Archive for March 2019

Colorado Afterschool Partnership / 2019 / March

Promising practices: Coaching Corps’ strategy physical & social-emotional health

Greater than STEM, Episode 1 – Ocean Pollution

This week on Greater Than STEM, we have our first student interview. We talk to Abby, a student from Northeast Ohio who is a self-proclaimed “ocean-hugger.” What is an ocean-hugger? How does that passion grow in a... read more →

Hearings and letters: Support broadens on Capitol Hill for 21st Century Community Learning Centers

STEMx Scoop 2.0: Spotlighting national opportunities

by Wes Hall, Director of STEMx Today, we’re excited to relaunch the STEMx Scoop, our monthly newsletter highlighting grants, conferences, and other important developments in STEM. (If you didn’t receive... read more →

The key to incredible STEM learning in libraries? Strong community connections.

Weekly Media Roundup: March 27, 2019

Promoting access to computer science for girls

STEM learning in the president’s FY2020 budget proposal

Building a trauma informed care approach for afterschool programs & community-based organizations

ThinSat pushes students to reach for the stars

Space exploration usually makes for intriguing and exciting STEM curriculum. Reading and wondering about what’s far above our heads can be, well, heady stuff. But actually completing a class project... read more →

Promoting Strong Colorado Out-of-School Time Partnerships

The Colorado Afterschool Partnership (CAP) is a growing network of youth service professionals, advocates and community stakeholders working to build a sustainable model of afterschool, out-of-school and summer systems that strengthen Colorado. CAP is part of the National Network of Statewide Afterschool Networks, funded in part by the C.S. Mott Foundation.