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7waytheyaremorelikelytostayinschooldeveloptheirdistinctinterestsandtalentsandachievesuccess.Atthesametimetheaterschoolspaceprovidesanimportantenvironmentinwhicheducatorscandevelopandortryoutinnovativecurriculumsandlearningtoolsincludingdigitalmediaandonlinelearning.Tohelpdeveloprobustoutside-the-boxeducationalopportunitiesorstudentsitisnotuncommontoseestrongprogramsengagewithlocalartmuseumscollegesanduniversitiesbusinessesproessionalsocietieslibrariestheYMCAandYWCABoysGirlsClubsandothersuchorganizations.TogivereadersasenseohowdynamicvariableandeectiveaterschoolprogramscanbewehaveshowcasedsomeoutstandingexampleslaterinthisreportaswellasonourWebsite.WealsotappedtheartistictalentoyoungpeopleparticipatinginaterschoolprogramsinFlintandGeneseeCountytoobtaintheartworkyouseeonthecoverothisreportandthroughoutitspages.MoreoveritisworthnotingthattheMottFoundationhassupportedaterschoolprogramminglocallywithgrantstotaling26.2millionjustsince2000.AsFoundationstamembersvisitedprogramsromcoasttocoastorthisreportandtalkedtostudentsparentsprogramoperatorsandschoolprincipalstheyheardtimeandagainhowaterschoolistransormingthelivesoparticipants.ForinstancetheprincipaloanelementaryschoolparticipatinginLAsBESToneofthenestaterschoolmodelsinthecountrydescribedtheimpactoaterschoolonherstudentsthiswayWhenyouthinkaboutitaterschooladdsthreehoursanotherhaldayolearningtime.Butbecauseaterschoolisnotasstructuredastheregularschooldaykidsshowtheirtruepersonalities.ThedirectoroBigThoughtaprogramorelementaryandmiddleschoolstudentsinDallasTexasputitanotherwayFortoomanyoourstudentsthehorizonisonlyaswideastheycanstretchtheirarms.BigThoughtisdedicatedtowideningtheirworldhelpingchildrenseethevastpanoramaopossibilitiesthroughcreativeactivitiesthatengagetheminschoolaterschoolandintheircommunity.Whatweveseenagainandagainisthatthebestprogramsrecognizethatthehoursaterthenalschoolbellringscanbeacriticaltimeorhands-onindividualizedlearningthatcomplementsandenhancestheregularschooldaywithoutduplicatingit.Strikinglylongitudinalresearchisbeginningtosubstantiatethepoweruldierencequalityaterschoolcanmakeorchildren.Arecentstudyshowedorinstancethatwhenachildromalow-incomeamilyregularlyparticipatesinqualityaterschoolprogrammingduringtheelementarygradestheirth-grademathachievementscoresrefectanarrowingotheachievementgapwiththeirmiddle-andhigh-incomepeers.WidespreadPositiveImpactsofAfterschoolProgramsAmeta-analysisof49reportsof73afterschoolprogramsthatseektoenhancethepersonalandsocialskillsofchildrenandadolescentsindicatedthatcomparedtocontrolsparticipantsdemonstratedsignifcantincreasesintheirself-perceptionsandbondingtoschoolpositivesocialbehaviorsschoolgradesandlevelsofacademicachievementandsignifcantreductionsinproblembehaviors.SourceDurlakJ.A.WeissbergR.P.andPachanM.AMeta-AnalysisofAfter-SchoolProgramsThatSeektoPromotePersonalandSocialSkillsinChildrenandAdolescents.AmericanJournalofCommunityPsychology2010pp.249-309