July 2022

2022 Upcoming Opportunities! July 11th-15th: National Summer Learning Week July 26th: Setting the Stage for Inclusion Live Online Training August 1st: Arts Now Live Online Training September 23rd: OregonASK Partner Meeting October 20th: Lights On Afterschool November 17th & 18th: Open Minds, Opens Space Virtual Conference

National Summer Learning Week July 11-15, 2022 National Summer Learning Week Oregon Proclamation shares the importance of dedicating time each year to elevating summer learning as an essential piece of keeping kids learning, safe, and healthy throughout the summer. You might want to try highlighting: Discover STEM and Soar, Winning at Health and Wellness, Celebrate Future Leaders, and Dive into a Book Adventure. Visit NSLA's website to learn more about how to share your story and participate in Our Time to Shine for Summer Learning Week. #Summerlearningweek

OregonASK Partnering Up to Support Oregon Community Summer Grants While there has been no shortage of obstacles in preparing for this summer, we have seen so many amazing opportunities come up thanks to the availability of summer community enrichment grants. There is still money available, especially for communities being prioritized in this application: families or youth of color and tribal/Indigenous youth; families or youth impacted by disabilities; families or youth who are emerging bilinguals; families or youth navigating poverty, homelessness or foster care; families or youth in rural areas; and other local demographic groups who may be underserved in your region. If you need help fitting your idea within the grant scope, please reach out to see if we can help. Applications must be submitted by July 15th!! And if you are looking for some implementation support to reach your targets, please check out our Summer Solutions kit for resources to get you started or reach out to general@oregonask.org

Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities

Our new training management system is ready to for you to start using! OregonASK online allows us to share virtual eLearning, Live Online, and Hybrid trainings to wherever you are! We are very excited to be able to offer more on-demand training to meet the needs of the continuously changing field.

Setting the Stage for Inclusion Webinar July 26th Update: Inclusion Base Camp postponed until Fall 2022 Register Here for Setting the Stage for Inclusion July 26th! How can we build systems of inclusion in our day-to-day work with youth? What does an inclusive program look like? In this session, participants will recognize the experience of youth with disabilities in their program and explore resources and tools for building a more inclusive afterschool or summer program. Join this one hour virtual training to review the basics, hear helpful hints and discuss possible strategies for building inclusive spaces for all.

Arts Now Kicks Off on August 1st! OregonASK is partnering up with the Salem Art Association in a statewide arts initiative called Arts Now, that will bring art to children, youth, and adults across Oregon! Join us August 1st to kick off Arts Now and join the new program training that supports process-based, fun and meaningful afterschool experiences that will change the way we look at informal learning! Register Here for the FREE Arts Now Live Online Training on August 1st! OregonASK will also utilize the newly launched OregonASK online to release fun asynchronous videos and tips on topics such as youth engagement and voice, available any time! Arts Now will combine Process-Based Art, SEL, and Youth-Led learning to make programming fun and easily implemented through a whole-child approach! Contact rachel.kessler@oregonask.org with questions!

2022 Fall Live Online Conference November 17th & 18th Join us online November 17th & 18th for our 3rd annual joint virtual conference, Open Minds, Open Spaces in partnership with five other state afterschool networks. We look forward to having Dr. Bianca Baldridge joining as our Keynote, helping us Celebrate Afterschool, especially the community of youth professionals that make it all happen!

Understanding the 'Us' that Serve Youth If you haven't heard, OregonASK is collaborating with national partners to support the Power of Us Workforce Survey. We hope that you can take a few minutes to take the survey and pass it on to your colleagues, volunteers, and employees who work with youth. Please take a few moments to contribute this effort by completing the survey, and pass the link along: https://bit.ly/PowerOfUs-OregonASK This survey will provide us real data about the needs of youth professionals and cost of building adequate systems for expanded learning opportunities to inform actionable policy and practice. In appreciation for your time, survey organizers are offering monthly drawings for $100 Amazon gift codes. 10 winners are selected every month! We look forward to hearing from you!

Girls Build Solutions as part of Million Girls Moonshot OregonASK was joined by representatives from Oregon Workforce Development & Talent Board and Oregon Department of Education for the national STEM convening about Girls Building Solutions in Chicago last week. Festivities also included recognition of the first ever Moonshot Flight Crew with one of Oregon's own amazing young women, Olivia. Find out more about the Moonshot partners and Girls Build event HERE.

Connecting to OregonASK Make sure to sign up for our next EXTRAzone (Expanding Training & Resources Afterschool) coming later this month. Use THIS LINK to sign up Online Training to make sure you get added to our ExtraZone list.  Find our previous Monthly Newsletters Online HERE and make sure to visit OregonASK.org for more local resources!

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