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Weikart SEL Methods Training

As part of the beta test of SEL Methods trainings, OST practitioners and community partners had the opportunity to attend Foundations and Social Awareness – Cognitive Development, where they were able to connect cognitive functions such as problem solving and taking initiative to SEL development. They also learned to apply the SNIC (strengths, needs, interests, constraints) model as a tool for identifying and improving cognitive abilities in themselves and with youth.

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Site-Based Trainings Offer Afterschool Professionals Hands-On Learning Experiences

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Site-based trainings are being offered to Palm Beach County’s afterschool programs to help in increasing each practitioner's knowledge of youth development practices to better serve children and youth who attend their program every day. Prime Time’s goal as a local intermediary is to increase quality in

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

A Labor of Love in Out-of-school Time Creates Opportunities to Bring Together Children and Families

A Labor of Love in Out-of-school Time Creates Opportunities to Bring Together Children and Families

Content Contributor: Andrea Hurtado, Quality Advisor, Prime Time Primary Learning Academy Afterschool Program in Boca Raton, participant of Palm Beach County’s Quality Improvement System, was one of many programs that hosted a fall festival this October organized by afterschool staff. Families joined the event to set up their own