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Abigayle Fidler, Director, Innovation & Creativity, Boys & Girls Clubs
of America
Damon Williams, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Program, Training &
Youth Development Services, Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Jami Pettway, Senior Director, Summer Learning Loss, Boys & Girls
Clubs of America
Tina Shah, Senior Director, STEM & Educational Foundations, Boys &
Girls Clubs of America
Dave Crusoe, Senior Director, Innovation & Creativity, Boys & Girls
Clubs of America
Introductions
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA: SCHOOLS’ EXPANDED LEARNING PARTNER
Damon Williams, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President, Program,
Training & Youth Development
Services
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1,500 Clubs are School-Based
300 Clubs in Public Housing
500 BGCA-Affiliated Youth Centers on Military
Bases
200 Clubs on Native Lands
Over 4,100 Clubs - All 50 States
The Communities We Serve
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Annually, BGCA Serves Approximately
23% Hispanic
or Latino
28% African-
American
45% Female
4M YOUTH
60% OF MEMBERS qualify for free or reduced school lunches
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Formula for Impact
Formula for Impact 2.0
Summer Learning Loss
Early Literacy Development
Overcoming the New Digital Divide
21st Century Leadership Skills
Post-Secondary Education &
First Job Readiness
Expanding Participation in STEM
Food Insecurity
Childhood Obesity
The Boys of Color Crisis
Fostering a Growth Mindset
RELATIONSHIPS EXPERIENCES
CREDENTIALS
Character &
Citizenship
Resilience & Grit Healthy Lifestyles
Growth Mindset
ROLE MODELS
1. Passion
2. Purpose
3. Voice
4. Personal Brand
5. Delayed
Gratification
BGCA Youth Development Fly Wheel
MAKING OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME STEM CONNECTIONS THAT LAST
Tina Shah
Senior Director, STEM &
Educational Foundations
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Designing and offering access to a platform of high-quality programs
PROVIDE A PATHWAY FOR ALL CLUBS
Boys & Girls Clubs address the growing
need for building 21st century skills in our
youth.
Training Club staff and highly skilled volunteers
ENCOURAGE PROBLEM-BASED SOLVING SKILLS
Identifying holistic evaluation of youth interest and skills
IDENTIFY STEM-READY GRADUATES
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Great Futures with STEM Skills
Google Maker Camp
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BGCA STEM DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP
BGCA is uniquely positioned to support the development and scale of STEM programming to support the passion, skill and competency development of the next generation of STEM leaders
FIRST Lego League
Summer Brain Gain: STEM
App Inventor
DIY STEM is BGCA’s signature
foundation-level STEM program for
Tweens.
• Hands-on analog activities in various
disciplines that utilize every day
materials
• High level of support (instructional
videos, high level engagement
training) for Club staff to facilitate
activities in small groups
• Materials Kits
• Five modules: Energy & Electricity,
Engineering Design, Food Chemistry,
Rocketry, Robotics
Program Highlight:
STEM Centers of Innovation are the pinnacle experience where application, ideation and innovation are the norm.
Targeting middle and high school aged youth Centers of Innovation include:
• Daily Evidence-Informed STEM Programming
• Engagement with Professional Mentors and Staff
• Flexible, Youth-Friendly Space that stimulates creative thinking
Program Highlight:
BGCA’s Everything STEM Activation Guide
is a prominent first step in the commitment
to prepare our Clubs. Capacity Assessment
What Can You Do With What
You Have?
Policy Templates
What Kind of Language
Should You Use?
Technology Packages
What Technology and Pricing
Can Work for You?
Program Offerings
What Programs Are Out There
For You?
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200,000+ Youth engaged in STEM pilots
In 2015, BGCA began seeing STEM
movement in the Movement!
35% Of Our Clubs Engaged in STEM Programming
on a Regular Basis
81,000 Youth Engaged in Summer Brain Gain STEM
Year 1
A PLATFORM FOR YEAR ROUND SUCCESS
Dave Crusoe
Senior Director, Innovation &
Creativity
Abigayle Fidler
Director, Innovation & Creativity
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Essentials
Game Design App
Development Code Academy
Cyber Patriot Cisco IT
Essentials
Robotics FIRST Lego
League FIRST Robotics
MCML Teen Reporter
Animation Movie Making
Netsmartz + +
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Essentials provides foundational project-based
experiences in building, communicating and exploring
digital content.
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Learning Pathways: Computer Science
Digital Literacy
Essentials
Code.org
CS Unplugged
App Lab
EdX
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Each module is composed of a number of different activities that result in a youth product. In general each module has the same structure:
• Conversation /
Dialogue (5-10 minutes)
• Project-based exploration (20+ minutes)
• Concluding dialogue, badge product (10+ minutes)
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Boys & Girls Clubs staff can issue digital badges and paper certificates to recognize completion of activities. Digital badges can be exported to social media or other sites.
22 Youth Recognition in a Digital World
The product from each activity forms the base for a youth portfolio.
THE SUMMER OPPORTUNITY
Jami Pettway
Senior Director, Summer
Learning Loss
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There is no other time of year when
inequalities are greater in the United States
than during summer.
million kids (3 out of 4) do
not have access to critical
summer learning
programs
of the achievement gap
between lower and higher
income youth can be
attributed to unequal
access to summer
learning opportunities
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75%
Low-income students lose an average
of more than two months in reading
achievement in summer.
1st 2nd
3rd 4th
5th
By the end of fifth grade, disadvantaged
children are nearly 3 grade equivalents
behind their more affluent peers in
reading.
Studies show 6-week summer learning programs
can produce statistically significant gains in reading
performance.
Summer learning losses are cumulative and have a greater impact on lower-income youth.
Summer Brain Gain uses balanced instruction and project-based learning to engage youth.
Marzano’s High Yield
Strategies; proven to
result in percentile gains
on standardized tests.
Weeks of integrated themed
content allowing youth to
make real-world connections
while developing 21st
Century skills.
Boys & Girls Clubs of
America project-based
Learning Practices (Engage,
Express, Evaluate, Exhibit)
supported by Common Core
aligned learning modules.
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Summer Brain Gain engages youth in STEM learning.
Weeks of STEM modules
for elementary, middle, and
high school youth.
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3 Outcomes: sparks
curiosity, drives design
thinking, and develops an
innate interest in STEM
careers.
PARTNERING FOR SUCCESS
• Visit the Club and volunteer
• Contact your local Boys & Girls Club and request opportunities to partner
• Tell parents about our academic program offering
3 Ways to Facilitate Partnership
QUESTIONS?