NAZA Amazing Race and Showcase!!!
We hosted our 3rd Annual NAZA Amazing Race and Showcase on April 20 at Hadley Park. It was a fantastic celebration of our students as they displayed visual art, participated in a 5K Fun Run, and inspired us with their performances which included dancing, drumming, acting, STEP, Spoken Word and singing. Here's a photo album from that day: http://on.fb.me/13uFsjC
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Mayor Dean Co-Authors National Article on Cities' Role in Quality Afterschool Programs
As Nashville becomes more engaged in improving access and quality in afterschool programs, Education Week, one of the nation’s premier education newspapers, has published an article co-authored by Mayor Karl Dean and Metro Councilmember-at-Large Ronnie Steine...
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A Student's Thoughts on Afterschool
The YWCA, one of NAZA’s Anchor Partners across all 3 zones, offers Girls Inc at Gra-Mar, Wright, and John Early middle schools. At a recent YWCA event, an 11-year-old in afterschool this year shared her story...
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Digital Animation at NAZA NE site
Many students in the NE Zone have enjoyed creating digital animation videos with the Digital Learning Labs from the Adventure Science Center. The labs bring computers and technology to the sites, and students participate in great hands-on learning experiences!
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Meeting afterschool needs in NW Zone
An exciting new partnership between NAZA NW, the Pencil Foundation CEP program, and Premier West apartments has established a new NAZA program serving up to 20 HG Hill students who live at Premier West. Apartment Manager, Tessa, contacted NAZA because parents had consistently highlighted the need for a safe place for middle school students to be after school and before their parent's finished work...
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