YEI Power Hours are hosted by Young Entrepreneur Institute, where we believe every child should understand and experience entrepreneurship. Learn more about our programs at www.youngentrepreneurinstitute.org. Our next Educator Power Hour, Leadership, is Wednesday, February 26th at 4 PM Eastern / 3 PM Central. Register by filling out the form. Contact echois@us.edu with any questions. Register

Join us for an info session on the Youth as Solutions – Peacemaking Cohort! The Youth as Solutions – Peacemaking Cohort empowers young leaders in grades 6-12 to take action on issues of conflict resolution, community building, and building peace in their schools and communities. Leadership teams, alongside an adult mentor, will engage in a guided service-learning […]

Join Big Thought Institute, Afterschool Alliance, Mizzen Education, AIR and Rebecca Goldberg Consulting for the second webinar in a series. The conversation will delve deeper into both research and practice around the preparation and support of the OST field’s workforce, highlighting insights from The Power of Us Workforce Survey and the importance of relationships, mentoring, identity formation, the value of lived experiences, and collaboration. […]

Integrating STEM and Social-Emotional Development In OST Programming Academics and educators, are you ready to dive into insights at the intersection of STEM education and social-emotional development (SED)? Join us for a webinar on A Systematic Review of STEM Learning and Social-Emotional Development in Out-of-School Time Programming. This NSF-funded study synthesized over two decades of […]

ACRES (Afterschool Coaching for Reflective Educators in STEM) is excited to be offering monthly Math Tasters. Come engage in MMSA’s own fluency math games and activities that support students in learning math facts and becoming fluent in computation while having fun in the process! Register

STEM Pathways For Girls Monthly Workshop Exploring Personality Psychology STEM Pathways For Girls Monthly Workshops: Calling all young women, non-binary, and non-gender conforming students in grades 5-8! Ignite your passion for STEM at our upcoming STEM Pathways for Girls Monthly Workshop. Join us for fun hands-on workshops, and incredible insights from women leading the way in science, technology, engineering, and math. About the Workshop:  With […]

Lack of awareness remains one of the biggest barriers to participation in summer meals. This webinar will cover best practices and strategies for effective promotion and outreach that can be used to connect more families to summer meals sites in their community. Register

As part of Civic Learning Week, we are excited to present “Voices of Change Panel: Service-Learning and Civic Engagement.” This insightful panel discussion will bring together youth, educators, and service-learning experts to discuss the pivotal role of service-learning in fostering civic engagement and empowering the next generation of leaders. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of […]

Get charged up about electricity! We’ll integrate literature as we explore static electricity and basic circuits.  Use what you discover to make your own scribble bot that wiggles and draws on paper. Ideas you can immediately use with your students. Register here *Virtual. Zoom link sent day before* Register by March 1 for kit pick […]

Could you get the nutrition you need on only $6 per person per day? FRAC’s SNAP Challenge, March 18–20, allows participants to get a glimpse of what life is like for tens of millions of people who struggle to put food on the table. Some in Congress are proposing dangerous cuts to SNAP that would […]

Summer Planning Bootcamp: Destination Summer Learning NSLA's free virtual Summer Planning Bootcamp is a live, virtual deep dive for program innovation and student success. Who Should Attend? Anyone who works with youth during the summer months or cares about summer learning. Leaders from schools, community-based programs, camps, libraries, outdoor education programs, and more. View Sponsorship Opportunities or Register as a sponsor to […]

Welcome to the Afterschool Policy Pulse! Every second Friday at noon ET, our own Senior VP of Policy, Erik Peterson, will recap the latest policy developments, what we know (or don’t know!) about how they may impact afterschool and summer programs, and what may be coming up next. Submit your questions in advance so we […]

Counted Out investigates the biggest crises of our time through an unexpected lens: math. In our current information economy, math is everywhere. Whether we know it or not, our numeric literacy—whether we can speak the language of math—is a critical determinant of social and economic power. Through a mosaic of personal stories, expert interviews, and scenes […]

Counted Out investigates the biggest crises of our time through an unexpected lens: math. In our current information economy, math is everywhere. Whether we know it or not, our numeric literacy—whether we can speak the language of math—is a critical determinant of social and economic power. Through a mosaic of personal stories, expert interviews, and scenes […]

The STEM Talk: Your 30-Minute, Monthly STEM Pulse Check Join us for an essential conversation with James Brown, Executive Director of the STEM Education Coalition, and Della Cronin of Bose Public Affairs Group as they unpack the "First 100 Days" and their implications across the STEM landscape. Register here: https://lnkd.in/ezNKrynm Your STEM Pulse Check Will […]

The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) allows high-need schools to offer all students school meals at no charge. CEP reduces barriers to school meal participation, eases the administrative and operational burdens faced by school nutrition departments, and is an effective tool in the fight against childhood hunger. In the 2023-2024 school year, one out of every […]

CACFP 101 for Afterschool Programs with Loren Miller, Bureau Chief – Family Nutrition Bureau Join the New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department (ECECD) for a workshop about how out-of-school time programs can address food insecurity. The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture as […]

Given the current landscape, what does support for empowering girls and women in STEM look like going forward? Join us for this important panel discussion with members of NGCP’s Board of Directors who bring expertise in STEM, education, policy, and research. Register

Living, Teaching, & Embracing SEL with Jocelyn Guansing, Every Monday Matters At any given moment, we can experience a variety of feelings from despair to happiness, frustration to joy, and everything in between. How we recognize and regulate our emotions shapes how we show up every day, interact with the people around us, and better […]

Take a leap into the exciting world of quantum science with QuantumGirls! World Quantum Day is coming up on April 14, 2025. Join this exciting webinar to discover what quantum science is and why it matters. QuantumGirls, developed by the National Girls Collaborative Project in collaboration with Montana State University, and supported by the US Air Force […]

The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) is an over $12 billion federal investment that helps states support the child care needs of working families with children up to age 13. In 2024, new federal regulations required state-led agencies administering CCDF to use at least some grants and contracts to fund guaranteed child care slots, […]