OST Learning Institute February 2023 Newsletter

Upcoming Training Opportunities

Have you done any programming related to Black Panther with your young people? Do you have ideas you'd like to share?  Join our planning group!

Youth Mental Health First Aid Certification with Walker Solutions YMHFA is primarily designed for program directors and frontline youth workers who regularly interact with young people ages 6-18. The course introduces common mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches a 5-step action plan for how to help young people in both crisis and non-crisis situations In order to meet certification requirements, participants must complete a 2 hour self-paced module and attend two in-person sessions. Check back here for dates.

On-Site Youth Development: The Middle Years with Melina O'Grady

OST Learning Institute is offering another on-site training as an extension of our introductory recorded trainings. If you would like to have an on-site visit tailored to what's emerging with middle schoolers you serve, please contact Ashley@agendaforchildrenost.org

OSTLI Introductory Recorded Trainings

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT Youth Development K-5 Youth Development Middle Years SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT Positive Behavior Support EQUITY & ACCESS Cultural Proficiency: A Way of Being Gender Dynamics & Gender Identity

Request access to recorded trainings We encourage staff leaders to explore these training videos with their teams. We are here to support you with any questions you may have. Ashley@agendaforchildrenost.org

Black History Month Tools and Resources

Visit: Museum of Science is spotlighting influential scientists and engineers as part of their Black History Month celebration. The Cambridge Black Trailblazers exhibit, curated by the Cambridge Black History Project, on display at the Main Library from January 26 to February 28.  Heading to see The Embrace with your program? "The Embrace speaks to a piece of Boston's history you may not know. In 1952, two students met here. They fell in love. They became partners. And they changed the world." Check out stories and more photos before or during your visit at The Embrace Digital Experience by Embrace Boston.

Listen: Journeys in Youth Development Podcast "A Mirror for Black Boys" by Amy Franks and "Creating Windows Through Words" by Devan Blackwell Read: Mae Among the Stars and other Must Read Picture Books to Celebrate Black History Month Watch: Revolutionary Movements Then and Now: Black Power and Black Lives Matter from the National Archives

An Exciting Opportunity to Join the AFCOST Team!

UPDATE: posting is live and we are accepting resumes! We are hiring: a part-time Professional Development Associate. Part of this role is supporting the OST Learning Institute Coordinator with Communities of Practice, Trainings and OST Symposium that are highlighted in this newsletter. If this interests you, click here to see posting or email Ashley@agendaforchildrenost.org. Help us spread the word!

If you have questions about professional development, please contact ashley@agendaforchildrenost.org

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