Posts Tagged ‘relationships’
Five Great Conversation Starters!
Staying in touch with young people and really getting to know them is essential for several reasons. First, it lets them know how much you care about them and that they matter. Secondly, it helps to build #agency within young people and helps them to find their voices. Third, it helps us to know about…
Read MoreValue-Add of Expanded Learning
We are living in a results-oriented environment. People are happy to listen to the anecdotal stories of youth who have developed confidence, or a skill in dancing or drama, or even those who have developed a core set of character traits. However, decisions are being made on the way that young people are scoring on…
Read MoreHow Will You Measure Your Life?
I shared with you the article by Harvard Business School professor, Clay Christensen entitled, “How Will You Measure Your Life?” Hopefully you have had an opportunity to reflect on Christensen’s three questions: “How can I be sure that I’ll be happy in my career? How can I be sure that my relationships with my spouse…
Read MoreBook Review: Whale Done
Ken Blanchard has written a number of best sellers. Perhaps you have read his One Minute Manager series, or Raving Fans (how to make your customer a raving fan), or Gung Ho! which encourages your pursuit of excellence. If you’ve read a Blanchard book you know that he is a master storyteller who makes his…
Read MoreValue-Add of Afterschool
There are so many factors that influence the education of youth in the country. To isolate any one of those variables is virtually impossible, but to control for identified variables so you can get a “read” on the significance of a single factor, is possible but will require true collaboration and data sharing across enterprises. …
Read MoreMeeting With Principals
Building a strong and positive relationship with the principal of the school your after-school program serves, is essential. Remember that when you work on a campus, that campus is figuratively the “principal’s house”, and you need to be considered a welcome guest. Although you may informally greet the principal in the hallway, it is important…
Read MoreRecipe for Building Relationships
Building relationships is one of the most important roles of after-school. As youth get older, especially noticeable beginning in 4th grade, youth become more focused on the world outside of family, and it is important that they understand how to build strong relationships with others, both peer and adult. The recipe for relationships is simple…
Read MoreClubs and Afterschool
Clubs and After-school In the world of after-school there are 3 Rs—relationships, relevance, and rigor, which stand as a litmus test in selecting the activities that we do with youth. If the activity can meet the test posed in these three words, then chances are, it will be a winner with young people. Clubs are…
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