There’s still time to join our 17th Annual Conference as a sponsor or exhibitor! Our event will directly connect you with approximately 225 out-of-school time educators and leaders from across Virginia!![]()
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As a partnering organization, we welcome your products, services, as well as the support and solutions you can provide to our educators, children, and families. ![]()
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Visit our official conference page for more information: 📲
17th Annual Conference – VPOST-Virginia Partnership for Out-Of-School Time
v-post.org
Join us on November 2nd, 2026, in Williamsburg! This year’s theme is The Village We Build: Strengthening Youth and Communities. Our planning committee quickly decided on the village as our key focus…
Help ALX Beyond grow! ALX Beyond is seeking individuals with development/fundraising and finance expertise who are community champions for out-of-school time, summer, and expanded learning programs to serve on ALX Beyond’s Executive Committee beginning in January 2027.![]()
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If you or a colleague may be interested, please check out the link below. Help us get the word out by circulating this post to your Alexandria network!![]()
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tinyurl.com/37f7cncr
📢 DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: AUGUST 7TH![]()
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The Cambridge Steam Initiative (@cambmasteam) expands math excellence and equity through promoting diverse applications of math concepts, hands-on learning and joyful math experiences. This summer, they are inviting young people to submit short films that answer the question, "Where’s the Math in That?"![]()
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They are interested in all the ways that estimating, counting, averaging, dividing, and multiplying shows up in daily life. From simple concepts to complex formulas, we want to know how math touches you and the people around you. All levels of filmmakers and formats welcome!![]()
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Submissions will be curated by a group of youth advisors and a compilation reel will be screened in mid-September.
📢 Join the Virginia STEM Learning Ecosystem and the Virginia Partnership for Out-of-School Time for the next STEMinar on August 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM.![]()
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Designed for anyone facilitating informal STEM learning who doesn’t come from a formal STEM teaching background, including out-of-school time educators, librarians, parks and recreation staff, museum educators, troop leaders, and corporate volunteers, this session will explore the unique and powerful role out-of-school time (OST) settings play within the broader STEM ecosystem. ![]()
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Register today: 📲 bit.ly/45ePwUr
VPOST has returned from the Virginia School Boards Association Conference in Virginia Beach, where we hosted a 4-round mini-workshop, "Beyond the Bell: How Afterschool Drives Student Impact Success and District Impact". The keynote speaker, Dr. Phil Gore, challenged school board members to build greater trust in their communities by truly listening to what parents and families want, and that message resonated deeply with the work we do. ![]()
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We connected to that vision by sharing that afterschool programming is popular among parents and enjoys strong bipartisan support, making it a natural space to build stronger community connections. We also dug into funding streams at the national, state, and local levels by sharing real examples of how local education agencies (LEAs) are leveraging them to expand opportunity. Grateful for the chance to engage with school leaders committed to student success!
