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Enter to Win a $25 Gift Card During Afterschool Professionals Appreciation Week 2021
Prime Time Palm Beach County is celebrating Afterschool Professionals Appreciation Week, along with the National Afterschool Association, to recognize, appreciate and advocate for those who work with young people during out-of-school hours. There are more than 10.2 million children participating in afterschool and an estimated 850,000 afterschool professionals who make a profound difference in the…
Read MorePrime Time’s Amazing Out-Of-School Time Race Goes Virtual
On March 10, 2021, afterschool practitioners joined Prime Time for an exciting virtual edition of the Amazing Out-of-School Time Race! The morning started at 9:00 a.m. where attendees were welcomed with a warm greeting and then divided into seven teams and placed in break out rooms where they were greeted by Prime Time facilitators, who brought them through a friendly competition that…
Read MorePrime Time and School District Discuss the Ingredients for a Successful Partnership and Implementation of SEL
On February 19, 2021, Prime Time Palm Beach County Director of Professional Development Katherine Gopie, The School District of Palm Beach County SEL Manager Kristen Rullison, and professionals from CASEL, and The Wallace Foundation discussed what Palm Beach County has learned about how school and out-of-school time partners can work together to align and implement SEL on CASEL…
Read MorePrime Time and School District Featured in Podcast Series Sharing Experiences Working Together to Help Children Develop SEL
The new podcast series from The Wallace Foundation shares findings and early lessons from a RAND Corporation study of our Partnerships for Social and Emotional Learning Initiative (PSELI). The five-episode series features indepth conversations with school/district and afterschool/out-of-school time leaders about their experiences working together to help children develop social and emotional skills. PSELI is…
Read MorePrime Time Featured in Podcast on Social and Emotional Learning
The new podcast series from The Wallace Foundation shares findings and early lessons from a RAND Corporation study of our Partnerships for Social and Emotional Learning Initiative (PSELI). The five-episode series features indepth conversations with school/district and afterschool/out-of-school time leaders about their experiences working together to help children develop social and emotional skills. PSELI is…
Read MoreOut-of-School Time Practitioners Share Their Experiences Amid Covid-19 and Their Hopes for the Future
Out-of-school time practitioners recently shared the impact that COVID-19 has had on their programs and their hopes for the future. Read below to hear their wishes to help make their programs better, what keeps them motivated to keep showing up for the children who attend their programs and how Prime Time has continued to offer…
Read More2,500 Thermometers Distributed to Families in Palm Beach County
February 2, 2021 Katie Jacob, Director of Communications Prime Time Palm Beach County (561) 732-8066 kjacob@primetimepbc.org Boynton Beach, FL – Prime Time Palm Beach County, in partnership with the United Way of Palm Beach County, distributed 2,500 thermometers to afterschool programs to provide to families with school-aged children. This would not be possible without the American Association for Caregiving Youth for making…
Read MoreOut-of-school Time Programs Can Register Youth to Meet a Real-Life Scientist
Out-of-school time programs are invited to register their programs so youth in grades K-8 have the opportunity to meet a REAL scientist during live interactive science webinars. Virtual attendees will learn interesting and fun facts on the special science topics, as they meet, chat and ask questions with the guest scientist of the day. NOTE:…
Read MorePrime Time Shares Tips on How to Get Children Engaged in Activities Outside of the Classroom
Prime Time Palm Beach County joins the Early Learning Coalition in a two-part Parent Workshop to share tips on how to get children engaged in activities outside of the classroom. Prime Time’s Director of Community Partnerships Nicole Edwards presents accessible options and discusses some of the incredible benefits of out-of-school activities. To learn more about…
Read MorePrime Time Palm Beach County Holds Open Forum to Discuss the Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol
Reflections on Equity: A Necessary Space to Discuss Recent Injustices On January 14, 2021, afterschool professionals and partners joined Prime Time Palm Beach County to engage in frank discussions in response to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The event began with an opening from Prime Time’s SEL Specialist Knellee Bisram who made participants feel…
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