Youth
Over the last 20-plus years, student-athletes from Springfield College’s women’s athletic teams have participated in National Girls and Women in Sports Day. Girls in grades K-6 from local schools come to campus for a free multisport clinic hosted by our women’s teams. Hear from three student-athletes about why they look forward to this event and how it benefits the young girls.
“I hold the view, popular in commentators across the political spectrum, that improving early learning is a vitally important topic at present…” John Cipora, a professor at the Springfield College campus, discusses the tension between the “seasoned but untrained” and “trained but unseasoned,” but most significantly the importance of a middle ground, with each group bringing expertise to t
Daryl Wright has witnessed, first-hand, the positive effects that youth development programs can have on children and our society as a whole. Wright discusses his experiences as a youth worker and the importance of leadership development.
