Trying to track down Jeff Cole, Network Lead for Beyond School Bells, is not an easy task at the Nebraska Children and Families Foundation office in Lincoln. But when you look at everything the Beyond School Bells initiative has been…
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Catching up with Beyond School Bells
Tagged with: beyond school bells, Civic Nebraska, elo, expanded learning opportunities, Innovation Fellowship, STEM, STEM learning, Think Make Create Labs, TMC Labs
Posted in Middle Childhood, News and Events
Posted in Middle Childhood, News and Events
Nebraska’s ELO Design Challenge: Opening New Doors to Learning
Opportunity knocked. Beyond School Bells and a strong coalition of districts and partners from around the state responded. Beyond School Bells (BSB), a public-private partnership at Nebraska Children, is proud to be a lead partner in Nebraska’s Expanded Learning Opportunity…
Tagged with: afterschool, beyond school bells, design challenge, elo, STEM
Posted in Middle Childhood, News and Events
Posted in Middle Childhood, News and Events
Beyond School Bells unveils mobile maker lab in Nebraska
Beyond School Bells, a collaboration of Nebraska Children, recently unveiled TMC Labs. TMC (Think, Make, Create) labs is a 6’x12′ trailer that houses hands-on, interactive learning resources in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and the arts. We delivered the TMC Labs…
Beyond School Bells receives Ron Raikes Innovation for Opportunity Award
Jeff Cole of Nebraska Children and the Beyond School Bells collaboration were recently selected as the first recipient of the Ron Raikes Innovation for Opportunity Award. The award was given at a statewide ARKSARBEN recognition event at the Museum of Nebraska Art in Kearney on…
ELO Success in Chadron
Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELOs) are expanding horizons for students in Chadron. The afterschool and summer learning programs tap the community’s business, university and extension learning resources to enrich student experiences and improve classroom performance.
ELO Success in Crete
Amazing things are happening in the afterschool and summer programs in Crete. Kids are learning music, robotics, cooking, performing arts and lab science . . . all while getting extra homework help to boost their classroom performance.
ELO Success in Omaha
Collective For Youth, an organization based in Omaha, is doing an outstanding job working with the Omaha Public School district to bring high-quality Expanded Learning Opportunities (afterschool and summer programming) to 29 schools. Students receive healthy meals, strategic individualized tutoring,…
Tagged with: afterschool, afterschool program, beyond school bells, CLC, collective for youth, elo, omaha, STEM
Posted in Middle Childhood
Posted in Middle Childhood
ELO success in Columbus
The Communities Together Can program in Columbus was developed to serve the high number of working families in the central Nebraska community. At first, the primary need it served was child care – a safe, structured and supervised place for…
Tagged with: afterschool, afterschool program, beyond school bells, CLC, columbus, elo
Posted in Middle Childhood
Posted in Middle Childhood
Victory breakdown: How Nebraska took a top 10 spot in afterschool
In The Afterschool Alliance’s 2014 America After 3PM report, Nebraska came in #8, handily outperforming 42 other states in the Expanded Learning Opportunities we offer our students once the bell rings. Here’s a visual breakdown of why Nebraska performs so…
Tagged with: afterschool, afterschool program, beyond school bells, CLC, elo
Posted in Middle Childhood
Posted in Middle Childhood
What’s quality look like in ELOs?
An Expanded Learning Opportunity—or ELO—is a high-quality afterschool or summer educational experience that takes place outside the context of the regular school day. These hands-on, experiential, enriching chances to learn that build on, but don’t duplicate, what students are learning during the…
Tagged with: after school program, afterschool, beyond school bells, CLC, elo
Posted in Middle Childhood
Posted in Middle Childhood
Growing the Good Life 