[YL] YouthLearn Newsletter, Issue 155

Tue May 12 23:26:36 EDT 2009

YouthLearn
Newsletter, Issue 155 - May 12, 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 Releases Roadmap to Afterschool for All
"With the Harvard School of Public Health and support from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and the Atlantic Philanthropies, the Afterschool Alliance initiated the Roadmap to Afterschool for All - a scientific study that for the first time assesses the current investment in afterschool programs from the public sector, parents, foundations and businesses, and estimates the additional investment needed from each sector to provide quality afterschool programs for all children. The research shows that parents are paying the lion's share of afterschool costs, even among programs serving high poverty children, and that funding of all types is insufficient. We need greater investment from all sectors to help ensure that all children and especially the neediest children are able to access quality, affordable afterschool programs - programs that keep kids safe, inspire learning and help working families. Currently the federal government contributes only 11% of the cost of afterschool, while 29% of the children in afterschool meet the federal government's definition of low-income and in need of federal assistance."
URL: http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/roadmap.cfm <http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/roadmap.cfm> 

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Funding 

Disney Minnie Grants Available to Fund Children's Community Improvement Efforts
"Youth Service America and Disney are accepting applications for the Disney Minnie Grants program to fund children's efforts to improve their communities. The program provides grants of $500 each to children between the ages of 5 and 14, or the organizations that engage them, to implement youth-led service projects that address the issues of poverty, hunger, education, environment, global citizenship, sustainable community development, and disaster prevention and relief.... Applications are accepted from all over the world. Applicants from India, China, and Russia are especially encouraged to apply. Applications will be accepted in English only. Visit the YSA Web site for complete application guidelines and examples of funded projects." Deadline: June 15.
URL: http://ysa.org/AwardsGrants/DisneyMinnieGrants/tabid/291/Default.aspx <http://ysa.org/AwardsGrants/DisneyMinnieGrants/tabid/291/Default.aspx> 
Referred by: Foundation Center

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Resources 

Exploratorium's Digital Library
"Welcome to the Exploratorium's Digital Library. The different collections in the library include digital media and digitized museum materials related to interactive exhibits and scientific phenomena, including images, educational activities in PDF and html formats, QuickTime movies, streaming media, and audio files. You may search, select and download digital files for individual, noncommercial educational use."
URL: http://www.exploratorium.edu/educate/dl.html <http://www.exploratorium.edu/educate/dl.html> 

Planned Reflection Time in Afterschool
"Afterschool programs are increasingly considered partners in supporting youth academic achievement by providing enriching school-related learning opportunities during the out-of-school time hours. In fact, many afterschool programs offer directed homework support, tutoring, science and math-based exploratory activities and standardized test prep. Another pedagogical strategy which supports learning and is naturally suited to youth development and afterschool programs is planned reflection time. In the field of service-learning, planned reflection time is widely used to promote personal development and learning. Through oral and written reflection, participants give attention to the types of personal changes taking place through the activities and linking actions and effects.... Too few afterschool and youth development programs include planned reflection as a standard component of everyday activities."
URL: http://www.niost.org/pdf/Mirror,%20Mirror.pdf <http://www.niost.org/pdf/Mirror,%20Mirror.pdf> 

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Activities 

EPA/ Generations United/Rachel Carson Council: Sense of Wonder Contest
"To honor the late preservationist and ecologist Rachel Carson, the EPA, Generations United, and the Rachel Carson Council, Inc., announce a photo, essay, and poetry contest "that best expresses the Sense of Wonder that you feel for the sea, the night sky, forests, birds, wildlife, and all that is beautiful to your eyes." In her book The Sense of Wonder (written in the 1950s and published in a magazine in 1956), Carson used lyrical passages about the beauty of nature and the joy of helping children develop a sense of wonder and love of nature. Maximum award: publication on the websites of EPA Aging Initiative, Generations United, and Rachel Carson Council, Inc. Eligibility: entries must be joint projects involving a person under age 18 and a person age 50 or older. Deadline: June 10, 2009."
URL: http://www.epa.gov/aging/resources/thesenseofwonder/index.htm <http://www.epa.gov/aging/resources/thesenseofwonder/index.htm> 
Referred by: PEN Weekly NewsBlast

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