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Pub. Date
2015.
Description
There is a great deal of research that demonstrates the incredibly positive impact that participation in after school programs has on improving school attendance. This is dramatically increased when programs and schools work together collaboratively. Using the references provided at the end of this mini-guide, you will be able to access much of this data and research.
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
Positive youth development (PYD) is an approach and philosophy to working with youth. It includes using an intentionally optimistic frame of mind and positive perspective in your daily work. For some, it will include a cultural shift within the program, their practices and policies, as well as the way staff view their work and how they interact with youth on a daily basis. PYD includes intentional efforts to providing programming, opportunities for...
7) Club Zoe
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Zoe is the most popular girl at school and at The Club. She gets a lot of attention from boys and she is always asked to dances. Now, she has her eye on an older boy, Steve, the basketball coach at The Club, but it seems like no matter how hard she tries, Zoe can't get Steve to ask her out. When The Club throws a big dance, Zoe knows that it's her last chance. But can she learn to value herself beyond what boys think of her?
Author
Series
Club volume 1
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Milo has been bullied for needing crutches to walk, so he plans to keep his distance at the after-school program his mother makes him join. Then he realizes that in The Club's annual go-kart rally he could, for once, be the fastest kid around.
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Series
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"Noah is an artist. Ever since he learned to draw, people have been impressed by hs remarkable skills. When there's an art contest at The Club, Noah is certain that he'll win the big prize, until he sees Milo's drawing. Noah is scared. Everyone expects Noah to win the contest. If he loses, he believes he'll lose the one skill he's most proud of. Noah is determined to beat Milo, but at what cost? Is winning worth compromising his values?" -- Back cover....
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Addy has never been good at sports. She's so clumsy, she's earned the name Hurricane Addy. But this year, all of that is going to change. Addy wants to join the swim team at the Club. She's surprised to learn how much exercise and training it takes to become a strong swimmer. Does Addy have what it takes to be the athlete she always dreamed of becoming?
14) Javi Takes a Bow
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Javi is painfully shy. English is his second language and he struggles with his speech. Rather than communicating in broken English, Javi prefers not to speak at all. That is, until the Club holds auditions for Javi's favorite musical. Can Javi overcome his fear of speaking in front of people to audition for the part?
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Pub. Date
2018.
Description
Good nutrition is important to the health of infants, children, and adults. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Child and Adult Care Food Program is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture to provide reimbursement to care providers for nutritious meals served to eligible, non-residential children in child care centers, family day care homes, homeless shelters, after school at-risk programs, Head Start, and outside-school-hours...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Good nutrition is important to the health of infants, children, and adults. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Child and Adult Care Food Program is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture to provide reimbursement to care providers for nutritious meals served to eligible, non-residential children in child care centers, family day care homes, homeless shelters, after school at-risk programs, Head Start, and outside-school-hours...
18) Sardines
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"Nothing's been the same since Lucas's older brother died. After the accident, Lucas's mom disappeared without any warning, and his dad is struggling to cope. Lucas is pretty much alone -- except for the other kids he meets at his middle school's aftercare program. There's Cat, the star athlete; Robbie, the goofball; Anna, the popular girl; and Finn, the mysterious new kid. Between games of Sardines, a reverse hided-seek, the kids realize that each...
Author
Series
After-school superstars volume 3
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Third-grader Lucy Lopez attends coding camp at her after-school program and becomes a coding star.--
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
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Description
"Dale Donavan has heard the same lecture over and over again: Art will get you nowhere in life. A kid with a creative streak, Dale wants nothing more than to doodle, play video games, and create comics forever -- maybe even as a full-time job one day. But between his grandfather pushing him to focus on his studies and a school with zero interest in funding arts programs, Dale feels like his future has already been decided for him. That is, until he...