Initiative for Community Engagement

Communities across Alaska host movie premieres

ryan — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:00:29 +0000

More than 160 premiere events are set to raise the curtain on Best Beginnings’ Babies on Track, a 14-minute DVD for parents. More than 80 villages, towns, and cities across Alaska took up the call to roll out the red carpet from February 25 through March 4.

Best Beginnings produced Babies on Track to foster early learning and healthy brain development. The premieres are an opportunity to share the importance of early learning, allow parents of young children to gather and exchange ideas, and fortify support for early learning. To find a premiere in your community, go to www.BestBeginningsAlaska.org. (see Premiere Handbook)

Next on KTD Radio: Early Developmental Stages

ryan — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:00:13 +0000

Week of Feb. 20 – There are some great programs in our state that help caregivers understand and identify the developmental stages in their young children – we’ll learn those stages and highlight statewide programs. Find KTD on your local radio station, or listen at kidsthesedays.org or on iTunes.

AASB prepares future leaders in LKSD

ryan — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:00:48 +0000

AASB’s Jenni Lefing and Claire Richardson are in the Lower Kuskokwim School District leading a multi-day student leadership workshop. This morning, students took a tour of KYUK radio, met key staff, recorded station ids, and four students were interviewed by Sophie Evan in Yupik and English. You can see a blurb about the workshop and listen to interviews here.

Announcing the 2012 Spirit of Youth Award Winners

ryan — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:00:35 +0000

www.spiritofyouth.org

This year’s Spirit of Youth award recipients come from 16 communities across Alaska and are being recognized for everything from acting to performing CPR to speaking out against domestic violence.

Read more about this year’s winners then join us in celebrating them Saturday March 24^th at the Anchorage Marriott.

ICE News – Jan/Feb 2012

ryan — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:00:49 +0000

Open publication – Free publishing – More aasb

Drug Free Communities Grant Request for Proposals

ryan — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:00:42 +0000

The purpose of the Drug Free Communities Program is to establish and strengthen collaboration to support the efforts of community coalitions working to prevent and reduce substance use among youth. Applications are due by March 22, 2012. For complete information, … Continue reading →

Music Training Enhances Children’s Verbal Intelligence

ryan — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:00:58 +0000

A just-published study from Canada suggests early music education stimulates a child’s brain, leading to improved performance in an entirely different arena – verbal intelligence.
(Read the full article at Miller-Mccune.com)

Juneau Alaska Music Matters (JAMM) is a music program that offers Juneau’s youth early access to instrumental instruction through school and community partnerships. Find out more about JAMM.

Kuspuk Cares: Packages for Kuspuk graduates

ryan — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:00:17 +0000

The Aniak Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) teamed with five Aniak high school journalism students to send a care package (in November 2011) and a Christmas card (in December 2011) to 17 Kuspuk School District graduates enrolled in post-secondary training. This project was a win-win for all involved.

Read Carrie Longpre’s story here.

Early Education a Crime-Fighting Weapon?

ryan — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:00:34 +0000

You’d expect educators and parents to be front and center advocating for early childhood education as state legislatures debate school funding for the next fiscal year. In New York and Maine, these advocates have another ally: top police officers.

(Read Julie Rasicot’s ED Week article here.)

Youth and Elders begin kuspuk/quilt project

ryan — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:00:14 +0000

Youth and Elders in Tuluksak (Yupiit School District) are sharing Yupik cultural skills through a new community project. Ruth Ann Black describes the project details in her article. Read it here.