Music Enrichment with Connor Armbruster and Mike Jenkins | A Home & Classroom Interview

In our season 4 finale, Kate and Rachel are joined by special guests, Connor Armbruster (fiddle) a performing musician, composer, and educator and Mike Jenkins (guitar) a performing musician and educator, for our most musical episode yet!

H&C PODCASTBrightside Up (admin)June 6, 2023Season 4

Network for Youth Success, Provider Appreciation Dinner Recap, a Medical Minute, CDA Week & More | Shorties! 27

Listen as Claire and Dana report on JEDI trainings, What’s Happening, a Provider Appreciation Comedy Night recap, a Medical Minute with Desiree Myers, RN, and more.

H&C PODCASTBrightside Up (admin)May 30, 2023Season 4

Youth Empowerment with Caleb Seguin | A Home & Classroom Interview

Join Rachel and Kate as they chat with Caleb Seguin about the history and mission of Camp Unirdondack, youth empowerment, and supporting children's perspectives which are unique and entirely their own.

H&C PODCASTBrightside Up (admin)May 23, 2023Season 4

Provider Appreciation Week, Leadership & Mentoring, & Legally Exempt Child Care | Shorties! 26

Find out What’s Happening!

H&C PODCASTBrightside Up (admin)May 16, 2023Season 4

Zaentz Grant, Self-Care, Fidget Toys, and Gardening with Troop G | Shorties! 25

Find out What’s Happening!

H&C PODCASTBrightside Up (admin)May 9, 2023Season 4

May is for Mental Health with Kim Polstein | A Home & Classroom Interview

Join Rachel, Kate, and Kim for a walk down memory lane as they chat about mental health, what it means, and how some of our previous episode topics can contribute to mental health and social-emotional wellness.

H&C PODCASTBrightside Up (admin)May 2, 2023Season 4

Zaentz Early Education Grant and Mental Health Awareness Month | Shorties! 24

Tune in to learn about the Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Brightside Up's venture to win the grant.

H&C PODCASTBrightside Up (admin)April 25, 2023Season 4

Provider Appreciation Comedy Night and Mental Health Awareness Month Activities | Shorties! 23

Tune in for Provider Appreciation Comedy Night, May's Mental Health Month activities, free training announcements, and a Mindful Moment with Kim.

H&C PODCASTBrightside Up (admin)April 18, 2023Season 4

A River's Journey with Author Nancy Cupolo | A Home & Classroom Interview

An interview with the author of the children's book A River's Journey and companion parenting book Through the Child's Eyes, Nancy Cupolo.

H&C PODCASTBrightside Up (admin)April 11, 2023Season 4

Protecting Childhood and the Summer Camp Catalog | Shorties! 22

Tune in to learn how Brightside Up highlights National Child Abuse Prevention Month through the Protecting Childhood campaign and more.

H&C PODCASTBrightside Up (admin)April 4, 2023Season 4

Springtime gardening & the Breathing B | Shorties! 21

This week on Shorties!, Kevin & Dana update you on our upcoming gardening workshop, Week of the Young Child, and more!

H&C PODCASTBrightside Up (admin)March 28, 2023Season 4

Gender Expansiveness in Children with Lyndon Cudlitz | A Home & Classroom Interview

Rachel and Kate chat with Lyndon Cudlitz, consultant, educator, and trainer with over 20 years of experience in social justice facilitation and services for LGBTQIA individuals.

H&C PODCASTBrightside Up (admin)March 21, 2023Season 4

Discovering Women Artists with Children's Book Illustrator Caroline Corrigan

Listen to learn more about a local freelance illustrator and graphic designer, Caroline Corrigan, and her first picture book, Women Artists A-Z, by Melanie Labarge, published in February 2020.

H&C PODCASTBrightside Up (admin)December 15, 2022Season 4

Shorties! 20

This week on Shorties!, Kate and Dana update you onthe Aspire Registry, Child IT Assessment, Child Care Stabilization Grant 2.0, and some Brightsider news.

H&C PODCASTBrightside Up (admin)December 8, 2022Season 4

Shorties! 19

This week on Shorties!, Kate and Claire update you on the Epinephrine Auto Injector Initiative, Provider Job Opening Posts, and the Capital Region Career Development Center.

H&C PODCASTBrightside Up (admin)December 1, 2022Season 4

Happy Thanksgiving From Brightside Up

Tune in for a very special Thanksgiving episode as the Brightside Up staff shares what they are thankful for this year.

H&C PODCASTBrightside Up (admin)November 24, 2022Season 4

Shorties! 18

This week on Shorties!, Kate and Claire update you all things play, the daily Workforce Development Grant daily support meetings, and upcoming trainings.

H&C PODCASTBrightside Up (admin)November 17, 2022Season 4