Subject: New Tech Grant, Flight Crew Applications & Strawberry DNA Kits in your Moonshot Monday News!

New Tech Grant, Flight Crew Applications & Strawberry DNA Kits in your Moonshot Monday News!

March 3rd, 2025 at 3:01 pm EDT

Moonshot Monday is VPOST twice monthly Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) newsletter, supported in part by STEM Next’s Million Girls Moonshot initiative. STEM Next Opportunity Fund gives afterschool and summer programs across the na ...

SAY NO TO FAIRFAX COUNTY ELIMINATING THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM

February 27th, 2025 at 2:34 pm EDT

If you live or work in Fairfax County, contact your leaders today! ...

SAY NO TO FAIRFAX COUNTY ELIMINATING THE MIDDLE SCHOOL AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM

February 27th, 2025 at 12:55 pm EDT

If you live or work in Fairfax County, tell your leaders to say NO to eliminating the Middle School Afterschool Program ...

WE♥️ AFTERSCHOOL! Share the Reasons YOU Love Afterschool too!

February 14th, 2025 at 2:02 pm EDT

Today, February 14th, 2025 is a day celebrating love, and VPOST loves Virginia Afterschool and Out-of-School time programs! Afterschool Alliance has printable handouts for you and your students to use and share all the reasons to love your aftersch ...

$1.8 in Grants for Afterschool and more in your February VPOST News

February 12th, 2025 at 8:00 am EDT

Save the Date: September 15, 2025 VPOST's 16th Annual Conference will be held at the Virginia Crossings Hotel and Conference Center in Richmond, VA on September 15, 2025. Details coming soon!Do you serve middle school youth? The New York Life Found ...

Flight Crew Applications and Black History Month Resources in your Moonshot Monday!

February 10th, 2025 at 8:00 am EDT

 2025 Flight Crew Application is Open! The Flight Crew is a highly visible youth ambassador program led by STEM Next Opportunity Fund, elevating youth from every state who can speak about the power of STEM learning outside of school. ALL yout ...

OMB Temporarily Pauses Federal Assistance

January 29th, 2025 at 12:28 pm EDT

 A Message from the Afterschool Alliance: On January 27, 2025, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memo outlining the temporary pause of federal agencies' grant, loan, and other financial assistance programs. This is expected t ...

It's Moonshot Monday!

January 27th, 2025 at 11:11 am EDT

Talking to Your Students About Wildfires As deadly wildfires continue to spread across southern California, your students may have questions or concerns. National Geographic has learning materials to help you talk to them about how wildfires work, ...

Join the Quality Standards Community of Practice today!

January 22nd, 2025 at 9:15 am EDT

VPOST is launching a new Community of Practice called A Year of OST Quality, designed to support afterschool educators in understanding and applying the Quality Standards for Virginia Out-of-School Time Programs. By joining this community, you'll h ...

Take Action! Families with School-Age Children Need Child Care

January 17th, 2025 at 12:52 pm EDT

In a recent budget proposal, Governor Youngkin proposed to freeze school-age enrollment for the Child Care Subsidy Program starting in July 2025. This proposal would prevent many children ages 5-12 from accessing quality child care programs. School ...