Breakfast Club Blog

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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A Conversation about Student Connection with Susie Estrada

Connection is Key to Student Engagement! In this collaborative blog series, TEAMBOOST asked leaders in the youth development field how they build student connection in their program environments. Healthy and authentic relationships are important to positive youth outcomes, and TEAMBOOST is proud to spotlight the expertise of our BOOST Leadership Team Members, BOOST Ambassadors, and BOOST Partners in the Student Connection blog series! Welcome, Susie Estrada (She/Her/Hers), to center stage! Thank...Read More

A Conversation about Student Connection with Christina Green

Connection is Key to Student Engagement! In this collaborative blog series, TEAMBOOST asked leaders in the youth development field how they build student connection in their program environments. Healthy and authentic relationships are important to positive youth outcomes, and TEAMBOOST is proud to spotlight the expertise of our BOOST Leadership Team Members, BOOST Ambassadors, and BOOST Partners in the Student Connection blog series! Welcome, Christina Green (She/Her), to center stage! Thank yo...Read More

A Conversation about Student Connection with Becky Shultz

Connection is Key to Student Engagement! In this collaborative blog series, TEAMBOOST asked leaders in the youth development field how they build student connection in their program environments. Healthy and authentic relationships are important to positive youth outcomes, and TEAMBOOST is proud to spotlight the expertise of our BOOST Leadership Team Members, BOOST Ambassadors, and BOOST Partners in the Student Connection blog series! Welcome, Becky Shultz (She/her), to center stage! Thank you, ...Read More

BOOST GTKY 2024 – Let’s Get to Know BOOST Leadership Team Member, Alyson “AB” Bryant!

Nice to Meet You! Did you know that the In and Out-of-School Time field has some of the greatest working professionals that ‘Inspire Youth, Inspire Learning, and Inspire Change’ year-round? TEAMBOOST proudly features BOOST Partners, Ambassadors, and Leadership Team members in the GTKY (Getting to Know You) collaborative blog series! As we finish up the series, we are delighted to Get To Know BOOST Leadership Team Member, Alyson “AB” Bryant (her/she). Thank you, Alyson, fo...Read More

BOOST GTKY 2024 – Let’s Get to Know BOOST Leadership Team Member, Serjio Acevedo!

Nice to Meet You! Did you know that the In and Out-of-School Time field has some of the greatest working professionals that ‘Inspire Youth, Inspire Learning, and Inspire Change’ year-round? TEAMBOOST proudly features BOOST Partners, Ambassadors, and Leadership Team members in the GTKY (Getting to Know You) collaborative blog series! Today, let’s Get To Know BOOST Leadership Team Member, Serjio Acevedo (He/Him/El). Thank you, Serjio, for your meaningful contributions to the BOOS...Read More

BOOST GTKY 2024 – Let’s Get to Know BOOST Ambassador, Rachel Bryant!

Nice to Meet You! Did you know that the In and Out-of-School Time field has some of the greatest working professionals that ‘Inspire Youth, Inspire Learning, and Inspire Change’ year-round? TEAMBOOST proudly features BOOST Partners, Ambassadors, and Leadership Team members in the GTKY (Getting to Know You) collaborative blog series! It’s our last week of the blog series, so let’s Get To Know BOOST Ambassador, Rachel Bryant (She/Her). Thank you, Rachel, for your meaningful...Read More

BOOST GTKY 2024 – Let’s Get to Know TEAMBOOST Member, Connor Finn!

Nice to Meet You! Did you know that the In and Out-of-School Time field has some of the greatest working professionals that ‘Inspire Youth, Inspire Learning, and Inspire Change’ year-round? TEAMBOOST proudly features BOOST Partners, Ambassadors, and Leadership Team members in the GTKY (Getting to Know You) collaborative blog series! As we finish the week, let’s Get To Know TEAMBOOST Member, Connor Finn (he/his). Thank you, Connor, for your meaningful contributions to the BOOST ...Read More

BOOST GTKY 2024 – Let’s Get to Know BOOST Ambassador, Nathan Houston!

Nice to Meet You! Did you know that the In and Out-of-School Time field has some of the greatest working professionals that ‘Inspire Youth, Inspire Learning, and Inspire Change’ year-round? TEAMBOOST proudly features BOOST Partners, Ambassadors, and Leadership Team members in the GTKY (Getting to Know You) collaborative blog series! It’s midweek, and we are excited to Get To Know BOOST Ambassador, Nathan Houston (He/Him/His). Thank you, Nathan, for your meaningful contributions...Read More

BOOST GTKY 2024 – Let’s Get to Know BOOST Leadership Team Member, Melissa Perez!

Nice to Meet You! Did you know that the In and Out-of-School Time field has some of the greatest working professionals that ‘Inspire Youth, Inspire Learning, and Inspire Change’ year-round? TEAMBOOST proudly features BOOST Partners, Ambassadors, and Leadership Team members in the GTKY (Getting to Know You) collaborative blog series! Today, let’s Get To Know BOOST Leadership Team Member, Melissa Perez (she/her). Thank you, Melissa, for your meaningful contributions to the BOOST ...Read More

BOOST GTKY 2024 – Let’s Get to Know BOOST Ambassador, Sheryl Blessing!

Nice to Meet You! Did you know that the In and Out-of-School Time field has some of the greatest working professionals that ‘Inspire Youth, Inspire Learning, and Inspire Change’ year-round? TEAMBOOST proudly features BOOST Partners, Ambassadors, and Leadership Team members in the GTKY (Getting to Know You) collaborative blog series! We are excited to Get To Know BOOST Ambassador, Sheryl Blessing (She/Her). Thank you, Sheryl, for your meaningful contributions to the BOOST community! W...Read More

BOOST GTKY 2024 – Let’s Get to Know BOOST Ambassador, Kaitlin Brown!

Nice to Meet You! Did you know that the In and Out-of-School Time field has some of the greatest working professionals that ‘Inspire Youth, Inspire Learning, and Inspire Change’ year-round? TEAMBOOST proudly features BOOST Partners, Ambassadors, and Leadership Team members in the GTKY (Getting to Know You) collaborative blog series! Today, we are happy to Get To Know BOOST Ambassador, Kaitlin Brown (She/her). Thank you, Kaitlin, for your meaningful contributions to the BOOST communit...Read More

BOOST GTKY 2024 – Let’s Get to Know BOOST Leadership Team Member, Kristen Gonzalez!

Nice to Meet You! Did you know that the In and Out-of-School Time field has some of the greatest working professionals that ‘Inspire Youth, Inspire Learning, and Inspire Change’ year-round? TEAMBOOST proudly features BOOST Partners, Ambassadors, and Leadership Team members in the GTKY (Getting to Know You) collaborative blog series! Let’s keep the series going, and Get To Know BOOST Leadership Team Member, Kristen Gonzalez (she/her/hers). Thank you, Kristen, for your meaningful...Read More