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Funding Opportunity: 2024 Aim High Grant Program: Supporting Out-of-School Time

On behalf of the New York Life Foundation, the Afterschool Alliance invites out-of-school time programs to apply for a competitive grant opportunity to support and bolster the ability of afterschool and summer learning programs to help prepare middle school students for success in high school, college, and life. Application Deadline: Feb. 1, 2024 @ 5:00…

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21st Century Community Learning Centers Sub Grant Opportunity

The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) announces that the 2022–23 Request for Proposals for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) subgrant program is now available online. Approximately $3 million in funding will be distributed on a competitive basis and the deadline to apply is March 7, 2022. For this funding round, the SCDE will…

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Learning About COVID-19 Activity Guide – Request Yours Today

                 COVID-19, coronavirus, has impacted students and families throughout the world and has significantly altered our education systems, including out-of-school time programs. The activities and resources in the Learning About COVID-19 Activity Guides were intentionally designed to support youth-serving programs in engaging students in learning about the science of…

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Funding & Support for After School – Sign-up Today!!

After School & Summer Programming | COVID-19 Relief Funding for K-12 Education Out-of-school time and summer programs continue to work to meet the needs of children, youth, and families, as well as support education in the ongoing response to the impact of COVID-19. SC Afterschool Alliance is currently identifying programs to provide funding, resources and…

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Afterschool & Summer Programs: Addressing Learning Loss

The SC Afterschool Alliance & SC Department of Education, Office of Early Learning and Literacy and the Office of Student Intervention Services partner to host this professional learning webinar. Saturday, May 22, 2021 | 9:00 am – Noon | Click Here To Register   – Community- and Faith-Based organizations, childcare centers, and other entities that provide…

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Ignite Summer Virtual Arts Camp

Ignite Summer Virtual Arts Camp was created to offer an opportunity to engage students in Summer learning programs with two or more art forms with a practicing artist and educator. Register for Camp or Interest Session – HERE Deadline to Register for Camp – Friday, May 14th Theme: How Do Artists Share Their Gifts with The World? …

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Young Entrepreneur Pitch Challenge

SC Pitch Challenge Young Entrepreneur Pitch Challenge is an idea presentation contest for kids in grades K – 12. It is a simple set of activities that help kids learn creativity, problem solving, critical thinking, and presentation skills. Pitch Challenge teaches essential workforce readiness skills and helps kids develop a mindset for 21st century careers whether…

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STEM LEARNING RESOURCES

On February 18, NASA will attempt to land the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover on the surface of Red Planet, and you can join the excitement with  NASA’s Mission to Mars Student Challenge. In participating classrooms and informal education groups, students, families, and individuals can design, build, and land their own spacecraft. The challenge offers: A…

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