Thank you to everyone who joined us for the first speaker of the Lunch and Learn series. Hanna Attafi, a certified yoga teacher, mindfulness facilitator, and former CCSD teacher provided us with ways to incorporate mindfulness into our daily lives. As the busy holiday season approaches and then onto the second semester of the school year,…
Disadvantaged children fall even further behind in academics during what has been termed the ‘summer slide’. According to the National Summer Learning Association: Most students lost 2 months of math skills with low-income students losing another couple 9 in 10 teachers spend at least 3 weeks re-teaching material at the start of a new school…
Teachers and afterschool providers who finds themselves becoming increasingly interested in mindfulness and integrating mindfulness into their classrooms or programs have to keep one very important thing in mind…it starts with them. Introducing kids to mindful awareness, bringing attention to their breath, focusing their mind on particular thoughts or mantras, has been shown in recent…
Students having the knowledge and familiarity with various forms of measurements is important because the need for measuring and estimating will appear in innumerable ways throughout their lives, whether it be in baking a cake, arranging the furniture in a room, or creating various crafts. A UK research study has found that since the 1970s,…
Operation Prevention is the brainchild of a collaboration between the Drug Enforcement Administration and Discovery Education hoping to activate and facilitate conversations about drug-free living, particularly as it relates to opioid abuse and addiction. The site provides resources including lesson plans that vary by age group. Majority of people in the U.S. have in some…
The new portal on NAESP’s Afterschool and Summer Learning site is up and running. Fran Welch, Dean of Education, Health, and Human Performance, and Courtney Howard, Director of the Center for Partnerships to Improve Education, both make appearances in the video discussing various Charleston schools’ partnership with the College. The Summer STEAM Institute as well…
The importance of computer science within school curriculum is beginning to seep more and more into the collective mind. According to Code.org, 34 states allow computer science to count towards math or science high school graduation requirements, up from only 12 states in 2013. Only 11 states have created K-12 computer standards, one being South…
Empowered Minds, formerly known as Yoga Kidz, is bringing yoga and mindfulness to the classroom. They believe in ‘teaching kids specific tools, creative techniques and daily practices to lay the foundation for attentiveness, stability and curiosity upon which all learning rests. In a world where stress, technology and distraction grow ever more pervasive, teaching our…
Employers today note a lack of skills relating to communication, teamwork/collaboration, and critical thinking when it comes to filling workplace positions, all of which are highly desired qualities for job candidates. Within the afterschool community it’s these skills the students are likely to develop, leading to qualified future workers. Most often in afterschool and summer…
Here is an article that is incredibly relevant to what’s going on in our nation today. Afterschool programs are important and need to be kept around. They should be invested in and improved for our students and families. They provide so much more besides day-care and homework help. They are fundamental in children’s growth.…