Quality programs provide a planned, purposeful approach to youth programming that has at least one primary purpose, goal, or learning objective to benefits youth through building on their knowledge and skill base or providing new experiences. It also assures that staff know what and why they are doing the selected activities and are prepared to do them.
Resources:
- After School Activity Plan
- Activity Plan Template
- Aligning Afterschool with the Regular School Day: The Perfect Complement
- Inside the Black Box: Assessing and Improving Quality in Youth Programs
- Literacy Strategies After School
- The Importance of Planning
- Theories of Change: Grounded for Complex Environments
- The Youth Guide to Developing Logic Models
- Homework