Prime Time Palm Beach County
Weekly Out-of-School Time
News & Updates
September 6, 2021
As a connector in the out-of-school time (OST) field, Prime Time uses its weekly e-newsletter to inform more than 3,000 subscribers of opportunities to advance the field, highlights from local OST programs and resources worth sharing with friends and families. Prime Time wants to hear your stories and news regarding the out-of-school time field. Please email details to [email protected]
Happy Labor Day from All of Us at Prime Time Palm Beach County
Each year, Labor Day pays tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers. Our offices will be closed today, September 6, 2021, in observance of this federal holiday.

As we celebrate this holiday, we celebrate each of you! Prime Time wants to remind our OST practitioners that you are all valued for the unique qualities and skills you bring to the out-of-school time field in Palm Beach County and beyond. You truly make a difference in the lives of the children and youth you serve, especially during these turbulent times.

We appreciate everything you do and hope you take some time today to give yourself a break to relax and focus on your mental health. To help you with your self-care, we created the Seven-Day Self-Care Challenge which provides basic practice tools that can help you cultivate awareness, self-care and resilience, particularly during these challenging times. However you choose to celebrate, know that today isn't just about labor; it's about celebrating you and the efforts you make year round to better our communities one child at a time.
Learn About How You Can Bring STEAM to Your Program this Fall
Prime Time is here to show you how to bring STEAM to your afterschool program! In our six-part, hands-on training series cohort, you will learn how to facilitate engaging activities for youth that explore the worlds of science, technology, engineering, arts and math!

If you want to learn more about Prime Time’s Fall 2021 STEAM cohort, this upcoming Facebook Live session is perfect for you! OST practitioners are invited to join Prime Time’s STEAM Professional Development Specialist Patricia Sasson and Trainer Gwyn Williams to find out everything this exciting opportunity has to offer, including stipends, CEUs, free STEAM resources and more.
Leadership Opportunities and Community Services Hours Now Available
Prime Time Palm Beach County invites youth in middle and high school, who are interested in leadership opportunities, to be a part of the Teen Advisory Council (TAC).  

The goal of the TAC is to provide a fun, safe space where young people can voice their ideas and experiences in a meaningful way; participate in discussions, activities and work groups that build their leadership skills; learn about new topics of interest to them; and contribute to positive changes in their communities.

If you or any of the young people with whom you work are interested, please contact Prime Time’s Middle School Professional Development Specialist Anton Spalding, at [email protected] or (561) 600-9544.  
Training Series Offers Space to Learn, Grow & Reflect

Prime Time Palm Beach County is now offering the Progressive Afterschool Practitioner Series that includes a two-part training and community of practice that gives attendees a space to learn from one another. While practitioners can tune in...

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Prime Time Palm Beach County ELO Week
September 13 - 15, 2021, from 10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Prime Time Palm Beach County is excited to announce virtual ELO Week! Afterschool professionals are invited to attend virtual sessions to be introduced to Prime Time’s free expanded learning opportunities (ELOs) that will expose youth to a wealth of educational experiences and resources that will benefit them in school and life.
ELO Week will include virtual segments that will showcase what each ELO will bring to the children and youth who attend your program this year at no cost! As you connect with ELOs, your peers and Prime Time family, you will have the opportunity to win prizes and schedule each ELO to begin visiting your program.
Prime Time Palm Beach County

Contract External Assessors

More than 200 open Afterschool Positions
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YMCA of South Palm Beach County is Hiring

Afterschool Counselor

Jenna Lawrence
561-237-0976
Poinciana STEM Elementary Afterschool Program

Afterschool Counselor

Andrene Beckford-May
561-739-5730
Diamond View Elementary Afterschool Program

Afterschool Counselors

Luis Lebron
561-352-9567.
City of Greenacres Youth Programs

Youth Development Assistant

Sherreth Stewart
561-642-2011
Afterschool Practitioners Learn, Share and Grow Through Communities of Practice
Large smiles appear on the faces of training attendees as they see their colleagues and discuss excitedly about how the last few weeks have gone personally and professionally. Showing up to the second training session of three in the series, they have already gotten to know one another in between trainings, forming a bond as they share their challenges, joys and triumphs working with youth afterschool.
YMCA of South Palm Beach County is Now Accepting Requests from Afterschool Programs
YMCA of South Palm Beach County is now accepting requests for its Physical Activity & Wellness sessions as an expanded Learning opportunity provider for the 2021-2022 school year!

For further assistance contact: Sara Jones [email protected]
Register Today for Youth Voice
A training focused on providing meaningful choice through activities and opportunities
September 14, 2021 at 6:30 p.m.
Are you providing young people with authentic, meaningful choices throughout your program? Does your program reflect the input of the youth involved? Research shows that quality programs incorporate youth input at both activity and organizational levels. This training will emphasize the importance of offering real choices and meaningful participation of youth and nurture youth leadership. This training is focused on providing meaningful choice within activities and opportunities for youth input within the youth program itself.
Meet Real Scientists Virtually

Prime Time Palm Beach County is offering children and youth the opportunity to meet, chat, learn and ask questions with real scientists during live interactive science webinars hosted by Scientist in Every Florida School.

In this Session, children and youth will take a trip through space to learn about some of the remarkable phenomena just beyond our atmosphere. They will Learn about the planets in our solar system, how stars are formed. star lifecycles and more.
Youth Civic Engagement and Activism in Expanded Learning Programs

According to the Afterschool Alliance, “The afterschool field is an essential partner in ensuring that all children have the ability to participate in immersive, relevant, and hands-on civic engagement opportunities.”

Temescal Associates and The How Kids Learn Foundation has released this new briefing paper, to inform and encourage out-of-school time programs to offer youth opportunities to be civically engaged. Civic engagement strategies are participatory strategies and contribute to the positive development of youth and our democracy.
Prime Time Palm Beach County Featured in The Learning Forward Journal

Prime Time Palm Beach County recently featured in The Learning Professional article entitled To Make SEL Stick, Align School and Out-of-School Time, covers why SEL partnerships matter, a focus on adult SEL, SEL signature practices, collaboration as a priority and how to create a seamless approach for students.
Prime Time’s Director of Professional Development Katherine Gopie provides insight and learned experiences from Palm Beach County’s Partnerships for Social and Emotional Learning Initiative (PSELI), a national effort to help children in six communities gain greater opportunities for social and emotional learning and to understand how schools and out-of-school-time providers can work together to align and improve those opportunities.
”Adults have to first understand what SEL is, then they have to embody it, then they can model it.”
- Katherine Gopie 
SEL Basics Onboarding (Virtual, Self-Paced, One-Hour Session)
Wednesday, September 8, 2021 through Tuesday, September 14, 2021

What does social and emotional learning (SEL) really mean? In this self-paced virtual training, participants will be able to develop a foundational understanding of SEL, including an introduction to common language and structures used in SEL frameworks to guide effective implementation in OST settings. Participants also reflect upon why SEL is important in their personal lives and in the lives of peers and youth through interactive self-awareness practices, journaling and self-check.
Printable Resources to Share with Families 

Prime Time Palm Beach County is now offering resources afterschool programs can print and share with families during pick-up. Click on the links below to print.




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