After-School Links and Resources

• 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program
  Maine’s 21st Century Community Learning Centers program establishes “Community Learning Centers” that provide students, (primarily those who are not meeting learning results) with academic support and enrichment opportunities designed to complement their regular academic program. 21st Century Community Learning Centers must also offer the families of these students’ literacy and related educational development services. Centers, which can be located in elementary or secondary schools or other similarly accessible facilities, provide a range of high-quality services to support student learning and development, including tutoring and mentoring, homework help, academic enrichment (such as hands-on math, science or technology programs), health and safety education, cultural enrichment, and parent and family engagement. At the same time, centers help working parents by providing a safe environment for students when school is not in session.
  www.maineafterschool.net/ME21st/me21st_index.html
  
• Academic Enrichment Activities
  This Learning Point web site, is designed to help you select activities based on Math, Literacy, and Science. Choose the academic content, select the grade level, and a variety of programs will be available for your use. You may also select the Staff Development module that was created to help programs use the principles and materials on this site to begin a conversation with your staff about integrating academic content into your program's enrichment activities. www.afterschool.org/aea/index.html
  
• After School Physical Activity Web site
  This program web site features twelve thematic activity modules (average of 6 activities each) designed for children ages 9-13. The themes of a few of the modules are: "Survivor," "Beach Party," and "Athletics with a Twist." Some activities have video clips to show how the activity is performed. www.afterschoolpa.com
  
• Beyond the Bell®: A Toolkit for Creating Effective After School Programs (Third Edition).
  Highly practical and easy to use, the second edition of Beyond the Bell is filled with important information for anyone working in a school-based after-school program. The toolkit is designed around key decision points in six areas -- management, collaboration, programming, linkages with the traditional school day, evaluation, and communication.
  www.ncrel.org/after/
  
• Camp Depot
  Camp Depot is a web site that provides information and advice on a number of after school topics for parents and educators. Educators can read articles about a great supplementary math program that worked, and how to set up an in-school after school program. Parents can find out how to choose an after school program and which programs are available in their area. www.campdepot.com/CDHOME_Educators.html
  
• Coalition for Community Schools
  Community schools bring together many participants to offer a range of supports and opportunities to children, youth, families and communities -- before, during and after school, seven days a week. communityschools.org
  
• Expanded Learning Opportunities After School
  Expanded Learning Opportunities programs include a wide variety of programs that provide learning opportunities outside the traditional K–12 school day. These programs provide children with opportunities to develop skills and knowledge that will enhance their success in school. School-age expanded learning opportunities programs include before- and after-school, Saturday academies, summer schools, extended school years, and other non-traditional programs that enhance student learning. www.serve.org/ELO/After
  
• Food Research and Action Center (FRAC)
  The federal child nutrition programs provide crucial funding for meals and snacks in afterschool, summer, and before school programs. The federally-subsidized meals and snacks attract children to out of school time programs, which allow them to learn, and be active and safe while their parents are working. The food helps keep hunger at bay so that children are engaged and ready to learn. www.frac.org/OutOfSchoolTime/index
  
• Harvard Family Research Project: Out-of-School Time Evaluation Publications
  The Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP) Out-of-School Time (OST) Program Evaluation Database is a compilation of profiles written by HFRP of evaluations of OST programs and initiatives. It provides accessible information about evaluation work of both large and small OST programs to support the development of high quality evaluations and programs in the out-of-school time field. www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/projects/afterschool/evaldatabase.html
  
• Harvard Family Research Project- "A Review of Activity Implementation in Out-of-School Time Programs," examines the range and scope of activities being implemented in current out-of-school time programs to set a context for understanding the links between program activities and positive outcomes for youth. www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/projects/afterschool/resources/snapshot2.html
  
• Keeping Kids Safe After School
  The National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center web page offers many resources to parents, professionals and teens on after school programs and care. www.safeyouth.org/topics/afterschool.asp
  
• Lights On Afterschool!
  Lights On Afterschool! is celebrated nationwide to call attention to the importance of afterschool programs for America's children, families and communities. Afterschool programs keep kids safe, help working families and inspire learning. They provide opportunities to help young people develop into successful adults.
  www.afterschoolalliance.org/lights_on/index.cfm
  
• Maine After School Network
  The Maine After School Network was created in response to the out-of-school time needs of school age children and youth in Maine. The network supports programming that meets the physical, social-emotional and education needs of the school-aged population.
  www.maineafterschool.net///ASN/asn_index.html
• Math Education Outside the Classroom: Figure This!
  Figure This! demonstrates challenging middle school mathematics and emphasizes the importance of high-quality math education for all students. Funding for the project was provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Department of Education. www.figurethis.org
  
• National Service Resource Center: Making an Impact on Out-of-School Time
  The purpose of this manual is to become more effectively involved in enhancing the quality of out-of-school time programs for young people ages five to fourteen. It offeres ideas and suggestions, resource lists, tip sheets, and examples of successful programs. Many of the materials in this manual are designed to be easily used to conduct training for members and volunteers. nationalserviceresources.org/epicenter/
  
• Promising Practices in After school (PPAS)
  The PPAS web site is for afterschool program directors, program staff, volunteers, parents, community members, policymakers, funders, researchers, and anyone else who cares about children and youth and who want to improve the quality of their programs. Be sure the check the "After School Aha's" section. The web site includes an extensive list of resources, after school activities, where to get funding and more! www.afterschool.org/site.cfm
  
• Public/Private Ventures
  Youth have always been a priority for P/PV. We are most interested in finding effective policies and programs for the country's disadvantaged youth - those who have inadequate adult support; those who show early signs of learning or behavior problems; those who spend time in public institutions; and those who endanger their communities. www.ppv.org/ppv/youth/youth.asp
• Working Toward Afterschool Care for All Children by 2010
  Afterschool Alliance activities are focused in three main areas: Serving as an Information Resource, Public Awareness Building, and Encouraging a Grassroots Constituency. www.afterschoolalliance.org/activities.cfm