Category: Education
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How Far Do You Think You Can Get With The Blame Game?
Have you been faced with a decision that caused you to rethink the whole concept of life? What is perception? It is the awareness of elements of the environment through physical; a capacity for comprehension. When making a decision often one will consult with a friend, mate, or just themself. Ultimately whatever decision is made,…
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Vision: Are Your Wants More Important Than Your Needs?
What is your vision? What have you been seeing? What is in your tunnel vision? These are some of the questions that have been asked entering this new decade. The 2000s has been a time where many waves, trends, and mountains have come but through all of this, it has not stopped the hand of…
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Community, Mental Health, and the Importance of After-School Programming
In a conversation with Coach Ann, a basketball coach and a youth development specialist, she explains her intake on afterschool programs “after school opens that circle up to let a kid become involved in other things, other cultures; dealing with foods, dress, speech. There’s a lot of different things that after-school programs can provide for…
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Giving Help To Youth & Young Adults How Education & Performing Arts Are The Stepping Stones To Their Future
After-school programs have been a tool within communities to develop positive youth atmospheres, allowing a safe space where youth are able to explore their full potential. High-quality afterschool programs are able to provide a great amount of support in order for youth to improve their performance academically and socially. With the support of the afterschool…
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The Giraffe And Her Neck, A Newly Published Children’s Book On Building Healthy Self-Esteems
The Giraffe and Her Neck is a children’s book aiming to teach children the importance of building one’s self-esteem for all ages. Showing how it is important to respect and value others, as well as differences. Have you thought of a time you had to believe in yourself? How were you able to receive the…
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How “Can I Go Outside?!” Has Become A Lost Form; Sports & Outdoor Activities
Have you ever heard the saying, “there’s nothing new under the sun”? As time passes by you can start to see how true that statement is; there is nothing in this world that has not happened already, been created, or things exist currently as they always have. Before entering into this “new normal”, the term…
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Giving Help To Youth And Young Adults, How High School and Performing Arts are the Stepping Stones to their Future
Education has taken a different approach when it comes to the importance of the fundamental development of youth and young adults. High school can be a great obstacle for a young person, it is where most are forming their own identity and personalities. It can be a time of confusion, wanting to belong, and many…
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The Benefits of After-School Programming in the Communities of New York
Did you know that 80 percent of children and youth spend their waking hours out of school? After-school programs have been a tool within communities to develop positive youth atmospheres, allowing a safe space where youth are able to explore their full potential. High-quality afterschool programs are able to provide a great amount of support…
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Children’s Development & After School Programs, Why They Still Matter
Have you ever thought about how after school programs played apart in your development as a child? In today’s society everything is unpredictable. When it comes to the development of the youth there is an art to it. One of those arts are the after school programs that are in our local neighborhoods and community.…
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