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September 25, 2023
PRIME TIME PALM BEACH COUNTY
Bi-weekly E-NEWSLETTER
The best resource for out-of-school time news, inspiration and offerings.
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OST Professionals Take a Deep Dive into STEAM with Florida Fishing Academy
Prime Time and 25 STEAM cohort members took to the seas on Saturday, August 26. 2023, for a morning excursion with expanded learning opportunity (ELO) provider Florida Fishing Academy. The three-hour learning experience in the Florida sun was just what Palm Beach County afterschool directors and counselors needed—a fun-filled morning of marine biology, STEAM activity ideas, and time to socialize and collaborate with other STEAM cohort members.
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Afterschool Professionals Network with Palm Beach County Providers to Bring Hands-On Learning Experiences to Children and Youth | |
Loggerhead Marinelife Center welcomed 130 afterschool professionals, Prime Time staff and expanded learning opportunity (ELO) providers for this year's ELO Launch Party. At the event afterschool professionals got the chance to meet and mingle with many different ELO providers to learn more and schedule them to bring engaging hands-on
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Earn Up to $255 in Stipends for Completing Well-being and Life Skills Training Series
Prime Time Well-being and Life Skills Initiative is now being offered to out-of-school time professionals, drawing on best practices from the field and integrating the Florida state health and resiliency standards.
Participating programs will receive:
- specialized professional learning and coaching supports to explicitly embody and model adult well-being and teach youth resiliency and life skills to K-8 groups in afterschool,
- two in-person observations and on-demand coaching to successfully integrate well-being and life skills in your daily routine,
- Resilient Leadership Academy with advanced cross-site community of practice peer problem-solving labs for successful ongoing implementation
- Well-being and Life Skills resource bag with Afternoon Meeting curricula, lesson-planning to
- training stipends and up to 2.1 CEUs upon successful completion of training.
Resilient Leadership Academy
(Designed for Directors and Assistant Directors only)
Begins November 29, 2023
*Prerequisite: Resiliency and Life Skills Basics self-paced online training, completed by October 17, 2023.
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Meet a Scientist - Virtual Experience
Designed with afterschool groups in mind, the Meet a Scientist series is hosted by the Scientist in Every Florida School and partners like The Boys and Girls Club of Martin County and Prime Time Palm Beach County. Meet a Scientist Zoom sessions are highly informative 30-minute peeks inside of some of the most fascinating fields and careers in science today. Geared for K-8 learners, yet open to all ages, this series lets children and youth ask inquisitive questions of the scientist.
Tools of Science
Thursday, October 12, 4:30 - 5:00 p.m.
REGISTER
Importance of Nutrition
Thursday, November 16, 4:30 - 5:00 p.m.
REGISTER
Construct Your Cortex!
Thursday, December 21, 4:30 - 5:00 p.m.
REGISTER
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Scholarships Available to Attend the Conference!
Attend the 2023 Florida Afterschool Conference in October to learn how to navigate the changing future while ensuring our children and youth continue to have access to the highest quality learning experiences possible.
Conference Highlights:
- 56 workshop choices
- 2 keynote presentations
- 10 “unconference” sessions (peer-led, collaborative leadership & sharing sessions around topics identified by the participants during the conference)
- 2 built-in networking opportunities
- Fully resourced exhibit hall
- Ticket includes all materials and brunch or lunch all three days
- Preconference events on Tuesday morning focused on literacy and STEM (extra ticket required)
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📢Recruiting Teens for Next Teen Advisory Council Meeting📢 | |
A Teen Advisory Council (TAC) is a group of youth who take on genuine leadership roles to help an organization, school or community group achieve its mission.
Encourage the middle-school-age participants in your afterschool program to share their ideas in a meaningful way and take on a prominent role in creating, managing and guiding projects while expanding their skills in planning and reflection, communication, critical thinking, adaptability, collaboration and innovation.
Meetings will be held online via Zoom on the second to last Tuesday of each month through May 2025, and will feature community-building activities, presentations, discussions, youth-led forums and more.
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Ride the W.A.V.E.
Youth Summit
Youth are invited to Ride the WAVE this year while focusing on Wellness • Awareness • Visualization • Empathy. Each educational, advocacy or activity session will include at least one of these WAVE signs so they can learn how to help themselves and others. The summit will feature Teen-to-Teen outreaches and connection pieces to help them better cope and support others who are struggling with mental health.
The Youth Summit is free to any middle or high school student in Palm Beach County and offers community service hours for attendance.
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Restorative Justice Practices in Afterschool Programs
featuring Knellee Bisram, Prime Time Palm Beach County
| Restorative justice can be a valuable and effective approach in afterschool youth programs for addressing conflicts and behavioral issues among young participants. By incorporating restorative justice principles into these programs, facilitators and staff can create a supportive and inclusive environment that encourages positive behavior, builds stronger relationships, and fosters personal growth. | | | |
Setting the Stage: Practical Ideas for Implementing High-Quality Afterschool Arts Programs
This new report by the Youth Arts Initiative and The Wallace Foundation was created to help afterschool programs that specialize in arts education to further grow their programs. This report is designed to assist practitioners to make programs more available to youth and highlighting promising approaches.
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As a connector in the out-of-school time (OST) field, Prime Time uses its bi-weekly e-newsletter to inform more than 2,500 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 communications@primetimepbc.org
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