Events

Please join the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the Center to Improve Social and Emotional Learning and School Safety at WestEd for a virtual discussion on Addressing the Impact of COVID through Summer Learning and Enrichment. Summer learning and enrichment programs can be beneficial in meeting the social, emotional, mental health and academic needs of […]

Date: Wednesday, March 31, 2:00 p.m. (ET) Presenters: Common Threads Join us to learn about how you can incorporate interactive nutrition education into your summer program. Common Threads' Small Bites Program teaches PreK-8th grade students about nutrition and healthy cooking through a series of eight lessons combining nutrition and snack making. The lessons are aligned […]

Date: Wednesday, April 7, 2:00 p.m. (ET) Presenter: BellXcel Research has shown that the best professional development is timely, job-embedded, ongoing, and can be put to use immediately. Summer programs provide a “learning lab” for teachers, staff, and administrators to put their professional learning into action. Join SCRI and BellXcel to learn more about findings […]

Date: Wednesday, April 7, 2:00 p.m. (ET) Presenter: BellXcel This webinar would be geared toward summer program teachers, staff, and administrators and discuss all of the tools needed to "fine tune your engine." Research tells us that summer program quality is highly dependent upon smooth operations. This tune up would cover family outreach and engagement, […]

Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2:00 p.m. (ET)/ 11:00 a.m. (PT) Presenters: Alec Lee, co-founder and Executive Director, Aim High Terrence Riley, Vice President of Programs, Aim High In 2020, Aim High made an extraordinary pivot to design and launch Aim High @ Home, an engaging virtual summer learning program that served 1,200 kids across the […]

Last summer, Boston invested an additional $4.1 million in the city’s summer jobs program to develop four new alternative tracks to not only ensure youth would be engaged during the summer but would also have the potential to develop their skills while earning the wages that their families depend on. Join American Youth Policy Forum […]

Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2:00 p.m. (ET)/ 11:00 a.m. (PT) Presenters: Breakthrough Collaborative This webinar is geared toward summer program teachers, staff, and administrators and discuss all of the tools needed to “fine tune your engine.” Research tells us that summer program quality is highly dependent upon smooth operations. This tune up would cover family […]

Wednesday, April 28 at 2:00 PM Learn how organizations can best equip summer program staff with tools and training on race, equity, and inclusion in order to meet student needs and maximize program impact this summer.