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Connecting Books and (Reluctant) Readers

6/22/2018

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by Emily Meyer, Youth Services Librarian at Cambridge Public Library
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One of the first things I learned in library school was S. R. Ranganathan’s Five Laws of Library Science: 

  1. Books are for use.
  2. Every reader his/her/their book.
  3. Every book its reader.
  4. Save the time of the reader.
  5. The library is a growing organism.​

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The Power of the Outdoors

5/9/2018

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By Jeneen Mucci, Director of Program Quality and Training, Cambridge Youth Programs
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Jeneen leading a workshop on outdoor education at our 2017 OST Symposium
As a little girl I was always drawn to the outdoors.  Exploring my backyard or the woods with my canvas backpack and a thermos of chocolate milk, I would hike around, turn rotting logs over to see who made their underside their home, would listen for the chorus of birds that draped the canopy of trees, and I would be content just to be a part of the living and breathing landscape that allowed me to be part of something bigger than myself.  There was a mysterious pull that brought me into a world that was exciting, challenging and new. It brought me a sense of peace and most of all, it brought me closer to myself. 

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4  games to get kids excited about mindfulness

4/30/2018

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By Jess Leach, Community Coordination Associate at Agenda for Children, with Robyn Ginsberg, inclusion facilitator at Peabody 2-5
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What is mindfulness? If you’re unfamiliar with the practice, that word might conjure an image of meditation - someone humming in total solitude, their mind empty, void of any complicated thought. When you see mindfulness in this way, it can feel impossible to involve young people. Robyn Ginsberg, inclusion facilitator at the Peabody 2-5 after school program, was experiencing that exact frustration when she first registered for Zach Soloman’s ​“Mindfulness for Kids” training in March.

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3 Ways To Engage Youth In Storytelling

3/9/2018

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By Melinda Barbosa, Youth Development Consultant & Director
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Every day, in and out of school, middle schoolers are exploring who they are in the world. As youth workers, we can help them shape their story. Every concern, problem or “drama” that middle schoolers share with us can be an entry point to helping them form their identity. How do they see themselves in their own story? Victim? Hero? Supernatural Aid/Mentor?


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Resources to affirm youth agency & empathy

2/26/2018

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By George Hinds, Director of Youth Employment at the Office of Workforce Development, City of Cambridge
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As youth workers, I think we live our lives with an inherent optimism. We walk into our jobs every day believing that the young people we work with are going to change the world, and that we can give them the tools and resources they’re going to need to do so.  Now, we’re practical, too…we know some of our youth will need more assistance or resources to reach the same heights as their peers.  We know that structures and systems in the world around us will sometimes do more to slow our youth down than to raise them up.  And so our optimism is tested.  And sometimes, it is pushed to the brink…tragedy strikes, seemingly intractable problems rear their heads, and we have those moments where we think nothing can change. 


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Black History Month:        Hidden Leaders

2/24/2017

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By Melina O'Grady, Communities of Practice Facilitator
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JULIE MEHRETU’s most expensive paintings sold for $4.6 million at Christie’s New York in 2013, and nearly $3.5 million at Christie’s London last year. | Photo by Mark Hanauer
This week at our Communities of Practice for Front Line youth workers, we highlighted and discussed a number of influential African-American leaders. Here are a few of the women and men that inspired our discussion. 

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