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Prime Time Hosts Every Hour Counts National Conference as Local Partner

Prime Time Hosts Every Hour Counts National Conference as Local Partner

Prime Time Palm Beach County is excited to announce that Every Hour Counts will be hosting its 2023 National Conference, Let’s Make Waves! in sunny West Palm Beach, Florida. We are honored to host, as the local partner, this annual event where intermediary leaders, community providers, school district representatives,

The Guatemalan Mayan Center Enhances Afternoon Meeting to Build Positive Youth Interaction, Youth Voice and Equity

The Guatemalan Mayan Center Enhances Afternoon Meeting to Build Positive Youth Interaction, Youth Voice and Equity

Guatemalan Mayan Center at South Grade Elementary Afterschool Program, affectionately known as “La Escuelita Maya,” received support from Prime Time on delivering a daily Afternoon Meeting for youth. The Afternoon Meeting entails an intentional circle gathering where the afterschool practitioners model and facilitate four activity segments, namely, the Greeting, the

Next Level STEAM: Connecting Hands-On to Minds-On

Next Level STEAM: Connecting Hands-On to Minds-On

Prime Time brought STEAM to New Hope Charities in Pahokee, Florida, through a training for afterschool practitioners to learn how to connect hands-on engagement to the cognitive side of science and STEAM, otherwise known as ‘minds-on.’ In February, Prime Time launched its new STEAM training series where participants are learning

Build-A-Bot Encourages Teamwork with Youth in Afterschool

Build-A-Bot Encourages Teamwork with Youth in Afterschool

Everglades Elementary Afterschool Program brought hands-on STEAM activities to the children in attendance by calling on Nexplore , a Prime Time expanded learning opportunity provider. Each child had the opportunity to learn how to build a propeller powered race cart.

Practitioners at Discovery Key Elementary Afterschool Program Attend Site-Based Training to Master Lesson Planning

Practitioners at Discovery Key Elementary Afterschool Program Attend Site-Based Training to Master Lesson Planning

On January 17, 2023, Prime Time hosted an in-person site-based training at Discovery Key Elementary Afterschool Program. The Youth Planning Basics training was facilitated by Prime Time’s Professional Development Specialist Shabrae Jackson. Practitioners were elated to be among one another for one of the first in-person trainings since the

Girls on the Run Making a Mind and Body Connection with the Youth

Girls on the Run Making a Mind and Body Connection with the Youth

Girls on the Run work with young women in local afterschool programs by helping them recognize their inner strength and celebrate what makes them feel one-of-a-kind. Girls on the Run uses professionally trained coaches to help promote physical activity to build social, emotional, and physical skills for young girls. By

Prime Time Palm Beach County Research Study Featured in the Journal of Youth Development

Prime Time Palm Beach County Research Study Featured in the Journal of Youth Development

The present study built on this empirical base by examining changes in OST staff ratings of youth SEL during 2 school years, 2019-2020 (Year 1) and 2020-2021 (Year 2).