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21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) Grant Program
(Federally funded through NCLB Title IVB - Fund Code 647)

Promising Practices

Promising practices are activities, projects, strategies, and approaches that have been shown to be effective through experience and/or research and have led to positive outcomes for youth.

By seeking out and sharing promising practices, the Department aims to provide resources that enable after school educators to intentionally address the academic and social-emotional needs of youth in their community and to improve the quality of their programs. These promising practices are descriptive, not prescriptive. They illustrate practices that Massachusetts 21st Century Community Learning Centers have developed and found to be effective for their programs. Each organization must determine which of the practices are suited for its particular circumstances.

21st CCLC Promising Practices
Title Target Grades 21st CCLC Program
Peer leadership program Grades 6-8 Boston Public Schools
Flag football Grades 6-8 Hampshire Education Collaborative
Newsletter club Grades 6-8 Hampshire Education Collaborative
Garden-based education Grades 4-8 Somerville Public Schools
Knitting club Grades 4-8 Somerville Public Schools
Entrepreneurship Grades 4-8 Triton Regional School District
Peer tutoring Grades 8-9 Ware Public Schools
Carpentry & Math Grades 6-8 Watertown Public Schools
Positive behavior policy Grades 3-4 Webster Public Schools

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