The Mizzen Minute

With winter afoot, during a school year like no other, are you looking for fun, healthy and restorative activities you can share with children and youth?

23 Days of Fun, Healthy and Creative Activities for December offers just that.

Aiko Sato cares deeply about the quality of afterschool and out-of-school time programs. She attended an afterschool program as a child. Today, she is a program manager for Champions in Portland, where she helps to oversee thirteen programs that serve more than 600 children and youth in the...

Particularly during this time, arts programming is an invaluable way to engage children in a wide range of subjects — from science and math, to language literacy and digital media, to 21st century skills.

As you carry out fall programming, here are three Pro Tips you’ll find in Mizzen.

Riding a bike is a great example of experiential learning. It is a skill that’s learned through firsthand experience and the trial and error of experimentation. While bicycling can be “taught” by others who offer their knowledge and guidance, it’s the process of figuring it out independently...