Best of 2026 from Temescal Associates and The How Kids Learn Foundation

By Sam Piha 

Temescal Associates and The How Kids Learn Foundation have created a large number of resources over the years. They are catalogued here. Below we have listed several of our favorites from 2026, January through June. 

FAVORITE BLOGS: 

• ICE Raids Are Affecting Children—And What Youth Programs Can Do?
• New Survey Reveals Uncertainty Among Afterschool Program Providers
• Can AI Help Youth Workers?
• Ensuring That Program Staff Are Ready to Address Youth Mental Health Issues

GUEST BLOGS: 

• How to Help Teens Overcome Anxiety About Climate Change
• Another Argument for PBL: It Promotes Curiosity

• Summer Learning Meets the LIAS Principle 

INTERVIEWS: VOICES FROM THE FIELD

• Voices From the Field: Youth-Led Hunger Initiative at Lansingburgh Boys & Girls Club
• Voices from the Field: SF STEAM Academy
• Voices from the Field: Sally Baker from The Institute for Arts Integration and STEAM

BRIEFING PAPERS: 

• Food Insecurity and Afterschool Programs
• Tapping Into Young People’s Innate Curiosity
• Reading Buddies: Promoting Literacy and Community Engagement

WEBINAR RECORDING:

• A Virtual Site Visit to the Long Beach Youth Institute

Best of 2025, So Far...

By Sam Piha 

Temescal Associates and The How Kids Learn Foundation have created a large number of resources over the years. They are catalogued here. Below we have listed several of our favorites from 2025, January through June.

FAVORITE BLOGS:

• Debunking the Myths About Boys and Emotions (Part 1)
• Ways to Support Girls in STEM
• ICE Raids at Schools

GUEST BLOGS:

• Save 21st CCLC Afterschool Programs- An Update from the Afterschool Alliance
• How Toys Can Help Break Stereotypes and Support STEAM Learning
• Why Equity Matters in Youth Sports

YOUTH VOICE:

• Social Media and Mental Health: Students Share Their Top Strategies for Striking a Balance Online
• News Literacy in America: A Survey of Teens

INTERVIEWS:

• Trump and Afterschool: What You Need to Know

BRIEFING PAPERS:

• Countering the Threat of Deportation
• UNDERSTANDING DEI: Why Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are Under Attack
• An Overview of Neurodiversity

WEBINAR RECORDING:

• Serving the Needs of Girls in Afterschool

 

Best of 2023 (Part 2)

By Sam Piha

We continued our hard work following emerging issues in the afterschool field through the end of 2023 and shared many resources. A full list of our resources from Temescal Associates and The How Kids Learn Foundation can be found here. Below we list some of our most popular/ favorite resources from the second half of 2023.

BLOGS:

• Political Attacks on LGBTQ+ Youth: The Role of the Afterschool Community and Funders
• Young People and Grief
• Restorative Justice is about more than conflict resolution
• High School Afterschool Programs: One Size Doesn’t Fit All

WEBINAR TRAININGS:

• Restorative Justice Practices in Afterschool Programs
• Employing Youth and Workforce Development in Afterschool
• How Afterschool Can Reduce Absenteeism in Schools

BRIEFING PAPERS:

• Promoting Financial Literacy for Youth in Afterschool Programs
• Learning About Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Afterschool
• Chronic School Absenteeism and the Role of Afterschool
• Gardening in Afterschool Programs