YMCA after-school programs about more than fun
Salt Lake Tribune
The YMCA of Northern Utah runs after-school programs in 24 school communities across Weber and Salt Lake counties, implementing a diverse curriculum ranging from reading and homework assistance to gang and bullying prevention. After-school ...

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