Kids day at the Hobby Center is the focus of this podcast. Kids day is an event where students enrolled in summer programs get the opportunity to work with Houston area artist. After approximately three weeks of practices, the lessons the students learned were performed at one of Houston premiere venues, the Hobby Center. During the podcast, you will hear from the students, their parent, and the professional artist who collaborated to make the night a special event.

Resources

Harris County Department of Education

https://hcde-texas.org

CASE for Kids

https://hcde-texas.org/afterschool-zone

This episode of the Making After School Cool explores the Summer Learning Loss theory.  Interviews with Dr. Megan Kuhfield, with the Northwest Evaluation Association and Christina Hanger with Dallas Afterschool network are the featured guest. 

Resources

Harris County Department of Education

https://hcde-texas.org

CASE for Kids

https://hcde-texas.org/afterschool-zone

This episode of the Making After School Cool explores the history and evolution of after school programs in our society.  Additionally, Dr. Lisa Caruthers provide insight of OST trends occurring during the last 20 years, as well as, projects that have been developed that will enhance after school programs.  A special feature of this episode is OST professionals sharing stories regarding their after school experiences.

Resources

Harris County Department of Education

https://hcde-texas.org

CASE for Kids

https://hcde-texas.org/afterschool-zone

Numerous studies have documented the positive effects that Social Emotional Learning (SEL) programming has on youth of diverse backgrounds.  This edition of the Making Afterschool Cool Podcast focuses on how to implement SEL into in-school and out-of-school time programs.

Resources

Harris County Department of Education

https://hcde-texas.org

CASE for Kids

https://hcde-texas.org/afterschool-zone

Welcome to Making After School Cool Podcast.

This is our first official podcast episode and we're excited to have you on-board.

In this episode, you will learn

• Who is the host of the Making Afterschool Cool Podcast?

After listening to the Growth Mindset, answer the questions below to win a prize!