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Greetings!
Turn the lights on and raise your voice loud! Afterschool programs inspire learning, keep kids safe and help working families. Let's make sure everyone knows it! Celebrate Lights on Afterschool with the APOST community...read on to learn how!
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This October, Shine a Light on Afterschool Programs!
Please click here for the flyer of all the ways you can celebrate Lights On Afterschool in October.
Lights On Afterschool is...
A national day of recognition celebrating the importance of afterschool programming. Afterschool keeps kids safe, helps working families and inspires learning. In light of these tough economic times, it is critical that we raise our voices to make a case for afterschool! We hope that you can join us in this opportunity to build a united front of advocates for the importance of afterschool!
APOST is...
Allegheny Partners for Out-of-School Time (APOST) is a partnership of funders, intermediaries and providers dedicated to building a quality OST system that will contribute to the healthy successful development of young people as they progress through their school years, graduate from high school, and enter into adulthood.
We invite you to...
- Attend the Lights On Afterschool event hosted by APOST at the Carnegie Science Center with your afterschool program participants, families and supporters! Special discounted price for admission to the Center...only $4.00 per person.
- Share information about your program at the event during the provider fair! We invite you to set up an informational table about your program. Feel free to be creative and bring a presentation board, handouts, pictures and props!
- Show off your afterschool program in our demonstration area so visitors can observe your program in action and even participate! Demonstrations will be scheduled in 30 minute increments so that your program participants will have a chance to enjoy the Science Center.
RSVP your participation by October 21st to Kathryn Vargas at 412-363-1910or email: vargas@neighborhoodlearning.org
Lights on Afterschool at the Carnegie Science Center
Tuesday October 25th * 4:00PM - 7:00PM
Reduced admission to the Science Center for afterschool program participants...$4.00.
4:00-7:00 PM
Provider Fair: Share information about your program and learn what others are doing!
Program Demonstration Area...See afterschool programs in action!
7:00 PM
Rally & light up ceremony at Fred Rogers Memorial Statue with special guests!
Join us at 7:00PM as we Light Up a Pittsburgh Landmark!!
As part of a national initiative to shine a light on Afterschool, we were challenged to light up a Pittsburgh landmark. What better landmark then the Fred Rogers Memorial Statue, a true pillar of education in the Pittsburgh Community? At the close of The Carnegie Science Center event, we will parade to the Fred Rogers Memorial Statue for an interactive ceremonial lighting! Also hear from community leaders in education as we reflect on the importance of afterschool.
Feature your program in a Video to be shown at the Lights On Event!
Send us a 2-3 minute video featuring your program, students, parents, providers, or teachers and be a part of "The Best of Afterschool in Allegheny County," a film which will be shown the night of the event! Submissions must be turned in by October 7th!
Please keep in mind:
* Submissions should not include music
* You can request to borrow a flip-cam or get students to help with filming
* Save your video in the following format: DVD
* You must have a video release form signed for EVERYONE who appears in your video
Please refer all submissions and inquiries to Susan Brozek Scott with Afterschool Buddy, Inc. at 412-486-2151or susan@afterschoolbuddy.com.
Get on the Bus for Afterschool Day of Advocacy in Harrisburg
Monday, October 18, 2011
Bus leaves from Home Depot, East Liberty at 6:00AM and will return around 7:00PM
Join afterschool program providers, participants and supporters from across Allegheny Country for a day of advocacy in Harrisburg. This is our chance to speak with our elected officials about the importance of afterschool. The event will culminate in a statewide rally in the rotunda of our state capitol. Let's make sure Harrisburg keeps afterschool programming a priority in Pennsylvania!
RSVP your spot on the bus by contacting: Aimee LeFevers at alefevers@uwac.org or 412.456.6876 |
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: APOST QUALITY CAMPAIGN ORIENTATION -BECOME AN APOST QUALITY CAMPAIGN MEMBER!
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2011
9:00-11:00 AM
Sarah Heinz House, One Heinz Street Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Please click here for the flyer.
This workshop will familiarize program providers with the elements required for quality Out-of-School Time programming as well as the core competencies necessary for afterschool and youth development professionals. OST providers will have a thorough understanding of how to use the APOST Quality Self-Assessment to identify program weaknesses and obtain support where practices need to be strengthened. OST providers will also begin a portfolio to track their personal professional development growth.
Upon completion of the Orientation, providers will have the knowledge needed to successfully complete the APOST Quality Self-Assessment with their organization, complete an Action Plan for ongoing improvement, and become official APOST Quality Campaign members! APOST Quality Campaign member benefits include use of APOST logo on all marketing materials, recognition of participation in continuous quality improvement efforts on www.AfterschoolPGH.org, priority preference to CYC Basic Course/other special offerings, preference when applying for APOST Quality Capacity Grants...and much more!
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Get Active with APOST! Upcoming Opportunities to Get Involved:
The APOST Campaign Committees are moving full speed ahead and...WOW... do they have plans in the making! Check out our page dedicated to the APOST Committees. Here you'll find the current Committee members, the Committee commitment statement and the meeting minutes from current and past gatherings. Check back often for the latest updates.
Best Practices In Service Learning: October 11, 11:00-12:30, United Way.
- Communications & Advocacy: October 20, 9:30, United Way
- Professional Development: October 24, 9:30, Sarah Heinz House
- Positive Youth Development: Nov. 2, 10:00, United Way (tentative)
To learn more and RSVP, please contact Aimee LeFevers at (412) 456-6876 or alefevers@uwac.org. |
This Month, Give Your Children and Youth a Voice! Don't miss the third and final of three Youth-Driven Programming Workshops!
In youth-driven programs, youth have a voice, that voice is heard, and it matters!
Wendy Wheeler from The Innovation Center (www.theinnovationcenter.org)
Rescheduled! Thursday, November 3, 9:00am-12:00pm
Limited space is available, so register today! Registration is free, and participants are eligible to receive PQAS and/or Act 48 professional development hours. Register online: www.bit.ly/ydpworkshops
Questions? Contact Milena Nigam (mkn11@pitt.edu / 412-244-5025
This workshop series is supported through generous funding from the Heinz Endowments
For more Youth Driven Programming information and great resources, please click here. |
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