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Import 2022-12-06 21:01

Community Feedback on Prime Time’s SEL Basics Onboarding Course

The SEL Basics Onboarding self-paced online course, initially offered as a PSELI only training last year, was rolled out to all OST programs and ELO providers in Palm Beach County for the first time. Program staff and leaders as well as community partner members shared that the course not only

SEL Team Time at Crosspointe Elementary Afterschool Program

SEL Team Time at Crosspointe Elementary Afterschool Program

New OST practitioners participate in a virtual SEL onboarding session this week, where they learned about the PSELI Initiative and created a plan to practice adult SEL and incrementally introduce SEL tools and practices to youth with Prime Time support. They shared how they have already been practicing self-care to

Youth Learn About Resiliency in Afternoon Meeting

Youth Learn About Resiliency in Afternoon Meeting

2nd to 4th graders at Forest Hill Elementary Afterschool Program spent time sharing their emotion colors of the day, reviewing the meaning of resiliency, and talking about what they would do to deal with a situation that wasn’t going their way in a recent Afternoon Meeting. Youth also reflected

Prime Time Palm Beach County Out-of-School Time Program Enhancement Grant

Prime Time Palm Beach County Out-of-School Time Program Enhancement Grant

What is the Prime Time Out-of-School Time (OST) Program Enhancement Grant? Prime Time is offering QIS participating programs funding to support and enhance their program supplies as they kickstart summer camp activities and/or make plans for fall 2021 programming. Funds are generously provided by the Children’s Services Council

Pahokee Elementary Creates Designated Space for Adult SEL

Pahokee Elementary Creates Designated Space for Adult SEL

Pahokee Elementary announces the grand opening of Pahokee’s “New You” Adult SEL Lounge!! Taking adult SEL to the next level, this space will allow staff – ALL STAFF – to have a space to practice self-care, refresh, and focus on themselves. Pahkoee is leading the way for adults to apply their

Children Receive Hands-On Learning Experiences with the South Florida Science Center

Children Receive Hands-On Learning Experiences with the South Florida Science Center

Children at the Hope Centennial Afterschool Program had a chance to explore what some healthcare professionals do through the Health Science in Motion expanded learning opportunity offered by the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium. The children received a science kit with materials to use as they followed along with

Out-of-School Time Program Prepares Teens for Workforce by Offering Workshops on Employability Skills

Out-of-School Time Program Prepares Teens for Workforce by Offering Workshops on Employability Skills

In March 2021, longtime participant of the Palm Beach County Quality Improvement System Achievement Centers for Children and Families offered workshops on professionalism, dressing for success and understanding your own identify for 42 teens in attendance as part of a new pilot program, The Employability Skills Training (EST) Program.  Youth