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from Center for Afterschool Education and Arcadia University Graduate Certificate in Out-of-School Time Education from Arcadia University

 

Program Overview

One three-day institute, three online courses, one project at your site. The 15-credit Graduate Certificate in Out-of-School Time Education equips leaders in out-of-school time field with skills and knowledge to develop and manage programming that support the academic, social, and emotional needs of all children and youth. This unique program features online courses inclusive of school and out-of-school time educators-facilitating stronger links for whole-day learning-and online support from the Center for Afterschool Education and the wider out-of-school time community to put theory into action.

Program Requirements—15 credits

Costs

Three-Day Institute located on Arcadia’s campus—
3 credits

Teaching and Learning in Out-of-School Time

Upcoming Institute Dates: July 24–26, 2009

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The only hybrid online/face-to-face course, the institute
provides a foundation in afterschool education, history, current research, and trends, and offers hands-on experience
applying theory to practice.

$799 Early Registration
($899 Regular Registration)

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Three Online Courses—9 credits

Human Development: The School Years K–12

And Choose Two From...

Grant Writing

Managing Organization and Change

Partnerships and Stakeholders in Education

Out-of-School Time Program Design and Evaluation

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Human Development teaches the cognitive and social development of children and
adolescents, the crux of all out-of-school time programming.

Choose two additional online courses.

$472 per credit
(students enrolled in
certificate program
receive a 20% discount off Arcadia’s standard graduate credit rate of $590 per credit)

Register and pay for these courses online at www.arcadia.edu

One Applied Project (Online)—3 credits

Out-of-School Time Education in Action

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With the guidance of an advisor, put theory into practice with a 3-credit culminating applied learning project.

$472 per credit
(students enrolled in
certificate program
receive a 20% discount
off Arcadia’s standard
graduate credit rate of
$590 per credit)

Register and pay directly to Center for Afterschool Education

 

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