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Enriching Education: Great Outschool Campout

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This July, Outschool is hosting their Great Outschool Campout - where kids can join in on summer-inspired activities like a virtual encounter with live reptiles and amphibians. Learners can also join a Leave No Trace workshop to empower youth to enjoy the outdoors responsibly. More details can be found at the Campout homepage. Learners will want to join the Campout Group where a range of camp-themed activities and challenges will be posted throughout the month of July.

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Caring Causes: Persevere

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During the summer, statistics show there is a 35% increase in juvenile crimes. This increase can be attributed to several factors including warmer weather, no school, boredom, and the fact that daylight hours are longer. America is currently home to more than 4 million youth aged 16-24 who aren’t in school or working. They are known as Opportunity Youth because of their potential value to our communities and economies.

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Travel Tidbits: The Bees Knees Barn

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The Bees Knees Barn , a unique piece of architecture nestled in the Southern California high desert landscape. The story behind this nail-less constructed barn is equally captivating, centered around Gene Harrington, an aerospace engineer, entrepreneur, and visionary. Gene was one of the first merit scholars in 1976, earning a scholarship to Cornell University.

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Music Minute - The MuchMusic Experience Tour

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Tickets Available Now Here Following the worldwide debut at SXSW 2023, the documentary feature, 299 Queen Street West, is coming to Canadian venues. After each screening will be an Intimate & Interactive with iconic MuchMusic VJ’s and the Director, Sean Menard. With unprecedented access to the MuchMusic archives, the two-hour feature tells the origin story and meteoric rise of the seminal music and pop culture brand, highlighting its beginnings as a scrappy Canadian television upstart. 299 Q

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Smart Safety: Summer Safety for Kids

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I had a chance to interview Corie Wagner, sr. editor, industry research for SafeHome.org , to get information about kids and safety over the summer. Why can summer activities lead to more ER visits? There are a few reasons for this: in the summer, kids play outside more. They're participating in contact sports and swimming. Swimming alone caused nearly 69,000 ER visits among kids last summer.

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Parenting Pointers: Summer Fun with Kids

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Here are some tips from WonderDads in order to make this the best summer ever for dads & their kids! 7 Dads Hacks to Make This Your Best Summer Ever WonderDads Hack #1: Take a Dad-Kids Trip The single best summer tradition for Dads. WonderDads Hack #2: Start Screen Free Sundays This Summer Healthy for everyone and creates great memories. WonderDads Hack #3: Check the Dad Feed Trade 3 minutes of your daily Facebook scrolling to find quick ways to connect with your kids this summer.

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Money Matters - Hardest States for Gen Z to Earn a Living

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A new ranking has revealed which states are currently the most difficult for Gen Zers to live in, as they’re the furthest away from making enough to cover their basic expenses. The findings, compiled by Hostinger , analyzed BLS data on the average salary in each state - split by age - and compared this to the current living wage in each area, to reveal where Gen Z is experiencing the most significant shortfall and would benefit from a second income.

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