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09/24/2024

Learn about the Technovation Challenge Program at our introductory webinar on Wednesday, September 25th at 10am PST - Register HERE!
Interested in doing an amazing new free STEM / Technology activity / club with your youth? The global Technovation Challenge program is designed to empower youth ages 8-18, particularly girls, to develop social impact technology to solve real-world problems. Students work with mentors to learn coding and AI and design a tech solution to a community problem. Technovation works with local programs like yours, who use the free online curriculum (12+ weeks to complete) and resources to bring the program to their community. Technovation Club Leaders receive training and collaboration opportunities with global STEM champions. Learn more at our introductory webinar on Wednesday, September 25th at 10am PST - Register HERE - find out if this program could be a good fit for your organization (and a game-changer for the youth who participate)!

09/19/2024

Registration for Lights on Afterschool is OPEN! There are hundreds of ways to celebrate the AMAzIng afterschool programs that keep kids learning and having fun!! So sign-up today to join the 25th celebration of Lights ON Afterschool!!
https://3to6.co/asi
What do you have planned? Celebrate BIG OregonASK partners!!

Tell us how you plan to celebrate! When you register your event as an official Lights On Afterschool celebration, you’ll receive an event starter kit, which includes 10 free posters to help you promote your event, and make you eligible for cool prizes each week.

07/01/2024

Why is quality care important for school age children and youth? And go.......

06/28/2024

Illumina Career Exploration Resources
Illumina offers a number of free resources for educators and families to introduce genomics and life sciences to young people. From DIY DNA Extraction Kits to short career profile videos and study guides, ready-to-implement resources are available at www.dnaday.org

As the school year winds down, the summer approaches, and even in preparation for the next afterschool season, introduce students to careers as Biotechnicians, Genetic Counselors, and AI/Deep Learning Engineering.

Meet Illumina STEM Professionals Here!

06/28/2024

Hello Oregon Summer Camps!
Are you ready to celebrate Summer Learning Week!!!! Get your electronic Programs Toolkit from National Summer Learning Association Today!! July 15-19!

NSLA has created Social Media copy and graphics, sample proclamation language, and flyers. We've also gathered resources from Mizzen by Mott and The Wallace Foundation. Visit the page for the full list of resources including research studies and data or download the toolkit here.

https://www.summerlearning.org/summer-learning-week/summer-learning-toolkit-programs-2023/
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06/20/2024

06/17/2024

OregonASK Friends-Summer is Here!-Ready for a Summer Partner Virtual Meet UP!
Join Us on Friday June 21 on ZOOM! We have missed YOU!!

Are you new to School Age, Afterschool and Summer programming?
New to OregonASK and want to learn more...Join us at 9am and let us share how we can work together and what we can offer as partners this year!
Let's get to know each other. invite others to join us!
9:30am- 11:00am.

Register below. for your individual Zoom link!
See you Friday!!
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06/14/2024

Congratulations to Todos Juntos!
Today, the 2024 U.S. Department of Education announced :
Engage Every Student Recognition Program Champions.
Todos Juntos was honored for their efforts to expand access to high-quality afterschool and summer learning programs for over 2000 students and families in Oregon. OregonASK was proud as a 50 State Network Affiliate to present this organization for final review and consideration. Well deserved!
Check out Todos Juntos here: https://buff.ly/4elDZWO
Learn more about U.S. Department of Education https://www.ed.gov/ost?src=rn

06/14/2024

OregonASK is proud to be an Affiliate of the National Afterschool Association!

As the professional membership organization for those who work with or for youth in OST, NAA is moving forward, defining the components of our profession’s identity as a knowledgeable and skilled workforce providing essential services and opportunities. In addition, we’re promoting workforce adv...

06/11/2024

🤩 Do you want FUN AND IMPACTFUL activities for your summer programs? Check out our website for lots of different free curricula, activities, games, career exploration videos and other resources to integrate CAREER EXPLORATION and ENTREPRENEURIAL & EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS into your existing summer programs! Reinforce skills and mindsets like collaboration, opportunity analysis, problem-solving, creativity, adaptability, growth-mindset, empathy and more.
Will YOU be doing career connected learning activities or reinforcing entrepreneurial skills and mindsets in your summer programs? We'd love to feature your program in our next newsletter, so let us know! Share your ideas and plans in the comments below!

Entrepreneurship in afterschool OregonASK is working alongside national and regional partners to curate and customize resources, facilitate connections, and promote programs or models that facilitate entrepreneurial skills and mindset, particularly in expanded learning opportunities. We are hoping t...

06/10/2024

Summer program planners - Did you know that each time you do any type of career exploration activity with youth, their education and income levels increase? Crazy, right? Check out the amazing list of resources like curriculum, activities, videos and tools to organize guest speakers for career connected learning and entrepreneurial skills of all kinds on our website, and let us know in the comments what else you might need or what kinds of career exploration activities you would like to do in your summer or afterschool programs!
https://buff.ly/3LPgZBA

06/08/2024

Oregon Afterschool Programs - please help us by answering this quick survey about your STEAM activities! (STEAM = Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math)
We'd love to know how to help summer and afterschool programs staff to do more STEAM activities with youth of all ages. Thanks for your input!

Please fill out this quick survey! (STEAM = Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math)