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We’re hiring!

YDEKC is hiring an Administrative and Database Assistant! Overview Youth Development Executives of King County (YDEKC) is a coalition of youth-serving organizations and a cross-sector convener working to improve outcomes for young people. Representing the executive leadership of youth-serving [...]

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Cultivating Belonging in Schools for Staff and Community Partners

Highline Community Partners Roundtable Part I by Anne Arias As we prepare for our annual Whole Child, Whole Day: A Social & Emotional Learning Symposium, I've been reflecting on what it means to cultivate belonging and a positive climate. I remember years ago stepping into a program [...]

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What does supporting the whole child mean to you?

by Mona Grife About a year ago, I went to a meeting about social & emotional learning that was expertly facilitated by Erin Okuno. I told her that day, I had a crush on her (even though I had just met her!) because of the artful way she made sure everyone was engaged. What stuck in my mind was [...]

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Introducing Rashad Norris, our 2019 SEL Symposium Keynote Speaker!

Announcing Our Symposium Keynote: Rashad Norris on Authentically Engaging Youth of Color with a Culturally Relevant Approach  by Anne Arias Each year as we are preparing for our annual Whole Child, Whole Day: A Social & Emotional Learning Symposium, we ask our Advisory Committee to [...]

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Aug 9, 2019: WHOLE CHILD, WHOLE DAY: A Social & Emotional Learning Symposium

WHOLE CHILD, WHOLE DAY: A Social & Emotional Learning Symposium An interactive professional development symposium to strengthen your capacity to create equity based learning environments that support  the whole child across the whole day, with a focus on shifting adult practices and systems [...]

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