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This set of three tutorials is designed to introduce national service members and volunteers to effective tutoring strategies. Users interact with virtual tutors and children engaged in a range of...
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Monthly Feature Archive
National Summer Learning Day: July 9, 2009
Seize this great opportunity to showcase your program and get the word out about the importance of summer learning. Host an...
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The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation is committed to supporting programs and organizations that create opportunity, enhance self-esteem, and increase awareness about cultural and community issues...
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As more and more students spend more time on the Internet, not only in pursuit of academic activities, but as a way to socialize, there are dangers that tutors, mentors, and parents should be aware...
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A How-to Manual
This manual discusses quality Out-of-School-Time (OST) programs, highlights effective practices, discusses service and service-learning activities for children and youth in OST, and...
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Programming Tools
General Program Resources
Academics
Enrichment
Summer Programming
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LEARNS was a Corporation for National and Community Service sponsored technical assistance provider focused on educational success and mentoring.
HIGHLIGHTED RESOURCES
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Sandra Naughton's National Service Fellows report, Youth and Communities Helping Each Other: Community-Based Organizations Using Service-Learning as a Strategy During Out-of-School Time, offers...
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Hundreds of resources, including articles, reports, success stories, and links related to out-of-school time and youth development.
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Research has found that as girls enter adolescence their capacity to "find their own voice" and express their authentic selves conflicts with new social pressure to maintain tension-free...
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Strong after-school programs are enhanced by the presence of well-trained volunteers and staff. Effective training empowers volunteers to do their best and leads to greater academic and social...
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The New Horizon Community Development Corporation in Dallas County, Arkansas responded to the lack of youth activities in their community by providing an out-of-school program during summer break.
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The Paso del Norte Assets for Youth AmeriCorps program provides youth, ages 12 to 18, of El Paso, Texas, with positive influences and activities based on the 40 developmental assets framework...
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Studies have shown that a dramatic decline in girls' self-esteem occurs between the ages of eight and 18. The International Learning Program in an alternative high school in Portland, Oregon, started...
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The students at Vose Elementary School in Beaverton, Oregon, were receiving intense English literacy skills during the school day. Jenessa Craig, an AmeriCorps member with Partnerships for Student...
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ImPACT, a service-learning program at the Learning Web in Ithaca, New York, engaged youth in service-learning by giving them "voice and choice," which made service-learning relevant to their...
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To be effective, a new out-of-school program must address existing needs in the community, secure funding and space, and recruit an enthusiastic, competent staff. This practice suggests recruiting...
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Youth who attend out-of-school programs benefit from comfortable, well-equipped settings. Inadequate or inappropriate space can negatively affect a child's ability to focus or relax. This practice...
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This practice suggests ways for out-of-school programs to incorporate a child's need to play, relax, explore interests, and strengthen academic skills via scheduled activities. Also suggested is...
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Many out-of-school programs lack the resources to incorporate one-on-one literacy tutoring. This practice suggests other practical methods for promoting literacy for children and youth, such as...
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Homework assistance in an after-school program can be a valuable resource for children who want to finish their homework right after school and for parents who may feel overwhelmed by helping their...
