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Check out the resources and helpful information from previous NAN newsletters!
- January Resources: Engage Every Student Recognition Program, Advocacy Training Webinar, 2025 NV Afterschool Showcase in Reno, Nevada Children’s Week, Getting Ready to Work With Youth: Fundamentals Course
- February STEM Resources: Meet the 2025 Flight Crew, STEAM Events at the Library District, Professional Development Trainings, Nevada Introduces STEM Endorsement for Licensed Teachers
- January Resources: New NAN Network Lead, The New York Life Foundation Grant, NDE Notice of Funding Opportunity, Nevada Strong Start Child Care Services
- January STEM Resources: STEM Spotlight: Bruner Elementary School, Talk Technology with Verizon Employees, Chief Science Officers Webinar, Nevada STEM Map
- February Resources: NAN Membership, Free STEM Training, Setting the Stage: Practical Ideas for Implementing High-Quality Afterschool Arts Programs, Webinar on Hiring Older Adults in Afterschool Programs
- February STEM Resources: Meet the 2024 Flight Crew, Green Our Planet Garden Movement, STEM List Applications, Changemakers in STEM Virtual Youth Congress
- March Resources: NV Afterschool Showcase Recap, OST Professional Pathways Certification, Applications for Rise Fellowship, The OST Leader’s Guide to Equitable Communication
- March STEM Resources: NV Flight Crew at the Afterschool Showcase, Fun on the Farm, Free STEM Movie Event, Youth Engineering Solutions Curricula
- April Resources: NAN’s OST Professional Pathways Certification, NAN Membership, NAN & Learn Fresh STEM Workshop, Nevada Volunteers Youth Council
- April STEM Resources: Meet the 2024 NV Flight Crew, UNLV Summer STEM Camps, Empowering Youth Creators with Design Squad Latinx, Firecology of Nevada Workshop
- May Resources: NAN Membership & OSTPPC, Children’s Mental Health Awareness Month, OSIT Grant Opportunites, Lights on Afterschool Poster Project, Best Practice Webinar Series
- May STEM Resources: Meet the 2024 NV Flight Crew, Next Wave STEM, ISTE Learning Library, Girls Scouts STEM Activities
- June Resources: Fallon Youth Club Showcase, NAN’s Technical Assistance Program, 2o25 NV Showcase Planning Committee, Start Planning Lights on Afterschool
- June STEM Resources: Meet the 2024 NV Flight Crew, STEM Spotlight: Mathnasium, Summer Math Camps, Lego Fortnite Summer Camp, STEMfinity, Mizzen Summer Camp – STEM
- July Resources: 2025 NV Showcase Planning Committee, NAN’s Technical Assistance Program, NYLC Virtual Youth Leadership Summit, Workforce Pathways for Youth Grant,
- July STEM Resources: Meet the 2024 NV Flight Crew, Starry Nights, Reno Aces Fundraising Game for STEM Education, STEAM Events at the Library District, Afterschool Math Plus
- August STEM Resources: Meet the 2024 NV Flight Crew, Join the 2025 NV Flight Crew, UNLV IT Workforce Talent Pipeline, Tech Start Up Weeks in Las Vegas & Reno, Make Your Own Lunar Rocks
- September Resources: 2025 Showcase Planning Committee, Youth Mayor Applications, Lights on Afterschool webinar, Best Practice Webinar: OST Program Quality Made Easy, Team Up to Support a Thriving Afterschool
- September STEM Resources: Reach for the Stars NV Flight Crew: CSI Edition, One Health Day: Exploring Outbreak Education, STEMNext Opportunity Fund: Verison Academy, Rocket Design Challenge Activity Kits
- October Resources: Bullying Prevention Video Contest, Usher Joins Lights on Afterschool, Lightbulb Artwork Contest, Take Action! Power of OST Delegates, Youth Voice in Community Schools
- November Resources: “My Voice Matters” Video Contest, Request for Speaker Proposals, Save the Date 2025 NAN Showcase, US Dept. Labor Workforce Pathways for Youth Grants, The Federal Funding Streams for Children and Youth Services Database
- November STEM Resources: Meet the 2025 NV Flight Crew, OSIT Grant Opportunities, Free Computer Science Activities with Tech Corps, I Can INvent Mindset Activity Guide, Leanr Fresh NBA Math Hoops
- December Resources: NAA Next Gen Leader Nominations, Virtual Healthy Home Life Series, 2025 Showcase: Request for Exhibitors, Engage Every Student Recognition Program
- January 2023 Resources: AmeriCorps Opportunities, AimHigh Grants, City of Las Vegas Safekey Hiring, & OST Advocacy Training.
