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Summer Activity Guide
Youth development and summer learning providers across Indiana are preparing for a summer filled with uncertainty and stepping up in innovative ways to support youth, families, and communities. We have heard your concerns about how to maintain engagement throughout an atypical summer, and we understand your anxieties as you navigate these uncharted territories. To support your work, we have been developing a suite of fun and engaging activities and challenges designed specifically to accommodate COVID-19 summer. Click here to learn more.

COVID-19 Resources
Here is a list of vetted resources, published by state and federal agencies, regarding the COVID-19 health crisis.

Quality Tools

Indiana Academy on Out-of-School Learning
Join hundreds of Indiana out-of-school time professionals in the Academy. All courses are aligned with the Indiana Afterschool Standards, CYC credentials, and CCDF requirements.

My Afterschool Locker
IAN’s new go-to place to find resources that strengthen program quality. The one-stop shop supports programs focusing on curriculum, community engagement, workforce connectivity, and team tools – it provides lesson plans, engagement ideas, and connections to Indiana organizations and individuals in the field of afterschool and out-of-school time.

Indiana Quality Program Self-Assessment
Programs seeking to measure and track their progress using the Indiana Afterschool Standards can use the FREE online Indiana Quality Program Self-Assessment (IN-QPSA). Organizations and programs can create reports, compare results over time, and aggregate results from multiple sites. The tool includes downloadable surveys for staff, community partners, families, and youth, with automated reporting to help programs track progress over time.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Connecting Youth to Nature in 2020 (9/28)

September 28, 2020 | 12:00 PM EST
Engaging your afterschool learners with nature may look different this year. Try a BioBlitz activity! Join National Geographic on September 28 from 12-1 p.m. ET for a free BioBlitz webinar on ways to learn about biodiversity safely from homes and within your local communities. Dive deeper into resources like the iNaturalist app to spark curiosity in budding citizen scientists as they identify species and learn from the data. The webinar series is supported by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.

Program Highlight

Spotlight Story:Level 10 Martial Arts College Beech Grove, IN

Meet Matthew Tucher, the Head Instructor at Level 10 Martial Arts College.Matthew began his martial arts training at just 13 years old after taking classes in an after school program. “I moved schools a few times in my youth, and that led to being the new kid in class. I wasn’t very social either which made me a prime target for bullies. I never had the courage or confidence to stand up for myself”.

With renewed confidence through training, Matthew earned increasing opportunities for leadership and teaching. He now runs the school with his wife, Ashley Tucher, Program Director, who also trained in the school.

Read more about Matthew’s inspiring journey from student to Head Instructor here: http://bit.ly/2MBzbSp.

To learn more about the benefits of martial arts training and the programming at Level 10 Martial Arts College visit www.level10martialarts.com

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