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Center for Schools and Communities Launches Teaching with Primary Sources: The Power of Perspectives
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Center for Schools and Communities Launches Teaching with Primary Sources: The Power of Perspectives
New professional development program in partnership with Library of Congress Harrisburg, Pa. — Center for Schools and Communities today announced a new program that will train Pennsylvania teachers how to engage English learners in democratic discussions through the authoring of social justice-oriented essential questions. “The Power of Perspectives: Using Primary Sources to Design Dynamic Substantive Democratic Discussions to Facilitate English Learner’s Academic Language Development in Social ...
CSC Announces PEACE Project
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Monday, January 21, 2019 Center for Schools and Communities staff will join hundreds of thousands of volunteers across America in making the Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday a day of service. But the Center has re-envisioned its longstanding MLK initiative and its 2019 MLK project will be 9-month partnership with a local community organization to foster long-lasting and sustained capacity building. The Center is pleased to announce the CSC PEACE Project: ...
Pennsylvania Capitol “Lights Up” for National Lights On Afterschool Celebrations
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Pennsylvania Capitol “Lights Up” for National Lights On Afterschool Celebrations
Nearly 300 Pennsylvania events aim to make afterschool programs available to all Harrisburg, Pa. (October 24, 2018) — The Pennsylvania Statewide Afterschool/Youth Development Network (PSAYDN) announced today that nearly 300 programs across the state will sponsor Lights On Afterschool events on Thursday, October 25, 2018. Leaders in Pennsylvania call for expanding afterschool opportunities so that every child who needs a program has access to one. The Pennsylvania Capitol will be lit in ...
Pennsylvania Proclaims October as Bullying Prevention Month
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Partner With Us on Your School Safety and Security Grant Application
Applications are due on or before October 12, 2018. The Center for Safe Schools would like to make you aware of a new funding opportunity available through the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency entitled School Safety and Security Grant Program. Act 44 of 2018 established the School Safety and Security Grant, which provides strong support for schools and districts to ensure a safe and secure environment for students in Pennsylvania. A total of approximately $52.5 million in state ...
National Experts Gather in Harrisburg for Social and Emotional Learning Conference
Cite research on how SEL transforms students, schools and communities Harrisburg, Pa. – More than 500 educators, national experts and youth advocates will participate in the 2018 Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Conference May 9-10 in Harrisburg. Presented by the Center for Promotion of Social and Emotional Learning (CPSEL) at Center for Schools and Communities, this event seeks to advance the national conversation about social-emotional learning, character development, creating positive school ...
A Public Health Approach Demonstrates Positive Outcomes Related to Bullying Prevention
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