News & Events
KCYDN Upcoming Networking Events: February 29, 2012 and March 22, 2012
Youth Development Outcomes- Reality Check!
- Increase your understanding of how multiple oppressions intersect
- Share program resources & network with youth workers
Posted January 31, 2012.
Little or no cost training and consulting available through June 2012
The community meetings are scheduled as follows:
• 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 7, Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Level 1, Microsoft Auditorium (206-386-4636)
• Noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, Beacon Hill Branch, 2821 Beacon Ave. S. (206-684-4711)
• 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, Ballard Branch, 5614 22nd Ave. N.W. (206-684-4089).
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Seattle, WA
January 23-27, 2012
This five-day training will introduce your organization to exciting new underwater LEGO™ robotics curriculum, exemplary practices in gender equity and engineering messaging, and strategies and tools for implementing a summer camp for high school girls. Project Splash educators will have access to online support and course management tools, curriculum and materials kits, and additional resource materials. After the training, your organization will receive guidance and support throughout the planning and implementation of your one-week robotics camp the following summer.
“Black Learning: A Global Perspective”
Seattle, WA
Save the date! February 29th,2012 at the 2100 Bldg. from 6:30pm til 8:30pm for the Praxis Institute for Early Childhood Ecucation's annual Black History Month Symposium. More information will be available soon. Contact Praxis Institute at:206-328-6436. This Seattle organization seems to not currently have a website.
Please take a moment to complete this short survey to share successes earned by your afterschool program, or a program you know well. You will be entered in a drawing to win a Kindle Fire or a $10 iTunes gift certificate. Two Kindle Fire winners will be drawn from the highest quality submissions. Fifty iTunes gift certificate winners will be drawn at random. You must send in your submission by January 18, 2012, to be eligible to win a prize.
Posted December 16, 2011.
Contribute to the Review of Child Care Center Licensing Rules
Posted December 16, 2011.
Applications are being accepted now for the National Summer Learning Association's 2012 Excellence in Summer Learning Award!
It may be December, but it's the perfect time to think about summer excellence. Our 2011 Excellence in Summer Learning Award applications are available online now, and due Feb. 10, 2012. The benefits for winners include national media exposure as well as a showcase at our national conference. Read all about the application process at summerlearning.org/excellenceaward.
New Afterschool Evaluation Tool from the Harvard Family Research Project.
Teen Artist Workshop at the Experience Music Project in partnership with Metrocenter YMCA YTECH.
*Scholarships available!*
More information & registration here
Details and registration information here
*Applications Due January 6*
More details online here.
Order Free* Books for Read Across America Day
The Literacy Empowerment Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, invites your afterschool or other literacy project to apply for FREE books. Resources are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. (With some fees, you pay $0.68 per book) Orders must be received by February 11th, 2012.
Published November 29, 2011.
Seattle Public Schools 2012 Annual Service Learning Symposium
February 24, 2012, Seattle, WA
Keynote Speaker and Workshop Presenter: Cathy Berger Kaye, M.A., author of The Complete Guide to Service Learning. Also featuring Dr. Shelley H. Billing of RMC Research. Read the flier.
Posted November 29, 2011.
Seattle Council and Mayor seeking eight qualified individuals for Families and Education Levy Oversight Committee
Posted November 28, 2011.
Harvard Family Research Project Seeks Afterschool Programs to Pilot their Evaluation Guide
They are seeking your insight to help them enhance two upcoming publications about out-of-school time (OST)/expanded learning: The first will guide OST program directors through an evaluation, and the second will highlight innovative practices to engage families in OST.
If you are interested in applying, please complete the application by December 20, 2011.
Click here to learn more and apply online.
Posted November 23, 2011.
Ready by 21 Webinar Series: Free!
What Do You Want to Take Stock Of? hosted by the Forum for Youth Investment
November 29, 2011 - 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
To make good decisions, leaders need complete data from all the settings and systems where young people spend their time. They need information about youths’ physical and mental health, after-school activities, employment and family structure, and more. They need information about the extent and performance of existing services and supports.
Healthy behavior, staying in school, problem-solving skills - these are among the outcomes we all want to see in our young people. It is always encouraging to be able to point to a new mentoring initiative, a great afterschool program or a really innovative school, but to achieve community- and state-wide impact, you need to do something bigger.
