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Ustach, Emily – Afterschool Matters, 2020
Founded in 1997 by a small group of high school and college students, New Urban Arts is the largest high school afterschool arts program in Rhode Island. New Urban Arts is an independent nonprofit, not affiliated with any larger institution. The mission is to build a vital community that empowers young people as artists and leaders to develop a…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation, Art Education, Studio Art
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Palmer, Kristi L.; Anderson, Stephen A.; Sabatelli, Ronald M. – Afterschool Matters, 2009
While research on program effectiveness offers ample evidence that afterschool programs can benefit young people in a variety of ways, this same body of research demonstrates that not all programs are equally effective (Granger, 2008). Some programs show positive results in many or all major outcome categories. Other programs are associated with…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Program Effectiveness, Educational Quality, Youth Programs
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Cole, Kirsten – Afterschool Matters, 2004
Kirsten Cole, the Director of FUN (Family University) Afterschool Program at Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus, shares her experience of working with children in an afterschool program where nightly community meetings address topics the children want to discuss. The topics change, but the underlying themes are often the same: issues of…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Community Development, Child Development, Meetings