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Op-ed: Wrap-Around Youth Programs Help Students Succeed Inside and Outside the Classroom

Now more than ever, youth need reliable places to spend out-of-school time. Before and after school program engagement has a lasting impact on a child’s academic success and personal growth.

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Mental Health IS Health: The Role Afterschool Programs Play in Promoting Student Wellbeing

Mental health is fundamentally intertwined with everyone’s whole-body wellbeing and helps us regulate our overall emotional, psychological, and social presence at home, at work, at school – wherever we are, there it is, too.

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Supporting Youth Mental Health: 5 Tips for Parents

Whether or not your child is currently having mental health challenges, it is important to show that you love and support them, that you can help them navigate tough times, and that you are always there for them.

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Teaching the Significance of Juneteenth to Elementary-Age Students

Juneteenth is both a time to reflect and a time to advocate for recognizing historical and ongoing injustices Black communities experience.

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How Play Strengthens Student Learning

Whether it’s guided or unstructured, learning through play allows youth the opportunity to practice important executive function and self-regulation skills, like paying attention and limiting impulsive responses while remembering and updating information.

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