Free Book Fair!Thanks to recent book drives, United Way’s 100,000 Books initiative again has books that you can have to support your students’ developing reading skills. The books are a mix of new and gently used books and are for a variety of age groups, although this year’s selection appears to have more in the pre-k to 3rd grade range.
We will be holding a free book fair on Thursday, December 13th from 9 am until 1 pm at United Way’s office (1250 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222). The books will be sorted the day before, so bring some boxes and select as many as you want. It will be first come - first serve, so come early.
To promote this love of reading, 100,000 Books builds on research that demonstrates the importance of connecting a caring adult or older student with a child. This mentor model has been shown to have a significant impact on the life of a child and will be the primary model that 100,000 Books uses to support reading skills development. Mentors (teachers, librarians, youth workers, caring adults, older students…) will reinforce reading skills through one time and on-going read-along opportunities that will help kids to build this critical love of reading. To quality for these books, your program must use this mentor – reader model.
To register for the Free Book Fair, click HERE.
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Summer Dreamers:
Deadline 12/6 at 5pm!
The School District of Pittsburgh (PPS) and APOST are seeking proposals demonstrating outstanding commitment to student engagement and interest through providing students with a unique learning opportunity during the 2019 Summer Dreamers Academy, a summer learning camp for students who have just completed Kindergarten through 8th grade. The camp will include 27 days of programming, from June 24th through August 1, 2019. Proposals are due this Thursday, December 6th at 5:00PM.
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Nominate a Champion of Learning
Who is your champion? Champions use their personal time, resources, and talents to support learning and inspire youth. These are the adults who pull youth out of rough situations, push them to do better, and inspire them to keep going. Champions of Learning is a collaboration between the Consortium for Public Education and United Way’s Be There Campaign, that recognizes adults in western PA who go above and beyond to create opportunities and motivate students. Help us celebrate the adults that inspire our children!
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Grants
RESIST: funds for programs promoting social, economic, and environmental change for activism and social change. Deadline: December 7th
Classics for Kids: matching grants to schools and nonprofit organizations to strengthen music education and string instrument programs. Deadline: December 31st
Daughters of the American Revolution: up to 10K for community-based projects in the areas of historic preservation, education, and patriotism. Deadline: December 31st
Innovative Worthy Projects Foundation: grants for organizations that serve children with special needs, acute illnesses, or chronic disabilities to develop innovative services and programs. Deadline: December 31st
John Ben Snow Memorial Trust: support for projects related to education and underserved youth, arts, community and youth initiatives, and more. Deadline: January 1st
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Pitara
Pitara means ‘a chest full of surprises’. Children will definitely be surprised and delighted when they explore the unending range of multi-cultural, multi-lingual and inclusive videos that explain and explore different topics in science, non-fiction, fiction, and even quizzes.
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APOST Activities
FREE Trainings!
Structure and
Clear Limits
Weds, December 12th
11:30AM-1:30PM
CoLab18
Click here to register.
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You Decide
A recent article, published in Pediatric Obesity's current issue, examines the influence of community based programs in preventing childhood obesity. The report also highlights the importance that programs are long-term and should use a comprehensive approach to reach the most children.
Click here to read more.
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