- February 2023 Resources: NV Flight Crew Application OPEN, 2023 NAN Showcase Registration, Children’s Week 2023
- March 2023 Resources: 2023 NAN Showcase, Children’s Week 2023, Grant Opportunities
- April Resources: Clark County Children’s Mental Health Summit, Moonshot Mentor Survey, EdResearch for Recovery
- May Resources: Nevada BOOST Grant, Best Practice Webinar on Working with Sexual & Gender Minority Youth, Afterschool Alliance: Youth Voice Toolkit
- June Resources: STEM Leaders Academy Applications, Uplift by Youth Era, Project Recharge Professional Learning-Envirolution
- July Resources: Best Practice Webinar on Fostering a Systemic and Culturally Responsive Approach to Family & Community Engagement, Flight Crew members paired with Mentors, Become an Entrepreneur with Venture Lab
- August Resources: BOOST Grant Awardees, Lights on Afterschool, Best Practice Webinar Reinvigorate Engagement through Hands-on Blending Learning Strategies, Expanding Equity in Afterschool and Summer Learning: Lessons from School Districts
- August STEM Resources: Full STEAM Ahead, STEM Leaders Academy Application OPEN, Eureka STEM Lab, Green Boxes & STEM Kits, Learn to Be an Ally to Girls & Women in STEM
- September Resources: Save the Date 2024 Annual NAN Showcase, 2023 Youth Mayor Application, Best Practice Webinars, NSLA Learning Summit Conference, National Afterschool Association 2024 Conference, Wallace Foundation Reports
- September STEM Resources: STEM Spotlight, Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation Junior Naturalist Program, STEM Flights, Green Boxes & STEM Kids, FIRST Fundraising Resources
- October Resources: New Website, 2024 Annual NAN Showcase RFP & Exhibitor Application
- October STEM Resources: 2024 NV Flight Crew Application Opens, NCWIT Awards Nominations, 2024 National Flight Crew Application Opens
- November Resources: NV Afterschool Showcase RFP Application Opens, Exhibitor Application Opens, & Early Bird Registration Opens, Program Spotlight: Bruner Elementary School
- November STEM Resources: NV Flight Crew Reach for the Stars Event, DRI Green Boxes & STEM Kits, Share Your STEM Spotlight
- December Resources: Peer Learning Groups, NAN Membership, Service Learning Through Sports, Afterschool Today: The Health Equity Issue
- December STEM Resources: STEM Spotlight: Tech Trekker, Power to Explore Student Challenge, FIRST Nevada Volunteering, Green Out Planet Grant Opportunity
- January 2022 Resources: National Mentoring Month 2022 – Becoming a Better Mentor: Strategies to Be There for Young People; UME Academy Free STEM kits & Lesson plans
- February 2022 Resources: Out-of-School Time Equity Planning Checklist; Top Public School District and Charter School COVID-Relief Spending Priorities, by Region
- March 2022 Resources: Where Did All the Afterschool Staff Go? (Brief); March Women’s History Month Toolkit; Nevada Science Center – Live & Virtual Field Trips
- April 2022 Resources: STEM teaching Tools; Staff Recruitment Toolkit; Summer Learning Toolkit; FREE Lead Water Testing For NV Childcare Facilities
- May 2022 Resources: NV Program Quality Self-Assessment Toolkit; Nevada After 3pm Healthy Futures Report; Child Care Technical Assistance Network – Resource Library
- June 2022 Resources: STEM Scopes, Resources for Helping Youth Cope after a Mass Shooting, Kid-grit Social Emotional Learning Activities
- July 2022 Resources: Every Hour Counts & NV Out-of-School Time Program Quality Toolkit
- August 2022 Resources: Biden-Harris Administration Launches National Effort to Support Student Success (fact sheet), Wonderschool business tool for NV providers, Help Kids Recover Maximize Student Recovery
- September 2022 Resources: Invention Project program, The Black Student Magazine, Mental Health America Back to School Mental Health Toolkit
