Month: July 2014
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 …
Guest Blog: Aligning Expanded Learning with New State Standards
This post originally appeared on the Cross & Joftus blog. Cross & Joftus works with states, foundations, school districts, and nonprofit organizations to meet their education goals. PASA worked with Cross & Joftus to identify areas of Common Core alignment and 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 …
Use It or Lose It: The Adolescent Brain
This post originally appeared on The After School Corporation (TASC’s) blog. TASC is one of PASA’s Every Hour Counts partners and is dedicated to helping urban schools give kids more time, more ways, and more opportunities to learn so that everyone Read More …