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Student Recruitment and Retention and 21st Century Community Learning Centers
Recruiting students for our programs is the first of three important goals; keeping them engaged and retaining their interest and participation are the other two goals. There are many effective strategies and resourceful ways to recruit, engage, and retain students in 21st CCLC programs.
Recruiting and Retaining Older Youth in Afterschool | |
Recruitment and Retention in Youth Development Programming | |
The Transition to Afterschool: One City’s Approach to Connecting Young Children and Their Families to Learning and Enrichment Opportunities
The Transition to Afterschool: One City’s Approach to Connecting Young Children and Their Families to Learning and Enrichment OpportunitiesWhat steps can programs take to help families successfully transition to school and afterschool? How can families make informed choices about afterschool opportunities? What information do families need in this process? This video demonstrates how Cambridge, Massachusetts, is addressing these and related questions to help connect families to afterschool learning and enrichment opportunities prior to school entry. . |
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Older Youth: Student Recruitment and Retention
Notes from the August 13, 2015 Peer to Peer teleconference. |
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Finding the Right Hook
Finding the Right Hook: Strategies for Attracting and Sustaining Participation in After-School Programs. This article offers promising recruitment and retention strategies to
school administrators seeking to boost participation rates in their
school-based after school programs. |
Older Youth: Student Recruitment and Retention
Notes from the August 13, 2015 Peer to Peer teleconference. |
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Leave Them Wanting More!: Engaging Youth in Afterschool
In this commentary (PDF),
M. Elena Lopez explores the different dimensions along which
afterschool programs can engage youth and offers promising practices
for afterschool programs to do this well. |
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Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP) | |
Student Recruitment and Retention Outline | |
When School’s Out, PBL Opens New Doors to Learning
Project-based learning offers a host of benefits to youth during the
academic day, but active learning doesn't have to stop when school's
out. A new movement is underway to encourage PBL during summer vacations
and after-school hours. |
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Recruitment and Retention in Youth Development Programming | |
Project Based Learning
Project-Based-Learning overview,
implementation strategies, staff development and tools from You for Youth. |
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Afterschool programs that support homeless youth
Afterschool programs that support homeless youth: igniting hope and opportunities in the |
Kids.gov
Kids.gov site with internet-based educational resources on a wide variety of topics for younger and older students, teachers and parents. |
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NGAkids Art Zone
NGAkids interactives
from the National Gallery of Art offer an entertaining and informative
introduction to art and art history. Featuring a variety of art-making tools
that encourage exploration and creativity, these computer-based activities are
suitable for all ages |
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