Afterschool Community Learning Labs

At Afterschool Learning Lab model demonstration sites in New York City and Hoboken, New Jersey, exemplary afterschool programs were showcased in a school-based setting. PASE opened its first Community Learning Lab in 1999 and went on to serve over 125 young people each year at two sites: MS 378 in Red Hook, Brooklyn and Hoboken Charter School in Hoboken, New Jersey. At these demonstration sites, exemplary practitioners were invited to showcase their most effective programs. 

The Learning Labs bridged the gap between the school day and the afterschool program, providing young people ages 9 - 14 with academic and cultural enrichment activities. In addition, the Labs served as a professional development venue where representatives from schools, community-based organizations, foundations, and government could observe creative and innovative youth development programming in action and discuss promising practices. 

n a national level, PASE launched Learning Labs in Chattanooga, TN and Atlanta, GA and participated in partnerships with the Public Education Foundation, Chattanooga PASE, Atlanta PASE, and Spellman College in Atlanta.