Share your expertise with Pittsburgh’s youth workers! Submit a proposal to present at APOST’s Summer Conference for Out-of-School Time on Friday, June 19, 2020. Our bi-annual professional development conference offers youth practitioners connections, strategies and learning opportunities needed to provide quality out-of-school time experiences and strengthen youth/adult relationships. The 2020 conference will begin with a networking breakfast at 8:00AM and a keynote address at 8:30AM. This year, we’re looking […]
HOST Monthly Resources
Hope you’re all having a wonderful start to 2020! Below are some resources under this month’s theme: Sleep. Here, you will be able to click on the links directly and be taken to various resources and ideas to better implement healthy sleep habits for your students in your out-of-school-time space. HOST Monthly Resources Meditation for Sleep Winding […]
2019 APOST Fall Conference Resources
Below are links to resources from the 2019 APOST Fall Conference. Thanks to everyone for attending and to our presenters for sharing their resources! 9:40 AM – 11:00 AM Session One The 4 A’S of Community Trauma and Resilience Care (Trauma-Informed Care Track) Presenter(s): Julius Boatwright, Founder and CEO, Steel Smiling PAPYD + SEL = […]
Healthy Helper Award – United Way & APOST Grant Opportunity!
The Healthy Helper Award is a chance for United Way to fund a creative project related to youth wellness. This grant is open to all out-of-school time providers participating in the Healthy Out-of-School Time (HOST) program with UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and United Way. Please be creative and thoughtful in your project. All projects […]
APOST Summer Conference ’19 – Resource Page
Thanks to the over 140 of you who attended this year’s APOST Summer Conference! It was a great day for sharing, networking and learning together. Our workshop presenters have generously offered to share their resources with us and we wanted to pass them along. You can find them below. Thank you again and we hope […]
APOST Summer Conference Participant Need-to-Knows
Things to Know for the Summer Conference – Friday, June 14th, 2019! We’re very excited for you to attend the 6th Annual APOST Summer Conference for Out-of-School Time! Here are a few Things to Know for the day: 1. While we encourage carpooling, there will be Free Parking Available on Fifth Avenue in the lot across the street from the A.J. […]
Spring Forward with APOST PD!
Another round of professional development is coming your way, and we have a fantastic line up planned to get you through the rest of the school year. From STEAM to Cultural Competency, Grant Writing, and more, we’ve got you covered to make these last few months of the year full of fun, challenges, new ideas […]
Start off 2019 with APOST Trainings!
APOST has a great line up of professional development trainings ready for you in 2019! From CPR & First Aid to Data Security and Overcoming Compassion Fatigue, we have you covered so that you return in the New Year ready to conquer the upcoming winter months of programming. Check out our exciting line up below! In addition […]
Our Kids Our Commitment – Canvassing and Volunteer Opportunity!
Looking for a way to get involved and help during the upcoming mid-term elections on November 6th? We’ve got a great opportunity for you that is connected to the important work we all do in our area’s after school community. Our friends at Our kids. Our commitment. are recruiting volunteers to canvas! They are looking […]
APOST Fall Conference for Out-of-School Time
The APOST Fall Conference for Out-of-School Time (OST) is a professional development conference that shares best practices in youth development. The conference is open to youth practitioners who want to increase their skills in working with youth in out-of-school time programs or mentoring relationships. This Fall, we’re excited to present Diana Laufenberg as the Keynote […]