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The BOOST Breakfast Club Blog is a curated space where bloggers from around the world contribute content on a continual basis about a variety of topics relevant to in and out-of-school time. The BOOST Breakfast Club blog is at the heart of an ongoing dialogue where expanded learning and education professionals share their personal thoughts and stories from the in and out-of-school time field. They also tell us what they ate for breakfast!

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2025 BOOST Conference and LGBTQ+: BOOST Your Learning

BOOSTers! Are you ready for BOOST Conference 2025? TEAMBOOST wants to help you get ready by spotlighting workshops centered in support for LGBTQ+ Youth. Read on to learn more. Workshops centering content on LGBTQ+ Youth are designed to create opportunities for program and personal discussion surrounding systems of support for youth who identify as LGBTQ+ as well as offering professional development for staff. Attendees interested in developing their program environments or themselves to bet...Read More

BOOST Your Learning: 2025 Workshops for Student Civic Engagement

BOOST Conference 2025 is in a few short weeks, and TEAMBOOST is here to help you plan for your best conference experience EVER! Today, we are spotlighting BOOST 2025 Workshops with content from a Student Civic Engagement context. Student Civic Engagement content offers opportunities for discussion that empower attendees to foster environments where students can engage with their communities and create positive change. All registered attendees are welcome to attend these workshops. Those who work...Read More

Youth & Social Change: Workshops to BOOST Your Learning at the 2025 BOOST Conference

Hey BOOSTers! Are you looking for BOOST Conference 2025 workshops focused on Youth & Social Change? Look no further! TEAMBOOST has curated a list of incredible opportunities for you to add to your conference schedule. Let’s make this the best BOOST Conference yet! Workshops that promote Youth & Social Change are designed to engage dialogue around creating spaces where youth feel equipped and empowered to take action on what they feel is important in their communities! These worksho...Read More

2025 BOOST Conference and Leadership: BOOST Your Learning

BOOSTers! Are you ready for BOOST Conference 2025? TEAMBOOST wants to help you get ready by spotlighting workshops centered in Leadership Development. Read on to learn more. Workshops with a foundational focus on Leadership are designed to create opportunities for talent development while maintaining a student-centered lens. Attendees interested in developing their own leader skillset while simultaneously building up those around them are encouraged to add these workshops to their conferenc...Read More

BOOST Your Learning: 2025 Workshops for Data & Storytelling (Program CQI and Advocacy)

BOOST Conference 2025 is in a few short weeks, and TEAMBOOST is here to help you plan for your best conference experience EVER! Today, we are spotlighting BOOST 2025 Workshops with content from a Data & Storytelling (Program CQI and Advocacy) context. Data & Storytelling content offers opportunities for discussion that empower attendees to assess program quality, create internal processes that support positive outcomes, and utilize procedures to implement CQI. All registered attendees ar...Read More

Summer Enrichment & Planning: Workshops to BOOST Your Learning at the 2025 BOOST Conference

Hey BOOSTers! Are you looking for BOOST Conference 2025 workshops focused on Summer Enrichment & Planning? Look no further! TEAMBOOST has curated a list of incredible opportunities for you to add to your conference schedule. Let’s make this the best BOOST Conference yet! Workshops that promote Summer Enrichment & Planning are designed to engage dialogue around summer enrichment programs, promising practices in planning, and “School’s Out for Summer Fun”! These wor...Read More

2025 BOOST Conference BOOST Nation Town Hall: BOOST Your Learning

BOOSTers! Are you ready for BOOST Conference 2025? TEAMBOOST wants to help you get ready by spotlighting this year’s BOOST Nation Town Hall meetings. Read on to learn more. The BOOST Conference BOOST Nation Town Hall meetings are informal public meetings scheduled throughout the conference with national leaders. Everybody in the out-of-school time community is invited to attend, voice their opinions, share issues and challenges, share promising practices, and hear responses from public fig...Read More

BOOST Your Learning: 2025 Workshops for Leaders Working with Middle and High School Students

BOOST Conference 2025 is in a few short weeks, and TEAMBOOST is here to help you plan for your best conference experience EVER! Today, we are spotlighting BOOST 2025 Workshops with content from a Middle and High School context. Middle and High School content offers opportunities for discussion that empower attendees to better support middle and high school students who participate in their program centers. All registered attendees are welcome to attend these workshops. Those who work directly wi...Read More

Mental Health and Well-Being for Self and Students: Workshops to BOOST Your Learning at the 2025 BOOST Conference

Hey BOOSTers! Are you looking for BOOST Conference 2025 workshops focused on Mental Health and Well-Being for Self and Students? Look no further! TEAMBOOST has curated a list of incredible opportunities for you to add to your conference schedule. Let’s make this the best BOOST Conference yet! Workshops that promote Mental Health and Well-Being for Self and Students are designed to engage dialogue surrounding mental health awareness, activities and strategies to promote healthy living, and ...Read More

2025 BOOST Conference Pre-Conference Academies: BOOST Your Learning

BOOSTers! Are you ready for BOOST Conference 2025? TEAMBOOST wants to help you get ready by spotlighting this year’s Pre-Conference Academies. Read on to learn more. The BOOST Conference Pre-Conference Academies are comprehensive, add-on experiences designed to help you create change, both personally and professionally. These intensive sessions are designed to give participants an in-depth learning experience in specific areas. They are intended to rejuvenate your body, mind, and spir...Read More

BOOST Your Learning: 2025 Workshops for Direct Service

BOOST Conference 2025 is in a few short weeks, and TEAMBOOST is here to help you plan for your best conference experience EVER! Today, we are spotlighting BOOST 2025 Workshops with content from a Direct Service context. Direct Service content offers opportunities for discussion that empower attendees to learn new programming techniques, explore curriculum enhancements, and practice their personal skillset as program leaders. All registered attendees are welcome to attend these workshops. Those w...Read More

Transformational Relationship Building: Workshops to BOOST Your Learning at the 2025 BOOST Conference

Hey BOOSTers! Are you looking for BOOST Conference 2025 workshops focused on Transformational Relationship Building? Look no further! TEAMBOOST has curated a list of incredible opportunities for you to add to your conference schedule. Let’s make this the best BOOST Conference yet! Workshops that promote Transformational Relationship Building are designed to engage dialogue surrounding social change, strategic program design for relational prioritization, mutually beneficial partnerships, a...Read More