STEM Coordinator Rob Pecchia (right) with Tim and Kevin (from left to right) Club AfterZone AmeriCorps Everyday Explorers from the 2010-2011 school year Monday, October 3rd kicked off another year of Read More …
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Digital Learning in the 21st Century
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The Hub hired 2 students who completed our Web Development class to help build an Expanded Learning website. HTML coding starts now! By Damian Ewens There is a lot of conversation happening right Read More …
League of Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Features the AfterZone Expanded Learning Model
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What does expanded learning look like? An essential component of ELO for older students is its ability to restructure the learning environment to cater to more complex schedules and provide nontraditional learning experiences. Activities such as community service, internships, leadership exercises, civic engagement activities, college preparation Read More …
New Report Shows After-School Programs Affect Students’ Interest in STEM
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Dynamic expanded learning environments where hands-on, inquiry-based models take front and center, and where science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) is a key part of the experience, benfits young people and helps change attitudes about their futures. For the past Read More …
What Do We Mean By “Expanded Learning?”
PASA’s Quality Consultant, Elizabeth Devaney commented on what the term expanded learning means for School’s Out Washington News. On October 18th, Elizabeth will be presenting on a panel discussion during Seattle’s Bridge Conference on Expanded Learning Opportunities, facilitated by Pricilla Read More …
PASA’s Summer Scholars Program Photo Round Up!
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PASA’s 2011 Summer Scholars Program was one of the most exciting yet! This summer’s programs focused primarily on innoavtive, hands-on approches to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education and had students engaged in activities as varied as building solar-powered Read More …
Ed Week Features Providence and PASA
Beyond School author Nora Fleming featured Providence and PASA on Ed Week, citing the Wallace Foundation funded P/PV study that foud that the AfterZone works for kids! Be sure to read her full article here and check out P/PV’s report here.
NBC Features Senator Langevin’s visit to AfterZone partner, Community Boating Center
New legislation introduced by Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) and Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH) will help create more opportunities for initiatives that offer a hands-on curriculum that makes learning fun. Langevin, a lead advocate for STEM education as co-chair of the bipartisan Read More …
Providence Journal Spotlights AfterZone Summer Scholars Program
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PROVIDENCE– Remember when summer school meant sitting in a stuffy classroom, watching a lone fly beat against the windowpane while a teacher droned on about the difference between “mean” and “average’? Well, in a few school districts, summer offers Read More …
Summer 2011 AfterZone Brochures
PASA has released the AfterZone brochures for the 2011 summer session, which runs from July 5 – July 28 and features an exciting lineup of programs from an array of dedicated organizations and individuals. For detailed information, please select the brochure below: