Texas 21st Century Community Learning Centers

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In the Spotlight: Homework Helpers at Sulphur Springs ISD

Homework help sits tall in the saddle during afterschool hours in Sulphur Springs ISD. Suphur Springs is a rural 4A school district about 80 miles east of Dallas and 100 miles west of Texarkana on Interstate 30. The SSPARKS Program serves 200 students in grades K-5 at 2 center sites Read More

Service-Learning at Austin ISD and Getting Your Project Approved

When students tackle real life problems through service-learning projects, the payoff is big for everyone involved. Students learn to apply academic skills in the real world and to contribute to their community at the same time. More Texas 21st CCLC programs are recognizing the importance of service-learning opportunities Read More

Great Grant and Funding Opportunities Available Now

ASCAP Foundation Announces 2007 Music Education Grant! ING offers Grants for Innovative Teachers! To review some recommended funding and grant opportunies and for more resources on where to find funding Click Here

Our afterschool program staff always wants time to network and share ideas with colleagues statewide, not an easy thing to accomplish in a state that takes two days to drive across!

Excitement is building for the first Texas 21st CCLC Afterschool Conference coming in Austin July 27-28, 2006. Our program includes Judy Caplan, national speaker on intentional learning and homework, Carol McElvain and Neil Naftzger from Learning Point, and humorous inspiration from Riney Jordan. Talented Texas afterschool practitioners will share programmatic, administrative and sustainability experiences and strategies that help achieve quality, academic support and fun learning experiences for students. I am sure you will find knowledge, inspiration, lots of opportunities for networking with your colleagues, and some fun too!
You’ll find the conference information at www.texas21afterschool.org/conference.html

Looking forward to seeing you there,

Geraldine Kidwell
State Coordinator of Texas 21st Century Comunity Learning Centers