recap and photos by Ashley Comans, SBL Pgh Panelist and APOST HYPE Project Coordinator Justice, equity, and excellence – were the focus of the Inaugural State of Black Learning Conference, held at Chatham University August 17th – 18th. The conference was organized to further the conversation and constant need for professional development opportunities, as well as train […]
Get on the bus! National Summer Learning Day Tour
Join us for the full day OR one of three opportunities to experience summer learning in action!! For location details and to RSVP please click here. Dear Community Leader, Thousands of kids are participating in high quality summer learning opportunities across the Pittsburgh region. You are invited to see summer learning in action as part of National Summer Leaning […]
Good Luck Melanie!
Partners and Friends, Please join APOST in thanking Melanie Claxton, our Manager for Partnerships and Quality Improvement for her dedication to APOST and to the afterschool community! I am sure many of you have interacted with Melanie. In the two years that Melanie has worked with us, she has been the driver behind all of our professional […]
ASSEMBLE is hiring a Platform Program Manager
Assemble is hiring! Job Title: Platform Program Manager FLSA Status: Exempt Job Status: Full time Assemble is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering learning and creativity. Assemble envisions diverse neighborhoods of empowered people who create, connect, learn, and transform together. We build confidence through making by uniting communities of artists, technologists, makers, and learners […]
2016 Summer Conference for OST – Which sessions will you attend?
The Summer Conference for Out-of-School Time (OST) is a professional development conference that shares best practices in youth development. The conference is open to youth practitioners who want to increase their skills in working with youth in out-of-school time programs, mentoring relationships, or in summer camps. The keynote speaker for the Summer Conference for OST […]
Cultivating Empathy for Healthy Relationships and Collaborative Classrooms
Tuesday, November 3rd from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Pittsburgh Public Schools and Allegheny Partners for Out-of-School Time (APOST) are collaborating to offer a training facilitated by The Center for Schools and Communities. This training will focus on practical, engaging activities and strategies for engaging students and help them develop empathy and self-awareness. Upon completion […]
Lights on AfterSchool 2015
Lights on Afterschool is an annual national event to showcase, advocate and celebrate the importance of afterschool and summer programs for youth. Out-of-School time programs provides children and youth opportunities to connect with supportive adults, grow positively with peers and learn to give back to the community. Youth who participate in OST programs make positive […]
Meet Adora: Keynote Speaker for APOST’s 2015 Fall Conference
Adora Svitak Since the age of four, Adora has been exploring what she can do with the written word: everything from championing literacy and youth voice to working with the UN’s World Food Programme to raise awareness about world hunger. Hoping to instill her love of writing in others, she taught her first class at a local […]
Lights on After School 2014
This year, Lights On Afterschool presented by Bayer Healthcare took place on Thursday, October 23 between 3:30 and 7:00pm at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History Music Foyer. APOST asks there be a one adult for every five youth present in your group. Register by emailing apost@uwac.org SAVE THE DATE: Lights on After School 2015 […]