"Discover After School" Blog

YouthQuest will soon welcome hundreds of children to a new after school program held at elementary and middle schools throughout Genesee County, Michigan.  This is an exciting time, and it’s the perfect opportunity to talk about why after school programs are so important.

Educating children and preparing them for the 21st century workforce is top of mind for schools across America.   To be work-ready and understand the complex world in which we live, youth must have not only a solid foundation in math, science and technology, they

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“Touch a life and change the world.”  That was the keynote address at the recent Michigan After –School Collaborative Summer Summit in East Lansing on May 13.  That’s really what YouthQuest is all about- touching the hearts and lives of children, to help change their world and equip THEM to change the world.

One of my favorite books is called “QBQ! The Question Behind the Question.”  The subtitle is “What to really ask yourself to eliminate blame, complaining, and procrastination.”  The central concept is that too often we

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By Regina Strong | Inside Busines
June 7, 2011

More than 800 students and parents from throughout the region celebrated the end of a successful, fun-filled YouthQuest season Saturday at Perani Arena.  The event was the culmination of a year of learning and fun for students through YouthQuest after school programs.  The celebration featured games and prizes including face painting, a rock climbing wall, and a batting cage. Click here to view more photos from the event.

In late June, the YouthQuest Summer program will begin for students

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By Gwendolyn D. Richardson
YouthQuest Site Team Leader for Neithercut Community School

When I think of the community in which I grew up, I often remember the teachers, school administrators, and community members as “change agents”.  You know… people that drove the kind of change we can believe in.

Change agents are people who strive daily to enhance or change the lives of people they encounter every day.  My family (The Smiths) grew up in the Beecher Community School district over a span of three decades.  Our parents moved

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Everyone wants to be successful. And everyone wants to see positive results in their lives, but what makes the difference is preparation. You see a lot of people in many professions, including professional sports. And you wonder, how did they make it?

Preparation.

When you prepare for something, that means you are focusing on what you want to accomplish, you are working hard with no distractions, and you know you will get results. If you sit and hope it will happen, the opportunity for it to happen will never come, because

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The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn.  ~John Lubbock

Learning is a magical gift. It can excite, encourage and enhance life in endless ways. It creates a stronger, wiser and more capable individual. Learning does not discriminate. It knows no age, race, religion or socio-economic status. We are all free to explore its vast universe at a moment’s notice, embracing all that it offers. Learning is a gift that lasts a lifetime.

YouthQuest embraces the

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