Middle school students

“A six-hour day is simply not enough for many of our students. Our community partners can help us offer additional learning time to engage and motivate students and reinforce the lessons of the school day.”

~Superintendent Carol R. Johnson

Boston After School & Beyond is a public-private partnership dedicated to supporting, strengthening, and expanding Boston's after-school sector. By fostering strategies that link education and enrichment efforts, Boston Beyond seeks to improve outcomes for Boston's youth. Read more about Boston Beyond ...
SLp booklet 2013

On April 3, over 100 funders and community leaders gathered at Northeastern University's Fenway Center for a forum on Summer Learning: Bridging the Opportunity & Achievement Gap. After an introduction by Roger Brown, Berklee College of Music president, Will Miller, president of The Wallace Foundation, gave an inspired keynote on "Why Summer Matters to Boston and the Nation." The day's program included three panels on the Summer Learning Project, now entering its fourth year. Read details here.

pear conf

PEAR's 8th Leadership Conference focused on transitioning from innovative stand-alone programs to youth-serving systems that cut across the education, youth development, and mental health sectors.

As Boston Beyond Executive Director Chris Smith pointed out, “No one entity, even if it’s as big as a school system, can do this work alone.” Read Nina Agrawal of CBASS's take on the conference here.

Boston After School & Beyond Networks:

Boston Youth Sports Initiative

Boston Youth Environmental Network
Teen Initiative