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Please join OST staff from throughout the city and beyond to share stories, explore ideas related to the identity of the field, and learn core strategies to improve your effectiveness in working with children and youth, and the overall quality of your program.

Please join us on September 4th, 2008 for our first Roundtable on "Quality Environments for Youth" at the Boston Public Library. An introduction to the concept of environment and the elements that make up a quality OST program. This Foundational Training will provide basic advice for new staff, and a refresher course for returning staff. 

We anticipate that attendees at our Roundtables will qualify for EEC professional development hours as has been the case for all prior Leadership Roundtables. For more information and a schedule of the Fall and Spring series, please visit our website by clicking here. Please RSVP to Monica Zgola at info@bostnet.org.

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Please join us on Friday, October 3, 2008 at the Curry Student Center at Northeastern University for the 4th annual All Means All Conference -Welcoming Children and Youth of All Abilities in Out-of-School Time Programs. This year's conference will provide program staff the opportunity to take workshops on a range of inclusion-related topics focused on children with both physical and intellectual disabilities geared specifically for afterschool and OST settings.

Please contact Monica Zgola at zgola@bostnet.org or 617-720-1290 x232 for more information and to register.

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The Social Justice Education Institute is open to all community or school-based educators and youth workers who want to work to build transformative learning communities for young people. The cost is $225 per person, and limited scholarships are available. Boston Public School teachers will earn Professional Development Points for participating in SJEI. Pre-registration is required, and space is limited, so please request registration information as soon as possible.

This is a 3-day training. The dates and times are as follows:

Thursday, August 21 from 3 pm-7pm; Friday, August 22 from 9 am-5 pm, and Saturday, August 23 from 11 am-4 pm. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. 

The Social Justice Education Institute (SJEI) is a 3-day professional development seminar for educators and youth workers. It is being run by The City School, a nonprofit organization in Dorchester that develops and strengthens the power of youth to work toward building a just society. We do this through creative education and critical thinking, leadership development, action and service, and promoting understanding and relationships across difference.

The City School’s model of experiential learning is effective and powerful for youth, and this same model is equally impactful for adults. With over twelve years of experience, The City School is now engaging educators, as well as our youth, to reflect on and transform their own lives and practices in working toward social justice. SJEI is the culmination of over twelve years of building a powerful learning community where young people are engaged in experiential education.

SJEI’s three-day series of workshops offers participants the opportunity to learn and experience The City School’s pedagogy and model first hand. Just as we do in our work with young people, we challenge educators and youth workers to take ownership of their own education and lives, asking themselves and each other questions such as: How does oppression impact my work with young people? How do we build a powerful, loving community where everyone teaches and learns? What is my vision for collective learning, action, and change?

In school systems where educators are being pressured unrelentingly to create curricula that teach to standardized tests, SJEI offers an alternative path: developing strong social justice-based lessons that promote youth agency, voice and leadership. Participants work together to build transformative learning communities, and learn strategies to inspire the young people they work with to take ownership of their education and become leaders both inside and outside of the classroom.

If you have any questions about SJEI or would like to request a registration form, please contact Alison Gross at alison@thecityschool.org or call (617) 822-3075. Online registration forms and payment options are also available on our website, www.thecityschool.org

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Simmons Institute for Leadership and Change and Boston Centers for Youth & Families presents
Dare to Dream 3rd Annual Citywide Girls Summit. Through interactive workshops, a round table discussion, entertainment, and a resource fair, girls will gain access to information and resources focused on issues such as safety, self-esteem, career choices, community service and more. "Girl Talk" will feature small round-table discussions with women who are leaders in their profession. This event is free and open to the public with advance registration.
To register, or for more information, please e-mail or call Erika Butler at Erika.butler@cityofboston.gov or 617-635-4920 x 2314, or download the registration form at www.cityofboston.gov/bcyf .

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Join DotWell and TERI at 450 Washington St. for two nights in July:

COLLEGE PLANNING
THURSDAY, JULY 10, 6:30pm-8:30pm:
Finding the right school
Admissions
Choosing a Major/Career Path

FINANCIAL AID
THURSDAY, JULY 24, 6:30pm-8:30pm:
Completing the FAFSA
Scholarships and Grants
Student Loans

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Workshops:
--Marketing Your Business Through New Technology & Print Media
--Contract and Leases
--Tax Credits for Small Businesses

Special Guest Panel: Torrance Childs, Sr. VP & Director of Sales for Boston Private; Beth Williams, Roxbury Technology Corp.; Lisa Guscott, Long Bay Management; and Susan Labandibar, Tech Networks of Boston.

Co-sponsored by the City of Boston's Business Assistance Center and Dudley Square Main Streets. Contact Liora Beer for more information (lbeer.dnd@cityofboston.gov)
or Joyce Stanley of Dudley Square Main Street (617-541-4644).

Free and open to the public.

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Jacqueline Cooper will be speaking on the topic , "How to purchase a foreclosed property. Please come out to the this event and learn more about purchasing foreclosed properties. Feel free to spread the word.

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Families Matter! Creating Opportunities for Family Voice, Empowerment and Leadership

Join BOSTnet and United Way on June 6th for the 2008 Families Matter! Conference to celebrate family involvement throughout the ages and stages of child and youth development. You'll learn how to design responsive programs, enhance parent communications, and improve outcomes for youth of all ages.

RSVP by June 2

Panel Discussion
Hear from empowered parents, leading experts, and staff from out-of-school time programs that support family engagement strategies for young children, middle school students and teens.

Workshop Offerings
Guided sessions will help you adapt strategies to your own programs. Click here for a description of each workshop. Topics include:

- Family focused staff: Cultural competence of staff working with families & including family voice & leadership in your programs
- Engaging families in programs with teens
- Increasing family access to community cultural resources

Event Date: Friday, June 6, 2008

Time: 8:30am - 12 noon

Cost: FREE (light breakfast will be served)

Questions? Contact Manosi Datta at BOSTnet, 617-720-1290 x210 or datta@bostnet.org.

RSVP by June 2, 2008

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A gathering of Black Bostonians who are about getting things done. Attend this "think tank" and learn ways you can be involved. This event is sponsored by the National Black College Alliance's Next Generation. For more information please call 617-442-8045 or email at greatestminds@gmail.com

Location(s)

A gathering of Black Bostonians who are about getting things done. Attend this "think tank" and learn ways you can be involved. This event is sponsored by the National Black College Alliance's Next Generation. For more information please call 617-442-8045 or email at greatestminds@gmail.com