DASN trained nearly 300 new summer program staff with fun and active learning at our Play to Learn Expo on June 4. Participants learned new skills such as classroom management, developing hands-on curriculum to keep students academically engaged during the summer and bringing science and math into the summer program environment.
On May 11, more than 500 guests attended Dallas AfterSchool Network's inaugural Afterschool Achievers awards ceremony at the Lakewood Theater. Hosted by Rob McCollum, WFAA-TV, 20 Dallas AfterSchool Network member programs recognized 40 students for their academic, athletic, artistic or leadership accomplishments. Students from the YMCA, Big Thought, Dallas Community Lighthouse, Richardson ISD PACE and St. Anthony Community Center entertained with songs, dances and other performances. Watch student performances from Afterschool Achievers or view our photos.
How do we know afterschool programs work for our students? Meet Kedrick*, a 7th grade student who was scoring 65% on his TAKS Reading exam. After one year of attending a quality afterschool program, Kedrick scored a 95% on his TAKS Reading exam! That is the power of a quality afterschool program that provides mentoring, tutoring and expanded learning opportunities.
Mark your calendars for our 2nd Annual Lights on Afterschool Bus Tours on Thursday, October 21. We will be offering guests a choice of three different neighborhoods to visit.
More details will follow in September. We hope you will join us.
Dallas AfterSchool Network will be hosting the inaugural "Afterschool Achievers" recognition ceremony on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at the Lakewood Theater from 6:30 - 8:00pm The program will recognize two outstanding students from each of our member agencies. It is sure to be a special evening for the children, their families and all of the providers involved in the event. It’s another example of the power of collaboration within the network. Please mark your calendars and plan to celebrate with us.
The best way to understand the impact of Dallas AfterSchool Network on the local afterschool field is to participate in one of our member events. We host monthly member meetings on the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 9:30 - 11:00am. Feel free to join us at an upcoming meeting to see for yourself the magic that is created by bringing providers together, leveraging resources and sharing knowledge across the network. View our events calendar to find out where we will be this spring.
WFAA Channel 8 has partnered with the Dallas AfterSchool Network to produce the twice-weekly After the Bell segment that showcases what happens in our community during out-of-school hours. After the Bell airs every Monday and Wednesday at 6:20am. Every week new segments are also posted to DASN's website.
Thank you board member, Peter Petrik, for your guidance and hundreds of hours of work in providing Dallas AfterSchool Network with a new website. DASN now boasts interactive site that does more than capture the attention of providers, members, parents, and community organizations - it connects them.
Now, participants in our training workshops can extend the learning experience well beyond the classroom. New online forums regarding training, resources, and best practices keep training participants and their trainers linked to one-another long past the original training event.
On January 30th, Dallas AfterSchool Network hosted its first PLAYTOLEARN Expo - a half-day of training for afterschool staff to ensure they have the background, techniques and confidence to better deliver quality programming to children enrolled in their afterschool programs. By leveraging the resources in our community, we were able to offer 25 different workshops in a single day. And what an impact we made.
528 afterschool staff attended from 37 different agencies.
Assuming conservatively that each staff trained works with 10 students in their program, that makes 5,280 afterschool participants whose experiences will be improved by this day.
Participants each earned 4 hours of continuing education credit for a total 2,112 hours of training delivered!
In one day in January, Dallas AfterSchool Network trained more than half of the number of afterschool staff we served in all of 2009. And almost double the number we trained in 2008!
DASN trained nearly 300 new summer program staff with fun and active learning at our Play to Learn Expo on June 4. Participants learned new skills such as classroom management, developing hands-on curriculum to keep students academically engaged during the summer and bringing science and math into the summer program environment.
WFAA Channel 8
