Subject: Join us today at noon for our Advocacy workshop!

Join us today at noon for our Advocacy workshop!

February 24th, 2026 at 8:30 am EST

Speak Up for OST Online Workshop, TODAY at Noon Advocacy starts with knowing your story and feeling confident sharing it. In this interactive one-hour session, participants will explore what advocacy looks like in the out-of-school time field and w ...

Join us Tuesday for our Advocacy workshop!

February 20th, 2026 at 2:23 pm EST

Speak Up for OST Online Workshop, Tuesday, Feb. 24th at Noon Advocacy starts with knowing your story and feeling confident sharing it. In this interactive one-hour session, participants will explore what advocacy looks like in the out-of-school tim ...

DEADLINE SOON: MOTT Million Dollar Challenge - Enter By February 27!

February 18th, 2026 at 11:01 am EST

Young people across Virginia have bold ideas that deserve a national spotlight, and the Mott Million Dollar Challenge is their chance to shine. This national pitch competition invites K-12 students to submit a short, 30-90 second video showcasing a ...

Ideas for Engineers Week (Feb 22-28) in Your Monthly STEM Newsletter!

February 16th, 2026 at 10:07 am EST

Transform Your Future: Celebrate Engineers Week 2026 From the devices in our pockets to the bridges we drive across, from clean water systems to lifesaving medical innovations, engineering touches every part of our lives. That's why each year ...

MOTT Million Dollar Challenge - Enter By February 27!

February 13th, 2026 at 10:32 am EST

Young people across the country are full of powerful ideas, and the Mott Million Dollar Challenge is giving them the stage to share them. This national pitch competition invites K-12 students to submit a short, 30-90 second video showcasing an idea ...

OST Advocacy Workshop and New STEM funding in your February Newsletter!

February 10th, 2026 at 3:51 pm EST

Speak Up for OST Online Workshop, Tuesday, Feb. 24th at Noon Advocacy starts with knowing your story and feeling confident sharing it. In this interactive one-hour session, participants will explore what advocacy looks like in the out-of-school tim ...

Road Trip to NAA26: Dream. Dare. Do. Just a Drive Away

February 4th, 2026 at 8:12 am EST

 This March, point your GPS toward Washington, D.C. to join VPOST and afterschool professionals from across the country, including your Virginia professional peers, for NAA26, happening March 11-14, 2026, at the Gaylord National Resort Conven ...

WEBINAR TODAY: MOTT Million Dollar Challenge - Enter By February 27!

January 27th, 2026 at 11:42 am EST

Young people across the country are full of powerful ideas, and the Mott Million Dollar Challenge is giving them the stage to share them. Join the 50 State Afterschool Network TODAY (January 27) for a webinar detailing this challenge. The webinar b ...

Prep for Engineering Week with Your Moonshot Monday STEM Newsletter!

January 26th, 2026 at 2:18 pm EST

Fostering Career Awareness in Upper ElementaryHelp students in grades 3-5 explore real-world STEM careers through hands-on engineering. Join STEM Next and the Museum of Science Boston for a free webinar, Fostering Career Awareness in Upper Elementa ...

New Grants and Advocacy Updates in your January Newsletter!

January 13th, 2026 at 5:19 pm EST

New Virginia Education Leaders NamedDr. Jeffery Smith Named Virginia Secretary of Education Elect Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger announced the appointment of Dr. Jeffery O. Smith to serve as Virginia’s next Secretary of Education. Dr. Jeffery ...