Children and Youth
Prime Time’s work is embedded in a wide body of research demonstrating that quality out-of-school time (OST) programs lead to substantial academic, social, and emotional benefits for youth.
The benefits for children and youth in high quality OST program include:
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- Higher grades
- Improved standardized test scores
- On-time grade promotion
- Reduced dropout rates
- Increased school day attendance in programs throughout the country
Prime Time strives to provide children and youth with a wide range of hands-on learning experiences. In partnership with local content expert organizations, Prime Time makes available expanded learning opportunities (ELOs) to eligible afterschool and summer programs. In 2020-2021, Prime Time offered 136,829 learning experiences that impacted 50,001 youth between October 2020 and September 2021.
Schedule an ELO:If your OST program has already registered your program with Prime Time and you have received confirmation of approval from Prime Time, you can begin scheduling ELOs by contacting the organization with contact information provided below.
If you have not registered your program, please click on “ Process and Requirements” button to the right.
ELO Categories:
- Supporting School-day Academic Learning
- Caring for the Whole Child
- Discovering Arts & Culture
- Explorting Technology
- Leadership and Career Pathways
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Prime Time is not contracting with any additional expanded learning opportunity providers at this time. Please contact Luisa Vincent, community partnerships manager, for information on our proposal process for becoming an ELO provider.
In the meantime, there are lots of ways you can get involved. Keep in touch with us by:
- Attending our events
- Signing up for our high-quality trainings (FYI, they are free of charge!)
- Joining our mailing list to stay up-to-date on the latest Prime Time happenings
- Exploring our website
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Expanded Learning Opportunities
Below is a list of expanded learning opportunity providers offered to afterschool and summer programs at no cost to the program or participants.
Supporting School-day Academic Learning
Program offering is related to, but does not replicate the school-day curriculum; aligns with Next Generation Sunshine State standards; addresses subjects such as, but not limited to, language arts, literacy, mathematics, science, social studies; offers hands-on active learning that is youth-focused, and encourages exploration and inquiry.
Click here for hands-on learning activities.
Center for Creative Education – Creative Arts Designed to Reinforce Education (CADRE)
The Center for Creative Education (CCE)’s out-of-school time program, CADRE, provides arts integration programming focused on developing social and emotional skills, building important habits of mind and foundational skills for success, and expanding on academic learning through the arts.
Contact
Center for Creative EducationDr. Susan Wemette,
Director of Arts Integration and Creativity
425 24th Street West Palm Beach, FL 33407
susanw@cceflorida.org
(561) 805-9927
www.cceflorida.org/afterschool-outreach-2
Click here for hands-on learning activities.
Florida Fishing Academy – Mobile Marine Lab
Youth have the opportunity to learn about environmental awareness, water flow and erosion, while being trained in problem-solving and other life skills, using hands-on activities that emphasize open-ended and collaborative scientific learning.
Contact
Florida Fishing Academy
Shannon Lalime, Program Director
251 W 11th St., Riviera Beach, FL 33404
shannon@floridafishingacademy.com
(716) 341-3248
Click here for hands-on learning activities.
Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County – Stories and STEM
Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County designed Stories and STEM to excite children and youth about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), expand upon prior knowledge, promote curiosity, and help children learn essential cooperation and teamwork skills. Children learn that STEM involves more than just collecting facts; it is a way of thinking and exploring the world. Stories and STEM is where literacy and science meet! Each session, children engage in fun, hands-on activities related to a book and are introduced to creative minds, both famous and lesser-known, who can serve as role models to interest children in STEM careers.
Stories and STEM is provided in 1-hour sessions to children in kindergarten through fifth grade. A site can request up to 6 different sessions each semester or in the summer!
Contact
Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County
Callie Sharkey, Stories and STEM Program Manager
3651 Quantum Blvd. Boynton Beach, FL 33426
(561) 767-3365
Loggerhead Marinelife Center – Diving into Ocean Connections
Loggerhead Marinelife Center’s out-of-school time programs focus on promoting the conservation of ocean ecosystems with a special focus on threatened and endangered sea turtles. These programs will expose children to the wonderful underwater world as they discover Florida’s marine biodiversity through interactive lessons and games. From stepping into the scrubs of an Aquatic Veterinarian to digitally diving on Florida’s Coral Reef, the Diving into Ocean Connections lessons support STEAM learning through marine life and fun.
Contact
Loggerhead Marinelife Center
Andrea Hutwagner, STEM Education Manager
14200 US-1, Juno Beach, FL 33408
561) 627-8280
Caring for the Whole Child
Program offering addresses mind and body health, explores mindfulness, emotional awareness and emotion management for overall wellness; physical activity (such as running, non-competitive sports, etc.), healthy eating habits or obesity prevention and more.
Digital Vibez – Fitness Jamz
Fitness Jamz is designed to combat childhood obesity by empowering youth and providing participants with sessions containing the resources to do so. Participants will collaborate with other youth on a dance fitness routine using diverse songs and beats to increase physical activity in a fun way. Participants will also learn a variety of physical activities and games they can take back home to their family and friends and be encouraged to work together with other youth in performing their routine at the end of the last session for a culminating family night.
Contact
Digital Vibez
Cassy Romelus, Program Director
2365 Old Okeechobee Rd.
West Palm Beach, FL 33409
(561) 355-5546
Click here for hands-on learning activities.
FAU Pine Jog Environmental Education Center – Teaching Empathy Through Nature
The Teaching Empathy through Nature program provided by FAU Pine Jog connects children in kindergarten through fifth grade with nature and builds empathy by using innovative instructional practices for developing social and emotional skills in combination with nature-based activities.
Contact
FAU-Pine Jog Environmental Education Center
Gregory Goebel, Education Program Coordinator
6301 Summit Boulevard
West Palm Beach, FL 33415
(561) 686-6600
www.pinejog.fau.edu
FLIPANY (Florida Introduces Physical Activity and Nutrition to Youth, Inc.)
Cooking Matters – FLIPANY’s Cooking Matters teaches nutrition education, physical activity, and social-emotional learning through hands-on cooking lessons. Youth learn through preparing and trying new foods, the flexibility and creativity that is useful in expanding their diet to include healthy options.
Soccer for Success – FLIPANY’s Soccer for Success addresses nutrition education, physical activity, and social-emotional learning. This national curriculum is proven effective in reducing the risks associated with childhood obesity and raising indicators of positive youth development.
Contact
FLIPANY
Rose Shin, Senior Program Manager
2860 W State Road 84, Suite 103, Dania Beach, FL 33312
(954) 361-9389
Click here for hands-on learning activities.
Florida Fishing Academy – Angling for a Healthy Future
Through Angling for a Healthy Future, children and youth learn basic fishing skills, kayaking, snorkeling, water safety, environmental awareness, problem-solving and other life skills through the Florida Fishing Academy’s expanded learning opportunity. Fishing and other water-based activities can serve as a means for self-improvement, and social and emotional development.
Contact
Florida Fishing Academy
Shannon Lalime, Program Director
251 W 11th St., Riviera Beach, FL 33404
shannon@floridafishingacademy.com
(716) 341-3248
Girls on the Run Palm Beach – Girls on the Run
Girls on the Run teaches girls life skills through dynamic interactive lessons and running games. Listed among the “Top 25 SEL” programs in a Harvard University study funded by The Wallace Foundation, the goal of Girls on the Run is to unleash confidence through accomplishment, while establishing a lifetime appreciation of health and fitness in mind, body and spirit. Girls do not have to be runners to participate; they just need a willingness to try their best.
Please check their website for specific season start and end dates and sign up early.
Contact
Girls on the Run Palm Beach
Diane Evans, Council Director/Executive Director
PO Box 971301 Boca Raton, FL 33497-1301
561-600-8746
girlsontherunpbc.org/prime-time
Click here for hands-on learning activities.
Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County – Read! Lead! Succeed!
The Literacy Coalition’s Read! Lead! Succeed! Program empowers children through reading, discussion and literacy-based activities. Lessons with accompanying literacy kits engage youth in making use of the written word and spoken language to enhance self and social-awareness while improving emotion management skills. Through literacy-based and guided social and emotional hands-on activities and experiences, youth become more caring individuals with increased concern and respect for themselves and others.
Contact
Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County
Tim Jean, Program Manager
3651 Quantum Blvd. Boynton Beach, FL 33426
(561) 767-3355
Click here for hands-on learning activities.
The Arc of Palm Beach County – Community Inclusion Program
The Arc’s Community Inclusion program offers specialized training, instruction and support to out-of-school time practitioners to facilitate the inclusion of youth into their programs. The goal of the Community Inclusion program is to ensure that OST programs in Palm Beach County are accessible to children with developmental disabilities. The trainings, observations, youth-specific coaching sessions and outreach opportunities are ongoing and provided as needed.
Contact
The Arc of Palm Beach County
Christin Martin, Community Inclusion Manager
1201 Australian Ave. Riviera Beach, FL 33404
(561) 842-3213
Click here for hands-on learning activities.
YMCA of South Palm Beach County (The Y) – YMCA Physical Activity & Wellness
The YMCA’s Physical Activity & Wellness program offers activities that build a healthy spirit, mind and body for children and youth. Through its activities, The Y seeks to combat the epidemic of excessive weight affecting children ages six to 12, provide tools to out-of-school time practitioners to promote active lifestyles supported by positive self-image and relationships, and create environments where children feel safe, included and positively engaged on a physical, social and emotional level.
Contact
YMCA of South Palm Beach County (The Y)
Sara Jones, Director of Community Wellness
9600 South Military Trail, Boynton Beach, FL 33436
561-573-0773
Discovering Arts and Culture
Program offering gives children and youth the opportunity to discover arts and culture: dance, music, theater, visual arts, spoken word poetry, digital arts, writing, etc., opening up possibilities of future interest or career pathways, with hopes to enrich their lives into adulthood.
Divinity Dance
This offering is a creative, fun, energetic, collaborative, and self-reflective program for children attending OST programs. The ELO is a dance class regardless of past arts or dance experience. Available variations of choreography can include hip hop, step, jazz, ballet, interpretive, improvisation, musical theater, or a combination of genres. The seven-session ELO will follow a scope and sequence of choreography that also integrates social emotional learning (SEL). Each class will build upon the movement of the previous one and culminate into a cohesive mini routine.
Contact
Divinity Dance
Sonja Kelly, ELO Program Manager
PO Box 221764, West Palm Beach, FL 33422
561-331-1342
Click here to watch a video and learn more.
KIdzArt Palm Beach – KidzArt
Youth ages 5-12 have fun, learn to draw, and experience creativity building exercises. KidsArt mobile program is complemented with new and varied art mediums, and our unique multi-cultural, drawing-based curriculum. Its techniques remove the fear of failure that can block creative expression. As a result, children produce artwork beyond their imagination. KidzArt Palm Beach found that the resulting experience of success, instead of fear of failure, carries over into all areas of life.
Instructors lead children through an original, 60-minute drawing-based art project each week. The goals of each class: 1) learn to draw somethingthing new, 2) learn to use a new artist medium, 3) experience a confidence boosting lesson, 4) enhance their creativity, and 5) implement essential problem-solving skills. The best part? Every child leaves each class with a complete, original masterpiece!
Contact
KidzArt Palm Beach
Erica Johnson, PhD, Executive Director
10660 Forest Hill Blvd Suite 150, Wellington, FL 33414
561-786-859-9824
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Lake Worth Playhouse – Multicultural Arts Program
Children participating in the Lake Worth Playhouse Multicultural Arts Program learn acting, dancing and improvisational skills, gain performance experience; and most importantly, build a sense of community and individual empowerment with the added bonus of fun.
Contact
Lake Worth Playhouse
Shoshana Davidowitz, Education and Outreach Director
713 Lake Avenue Lake Worth, FL 33460
shoshana@lakeworthplayhouse.org
(561) 586-6169
Resource Depot – Reimagine your World: Creativity through Conservation
Resource Depot’s Reimagine your World: Creativity through Conservation is a hands-on environmental arts-based program designed to engage kindergarten through eighth graders in creative and collaborative projects that demonstrate creative reuse. Participants learn about the three Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle), and how pollution and overconsumption are effecting society and the environment.
Contact
Resource Depot
Chelsea Odum, Director of Education & Artist Relations
2508 Florida Avenue, West Palm Beach FL 33401
(561) 882-0090 x 102
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Young Singers of the Palm Beaches – Prime Time Young Singers Choirs
The Prime Time Young Singers Choirs provides children and youth an opportunity to explore various aspects of musicianship, world cultures, emotions, linguistics and teamwork. Each session includes activities that develop a natural singing body alignment, freedom of breath, development of intonation, ease of personal vocal freedom using music from various periods and genres. Benefits of singing include the enhancement of social, mental and emotional health of participating children and youth. Studies show that singing increases self-confidence and self-esteem, and fosters leadership skills and ultimately develops good citizens.
Contact
Young Singers of the Palm Beaches
Lucy Dwyer, Prime Time Coordinator
701 Okeechobee Blvd. West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
lucy@yspb.org
(561) 651-4429 – (Note: new office phone number)
Click here for hands-on learning activities.
Youth Speak Out International – Today’s Digital Citizens
Today’s Digital Citizens is an innovative, direct service S.T.E.A.M program that helps young people build their media literacy and interpersonal communication skills. Youth become critical thinkers of cultural media messages and improve their abilities to self-regulate the time they spend communicating using on-screen technology. This ELO promotes social and emotional learning as youth practice the skills of emotional management, empathy, teamwork, responsibility, problem solving. and taking initiative. Participants work as a team as they produce Public Service Announcement (PSA) videos that educate the community how the overuse of on-screen technology is affecting face-to-face communication. We envision a world in which empowered youth with strong human connections live with purpose to build a vibrant global community.
Contact
Youth Speak Out International
William King, Executive Director
4300 S. US HWY 1, Ste 203-16, Jupiter, FL 33477
(561) 632-6303
Exploring Technology
Program offering focuses on computer programming, coding, robotics, media production, etc., that provides children and youth vital exploration and discovery skills to apply in a variety of ways, equipping them for the future.
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Cox Science Center and Aquarium – Passport to STEM
The Passport to STEM program will introduce fundamental STEM concepts in subjects like chemistry, biology, engineering, robotics, computer science and programming, and physical science. Professional STEM educators will present impressive demonstrations featuring liquid nitrogen, electricity, and chemical reactions along with interactive experiences with fossils and biological specimens. These demonstrations will tie-in to hands-on activities that will allow for further exploration of the introduced concepts. Hands-on activities will include but may not be limited to slime making, programming robots, examining fossils, identifying different kinds of shark teeth, experimenting with electrical circuits, and other activities that will allow youth to take something with them to extend the learning experience into the home.
Contact Cox Science Center and Aquarium Destiny Carpenter, Programs Booking Ageny 4801 Dreher Trail North West Palm Beach, FL 33405 dcarpenter@coxsciencecenter.org (561) 812-2152 www.coxsciencecenter.org
Green Mouse Studios – Hado
HADO is the first-ever physical e-sport in the world using Augmented Reality (AR) technology. HADO players wear wireless head-mounted displays and wrist motion sensors, using only gestures to unleash super-powered energy balls on their opponents. Opponents must dodge these energy balls and wield shields to protect their four life petals. It is a 3v3 battle for 80 seconds.
Contact
Green Mouse Studios
Amy Erickson, Program Director
901 Northpoint Pkwy, #100 West Palm Beach, FL 33407
amy.erickson@greenmouseacademy.com
(561) 827-1541
Leadership and Career Pathways
Program offers skill development needed to succeed in school and in life, and real world application, including communication, social skills, public speaking, basic financial and household management, etc., equipping children with foundational skills needed to be successful in life. Program offerings expose youth to career options for the future, including entrepreneurship.
Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) – Summer Youth BizCamp ChallengeNFTE will engage and provide 40 youth with the opportunity to turn their hobbies, interests, and dreams into viable businesses and opportunities for the future. Forty under-resourced youths, entering grades 4-7, will be trained how to think and act like entrepreneurs over approximately 80 instructional hours and will gain belief in a positive future and the 21st Century skills needed to rise above their personal circumstances and take control of their futures. During the Youth Entrepreneurship Summer Challenge, students will emerge with an understanding of their personal entrepreneurial mindset and an incentive to improve upon developing their skillsets.
Contact
Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)
Chris Brignolle, Executive Director
360 NW 27th Street, Miami, FL 33127
(786)333-7023