Out of School Time

A recent experimental evaluation of the Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) School-Based Mentoring program showed modestly positive results, but BBBS wants to do better.

Support was given to help build the capacity of after-school programs for high school students in California.

Can a large-scale apprenticeship after-school program for high school students improve positive youth development, marketable job skills, and academic performance, and prevent problem behavior?

The Brooklyn College Community Partnership (BCCP), which provides school-day and after-school programs to approximately 1,500 middle and high school students in central Brooklyn, plans to develop and implement a comprehensive professional development program for staff who are transitioning from...

Brooklyn Children’s Museum plans to address declining enrollment and participation among 6th to 8th grade students by restructuring its “Museum Team” after-school program to include a separate middle school component.

The Staten Island Children’s Museum plans to improve its Constructive Mood Management (CMM) Program, which trains the Museum’s Ambassadors (high school interns) to work with elementary school students on conflict resolution and anger management.

Dancewave, Inc., with help from a consultant, will create an improved curriculum, develop a school handbook, and institute a faculty training program for Dancewave AfterSchool, which offers kids and teens (ages 8 to 18) the opportunity to study a wide spectrum of ...

Free Arts NYC plans to improve its core programs, which provide creative arts and mentoring for at-risk youth in New York City, by enhancing volunteer recruitment, retention, and diversity.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) will partner with a social service agency to provide its staff with training and professional services to help student interns (grades 9–12) in the Garden Apprentice Program (GAP) manage difficult life choices.

How do individual, family, peer, and activity indicators determine Mexican-origin adolescents’ participation in organized out-of-school activities?