Out-of-School Time

Program Spotlight: Lights On Afterschool at

Events, Latest from NMOST, Out-of-School Time, STEM, Success Stories / Ian Gates

On October 23, Abiquiu Elementary School hosted a successful Lights On Afterschool event! This engaging event was designed to promote enriching, family-centered learning through hands-on STEM exploration in partnership with Explora, whose staff set up many exciting STEM activities. Abiquiu Elementary staff was pleased to welcome students and parents who actively participated in the learning stations. Explora staff, led by […]

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Program Spotlight: H2AS Young Entrepreneurs

Events, Latest from NMOST, Out-of-School Time / Ian Gates

In late May, NMOST visited H2 Academic Solutions in Belen for their end-of-year celebration and student showcase as part of their Young Entrepreneurs afterschool program. H2 received an Advancing Youth Entrepreneurship mini-grant from NMOST to support their continued partnership with VentureLab and to implement VentureLab’s Spark Mentorship program. The youth participants pitched their businesses and

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The National Service-Learning Conference

Events, Latest from NMOST, Out-of-School Time, Success Stories / Ian Gates

NMOST attended the National Service-Learning Conference in March In March, NMOST brought a delegation of 7 attendees to the National Service-Learning Conference in St Paul, Minnesota. This included 3 youth leaders and 2 program leaders from the Youth Agricultural Cooperative in Albuquerque, the Director of the Lovington Youth Center, and a member of NMOST’s staff.

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Program Spotlight: The Youth Agricultural Cooperative

Latest from NMOST, Out-of-School Time, Success Stories / Ian Gates

On February 22, NMOST visited the Youth Agricultural Cooperative’s Seed Planting Day. While most of this program’s work happens during the summer, co-directors Kate Porterfield and Andrew Trujillo started hosting seed planting days earlier in the year so that participants can see the entire process, not just summer harvesting. At the beginning, youth go around

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Out-Of-School Time In The South Valley

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Betzabed Ramirez, July 2022 Time when kids are not in school is crucial. It’s important that youth spend their time in a positive way when they are not in school. How is that time spent in the South Valley? As an intern for the New Mexico Out-of-School Time Network, I was able to interview five

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Guest Blog From Suzanne Eisenberg

Out-of-School Time, STEM, Success Stories / NMOST Network

Written by: Suzzanne Eisenberge Created by: STEM Next When I was younger, I never thought I was going to be “good” at science. I didn’t even consider that I could one day have a career in STEM. Now, as a college freshman studying astrophysics, my confidence in my STEM capabilities is a world of difference

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Leveraging Out-Of-School Stem Programming To Support Education Recovery

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The passage of the American Rescue Plan provides historic levels of funding for out-of-school time programming, with $30 billion set aside for afterschool and summer learning. While school closures in New Mexico have resulted in unfinished learning across disciplines, STEM learning has been particularly affected. In a recent survey, 65% of parents with children in online or

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