Afterschool

Cultivating layups, confidence, and community

Amy Halpern-Laff Afterschool, BLACK LIVES, Podcast Episode, School leadership 00:31:31 Comments Off on Cultivating layups, confidence, and community

We speak with Dave Crenshaw, founder and coach of Team Dreamers NY in Washington Heights; Blanca Battino, retired principal of PS 128; and Dr. Robert Fullilove, professor and associate dean at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. Team Dreamers is a life-changing out-of-school-time program. Deeply embedded in the community, it builds leadership and mutual support among students. Dr. Fullilove’s public health interns serve as mentors and role models while they learn from the youth and their families.

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Practicing ethics: Case studies (Encore)

Amy Halpern-Laff Afterschool, Ed Ethics, Parent involvement, Podcast Episode 00:41:18 Comments Off on Practicing ethics: Case studies (Encore)

We speak with Meira Levinson, Professor of Education at Harvard, about her website justiceinschools.org and books of “hard cases,” designed to help educators and youth workers think about the ethical implications of their decisions. Often, there are no perfect solutions, and  these decisions can have far-reaching consequences in children’s lives. A former teacher herself, Meira would like teachers to be able…

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Mentors and passages: The power of teen-centric programs

Amy Halpern-Laff Afterschool, Cultural Competency, Podcast Episode, Student voice 00:42:00 Comments Off on Mentors and passages: The power of teen-centric programs

We speak with Al Kurland, longtime leader of out-of-school-time programs in Upper Manhattan’s Washington Heights. Mr. Kurland founded youth programs that help teens to “rewrite their stories” with the support of adult and peer mentors. He collaborated with other local youth organizations, creating a cluster of empowering and horizon-broadening experiences for students, helping many expand “tunnel vision.”

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Soledad Hiciano on nurturing and educating immigrant children in an age of deportation and deprivation

Jon Moscow Afterschool, ELL (English Language Learners), Equity, INTEGRATION, Mental health, Podcast Episode 00:54:45 Comments Off on Soledad Hiciano on nurturing and educating immigrant children in an age of deportation and deprivation

We speak with Soledad Hiciano, executive director of Community Association of Progressive Dominicans (ACDP), a multi-service community organization in Upper Manhattan and the Bronx. She describes the challenges of supporting children who may have experienced multiple traumas, including homelessness and the deportation of close relatives.

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