by Alexandra Almagno, AfterZone Summer Scholars Educator with Brandaris Maritime posted 9.3.2014 Over the summer, I had the pleasure of working with students from Esek Hopkins Middle School who wanted to work with local mural artists as their afternoon enrichment Read More …
Category: AfterZone Stories
In Their Own Words for PASA’s 10th Anniversary: Program Provider Officer Sean Brown On Relationship Building
By Cam Walters, PASA Operations Coordinator posted 8.5.2014 Left: Student at DelSesto Middle School poses in Officer Brown’s jacket, (right): DJ Big Sean Brown! Officer Sean Brown (aka DJ Big Sean Brown) first began working with Read More …
Summer School, the Redux: Nine Photos of the New Face of Summer Learning
If you hear “summer school,” and this (above) is what you imagine, it’s time for a major summer learning image overhaul. Summer learning doesn’t have to mean summer school. At least not in the remedial or punitive sense most of Read More …
Frontline Staff Member Spotlight: Camblin Reyes
by Rebecca Petrarca, DelSesto AfterZone Site Coordinatorposted 7.14.14 Camblin Reyes began working with the AfterZone in 2010 at her alma mater Bridgham Middle School, which was closed in 2011 and re-purposed into an elementary school. Maintaining her dedication to youth work, Read More …
In Their Own Words for PASA’s 10th Anniversary: AfterZone Alum Joely Barrios Talks Positive Adult Relationships
by Michael Braithwaite, Director of Communications posted 7.9.2014 This year, PASA is lucky to be looking back at 10 amazing years working with 10,000 young people. As we take this opportunity to reflect before looking ahead to the next 10 Read More …
New Farm Fresh Partnership: AfterZone and Roch’s Work Together to Get Students Healthy Snacks
This summer, the AfterZone is partnering with Rhode Island’s Roch’s Produce to provide healthy snacks from local farmers. Roch’s is a Rhode Island born and operated produce market and wholesaler that was started by Joseph Roch as a family business in the Read More …
Frontline Staff Member Spotlight: Paul Herne
By Emmanuel Janvier, Gilbert Stuart AfterZone Site Coordinator posted 6.10.14 Since we’ve been spotlighting our program providers over the past months, we thought that it’s also important to acknowledge the incredible frontline staff that work tirelessly in the AfterZone. When Read More …
From Our Archives: 7 Photos That Will Make You Want to Leave Work Early
Later this afternoon one of the most antcipated events of the year will be upon us. An event so popular and powerful, it unites hundreds of middle school students from around the city. It’s the AfterZone End-of-Year Event. The AfterZone Read More …
In Their Own Words for PASA’s 10th Anniversary: Alum Raymond Fernandez Talks About Afterschool
by Michael Braithwaite, Director of Communicationsposted 6.3.2014 2014 is PASA’s 10th Anniversary and this year, we’ll have worked with 10,000 students—a big deal! Of course we’re planning a party to celebrate, but we also thought ten years in is a Read More …
The Learning Curve: PASA’s STEM Professional Development Goes Hands-On
by Brittany Sandbergen, Coordinator of Professional Development and Training posted 5.29.14 AfterZone Site Coordinator Luke Martin leads a lesson in making Glurch for AfterZone Educators and Program Support Staff For the last three months I’ve been working with Read More …