By Jon Allen, AfterZone Site Coordinator for Nathan Bishop posted 9.15.2014 Left to Right: Missy Santos and her daughters Emma and Elliesha For nearly 3 years, Missy Santos has been the program provider for Ocean State CrossFit Kids at Read More …
Month: September 2014
In Their Own Words for PASA’s 10th Anniversary: Superintendent Dr. Susan Lusi Talks About District Collaboration
By Hillary Salmons, PASA Executive Director posted 9.12.2014 Left to right: City Councilman Michael Solomon, AfterZone youth MC Kianna Moreno, AfterZone youth MC Niceo Aponte-Andrade, PASA Executive Director Hillary Salmons (back), PPSD Superintendent Dr. Susan Lusi For the past ten Read More …
The New Face of Badges: PASA and Boston Team Up to Re-envision Digital Badges
By Ann Durham, Director of Quality Initiatives posted 9.12.2014 It’s been nearly three years since PASA was one of the winners of the MacArthur and Mozilla Foundation-sponsored Digital Media and Learning (DML) Competition that resulted in the creation of Read More …
Youth Development: AfterZone All Stars Grow Into Youth Interns
by Cam Walters, PASA Operations Coordinator posted 9.10.2014 I first met Griselda (aka Gris) Grave and Luis Sanchez when they started attending AfterZone as 6th graders at DelSesto Middle School. During their 6th and 7th grade years, they consistently Read More …
Presenting Positive Community Messages: Student-Designed Mural at Esek Hopkins
by Alexandra Almagno, AfterZone Summer Scholars Educator with Brandaris Maritime posted 9.3.2014 Over the summer, I had the pleasure of working with students from Esek Hopkins Middle School who wanted to work with local mural artists as their afternoon enrichment Read More …