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Afterschool, Child Care, Youth Development, Staff Training, and Consulting

Saturday, July 23, 2016

DIY - Making Papyrus

Our Summer Camp theme this week is DIY. Megan and the kids made their own version of papyrus. The word paper comes from the word papy...

Friday, June 17, 2016

11 Ways to Help Kids Manage Stress

At Children’s Choice, one of the outcomes we are trying to achieve with kids is that they develop skills for managing stress, coping with f...

Monday, June 13, 2016

Create a Planet!

This weeks theme at Osuna is SyFy Channel. We created our own planets and solar systems. Cabins 1 and 2 created a solar system tee...

Space Wars

This week at Osuna, the theme is SyFy. Ben led an enrichment club called Space Wars. Kids in the younger unit...

Sunday, June 12, 2016

Name That Fruit!

This week's theme at Children's Choice Sombra Del Monte Summer Fun Camp was the Game Show Network. We played a fun and healthy game...

Monday, June 6, 2016

Roman Aqueduct Challenge

This week’s theme is National Geographic and Discovery Channel at Comanche This week we learned how Romans got their water. As Roman to...

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Jeopardy: Make Your Own

One of our themes for Summer Fun Camp 2016 is Game Shows. Check out our Pinterest Page for more of our Summer Fun Camp Themes. For yea...

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About Chelsea and Mike

Chelsea Ashcraft and Mike Ashcraft: Mike and Chelsea have been active in the child and youth development field since 1989. They currently live in a small mountain community of Cedar Grove, New Mexico with their two wonderful daughters. They met while working at a YMCA that ran a summer day camp and school-age child care program. They founded and direct a non-profit organization that provides youth development programs as well as staff training, and consulting. Mike taught courses in brain-based teaching, and middle childhood development for Concordia University. Mike is a Past President of the NM School-Age Care Alliance and the NM Association for the Education of Young Children. Chelsea teaches courses in leadership, child care management, early childhood guidance, and teaching strategies at the Central New Mexico college. Mike is the author of Best Practices: Guidelines for School-Age Programs and the Best Practices Workbook. They frequently teach workshops, seminars, and keynotes. Mike and Chelsea are co-authors of Leading to Learn, Learning to Lead:- Organizational Leadership for Youth Development and Child Care Directors.

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