CAN Newsletter – May is Mental Health Awareness Month
May 9, 2019

CAN Newsletter
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May is a time to raise awareness of those living with mental or behavioral health issues and to help reduce the stigma so many experience.  We have outlined some helpful resources to help you and your organization build awareness and conduct impactful conversations and awareness activities in your communities. #4mind4body

In This Newsletter:

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Asses, Improve, Plan

Site Coordinator Survey Now Open!
Closing Date: Friday, June 7

About the ASES and 21st CCLC Site Coordinator Survey 2018-19

Purpose

The California AfterSchool Network (CAN) in partnership with the California Department of Education’s Expanded Learning Division (CDE-EXLD), is seeking information regarding After School Education and Safety (ASES) and 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) practitioners and supporter’s knowledge of the Quality Standards for Expanded Learning in California, and understanding of the requirements to implement a Continuous Quality

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EdSource

Kids Code Offers Students Support for Workforce

The demand for technology skills and expertise in the workforce is booming, and California schools are charged with preparing students for these careers. Assembly Member Kevin McCarty and STEM advocates recognize the need for increased enrichment oportunities in our youth’s lives, and have now began offering the program, Kids Code, which addresses issues such as access for students particularly in STEM-related subjects. 

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National Geographic

BioBlitz Activity for Summer Learning Programs 

Get your summer program kids outside this summer to count bugs, study plants, and understand their communities. A BioBlitz is an event that focuses on finding and identifying as many species as possible in a specific area over a short period of time. Your students will love this hands-on program as they use iNaturalist to collect photos and track biological information about living things as part of a BioBlitz.