photo by:
nyki_m 
Extracurricular Activities
Is your child doing too much? As your child gets settled into school, both you and her will quickly become aware of all of the possible activities for her to get involved in, from sports teams or music lessons to after school programs to religious activities. After school activities are a good way ...
Source: OneToughJob
Academic Effects of After-School Programs
The current emphasis on performance standards and testing has led schools to look to the after-school hours as time that can be spent developing children's academic skills (National Institute on Out-of-School Time, 2001). Previously, principals and teachers tended to focus on after-school ...
Source: Educational Resource Information Center (U.S. Department of Education)
-
Enriching Children's Out-of-School Time
School-age children between the ages of 5 and 14 spend up to 80% of their time out of school. These hours represent an...
-
The Importance of After-School Programs
The opportunity for school administrators to transform the quality of education that students receive today in public...
-
Afterschool Programs
According to Jodi Wilgoren of the New York Times (2000), recent growth in afterschool programming "represents nothing...
-
Academic Effects of After-School Programs
The current emphasis on performance standards and testing has led schools to look to the after-school hours as time...
-
Where Can You Go for Help on Afterschool Issues?
AASA is a valuable source of information on current issues in afterschool and how it relates to school leaders. In...
Recent Discussions
- 7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens
- Video Games: Cons and Pros
- The Benefits of Team Sports
- NCLB A Boon For English Language Learners
- Why Creative Play Matters
- Mind the Gap!: 11 Amazing Ways to Spend a Year Off Before College
- Give Storytime a New Twist
- Geocaching: A High-Tech Treasure Hunt
- CD9. NIFOC. PRW. Cracking the Code on Teen Netspeak
- Helping Auditory Learners Succeed
Finder
Click on the categories below to expand
- Activity Finder
Find an activity
- SchoolFinder
- PBS Book Finder
- PBS Development Tracker
