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Do you need some quick ideas to spice up your afterschool program?
CASE Ideas is the place to view activities designed to celebrate special days and link to contests at the local and national level.
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Aug. 5: National Night Out Day
National Night Out Day promotes police-community partnerships in neighborhoods across the country. The event focuses on raising community awareness through a variety of programs designed to educate and improve relationships, and dialogue between those who serves and the general population.
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Aug. 12: International Youth Day
International Youth Day provides an opportunity for governments and citizens of the world to recognize and address youth issues pertaining to education, medicine, and the mental wellbeing of youth worldwide.
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August 16: National Tell a Joke Day and HAPPINESS HAPPENS DAY
Annually, August 16 is recognized as National Tell a Joke Day? This day encourages laughter and friendship. So, get out there and laugh a little and tell some funny ones.
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August 26: National Women’s Equality Day
Every year on August 26, we commemorate this right with National Women's Equality Day. The United States Congress passed the 19th Amendment to the Constitution granting women full and equal voting rights on this day in 1920.
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July 1: International Joke Day
July starts off with a challenge to tickle your student’s funny bone. July 1 is recognized as International Joke Day and there are many options for celebrating! Get started with a few of these ideas: Have students participate in a joke contest. The funniest joke as voted by other students wins. Have a Joker’s Wild day by playing funny movies and serving popcorn. They say that laughter is the best medicine, and there are a lot of health benefits that are associated with laughing. Laughter draws people together in a manner that triggers healthy emotional and physical changes in the body.
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July 4: Independence Day
Independence Day, better known as the 4th of July, is celebrated on July 4 each year. This celebration commemorates the passage of the Declaration of Independence, announcing the separation of the 13 North American colonies from Great Britain. The holiday is celebrated across the United States with parades, fireworks shows, picnics, concerts, and other festivities.
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July 20: International Chess Day
There are several different places chess clubs thrive in. Join a chess club at your middle schools and high schools; Local community centers, and sports clubs or find a reputable one online. Join and play (or learn to play) with new people, and maybe even learn some new chess moves along the way. Play human chess or have a chess-themed movie night. You can select from “Searching for Bobby Fischer” (1993), “Queen of Katwe” (2016), or the recent Netflix series, “The Queen's Gambit” to begin with.
