This month, groups across the country
committed to stop bullying will release new resources, campaigns, and efforts
aimed at bringing awareness to this important issue facing our youth. Bullying prevention must be addressed, and
one way to accomplish this is through educating ourselves, our communities and
the youth in our lives.
What started as an awareness week initiated
by PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center in October 2006, the event has
evolved into a month’s worth of events and activities to raise awareness and
provide the latest resources to those who need it.
Learn more and find innovative resources here.
Launched in October 2000, Lights On
Afterschool (LoA) is the only nationwide event celebrating afterschool programs
and their important role in the lives of children, families and communities.
The effort has become a hallmark of the afterschool movement and generates
media coverage across the country each year.
The Afterschool Alliance organizes LoA to
draw attention to the many ways afterschool programs support students by
offering them opportunities to learn new things and discover new skills. The events
send a powerful message that millions more kids need quality afterschool
programs.
Host a Lights On event and tell us how you
plan to celebrate. When you register your event as an official Lights on
Afterschool celebration, you’ll receive an event starter kit, which includes 10
free posters to help you promote your event, and make you eligible for cool prizes
each week.
Visit the LoA
website for more information, to find an
event, or to register your event.
Minneapolis Public Schools is developing
the district calendar for the next three years. From now until Oct. 22,
students, parents, and community members are encouraged to provide their input
via an online survey to help determine school start and end dates and winter and spring breaks.
A committee of parents, teachers, administrators,
and district staff was formed last year to research and determine options for
developing the district calendar. This committee’s feedback, along with the
results of the community survey, will help ensure the final calendar represents
the views of individuals and families across the district.
For more information about the calendar
process and to take the online survey, visit here.
What's Up 612!
Find afterschool and summer
activities in Minneapolis for ages 5-21 on-line.
Heart
of the Beast Saturday Puppet Shows
10 AM & Noon
Avalon Theatre, 1500 E. Lake St., Minneapolis
Cost: $5 suggested donation or pay what you
can
See the schedule.
October
YouthLink Opportunity Center Calendar
Voting Rights Act Youth Video Competition 2015
As part of Human Rights Week, the Minnesota
Department of Human Rights (MDHR) is sponsoring a video contest for young people in
grades 4-12 and adults ages 18-25 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Voting
Right Act of 1965.
Finalists will be honored the first week of
December during Human Rights Week in Minnesota, and their videos will be
showcased by MDHR on YouTube. Commissioner Lindsey will recognize finalists
at their school and discuss voting and the Voting Rights Act with the students'
class.
Videos must be submitted to the MDHR before November 16, 2015.
For more information on the contest and
video requirements, click here.
Camp
Capri Third Saturdays
Rich experiences in the areas of dance,
theater, music, spoken word, the visual arts and more. Students in grades 5 – 8
will work with amazing artists and get the chance to perform on stage at the
Capri.
Camp Capri is free and meets every third
Saturday of the month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Capri Theater
On Saturday, October 17 they will be
carving pumpkins and more during Camp Capri.
Come and see what it’s all about!
Click here for more information.
MPS
Parent Advocacy Workshops & Training Opportunities
The MPS Parent Academy will host five
Parent Advocacy Workshops over the 2015-2016 school year. These workshops will
provide opportunities for parents in MPS to learn, develop, and enhance
skills that will support their children at home and at school.
Workshops take place on Saturdays
and are hosted at school and community sites all over the city.
MPS partners with PREP, Twin Cities YMCA, and Parents United for Public Schools to host these workshops.
Click here for details and flyers in Hmong, English, Spanish and Somali.
Foster
Youth Guidebook: Things People Never Told Me
When you start living on your own from foster care, there are some
things in life that people seem to forget to tell you about.
Find the Guidebook here.
Free Sexual Health Educational
Presentations
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities is offering youth
groups free comprehensive sexual health educational presentations from October
15 - December 11, 2015. The main audience is youth of color ages 12-19 in a
group setting. Presentations can be customized to fit your group’s
needs and each youth will leave the presentation with a hygiene kit.
To request
a presentation, fill out this form or
contact Maypahou
Ly
or call 651-789-2412.
Free IT Ready Training – Cedar
Riverside
This nine week program starts October 19, and meets Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to
4 p.m.Learn the technical and professional development skills to
fill an entry-level IT position. Learn the basics to pass the CompTIA A+
certification exams. Alumni benefits with free continued training.
IT Ready Info Session:Wednesday, October 14, 9:30 am
Application Testing: 10:00 am
Brian Coyle Center, Computer Lab, 420 15th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN
If you can't attend the info session, contact
Mohamed at 612-236-0465.
Find out more about IT Ready here.
United Way Student Essay Contest
Students in grades 3-5 are invited to share their 100-word stories of how
they Live United to improve their community. Winners will get gift cards with the
top winner receiving $500 and the nine runners-up each receiving $100. Winning
essays will be published in the Star Tribune.
Get more information and submission information here.
Essays must be received by October
16.
Beat the Odds® Scholarship
Beat the Odds® honors outstanding high school students who have
overcome tremendous adversity in life to achieve academic excellence,
demonstrate leadership in their communities, and aspire to attend college. This
year's recipients will each receive $5,000.
The application deadline is October 16 at 11:59 PM. See more here.
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Essay Contest
Open to all Minneapolis students in the 9th, 10th, and
11th grades.
1st Place $300, 2nd Place $200, 3rd Place $100
Essays are due by November 16. Click here
for more information.
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