Cohort Resources

Cohorts are designed to support sites in building their capacity and best practices in specific areas. Please review the Project Cohort sections below to learn more about the resources available to support each area.

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Balanced Programming Cohort

The Balanced Programming Cohort will offer assistance in providing students with meaningful, engaging and fun activities that support academics and build necessary skills. Participants will receive community learning opportunities via cohort meetings, on-site support, and exclusive access to newly developed curriculum and activity kits.

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Cesar Chavez Club Cohort

The Cesar Chavez Club Cohort will provide support to both new and existing service clubs. Participants will receive Service Learning and community service materials and training, will plan service projects together, and will do great work preserving the environment, running food pantries, painting murals, cleaning up trash, and so much more!

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Afterschool Science+ Cohort

The Afterschool Science+ Cohort will include core activities that focus on inquiry-based science and literacy-through-science. It uses simple materials that are low-cost or free, readily available, and culturally relevant, e.g. recyclables, cooking oil, corn starch, beans, etc. Afterschool Science+ has a strong equity focus:

• Provides positive role models of female and male scientists from diverse racial/ethnic groups;
• Presents ideas about careers in science, math, and technology;
• Dispels stereotypes about who can do science; and creates opportunities for students to see science as part of their everyday experiences.

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Family Literacy Cohort

The Family Literacy Cohort will work with participants to provide literacy/language development techniques to families. Participants will also develop skills to do outreach in their communities with CBOs and Family Resource Centers. The goal is to develop leadership within the ExCEL ASP, leadership within the community and strengthen support for our families.

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Nutrition and Recreation Cohort

The purpose of the Nutrition and Recreation Cohort is to increase quality nutrition and recreation opportunities offered to students in the after school program and share available resources related to nutrition and recreation. Participants will learn about various nutrition curricula, tips for offering more engaging recreation activities, food security for after school children and families, school gardens, and best practices in these areas.

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Media Production Project Cohort

The Media Production Project Cohort will offer support to sites that were selected to be part of our digital technology initiative. Sites have already been selected and this Cohort is at capacity.

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