Posts by Katie Jacob

Center for Creative Education (CCE), a Prime Time expanded learning opportunity provider, has reconvened its in-person sessions with Palm Beach County afterschool programs. The Center for Creative Education (CCE)’s out-of-school time program, CADRE, provides arts integration programming focused on developing social and emotional skills, building important habits of mind and foundational skills for success, and…

Egret Lake Afterschool Program, a participant of the Palm Beach County Quality Improvement System, received free choir sessions from Prime Time expanded learning opportunity Young Singers of the Palm Beaches to provide children and youth an opportunity to explore various aspects of musicianship, world cultures, emotions, linguistics and teamwork. Each session includes activities that develop…

Children and youth at Hope Centennial Afterschool Program began their expanded learning opportunity session with Resource Depot learning about the impact of litter, followed by a creative reuse of egg cartons where the children made their own “litter bugs.”  The fun didn’t stop there, Connie, the Resource Depot’s  teaching  artist , conducted the virtual session from a northern climate where it snowed.  “I…

In selecting the NAA’s Next Generation of Afterschool Leaders 2021, the National AfterSchool Association sought to highlight emerging leaders who are making contributions that influence programs and organizations, and have the potential for long-term and broad impact on the afterschool field. The individuals are active in the broader afterschool community, demonstrate the NAA Core Competencies,…

Children attending New Hope Charities afterschool program learned the importance of modern space exploration through joint programs between NASA and Space X after reading Douglas Florian’s “Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars.” To engage in a fun, hands-on activity related to the book, youth had the opportunity to make homemade rocket and personal air supplies.…