Subject: $1.8 in Grants for Afterschool and more in your February VPOST News
$1.8 in Grants for Afterschool and more in your February VPOST News
February 12th, 2025 at 8:00 am ESTSave 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 EST2025 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 ESTA 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 ESTTalking 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 ESTVPOST 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 ESTIn 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 ...
Professional Development for Quality Standards and more in your January News
January 16th, 2025 at 9:18 am ESTVPOST is unveiling a new Community of Practice, A Year of OST Quality designed to guide afterschool educators on the Quality Standards for Virginia Out-of-School Time Programs. Learners in this community will be able to recognize the 10 Quality Sta ...
It's Moonshot Monday!
January 13th, 2025 at 3:02 pm ESTYES Enrichment: Unlock STEM Potential through Informal LearningJoin us for an engaging webinar designed for enrichment educators, where we'll explore a dynamic engineering curriculum tailored to inspire creativity and problem-solving in young learn ...
URGING SUPPORT FOR AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER LEARNING FUNDING
January 9th, 2025 at 1:11 pm ESTAs families and children welcome the new year, take a moment to thank Congress for their continued support for afterschool and summer learning. Congress has passed a continuing resolution funding the government through March 14, 2025, and ...
Join US Ed's FAFSA Completion Week of Action (Jan 13-17)!
January 7th, 2025 at 4:08 pm ESTJanuary 13 - 17, 2025 marks U.S. Department of Education's Week of Action - focused on 12th graders completing their FAFSA forms. You can help the DOE reach more High School Seniors via student and family outreach. FSA is publishing a set of FAFSA ...