By Jon Allen, Site Coordinator at Nathan Bishop Middle School PASA recently awarded STEM badges to 56 AfterZone students from five city middle schools as part of the new STEM Badge Initiative. These badges recognize students who demonstrate essential skills—problem Read More …
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JSEC Students in Hub Young Voices Program Create Attendance Video
By Peter Chung, Operations Manager, Young Voices Since 2010, Young Voices has been supporting students at the Juanita Sanchez Educational Complex (JSEC) to have an authentic voice in the redesign of their high school. Through the Principal’s Leadership Program (PLP), youth Read More …
PASA Shares and Learns STEM Teaching Strategies at the FUSE Cross-City Institute
By Ann Durham, Director of Quality Initiatives PASA staff recently attended the FUSE (Frontiers in Urban Science Education) Cross-City Institute, where cities came together to develop and strengthen STEM initiatives across communities. PASA is fortunate to participate in the Noyce Read More …
The Police After School Sports (PASS) Program Kick-off
By Rob Randall, Director of Middle School Initiatives The Police After School Sports (PASS) program kicked off on January 25th with nine Student Resource Officers (SRO’s) leading after-school basketball in the five middle schools. By providing a space that allows Read More …
Request for Proposals: The Hub Fall 2016
The Providence After School Alliance (PASA) collaborates with the City of Providence, the Providence Public School District (PPSD) and the local community to build, operate, and support two major initiatives – the AfterZone for middle school youth and the Hub for high school youth. Read More …
New Job Openings for 2016 AfterZone Summer Scholars Camp!
PASA is seeking candidates for several positions as part of the 2016 AfterZone Summer Scholars Camp. The Summer Scholars camp uses hands-on learning to reinforce STEM skills for middle school students. The camp runs from July 5-29th. Candidates must be available prior Read More …
Providence, RI & PASA selected as 1 of 27 Inaugural Communities in the STEM Ecosystems Initiative
The STEM Funders Network (SFN) announced today that Providence, RI/PASA is one of the 27 communities selected to pilot the national STEM Ecosystems Initiative. This project, built on over a decade of research into successful STEM collaborations seeks to nurture Read More …
Wallace Foundation’s July 2015 Report: Growing Together, Learning Together
Since the school year has kicked off for everyone, PASA wanted to emphasize how important it is to enroll youth in after school programs. Our incredible partner, The Wallace Foundation, released an important report in July about creating and sustaining after school systems, Read More …
Work at PASA! We are seeking AfterZone & Hub Program Support Staff
Want to work at PASA? Come join us! Have fun while working with the awesome youth of Providence! PASA is currently seeking candidates for the position of Program Support Staff for the AfterZone and Hub. The following Site Management Agencies Read More …
Wallace Foundation Report: Wallace Perspective – Growing Together, Learning Together
The Wallace Foundation has released a new report that provides a digest of the latest thinking on how to build and sustain an after-school system, and what challenges and opportunities lie ahead. PASA’s Executive Director, Hillary Salmons, is quoted in Read More …