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Youth Learn About Resiliency in Afternoon Meeting
2nd to 4th graders at Forest Hill Elementary Afterschool Program spent time sharing their emotion colors of the day, reviewing the meaning of resiliency, and talking about what they would do to deal with a situation that wasn’t going their way in a recent Afternoon Meeting. Youth also reflected on their favorite parts of the meeting and…
Read MoreDiamond View Elementary Implements Schoolwide KINDNESS Mission
Diamond View Elementary Guidance Team is implementing a schoolwide. kindness mission with cards purchased from the Oriental Trading Company with generous funding provided by The Wallace Foundation. Students and staff are given instructions (below) to complete secret mission to help in spreading kindness around the school while making it fun and exciting.
Read MoreCrosspointe Elementary: Connecting to Families Through School Day and Out-of-School Time Leads to Youth Benefits
Written by: Pam Newsome and Stefania Giannella Building relationships between school-day and out-of-school time (OST) staff benefits not only school climate and culture, but also youth. When that relationship-building is paired with family engagement, the possibility of success dramatically increases. Crosspointe Elementary Principal Dr. Ann Marie Dilbert, Parent Liaison Courtney Roper, and OST Director Abeer…
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