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Dear Afterschool Advocates:
Time sure does fly. I hope that everyone had a good summer. Can you believe the 2013-2014 school year is starting?
There is always a need for professional development opportunities, as well as, advocating for out-of-school time programs. Please check out the information in this issue about the Out-of-School conference in Wichita on October 8th. Registration information appears below.
Then - challenge for you. Last year approximately 80 programs registered Lights On Afterschool events on the Afterschool Alliance website. This is a great time to join others across the nation in highlighting the importance of Afterschool/Expanded Learning Opportunities. Would you host an event, large or small, elaborate or simple and register it on the Afterschool Alliance website? Could we host 120 or 130 events this year? See the details below and be sure to let us know if you are doing something special. We are always eager to share stories.
Please feel free to share the information in our newsletter with others and have them sign up to receive them directly.
Marcia Dvorak, Director
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Out-of-School Conference
October 8th in Wichita
Want to engage youth in long-term, structured learning-environments that address their interests and help develop their physical, cognitive, social and emotional skills and abilities? This one-day conference sponsored by K-State Research and Extension 4-H and Kansas 21st Century Community Learning Centers highlights hands-on curricula that adapt easily for out-of-school settings.
This conference is open to anyone - certified teachers, afterschool program directors, community or faith-based afterschool providers, summer recreation providers and extension agents.
Registration form
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Lights On Afterschool
Each October, one million Americans and thousands of communities nationwide celebrate Lights On Afterschool to shine a light on the afterschool programs that keep kids safe, inspire them to learn, help working families and build youth workforce skills. This year on October 17, 2013 afterschool programs across the nation will be participating in the 14th annual Lights on Afterschool celebration. Host an event that works for your afterschool and celebrate your support for afterschool. How will you celebrate Lights On Afterschool?
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Kansas Afterschool Quality
Online Training
The Kansas Enrichment Network in partnership with Kansas Department of Health and Environment is offering an online training for afterschool. Participants can receive 3.5 continuing education units.
Who: Afterschool staff, program directors or anyone interested in professional learning related to afterschool.
What: Virtual professional development
When: Available any time and at no cost!
Where: Access the training from any location. Visit www.kansasenrichment.net and check out our "Quality" tab for more details.
Why: To learn more about Kansas Afterschool Quality Guidelines and receive clock hours!
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Funding Opportunities
To support teachers and their efforts to bring special learning experiences to their students.
The Association awards grants to worthy projects that significantly influence student learning.
Target stores award Field Trip Grants to K-12 schools nationwide.
To support public school teachers, public education support professionals, and/or faculty and staff in public institutions of higher education.
To improve the academic achievement of students in U.S. public schools and public higher education institutions in any subject area(s).
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SAFE BASE, is the after-school and summer program for the Iola school district, which serves almost 1,000 K-12th grade students annually, including home-schooled and Christian schooled students. Encouraging and promoting excellence in all students, SAFE BASE is not a remedial program, but an opportunity for all students to spark and fuel their interests and talents.
This summer, Angela Henry, Director, and a group of 68 students (and adult chaperones), from the SAFE BASE summer program embarked on a week-long excursion into the Rocky Mountains, which included Rocky Mountain National Park, Leadville and a slew of activities.
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Articles
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Deadline December 6, 2013
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Resource
Do you ever need resource information when you are writing a grant or other papers on afterschool programs? Have you checked out the many research studies, reports, essays, articles and commentaries in the book Expanding Minds and Opportunities: Leveraging the Power of Afterschool and Summer Learning for Student Success? This is a great resource when you need sound information provided by more than 100 authors representing a range of researchers, educators, policy makers and professionals in the field. For articles, from the book Expanding Minds and Opportunities: Leveraging the Power of Afterschool and Summer Learning for Student Success, go to www.expandinglearning.org/expandingminds.
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Youth Activity
Save the Children will be hosting, the World Marathon Challenge. It is an event where a group of children or team can register children online. There is no cost for registration. The children get sponsors and come together to run a lap around a track in a relay until they get to the distance of a marathon. The goal is for the children to collectively break the world record for the marathon held by Kenyan Olympian,
Patrick Makau. It's a global event so it's a cool way to let children feel connected to a much bigger issue and bring in enrichment lessons about global child issues, teamwork, goal setting etc.
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Marcia Dvorak, Director
(785) 864-9665
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