PSAYDN Events

PSAYDN Events in Conjunction with the ELO Conference

March 7-9, 2012; Harrisburg, PA

Receive the most up-to-date information about Out-of-School Time at the annual ELO Conference. Join statewide experts in sharing best practices and take time to network with your colleagues.

PSAYDN Annual Meeting and Recognition of Afterschool Champions
March 7
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

PSAYDN Quality Forum
March 8
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. / 2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

PSAYDN Advocacy Networking Breakfast
March 9
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Registration is required to attend the Advocacy Networking Breakfast. Registration forms have to be returned no later then Friday, February, 2012. Click here to download the registration form.

Click here for more detail on the ELO conference.

 

Links to Learning Part II

April 24-25, 2012; Camp Hill, PA

Part II of the National Institute on Out-of-School Time (NIOST) “Links to Learning” will be offered by PSAYDN at the Center for Schools and Communities. This training based on theLinks to Learning: A Curriculum Planning Guide for After-School Programs, will provide tools for creating afterschool programs that effectively connect children's multiple worlds—home, school, afterschool, peers and community—building on the latest research on topics such as resiliency, homework support and youth engagement. More information will be available in the near future.

 

 

State and National Events

Expanded Learning Times and Opportunities: The Community Schools Way

January 24, 2012; Webinar
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST

Join the Coalition for Community Schools and guest presenters in a webinar discussion exploring how the strategy of expanding learning time is a central component of their comprehensive community schools strategy. For both strategies, the school is the primary place for more learning time, more engagement and more opportunities to improve life outcomes. However, in community schools, learning is linked to the community as well. Schools and their community partners collaborate to expand learning time and opportunities as part of the community school strategy to ensure that students are ready for college, career and citizenship and to strengthen families and the community. Register by Monday, January 23 at 5:00 p.m. Click here for more information and to register.

 

Bring School Breakfast to Your Community

January 31, 2012; Webinar
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST

Join usfor Effective Breakfast Models: Thinking Outside of the Cafeteria and After the Bell,the third ina five-part Q& A Webinar series on the health, fiscal andacademic benefits of effective school breakfast programs. You will learn from experts about Second Chance Breakfast, Grab n' Go Breakfast and other models that are supporting student health and learning in schools across the country. This free Webinar is for anyone who wants kids to be well-nourished so they are ready to learn. Click here to register.

 

Youth Development's 100 Year Legacy
Lessons to shape future research and practice

February 13, 2012; Webinar
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EST

Youth development is often described as an "emerging field." Yet youth development principles have long been at the core of community-based youth-serving organizations. In the past 100 years, youth development practice has evolved and there have been advancements in youth development research. What are the key trends, major contributions and core issues that frame the field’s "coming of age"?

Click here for more information and to register.

 

15th Annual Beyond School Hours Conference

February 15-18, 2012; Burlingame, CA

Thousands of afterschool advocates will gather for professional development, and will hear from Geoffrey Canada, author and president/CEO of Harlem Children's Zone in New York City, and other experts. This conference is being held by Foundations, Inc. Click here for more information.

 

24th Annual At-Risk Youth National Forum
Connecting the Dots of Collaboration

February 19-22, 2012; Myrtle Beach, SC

This year's FORUM is designed to enhance the leadership skills of all adults who are seeking to strengthen interventions among school, community and families, especially to assist those in at-risk situations. Click here for more information and to register.

 

Building a Grad Nation Summit

March 18-21, 2012; Washington, DC

Do you know a young leader in your community who is working hard with their peers to end the dropout crisis? Do you know a young person that has struggled on the road to graduation that can speak his or her mind? Do you think they would be a good candidate for attending the Building a Grad Nation Summit in March 2012? If you answered yes to each of these questions, then attending the Summit in Washington, DC will be a great opportunity for them! Click here for more information.

 

Afterschool for All Challenge

May 8-9, 2012; Washington DC
Save the date, more information coming soon!

Did you miss the2011 Challenge? The10^th annual Afterschool for All Challenge: Expanding STEM Afterschool was a great success, from the workshops and panels, to the "Breakfast of Champions" honoring afterschool champions, to meetings with 200+ Members of Congress.

Click here to view news releases.
Click here for recaps of the event.

 

Community Schools National Forum: Scaling Up School and Community Partnerships: The Community Schools Strategy

May 16-18, 2012; San Francisco, CA

This year’s theme, Scaling up School and Community Partnerships: The Community Schools Strategy reflects the Coalition’s new guide. We are consciously encouraging school and community leaders to develop long-term systemic approaches to community schools implementation – approaches that are consistent with our belief that community schools are fundamental to education reform. Scale up efforts are particularly important at a time when there is growing discussion about the influence non-school factors, particularly poverty, have on student achievement. The emphasis on scaling up also connects community schools to strategies such as Promise Neighborhoods, Choice Neighborhoods, P-20 initiatives and Cradle-to-Career education.

Click here for more information.