Cambridge Agenda for Children Out-of-School Time
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  • Our Work
    • Cambridge OST Coalition
    • OST Learning Institute
    • Elementary School OST Network
    • Middle School Network
    • Quality Improvement System
  • News & Events
    • OST Learning Institute
    • ESON Updates
    • MSN Updates
    • Newsletter Archive
    • Events Calendar
  • Stories of Family Partnership
    • The Importance of Meaningful Connections
    • Talking with Kids About Race
    • Committing to Racial Equity
    • Common Ground
    • Parent Voices
    • Showing Them that They Matter
    • Showing us What they Know
    • Empathizing with Parents
    • Building Dialogue
    • Creating a Welcoming Culture
    • Celebrating Families
  • Resources
    • Publications
    • Blog
    • How to Write a Blog Post for AFCOST
    • Professional Development Reports
    • 5 Key Elements for Successful Virtual OST Programming
    • Find It Cambridge
    • Cambridge STEAM Initiative
  • About Us
    • Mission and Beliefs
    • Our Ways of Being
    • History
    • Organizational Structure
    • Who we are
    • Contact
    • Work with us

ELEMENTARY
NETWORK


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The Guiding Principles provide a shared and explicit foundation for the Network by identifying what is at the core of and guides our collective efforts. 

Equity

​We prioritize our actions and decision-making around children and families that have the most to gain from participation in quality out-of-school time (OST) experiences and we direct power and resources accordingly; this includes both centering children and families and elevating the voices of people that are closest to them.

Young People First

We hold the strengths and needs of children as urgent, and take action - even when imperfect - to benefit young people; this entails actively eliciting and integrating the diverse perspectives of children and families and continuously innovating, iterating, ideating, and improving accordingly.
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Collective Power

​We recognize that advancing change that prioritizes equity and access requires interdependence and collective action-i.e., power with; we are committed to identifying and creatively engaging all available resources-human and otherwise.


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Access

We advance permeability across systems and dismantle barriers to participation in OST opportunities and experiences; this entails actively partnering with our families and children to ensure that they attain the positive OST experiences they seek now, while redesigning and enhancing our systems to advance access permanently.​

Innovate to
​Build & Disrupt

We imagine and implement new strategies and structures to transform mindsets, disrupt constraints and breakdown barriers in order to manifest our stated purpose and guiding principles.
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Building on Strengths​

We identify and build on systems, structures, and processes that are already working or showing promise; this includes noticing and asking, “What are we already doing?” “What is already working?”
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"WE"-ness

We maintain a spirit of invitation and welcome for people that are committed to uplifting  these Guiding Principles; this includes meeting people where they are with respect and goodwill, honoring people for what they can contribute, and weaving connections within and across individuals, institutions, and communities to respond.​

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