[YL] YouthLearn Newsletter, Issue 153

Tue Apr 14 23:53:16 EDT 2009

YouthLearn
Newsletter, Issue 153 - April 14, 2009
The YouthLearn Newsletter compiles the latest entries to the YouthLearn News Blog. This innovative service to the YouthLearn community highlights youth, education, and technology news, tools, and resources. We hope this assists you in your important work. Please feel free to share this resource with friends and colleagues, and visit the News Blog often! http://news.youthlearn.org <http://news.youthlearn.org/> 

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News 

Afterschool Alliance Asks, How is Economy Affecting Afterschool?
"The Afterschool Alliance is conducting a survey to determine how the demand for afterschool may be changing as unemployment rises, costs increase and state and local governments face shortfalls. We need your help collecting the answers. As we work with policy makers, funders and the media, the Afterschool Alliance is engaged in conveying the many ways the economic downturn is affecting afterschool programs. We want to know: What are the trends in enrollment, funding, and capacity right now? Have funding sources changed in the last several years and if so, how is that affecting students and families?... Please complete this survey by the close of business Wednesday, April 29."
URL: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=JzBj_2bILvXWwihj46Z0_2fo0Q_3d_3d <http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=JzBj_2bILvXWwihj46Z0_2fo0Q_3d_3d> 

Earth Day is April 22
The Earth Day Network offers ideas and resources for planning events that promote environmental learning and service. At this website, you can find or list events, access lesson plans, take a virtual tour of Walden Pond, and more.
URL: http://www.earthday.net/earthday2009 <http://www.earthday.net/earthday2009> 

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Funding 

Build-A-Bear Workshop Giving Programs
"The Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation supports charities in the United States and Canada through the following special grant programs: Children's Health & Wellness: Champ-A Champion Fur Kids grants provide direct support for children in the areas of health and wellness.... Grant request deadlines are at the end of April, July, and October.... Literacy and Education: Grants provide support for children in literacy and education programs... Grant request deadlines are at the end of February, May, August, and November. In addition, organizations seeking unrestricted support for children, families, and animals or for wild animals and the environment are encouraged to apply for grants through the Build-A-Bear Workshop Foundation, a nonprofit organization.... Grants range between $1,000 and $10,000 each."
URL: http://www.buildabear.com/aboutus/community/grants <http://www.buildabear.com/aboutus/community/grants> 
Referred by: Foundation Center

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Resources 

Science Friday Video Picks
The weekly public radio program, Science Friday, features a video pick of the week as part of its broadcast. In this example, linked below, "artists Michelle McSwain and Ryan Warnberg (known collectively as MRI) demonstrate how to paint with light. The premise: combine LED lights with long photographic exposures. Vision expert Stephen Macknik, of the Barrow Neurological Institute, explains how our visual system prevents us from seeing the world as light paintings." Other videos document the effects of space travel, beach-ready robots, and many other subjects both ordinary and extraordinary.
URL: http://www.sciencefriday.com/videos/watch/10189 <http://www.sciencefriday.com/videos/watch/10189> 

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Activities 

What Kids Can Do: Speech Contest 2009
"As Graduation Day approaches, What Kids Can Do invites students to raise their voice and let others know what matters most to them in this moment and in the years ahead. This year's theme: "Crisis and Hope in These Trying Times." Maximum award: $100 gift certificate from amazon.com. Eligibility: anyone from age 12 to 19, writing in English. Deadline: May 18, 2009."
URL: http://www.wkcd.org/featurestories/2009/03_WKCD%20speech%20contest/index.html <http://www.wkcd.org/featurestories/2009/03_WKCD%20speech%20contest/index.html> 
Referred by: PEN Weekly NewsBlast

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