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Thursday, January 28, 2016

A Day in the Life of a Children's Choice Kid

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We wanted to know what it was like to spend the day as a Children's Choice kid.     Marli, a 5th grader,  graciously let us follow ...
Friday, January 8, 2016

Kym’s Sandwich Sushi

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We had a great time making, plating and garnishing our very own sandwich sushi. Everyone had the chance to design and construct their own ...
Wednesday, January 6, 2016

How to Earn Money Having Fun!

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Let’s face it, finding a job is hard.  It’s even more difficult to find a good job that actually makes a positive difference in your life a...
Monday, December 21, 2015

5 Ways to Motivate Kids to Learn Math!

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For most kids, math can be a total bore.  This year I taught I an after-school math class called Dramatic Math, and my goal was to make a m...
Tuesday, December 15, 2015

5 Steps To Rocking a Twinkle Light Parade

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1.     Start with an Idea: Children’s Choice participating in the Twinkle Light Parade came from Carmen our John Baker site director. ...
Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Survival: Shelter, Skills, & Stew

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In this club, the children were encouraged to think about what life would be like in the desert environment without modern tools, food serv...
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Friday, October 23, 2015

Advocacy & Recycling

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Don't know what to do with those old, inefficient incandescent light bulbs that you replaced with more efficient CFLs and LEDs. Lights...
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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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