- October 2022 Resources: Afterschool field created resources to help support the mental health of young people, World Space Week, AMCH Association Committees
- November 2022 Resources: Moonshot Flight Crew Recruitment, Pitch Builder helping young students to develop a pitch in 5 minutes, and Behavioral Health Toolkit
- December 2022 Resources: Applicants for Nevada OSIT, Children’s Week Testimony, and AmeriCorps Opportunities
- January 2023 Resources: NV Flight Crew Application, 2023 Nan Showcase Registration, Children’s Week 2023
- January 2021 Resources: CCSD Family Guide for student engagement in online classes (English & Spanish); Mizzen by Mott App Live Demo
- February 2021 Resources: Nevada OST Program Map; Afterschool Data Fact Sheets; Being Trauma-informed (4-part video series); Million Girls Moonshot Toolkit, Seizing the funding opportunities in the CRRSA
- March 2021 Resources: Getting Ready for Summer; Pandemic Relief for Child Care Providers
- April 2021 Resources: Afterschool STEM Hub; Friends Forever International; National Summer Learning Association – Summer Bootcamp
- May 2021 Resources: Science and Equity-Driven Tools for Whole-Child School Redesign; 21st Century Community Learning Centers Facts and Figures; Evidence-based Considerations for COVID-19 Reopening and Recovery Planning
- June 2021 Resources: National Summer Learning Week; Help Kids Recover
- July 2021 Resources: Building Connections Webinar Series; Black Girls Create; Advancing Student Learning and Opportunity Through Voluntary Academic Summer Learning Programs
- August 2021 Resources: Youth Today; Million Girls Moonshot Booster Packs
- September 2021 Resources: Nevada After 3pm Data – STEM; National Center of Afterschool & Summer Enrichment (NCASE) Brief; Summer Programming in the Time of COVID -19
- October 2021 Resources: Summer Camp 2021: More Anxiety, More Learning, More Hugs-Same Fun; Community STEM Collaborations that Support Children & Families; NASA Space Place; Instrumentl Grant Writing Tips
- November 2021 Resources: Science Olympiad’s STEM exploration program; America After 3PM findings for Children with Special Needs or Disabilities
- December 2021 Resources: Broadening Perspectives on Broadening Participation in STEM; Core Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies for Out-of-School Time Professionals
- May 2020 Resources: Family resources from Children’s Advocacy Alliance; From a Time of Risk to a Time of Opportunity factsheet for NV; Online learning resources provide by the Afterschool Alliance; Resources to support families, educators, and employers.
- June 2020 Resources: Briefing: Afterschool and Summer Programs Support Learning and Recovery; Getting support for Summer Learning: How federal, state, city and district policies affect summer learning programs; NANs New Resource webpage; Fitness Challenge Calendar; Helping Students Grieve from a Distance.
- August 2020 Resources: Summer Activities Guide; Summer Programming Guide; Host a Successful Site Visit (inviting lawmakers to your program); Mizzen by Mott App; NAN’s past webinars and training calendar.
- September 2020 Resources: Messaging Guide: Helping Kids Learn & Grow; Key Principles for Reopening Schools and Helping Students Recover from COVID-19; Connect Kids NV
- October 2020 Resources: Lights on Afterschool; Closing the Digital Divide
- November 2020 Resources: 2020 Explorer Classroom; Million Girls Moonshot Free Toolkit
- December 2020 Resources: Comprehensive Center Network: Student Engagement in Online Classes; Handout – Afterschool and Summer Learning Programs Are Essential for COVID-19 Recovery
Do you have free resources for afterschool and OST programs or upcoming event that you would like us to share? Please email us the details at NAN@unlv.edu. Deadline to include your information in the next newsletter is the 25th of each month.