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Afterschool Matters
Creative Programs That Connect Youth Development and Student Achievement
Edited by:
- Sara L. Hill - The Robert Bowne Foundation
Foreword by Glynda A. Hull
Other Titles in:
After School & Extra-Curricular Programmes
After School & Extra-Curricular Programmes
December 2007 | 144 pages | Corwin
Afterschool programs comprise an important and promising piece of the overall puzzle in raising student achievement. Written by experts in the field of afterschool youth development and supported by The Bowne Foundation, one of the leading funders for afterschool programs, this book will describe specific youth development afterschool programs and activities that bridge the gap between fun and school.
Each chapter identifies what activities support academic achievement and are aligned with learning standards. All activities presented are aligned to youth development principles, grounded in student interest, and allow for a range of student competencies.
Glynda Hull
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Editor
About the Contributors
Introduction
Cheri Fancsali
1. The Science Mentoring Project: How Student-to-Student Mentoring Can Encourage Student Motivation, Participation, and Inquiry
Judith McVarish
2. In Addition Afterschool Mathematics Program: Helping Students Learn to Think Critically
Georgia Hall
3. Civic Connections: Practicing Democracy Through Debate Clubs in the Out-of-School Time Hours
Sarita Khurana
4. So You Want to Be a Superhero? How the Art of Making Comics in an Afterschool Setting Develops Young People’s Creativity, Literacy, and Identity
Daneell Edwards
5. Hair-Raising Experiences: “Doing Hair” and Literacy in an Afterschool Reading and Writing Workshop for African American Adolescent Girls
Anne L. Thompson
6. Fabulous Fashions: Links to Learning and Life
Index
An interesting book which looks at after school activities as a way of supporting young people's learning.
Education Studies and Social Inclusion, Trinity College Carmarthen
April 2, 2013