This is your weekly newsletter featuring program spotlights, innovative resources, and training opportunities for the out-of-school-time industry in Florida. Together, we can ensure all children and youth in Florida have access to affordable, available, high-quality expanded learning opportunities to foster their success in school and beyond. |
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Florida Ready to Work: March 23 at 11 a.m. ET
Are you working to prepare your students for their future careers? Are you looking for opportunities for your students to earn state recognized credentials? Then we invite you to join us for an Introduction to Florida Ready to Work.
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It's Youth of the Year time and we are celebrating alongside Boys & Girls Clubs all over the state. Congrats to all the young people earning recognition for your local leadership. Well deserved! |
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Palmetto Sr. Named Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year
PALMETTO - The Boys & Girls Clubs of Manatee County recently named Jayden D., a senior at Palmetto High School, as the organization's 2023-24 Youth of the Year Representative. Jayden's award includes a 1-year Florida College Prepaid Scholarship.
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thebradentontimes.com
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Boys & Girls Clubs announces local Youth of the Year Winners
Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida announced the winners of their local 2023 Youth of the Year competition, the organization's highest honor for young leaders, at the Youth of the Year Awards Ceremony and Alumni Club Reception on Feb. 23 at...
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www.staugustine.com
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If you have an idea for an afterschool spotlight or would like to be featured, email Holly to help share your story!
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YMCA eyes property near HCA Florida Citrus Hospital
Collaboration. That's a surefire way to get things done. The Citrus Memorial Health Foundation YMCA wants to collaborate with HCA Florida Citrus Hospital and the Citrus County Hospital Board in order to provide a downtown Inverness branch of the Y.
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www.chronicleonline.com
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School supper program provides after-school nutrition
Students in Santa Rosa County School District who participate in extracurricular activities used to be eligible for free-after school snacks. Now they can get something more filling: Free dinner. The northwest Florida district recently rolled out ...
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www.food-management.com
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Florida lawmakers propose bill to push back schools'...
The debate has been going on for years. For many high school students in Florida, the starting bell rings early in the morning, around 7:30 a.m. And even though the students make it to the classroom, many are still half asleep.That's why Florida...
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ICYMI: Florida's Legislative Session has Begun
In case you mised it... Periodic Updates from Florida After School to Keep You Informed March 7, 2023 The 125th Session of the Florida Legislature is Officially Underway Tuesday, March 7, 2023, marked the start of the 125th
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Listening to Black voters: Afterschool is essential
Results are in! By overwhelming majorities, Black voters agree on the value of afterschool and summer learning programs. From inspiring children to learn to supporting young people's well-being, polling affirms that Black voters are in favor of...
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www.afterschoolalliance.org
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SciGirls CONNECT gives you access to Role Model Profiles
Celebrate SciGirls like Aerospace Project Manager, LaNita Whittle, and more using the SciGirls CONNECT Role Model profiles. Perfect resource for Women's History month!
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www.scigirlsconnect.org
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Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez Announces Second...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Today, Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez announced the launch of the 2023 Florida Space Art Contest at Dante B. Fascell Elementary in Miami. With March being Youth Art Month, students in grades K-5 are encouraged to create an ...
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www.spaceflorida.gov
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Bring Your Teens to the Capitol for a Day!
Children's Week is for all children and youth! New this year is TEEN THURSDAY at the Capitol from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm on March 30, 2023. This special event will allow students (grades 7th-12th) from across the state to see the legislative process...
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Want Free YE resources?
Our national partner, VentureLab, offers free Programs & Curriculum sorted by Grade Levels. Find out what you can access today!
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venturelab.org
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Captain Barrington Irving scheduled to open the Florida Afterschool & Summer Symposium on Thursday, April 13. |
Guinness world-record setting and National Geographic Explorer, Captain Barrington Irving elevates the conversation around STEM+ education and describes how to take an innovative approach through technology and creativity. This innovator & aviation expert believes every student can fulfill life's potential with a dynamic STEM+ education when facilitated by transformational industry leaders. When the three-time TEDX speaker shares his journey of sourcing, funding, and building his own plane to become the youngest and first black man to fly around the world solo in 2007, everyone will be motivated to ask themselves, “am I living up to my full potential?”
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Exploring Paleontology to Spark Science Engagement (webinar) |
Are you and your students fascinated by dinosaurs, fossils, and paleontology? Join us for this webinar on March 30, 2 pm ET, featuring paleohistologist Dr. Holly Woodward Ballard and get ideas to nurture your students’ interest & increase science engagement!
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Register Today! Every Hour Counts Conference: May 30-June 1
Gather with us May 30 - June 1 to share, strategize, and connect. In the only convening of this type focused on peer-to-peer learning, we'll explore how to develop community-wide solutions with young people and leaders from across communities.
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