Dinner Conversation
Fransceso is a precocious little boy, his birthday is on Saturday when he will turn six.
"What do you do at afterschool?" I asked.
"I do theater, basketball, and Explorers."
"Which one do you like best?"
"Explorers," he said.
"Why do you like it best?" I asked.
"Because you get to raise your hand and vote what you want to do and if you are a good boy, you get to open a treasure chest and get a toy."
" Do you bring the toy back the next day?"
" No, you get to keep it forever!"
"What did you get?"
"A backscratcher with a little hand."
Training Opportunity:Student Leadership
I am offering another free training for afterschool staff interested in starting 4-H Leadership Clubs. The training will be on Friday, December 17 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Park Street School in Springfield. Registration is required and due no later than December 13. Please email me at lauren.traister@uvm.edu for a registration form. Or call me at (802) 888-4972 x 402.
See comment below for more dates.
Lights! Camera! Learning!
Summer Lights! Awards Presented at Vermont Afterschool Confernece
Congratulations to the following programs for creating award-winning videos capturing summer learning in action:
- Student-Produced Video: Community Connections
- People's Choice Award: Burlington Middle School Summer Program/ SHCC-BSD
- Middle/ High School Program: Tech Savvy Girls
- Elementary Program: Craftsbury After School REACH!
The winning videos can be viewed online at: http://vermontafterschool.org/lights_camera_learning/video-library-2/winning-videos-for-summer-2010/
2010-11 Lights! Camera! Learning! Competition Now Open
It's time to capture innovative learning on video and submit it to the next round of Lights! Camera! Learning! Video are due January 15th and winning videos will be announced at the Vermont Afterschool Legislative Day on February 23rd. Winning programs will be awarded $1000 and a six-pack of Flip video cameras. For full details: http://vermontafterschool.org/lights_camera_learning/lights-camera-learning-request-for-videos/
Vermont Afterschool Mapping Project
The Vermont Center for Afterschool Excellence is working on an afterschool mapping project that will pinpoint the location of all afterschool programs throughout the state, identify gaps in service, and provide useful information about each program. Information gathered will be presented within a sustainability brief that will be released at the Vermont Afterschool Legislative Day on February 23rd (mark your calendars). In an effort to gather accurate data, surveys were sent to all afterschool directors earlier this month. In the event that you did not receive a survey, you can download one here (http://vermontafterschool.org/partnerships/mapping-afterschool-in-vermont/, scroll to the bottom of page). Please return completed surveys to vermontafterschool@gmail.com by Friday, November 5th. Thanks so much for your help with this project!
Links
Go to http://education.vermont.gov/new/html/pgm_federal/21st_CCLC.html for more info on the 21C grant competition. Letters of Intent are due November 19th.
http://vermontafterschool.pbworks.com/w/page/2010-11+Peer+Review+Team+Sign+Ups to see site visit dates and team members.
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