Operation Prevention is the brainchild of a collaboration between the Drug Enforcement Administration and Discovery Education hoping to activate and facilitate conversations about drug-free living, particularly as it relates to opioid abuse and addiction. The site provides resources including lesson plans that vary by age group. Majority of people in the U.S. have in some…
February 14th is We Love Afterschool! day and the Afterschool Alliance has created a toolkit for you to use with your students. Students will be able to express what it is about the afterschool community they love and share it with the wider public. As Valentine’s Day approaches, share messages on social media using the…
The new portal on NAESP’s Afterschool and Summer Learning site is up and running. Fran Welch, Dean of Education, Health, and Human Performance, and Courtney Howard, Director of the Center for Partnerships to Improve Education, both make appearances in the video discussing various Charleston schools’ partnership with the College. The Summer STEAM Institute as well…
We’ve all seen or encountered the children in downtown Charleston selling the palmetto roses, perhaps purchasing one or two on occasion. Perhaps you’ve also noticed the booths set up in various areas or those selling the roses wearing bright yellow shirts. Its these young sellers who are part of Charleston Recreation Department’s Youth Palmetto Art…
In 2014, Trident Technical College created the Workforce Academies, a pilot youth apprenticeship program for high school juniors and seniors. TT partnered with the Charleston Chamber of Commerce and manufacturing firms to provide the opportunity for job skill development as well as the opportunity for high school students to take credit classes at the college.…
On September 14th the House approved an amendment to restore $100 million of the 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) afterschool and summer learning funding that had been cut in the Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act (H.R. 3354). It was a big win for families and educational agencies who had been working…
The College of Charleston is excited to announce that on July 1, 2016, the Afterschool & Summer Learning Resource Center (ASLRC) will open. The ASLRC will empower and elevate the expanded learning community by providing innovative, interdisciplinary, and collaborative tools for program providers that enhance program quality, participant engagement, and student achievement. Partnering with the Center…