Posted November 22, 2011.
Professional Grant Development Workshop
December 14-16, 2011 8:30am-4:30pm at University of Washington
This intensive three-day grant proposal workshop is geared for: 1) those who wish to strengthen their grant writing skills and 2) beginners who wish to acquire and master the techniques of preparing, writing and winning proposals from various funding agencies. The center of attention will be on how to effectively write proposals in times of keen competition and limited resources. Learn more at: http://granttrainingcenter.com/.
Posted November 7, 2011
Afterschool Program Needs and Practices Survey
innovation Research & Training, a child and adolescent development research company in Durham, NC, is looking for Afterschool Program Directors whose programs serve children in the 3rd through 5th grades to help us learn about afterschool program needs and practices to inform the development of an evidence-based, social emotional learning, elementary afterschool curriculum.
You will get an opportunity to provide your expert opinion in an online survey lasting 25 – 30 minutes. You may choose to participate in a drawing for an iTouch for your participation. If you think you might be interested in this research study, please go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/WRDG663 to review the consent information and to complete the Afterschool Program Needs and Practices Survey if you are willing.
Posted November 7, 2011
Structuring Out-of-School Time (OST) To Improve Academic Achievement
Two Free Webinars on November 10 and December 1, 2011
Regional Education Laboratory at Education Northwest will host two webinars—on November 10 and December 1—for staff working directly with students in out-of-school time (OST) programs. OST program coordinators are encouraged to take advantage of these webinars as group staff development activities at their sites. Click here to learn more.
Posted October 31, 2011.
Indianapolis, Indiana
December 6 and 7, 2011.
The 2011 Because Kids Count Conference is one of the Midwest’s largest conferences designed especially for youth workers, teachers, counselors, youth ministers, nonprofit administrators, civic leaders, and others who work with and on behalf of children.
Posted October 28, 2011.
500+ Gathered for Lights on Afterschool & the Afterschool Hall of Fame
Thank you everyone who joined us for Lights on Afterschool in Yakima hosted by Northwest Community Action Center and Yakima School District on 10/24. We presented our Afterschool Hall of Fame Awards to seven incredible individuals and groups. Click here to read the story in the Yakima Herald.
Youth Suicide Prevention Program Seeks Educators of 5th graders
YSPP has developed a new curriculum called "Riding the Waves" that emphasizes skills for coping with stress and managing emotions. They are looking for instructors of all sorts that "teach" 5th graders to pilot some of the lessons this school year. Afterschool programs would be ideal participants! Click here to learn more.
Posted October 13, 2011.
Cities Making Fundamental Shift to Coordinated Approaches
National Science Teachers Association Area Conference
Science—For All, For Now, Forever
December 8–10, 2011
Join us in the Pacific Northwest for the NSTA 2011 Seattle Area Conference on Science Education. The conference headquarters hotel is the Sheraton Seattle Hotel. Conference registration and most sessions will be at the Washington State Convention Center, as will the exhibits and the NSTA Science Bookstore. Additional sessions and events will be held at the Sheraton.
Posted September 28, 2011.
Program Quality Initiative
School’s Out Washington believes that quality doesn’t occur by accident. Some people may have a natural talent for connecting with youth or organizing fun activities, but ensuring that school-age children and youth are getting the best possible experience from a program takes intentionality. Read more about our latest efforts to assess quality.
Posted September 19, 2011.
Action for Healthy Kids has created RUN FOR HEALTHY KIDS for runners who want to make a difference in preventing childhood obesity. Whether you are walking a 5K or running a marathon, your efforts will help schools provide good food and fitness programs for kids. Signup to fundraise for Action For Healthy Kids for any race you are planning to run. Click here to learn more.
Posted September 1, 2011.
Youth Work Methods Training of Trainers- Vermont, November 2011
David P. Weikart's Center most intensive training prepares participants to lead the item-aligned workshops from the Youth Work Methods Series. The Methods TOT begins with 4 weeks of online coursework comparable to a college-level course. Participants should expect to spend 3-4 hours per week considering youth work and adult learning concepts and completing assignments. Participants then attend a 3-day residential intensive workshop. The TOT culminates in a final online week. Participants receive a thick guidebook with training agendas for all the item-aligned workshops. Click here for more information.
Posted September 1, 2011.