The National Learn & Serve Challenge is the time to shine a spotlight on service-learning. During the week of October 6-12 individuals and programs all across the country will raise awareness of service-learning. Activities might include contacting the media, holding an event that demonstrates or celebrates service-learning, or issuing a proclamation in support of Learn [...]
Sponsor: Home Depot
Deadline: 11/1/2008
Amount: $1,000
Type: Environment, Education, Agriculture
Description: NGA awards Youth Garden Grants to schools and community organiza- tions with child-centered garden programs. In evaluating grant applications, priority will be given to programs that emphasize one or more of the following elements: educational focus or curricular/program integration; nutrition or plant-to-food connections; environmental awareness/education; entrepreneurship; and [...]
Sponsor: Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation
Deadline: 12/5/2008
Amount: $1,000
Type: Education, Social & Economic
Description: The Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation created the Terri Lynne Lokoff/Children’s Tylenol National Child Care Teacher Awards to acknowledge the critical role of child care teachers in providing quality early care and education.
Child care teachers from all fifty states and the [...]
The goal of the Exploratorium Digital Library Afterschool Project is to bring more science and math enrichment into out-of-school time using resources from the Exploratorium’s Digital Library. Educators will find afterschool activities illustrated with digital videos, concept maps, science explanations, and suggested links to related science learning resources from the National Science Digital Library (nsdl.org).
Through [...]
From the National Women’s Law Center
A bill introduced in the Senate today marks an important step toward making child care more affordable in these tough economic times.
The Family Tax Relief Act of 2008 (S. 3079), introduced by Senators Gordon Smith, R-Ore., and Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., will improve the federal Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit. [...]
Best Buy seeks applications from organizations that have current 501(c)(3) tax status and are serving a diverse population of early adolescents and their families in the areas of learning, life skills, relationships and leadership skills. Special consideration will be given to programs that:
Are high quality and serve a diverse population Build social, academic, leadership [...]
Hands-on Learning: Using Math Tools in Afterschool
Event Description
This Webinar will introduce afterschool professionals to the mathematics section of the Afterschool Training Toolkit and allow them to reflect on one evidence-based afterschool mathematics practice: using math tools. In this session various types of manipulatives will be introduced and guidance will be given on how they can [...]
