Illinois Quality Afterschool News from the Field Submission Guidelines

Submission guidelines
Length: 200-500 words

Story focus: We’re interested in stories that focus on a specific event, program offering, or practice. News from the Field is a way for 21st CCLC practitioners to learn from one another. As you write your story, please tell us:

• About a specific event or program offering (for example, your STEM program, an improvisational acting group, a Lights On Afterschool event)
• Who participated
• Challenges your team faced and overcame
• Impact of the event or program (Was there improved student performance, behavior, or attendance? Positive feedback from family and community members? New funding?
• What best practices your team used to ensure success
• What you would like other afterschool programs to learn from your experience

Possible topics: core academic subjects, enrichment activities (arts), socio-emotional development, connecting to school day, family and community engagement, program improvement and evaluation, working with diverse learners, and staff development

Photos: Please provide copies of photo releases for anyone (students and adults) shown in images. All images should be at least 300 dpi and saved in one of these file formats: jpeg, eps, gif, png, tiff, or pdf.

Please email stories to Laura Shankland at lshankland@air.org.

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Would you like to give a shout out to your afterschool team for hard work or a great event? Do you have some fun pictures you’d like to share? Join the Illinois Quality Afterschool Facebook group and share your stories there.