The DAA Collective newsletter keeps Denver's afterschool community connected to resources,
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2022-2023 School Year Kickoff at City Park Pavilion!
The DAA Collective hosted its first big event, Come As You Are, in over 2 years on August 18th! Over 60 OST professionals representing nearly 20 youth-serving organizations came together at the beautiful City Park Pavilion to connect, network and learn together. Lana Hailemariam with StandUP delivered a powerful keynote focusing on connection and how the most powerful one is with YOURSELF. StandUP and Mirror Image Arts offered interactive learning sessions where participants had the opportunity to deepen their connections and participate in movement activities designed to build relationships and push their comfort zones. There was laughter, tears and an abundance of joy present in the space!
What a way to kick off the 2022-2023 school year! We look forward to seeing everyone at our professional learning workshops and our pop-up networking events this year! (Pssst…be sure to follow us on Instagram, check our website and future newsletters for more details!)
The DAA Collective Fall Professional Learning Slate is Available NOW!
The DAA Collective’s 2022 fall slate of free professional learning opportunities is now available! This fall, we are offering a variety of virtual and in-person sessions so you can enjoy learning offerings in a way that makes you comfortable!
Workshops align with the values of the Denver Afterschool Alliance and are designed to equip afterschool professionals with the foundational social, emotional and academic knowledge and skills needed to build and maintain positive relationships and create inclusive learning environments where all youth, and the adults working with them, thrive.
View the fall professional learning session calendar and register to attendHERE
*Please note that some in-person sessions do not have locations secured yet. When a location is set, an email will be sent out to those that have already signed up! Keep checking the newsletters and the PL calendar at Daalearn.org for the most up to date information.
DAAconnect Reminders
BE SEEN ON THE LOCATOR!
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to be seen by thousands of Denver families! The DAA is preparing to launch a huge English and Spanish marketing campaign to promote the Youth Program Locator on bus shelters, streaming radio, social media, digital ads, and more! Please check your listing on the Youth Program Locator to be sure all of your program information is correct and visit DAAconnect to update your profile. SUMMER AWARD REPORTS ARE DUE SEPTEMBER 12th!
OCA Award Recipients: If you were funded in summer 2022, your summer report is due on September 12th! Award reports must be completed in DAAconnect. If you are a new recipient or need a refresher on the reporting process, you are invited to attend our upcoming training: Tuesday, September 6th from 9am- 10am
Please contact the DAAconnect Team if you need assistance: DAAconnect@denvergov.org. We are always happy to help answer any questions!
PowerUp Your School!
PowerUp Your School®is an evidence-based physical activity program aligned with academics and social-emotional learning for grades K-8. PowerUp makes movement and learning fun!
Each lesson is aligned with three or more Math and English Language Arts academic standards and a social-emotional learning theme
Program bundles include everything needed to PowerUp
Staff training and ongoing support materials
Hardcopy instructor manuals
Easy-to-use lesson plans
No equipment needed - PowerUp any space, any place!
PowerUp is used by more than 300 extended learning and out-of-school time programs across the country.
PowerUphelps students build 21st-century learning skills with its alignment to K-8 Common Core standards and SEL concepts. It links physical activity and academics to develop the whole child and support active learning, in a fun and different way compared to the traditional school day.
Programs are reporting that participants are more engaged and focused on schoolwork and seem more confident after a PowerUp physical activity session. Recently a 21st CCLC site coordinator shared that, “students are having so much fun in PowerUp, that they don’t even realize they’re learning!”
US Bank and Girls With Impact are partnering to bring fully funded scholarships for their 10-week Business & Leadership Academy mini-MBA program. This is a fantastic opportunity to get a tremendous leg-up for college and career. Full scholarships are available ($995 normal tuition) - making the program fully free for those who qualify. All others get a 70% scholarship ($249). Fall classes start the weeks of September 12 and October 10 and will fill up, so sign-up today! Classes are held once a week from anywhere.
Get real work experience. Build your confidence. Network with peers nationwide.
Register HERE Qualify for FRPL? Use code: NEXTGENDENVER
All other students for 70% off use code: DENVER All students who complete the program will receive a $50 grocery gift card.
Registration for the Sims-Fayola Foundation Equity Academy is now open for youth serving professionals who work with students of color!
The Sims-Fayola Foundation Equity Academy (SFFEA) is designed to increase the capacity of youth development professionals to deliver quality learning experiences for students of color and to build authentic relationships through an equity lens by engaging them in the deep soul-searching work of understanding their own racial and equity disposition.
Over the course of 12 weeks, participants will meet for 2 hours each week (5:30pm - 7:30pm MST). Here are the session dates:
• September 12, 19, 26
• October 3, 10, 24
Please contact Hunter Brill with any questions about these job openings!
Craftsman and Apprentice has open positions available!
They are hiring for school-based enrichment instructors as well as a community partnership manager.
Mark your calendars for daily connection, compassion and happiness activities! Check out the September 2022 Happiness Calendarfrom theGreater Good Science Center! Challenge your staff to try the daily practices and process it in staff meetings or in individual check-ins. Have your young people create their own happiness calendars or create one for your program…so many opportunities!
