Arizona’s 21st CCLC grant applications were strategically written to contain objectives related to students’ academic needs. Activities must support students who have been targeted in the grant application to meet the challenging state academic standards in core content areas.
The Arizona 21st CCLC team has created frameworks to assist program leaders and their community to better understand key elements of successful 21st CCLC program implementation. Click here or the icon for full Academic Framework
STEM is a focus that benefits youth in learning communities. Many schools are moving towards a S.T.E.A.M. (added Arts) and S.T.R.E.A.M. (added Reading and Arts) application in their outside-of-school-time programs.
Literacy is a critical component to all subjects. Strategies that engage a student’s understanding and knowledge are an asset in afterschool learning environments.
College and Career Readiness can occur throughout a student’s academic career. Helping students to understand their options can assist in gaining knowledge, skills, and exposure to post-secondary success.
21st CCLC Summer Learning Strategic Planning - Four Part Series
Are you ready to implement an evidence-based Summer Learning Program for your 21st CCLC site?
When should your Summer Learning planning start?
How and when to recruit your teachers and students?
How to transform your site’s climate and culture on Summer Learning?
This four-part series on Strategic Planning for Summer Learning will provide evidenced-based, best practices and tools to develop your 21st CCLC Summer Learning Program.
Video & Resource links to the FY 2021/2022 21st CCLC Strategic Planning for Summer Learning Series:
High quality summer learning programs have the potential to narrow learning gaps and produce measurable benefits in math, reading and social and emotional learning.
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We are pleased to announce NASA has partnered with 10 Arizona schools within their 21st CCLC programs to help students learn about careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).