Educators Guide to Design Thinking
Using Design Thinking in your classroom equips students with the problem solving skills to tackle real world challenges and foster creativity and collaboration. Outcomes: - Educators will learn the step-by-step […]
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Asking Purposeful Questions
Questions are the beginning of a path towards discovery, imagination, and STEM exploration. How can we help youth expand and clarify their thinking and develop their reasoning through the questions […]
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Building STEM Skills through Projects Afterschool
Join us for a session about ways to build STEM skills using project-based learning as a part of your afterschool program. Project-based learning is fun and it can support academic […]
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Ready. Set. Innovate!
This exclusive virtual professional development workshop, developed by the National Inventors Hall of Fame, offers the opportunity to participate in a hands-on experience using teaching and learning strategies to incorporate […]
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Youth Design A Better World: Coding, AI, and OST
From climate change to supporting loved ones with dementia, youth are changing the world with technology. Join Technovation to explore how to collaborate to promote student leadership, agency, and civic […]
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Building Simple Circuits using Common or Accessible Materials
We will building circuits and create reusable circuit components from common or easily purchased materials such as paper, copper tape, paper clips, aluminum foil, etc. Outcomes: - Explore simple circuit […]
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๐ A huge thank you to Child Care Resource Network (CCRN) for being a Gold Sponsor of the 2025 Empower Youth Success Conference! ๐ Your support helps us create meaningful opportunities for youth success.![]()
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Seven-year-old Josie shares why she loves the Hornell After-School Program at the YMCA. The program has been able to offer new activities and equipment for the kids thanks to LEAPS, the state-funded Learning and Enrichment After-school Program Supports program
Studies show that after-school programming improves social and emotional outcomes for students. The Hornell After-School Program demonstrates that well. Staff member Aubre Robinson shares an example of the individual attention they give students helping them thrive. ![]()
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Held at the Hornell YMCA, the program is supported by the LEAPS program, which is helping create brighter futures for children and families across New York state.
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Parent Chelsea Garcia and the Hornell YMCAโs School-Age Childcare Director, Chelsea Larson, give their perspectives on what LEAPS has done for the Hornell After-school Program and what it means to them. The state-funded Learning and Enrichment After-school Program Supports (LEAPS) is enhancing and expanding access to quality after-school programs in communities across New York state.
๐ A huge thank you to ESL Federal Credit Union for sponsoring our Regional Networking Reception at the 2025 Empower Youth Success Conference! ๐ ![]()
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Staff member Grace talks about how the LEAPS program has made it possible for them to provide families with more enrichment opportunities for their children. The Albany Police Athletic League (PAL) After-school Program is one of many vital community-based programs supported by the state-funded LEAPS (Learning and Enrichment After-school Program Supports).