Earlier this month, we had our first session of Family Child Care Foundations in Fargo and Bismarck! This professional development focuses on health and safety, quality interactions, routines, and environments.
Temperatures are rising, so we celebrated the end of the polar vortex with a hot coca cart in the office!
This week's spotlight goes to one of our MathCorps tutors, Zac! Thank you for helping students use their math skills both in and out of the classroom! #AmeriCorps #mathcorps
At the beginning of the fall Features of Effective Math Instruction: Retention training (Jamestown), 30.8% of participants responded that they had little to no understanding of retrieval strategies to increase learner retention in math. By the end, all participants responded that they strongly or mostly understood this topic! Register for the spring training today, and get ready to build your knowledge! https://members.ndrea.org/ap/Events/Register/7EFaYvvcNCQCd
Tomorrow is the day! Stop by the ND Capitol Building to visit with afterschool programs from across the state and grab a free lunch!
Thank you, Kimberly, for making a positive difference for the students of Washington Elementary! #AmeriCorps #readingcorps
The Learning Beyond Paper cohort is now open! Sign up to receive free access to this digital curriculum with a whole year of lesson plans! Complete your interest form by February 3rd: https://forms.office.com/r/cfbeSsF44c
#MentoringAmplifies opportunities and we are committed to striving for
equity in our pursuit to close the mentoring gap. Today, let’s honor Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr.’s vision for a more inclusive world and continue its creation
for those to come. As we reflect on his legacy, let’s commit to fostering
mentoring relationships that uplift and inspire. Join us at mentoring.org/nmm
#MentoringMonth #MLKDay
We have another great training opportunity next week! Register for Directors Tips, Tools, and Strategies now: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tYDJmMWEQM2Ev4iHZUv1Kg
This session is designed to equip directors with a robust toolkit of strategies and resources to foster a more dynamic, inclusive, and effective learning environment.
Start the new year with intention and join us for Setting the Stage for Learning: Intentional Environments! This session goes beyond room arrangement. We will discuss how to set the stage for learning, ways that the environment becomes another teacher in the classroom and the emotional environment. Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/zUIjQ3xgSlewhJoc697VFg#/registration
We know that afterschool programs are impactful for communities, but what does that look like in North Dakota? The Afterschool Alliance put together a fast facts sheet with figures like this one to paint the picture of afterschool: https://nodak.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/NDSEEC-public/EcPqLwCfzuxEuF8yM7yvD6IBF8-A0MCpGDpZEreCjiwpyQ?e=dCPxvL
We're back and better than ever! Cassie helps Ellendale students know that they've got it when it comes to reading! #AmeriCorps #readingcorps
The 2025 Legislative Sessions has officially started in North Dakota! Sign up to receive brief, concise policy update emails to stay up-to-date with child care legislation: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/ArAfkve
Looking for information on health coverage? Check out more information on https://www.healthcare.gov/.
Afterschool programs, like the VEX IQ elementary robotics team in Valley City, help students cultivate useful life skills outside of the classroom. Help us show North Dakota legislators the impact of out-of-school programs and sign up to showcase your program during Afterschool Day on the Hill: https://fs29.formsite.com/1jusg9/DayonHIll/index .
Start the new year off right! Sign up to receive monthly newsletters from SEEC! https://www.ndseec.com/forms/newsletter-signup
Our office will be closed this Tuesday and Wednesday. Happy New Year!
Happy New Year from SEEC! We can't wait to see what 2025 brings! Our office will be closed tomorrow and Wednesday for the holiday.
It's almost the end of 2024, but we're not even close to done highlighting AmeriCorps tutors! Thank you, Victoria, for helping students flip the switch with reading!
We recently highlighted the Minot 21st Century Community Learning Center in our newsletter! Read the full write-up here: https://conta.cc/3ZELLWA
The Minot 21st Century Community Learning Center (21CCLC) serves 1400 students each year and has been providing out-of-school time programming for 25 years. Arts in Afterschool funding from the ND Council on the Arts and ND Afterschool Network has opened a door for the program to expand creative expression using media that may otherwise be unavailable to students.
Margi Lee is the Education Coordinator at the Taube Art Museum in Minot and has worked with the 21CCLC program for longer than she can remember. The Taube Art Museum partners with the Minot 21CCLC to provide half-hour lessons to students, rotating schools each week. With the use of grant dollars, they have purchased art supplies like paint crayons and air-dry clay. These are not just free-floating art supplies; they are used intentionally. Afterschool art educators provide targeted lessons leading students in activities inspired by the work of real artists. They strengthen art appreciation skills with a short lesson on the artist and send students home with an informational handout to share in addition to their project. Ultimately, the goals of the programming are to enhance conversations around art with both child and parent and to teach that art is an important way to communicate.
