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connecting with familiesTeaching and Learning in Out-of-School Time (ED561S): Weekend Intensive Institute
3 days, 3 credits

Earn graduate credit from Arcadia University while deepening your knowledge and skills as an afterschool leader.

Interactive, hands-on and practical, this three-day Institute brings together educators from around the country to:

  • Examine current needs and trends in afterschool
  • Indentify indicators of high-quality afterschool programming
  • Gain tools and strategies for program planning and staff development

Attendees continue the learning with four online follow-up sessions that ground theory in applied practice at your site with your programs.

 

Graduate Certicate in Afterschool Education
from the Center for Afterschool Education and Arcadia University


Take it to the next level with a Graduate Certificate in Afterschool Education from Arcadia University. Certificate requirement include completion of the Institute and three online courses you select to fit your needs and learning goals and an applied learning project at your site. 

  • Graduate Certificate in Afterschool Education from the Center for Afterschool Educaiton and Arcadia University

 

from Center for Afterschool Education and Arcadia University Graduate Certificate in Afterschool Education from
Center for Afterschool Education and Arcadia University

 

Graduate Certificate in Afterschool EducationKnowledgeable, prepared afterschool leadership is key to moving out-of-school programming from child care to an active learning time that helps children develop academic, social, and individual abilities and talents.

Take your skills and experience to the next level with a community of out-of-school time leaders from around the country.

Learn to lead your program to:

  • Understand and respond to current trends in the field
  • Bridge school and out-of-school time learning
  • Facilitate hand-on activities and projects that support skill-building and child and youth development
  • Clearly demonstrate learning
  • Incorporate ongoing professional development and program improvement
  • Connect with and expand program resources

The Certificate in Afterschool Education is designed for leadership in the area of non-formal education, including afterschool, museum education, summer learning, and parks and recreation.

 
Flexible
  Tailor the certificate to fit your professional and educational goals. Choose electives courses to concentrate on program management, instructional technology, or teaching strategies—or mix and match.
   
 
Accessible
  Start with the three-day Institute on Arcadia’s campus and complete the program online from anywhere, anytime, at your site.
   
 
Personal
  Link learning with practice, afterschool style. Individual academic advising and other online support from the Center for Afterschool Education make this program yours. Connect with afterschool practitioners across the country. Get fresh ideas for applying new skills and knowledge to your practice.

 

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