Mic Drop! A Lights On Celebration of Youth Voice

Mic Drop! will showcase the stories and aspirations of young people participating in high-quality creative youth development programs and experiences in afterschool. This event will include a livecast from Los Angeles with streamed and recorded performances from around the country. Register HERE October 26, 2021 Performance  1 1-2:30 p.m. PDT 2-3:30 p.m. MDT 3-4:30 p.m. CDT 4-5:30 p.m. EDT Performance  2 4-5:30 p.m. PDT 5-6:30 p.m. MDT 6-7:30 p.m. CDT 7-8:30 p.m. EDT  

Free

BOOST Cafe Scavenger Hunt & Orientation

Friday, October 29, 2021 10:00am – 11:00am PDT 11:00am – 12:00pm MDT 12:00pm – 1:00pm CDT 1:00pm – 2:00pm EDT Click here if you are unsure of your timezone. No Cost to Attend BOOST Cafe Scavenger Hunt & Orientation This session will provide participants with an overview and orientation of the BOOST Cafe and Online Training & Learning Community through a fun online scavenger hunt. Learn ways to enhance your professional development, access thousands of free resources, post a job, and meet like-minded colleagues in our learning forum. BOOST Cafe is the most comprehensive online community for in and out-of-school time educators. The BOOST Cafe is an extension of the BOOST Collaborative and provides no-cost resources to support our community with relevant, timely, and easy-to-implement tools and resources. www.boostcafe.org Facilitator: Jessica Hay, BOOST Cafe & Blog Manager, BOOST Collaborative, Bellingham, WA

Free

Mindfulness and Empathy Through Nature

Friday, November 5, 2021 12:00pm – 1:00pm PDT 1:00pm – 2:00pm MDT 2:00pm – 3:00pm CDT 3:00pm – 4:00pm EDT Click here if you are unsure of your timezone. No Cost to Attend Mindfulness and Empathy Through Nature  In this interactive webinar, we will explore simple ways to cultivate mindfulness and empathy through connection to nature. We’ll emphasize inexpensive strategies to encourage all young people to find joy and enrichment in the outdoors. Attendees will learn easily adaptable activities rooted in Hawaiian cultural practices designed to connect haumāna (students) with ʻāina (the land) and get them “off the screen”. Facilitators: Daniel Hatcher, Director of Community Partnerships, Alliance for a Healthier Generation, Washington, DC Nick Kālāmakani Francisco, Literacy Resource Teacher at Kamehameha Schools – Kealapono Department, Hawaii

Free