Kentucky Out-of-School Alliance
... because learning does not end at 3:00 p.m.
Save the date for “Put Your Own Oxygen Mask on First: Self-Care for Afterschool Professionals - a live conversation with Dr. Jamie Freeny, Director of the Center for School Behavioral Health at Mental Health America of Greater Houston. Today's world brings a host of exhausting challenges that necessitate extra attention to the health and well-being […]
Join the Afterschool Alliance Tuesday, December 8, at 1 PM EST for a virtual media and field briefing on new nationwide data on demand for afterschool programs and parent views on afterschool opportunities. The report "America After 3PM: Demand Grows, Opportunity Shrinks," includes responses from more than 30,000 U.S. families and builds on household surveys […]
Executive Membership from NAA Required This training is intended for first responders and social service providers who find that they have begun to neglect their own health and social needs. By addressing their social, mental, and emotional needs, they create more positive impact in their professional lives. Define Stress and Self-Care Identify how stress presents […]
In this webinar, Dr. Dorsey of the San Diego County Office of Education and Dr. Sparks of Oceanside Unified School District will look at understanding adverse childhood experiences from both the adult and student perspective as it relates to learning. During the conversation, they will cover: Strategies for students who have experienced trauma, acknowledging these […]
Over three hour-long sessions this fall with Technovation, you’ll become an expert in leading engineering design challenges online that help students develop the following engineering mindsets: 1) use the engineering design process; 2) work in teams; 3) evaluate and iterate; 4) persist and learn from failure; and 5) identify as engineers. Get ready for hands-on […]
Working towards effective STEM learning means gaining a deeper understanding of the future we aspire to build, and having the ability to imagine this future. Standards’ bodies and organizations work hard to build standards that help us guide students into being inquisitive, innovative, and inventive. Those standards can be difficult to navigate if you’re new […]
COVID-19 has been especially hard for youth to navigate. Closed schools, separation from their peers, connectivity issues, disengagement from learning due to online school are just a few of the challenges and stressors they face. Hear directly from middle school and high school students about their afterschool programs, their well-being, online school, and their advice […]
Whether you are a student, parent, educator, or school leader, bullying and peer victimization in school are serious concerns in the U.S. and around the world. Research shows that by creating socially and emotionally supportive spaces, schools can foster a climate of inclusion and respect among both students and staff. Join us to hear Dr. […]
The 2020 Howard L. Bost Memorial Health Policy Forum Webinar Series highlights programs and policies in Kentucky and elsewhere that successfully encourage healthy lifestyles and reduce or prevent risky behaviors among young children, adolescents and teens. The series explores school-based, community-wide and national efforts that successfully improve the psychological and physical wellbeing of all children […]
Join the New York Life Foundation and the Afterschool Alliance on Thursday, January 14 at 2pm EST to learn more about the New York Life Foundation’s Aim High grant competition. The New York Life Foundation is seeking applications for $1,350,000 in grants to afterschool, summer, or expanded learning programs serving underserved middle-school youth. 26 awardees […]
In partnership with the Million Girls Moonshot initiative, KYOSA makes this training available FREE to Kentucky OST professionals. The training process involves a two-day live webinar training, completion of video calibration exercises, a one-hour live calibration session, and successful completion of two practice observation in the field. PEAR staff offer live, webinar DoS trainings monthly […]
Out-of-school time programs sometimes struggle to define and measure what afterschool does, and why it matters for kids and families. Too often, programs are asked to measure outcomes that are only tangentially related to what they do, which can be frustrating for everyone. It doesn’t have to be this way! The Afterschool Alliance is excited […]