Posts Tagged ‘after-school programs’
Members, staff of East Oakland Youth Development Center celebrate opening of newly expanded facility
EOYDC serves students in East Oakland with free after-school programming. It was founded in 1973, officially opening in 1978. The existing facilities recently underwent renovation as well as the construction of over 6,000 square feet of additional space including an art and ceramics studio, an Apple Mac lab, a rooftop deck and an exercise studio where dance, yoga and martial arts classes are held.
Read MoreElaborate role-playing world fosters new perspectives for Oakland kids
Abantey, the role-playing world Becky Thomas has developed over the course of 25 years, was never meant to be just a game—it was always meant to be a learning and team-building exercise through which young students could apply the ideas they learned in school.
Read More“Bridging the Bay” conference teaches the benefits of after-school programs
Hundreds of after-school program coordinators and instructors from seven Bay Area counties gathered Friday and Saturday at Oakland Technical High School for a conference focused on improving the quality and range of regional after-school programs.
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