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Download full textErica D. Kelsey – Afterschool Matters, 2024
Community-based youth-serving organizations are often seen by participants and their families as safe and supportive environments with no stigma attached to participation. Many children attend community-based afterschool programs five days a week. In such an environment, trusted adults can consistently monitor the moods and behaviors of…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, After School Programs, Mental Health, Trauma Informed Approach
Mendez, José – Afterschool Matters, 2021
With an increase in the number of enrichment options available in out-of-school time (OST), young people can explore topics generally passed over in a typical school day. Parent perception of afterschool programming is beginning to shift from a simple necessity of the work week to a conscious choice about the daily experiences of their children.…
Descriptors: Barriers, After School Programs, Student Experience, Achievement Gap
Lindsay, LaShawnda – Afterschool Matters, 2021
This article describes the development and pilot implementation of a culturally responsive maker afterschool program for Black girls. The pilot of Black Girls Create used social history, culturally responsive pedagogy, and mentoring to engage Black girls in maker-based activities as they learned about Black "Her-STEM" figures: women who…
Descriptors: African Americans, Females, Culturally Relevant Education, Program Development
Hartmann, Tracey; McClanahan, Wendy – Afterschool Matters, 2020
When it launched the Youth Arts Initiative (YAI) in 2014, Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) hoped this high-quality arts initiative would address the challenge of attracting and retaining tweens. Research from the first three years of the initiative suggests that it worked: Participants were highly engaged in YAI. This engagement translated…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Learner Engagement, Early Adolescents, Program Implementation
Stacy, Sara T.; Acevedo-Polakovich, Ignacio D.; Rosewood, Jonathan – Afterschool Matters, 2018
Including youth in the development and evaluation of out-of-school time (OST) programs has positive effects on youth, the organizations that serve them, and the communities in which they live. Such involvement can improve young people's social competence, foster leadership and engagement, and empower groups. Youth provide unique perspectives on…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Youth Programs, Student Attitudes, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Erwin, Heather E.; Rose, Stephanie A.; Small, Sarah R.; Perman, Jay – Afterschool Matters, 2016
Many afterschool physical activity programs and curricula are available, but evaluation of their effectiveness is needed. Well-marketed programs such as the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH) Kids Club have shown limited effectiveness in increasing physical activity for participants in comparison to control groups.…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Physical Activities, Physical Education, Program Effectiveness
