After-School All-Stars
After-School All-Stars provides free, comprehensive after-school and summer programs that keep children and youth safe and help them succeed in school and life by providing critical support and services to low-income youth, bridging the opportunity gap and providing them with a wide range of enrichment activities in health & wellness, STEM learning, visual and performing arts, career exploration, and academic readiness.
After-School All-Stars content on Mizzen is geared primarily towards middle and high school youth and explores Advanced Manufacturing career readiness, 21st Century skill-building activities, community-building games, and more.
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I Love My Neighbor!
Social and Emotional Awareness, Leadership and Teamwork
Grades 6 - 8
I Love My Neighbor!
After-School All-Stars
6 - 8
5 Minutes
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High Five!
Social and Emotional Awareness, Leadership and Teamwork
Grades K - 8
High Five!
After-School All-Stars
K - 8
5 Minutes
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Gallery Walk
Arts, Leadership and Teamwork
Grades 6 - 12
Gallery Walk
After-School All-Stars
6 - 12
30 Minutes
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One Minute Speeches
Literacy, Social and Emotional Awareness
Grades 6 - 12
One Minute Speeches
After-School All-Stars
6 - 12
10 Minutes
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Roundtable Review
Literacy, Social and Emotional Awareness
Grades 6 - 12
Roundtable Review
After-School All-Stars
6 - 12
5 Minutes
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Building Well-rounded Teams: Step in the Circle If...
Social and Emotional Awareness, Leadership and Teamwork
Grades 6 - 12
Building Well-rounded Teams: Step in the Circle If...
After-School All-Stars
6 - 12
30 Minutes
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Building Well-rounded Teams: Step in the Circle If...
Social and Emotional Awareness, Leadership and Teamwork
Grades 6 - 12
Manufacturing and Automation Career Interest Quizzes
Career and Future Readiness, Leadership and Teamwork
Grades 6 - 8
Manufacturing and Automation Career Interest Quizzes
After-School All-Stars
6 - 8
20 Minutes
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Manufacturing and Automation Career Interest Quizzes
Career and Future Readiness, Leadership and Teamwork
Grades 6 - 8
One-Way Paper Talk
Social and Emotional Awareness, Leadership and Teamwork
Grades 6 - 8
One-Way Paper Talk
After-School All-Stars
6 - 8
5 Minutes
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Would You Rather?
Social and Emotional Awareness, Leadership and Teamwork
Grades 6 - 12
Would You Rather?
After-School All-Stars
6 - 12
10 Minutes
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Word Box
Literacy, Digital Media and Communications
Grades 6 - 12
Word Box
After-School All-Stars
6 - 12
5 Minutes
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Back-to-Back Drawings
Social and Emotional Awareness, Literacy
Grades 6 - 8
Back-to-Back Drawings
After-School All-Stars
6 - 8
10 Minutes
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Intro to Advanced Manufacturing and Automation
STEM, Career and Future Readiness
Grades 6 - 8
Intro to Advanced Manufacturing and Automation
After-School All-Stars
6 - 8
20 Minutes
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Grades K - 12
23 Days of Fun, Healthy and Creative Activities for December
Social and Emotional Awareness, Health and Wellness
Playlist
23 Days of Fun, Healthy and Creative Activities for December
K - 12
20 Hours 35 Minutes
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23 Days of Fun, Healthy and Creative Activities for December
Social and Emotional Awareness, Health and Wellness
25 Activities
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Grades K - 12
Playlist
13 Activities
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Grades 6 - 12
American History: Elevating Black Voices (6-12)
Leadership and Teamwork, History and Society, Literacy
Playlist
American History: Elevating Black Voices (6-12)
6 - 12
9 Hours 10 Minutes
The American History: Elevating Black Voices Collection is a weekly, inquiry-driven playlist that invites learners to examine how storytelling, innovation, creativity, and leadership shape American history and civic life. Through complex texts, Innovator Trading Cards, and theme-based activities across literacy, STEM, the arts, and collaborative problem-solving, students engage with lesser-known Black Americans—whose contributions have influenced systems, culture, and community change. Each week introduces a thematic lens that builds historical analysis, critical reading, argumentation, and interdisciplinary thinking, culminating in a challenge-based game that requires evidence, reasoning, and collaboration. Designed to support meaningful discussion and application, this Collection highlights innovation as a collective process and underscores the power of amplifying voices that shape our shared history.
This collection is designed to have learners apply ideas from the weekly themes introduced through the Innovator Playing Cards with additional related activities; it is recommended to follow this sequence to maintain consistency:
Week 1: Storytelling and Voice
Designing Innovator Trading Cards
What Makes a Good Story?
One Minute Speeches
Erasure Poetry as Resistance
Week 2: Inventing and Problem Solving
Designing Innovator Trading Cards
Cell City
Catapult (Team Building) Game
Build an Extension Arm
Week 3: Creativity and Expression
Designing Innovator Trading Cards
Create a Cardboard Self-Portrait
Improv: Say the Line
How to Look at Dance
Week 4: Leadership and Change
Designing Innovator Trading Cards
Playing Innovator Trading Cards
Analyzing and Constructing Timelines of Racial (In)justice
Dream Team
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American History: Elevating Black Voices (6-12)
Leadership and Teamwork, History and Society, Literacy
13 Activities
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Grades 6 - 12
Playlist
23 Activities
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Grades K - 12
Leadership and Team Building
Leadership and Teamwork
Playlist
Leadership and Team Building
K - 12
14 Hours 55 Minutes
Great things happen when leadership and teamwork come together! This collection of engaging K-12 activities help youth awaken their inner leader while strengthening the skills that make collaboration meaningful. Through playful challenges, cooperative tasks, and reflective moments, learners build communication, problem-solving, and shared responsibility. Whether someone is stepping into leadership for the first time or refining their strengths, each experience encourages confidence, connection, and positive group dynamics.
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10 Activities
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Grades K - 12
2020 National Summer Learning Association Awardees
Leadership and Teamwork
Playlist
2020 National Summer Learning Association Awardees
K - 12
9 Hours 30 Minutes
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2020 National Summer Learning Association Awardees
Leadership and Teamwork
10 Activities
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Grades K - 12
Playlist
12 Activities
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Grades K - 12
Strengthen Social and Emotional Learning with Johnny Crowder
Health and Wellness, Social and Emotional Awareness
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Strengthen Social and Emotional Learning with Johnny Crowder
K - 12
Like learning algebra or how to ride a bike, social and emotional learning (SEL) calls for patience, compassion, and everyday practice. That’s what brain science and experience say, and it’s at the core of this playlist. Through activities that teach mindfulness meditation, how to identify your strengths and talents, and cultivating compassion through service, you’ll find practical experiences, resources, and tips for empowering youth while helping them navigate stress and build healthy relationships.
“I often wonder how much different my life would look if I was offered support earlier. Before I was struggling, before I withdrew, before I exhibited all sorts of behavioral health issues. The power of prevention is something we can’t waste. We need to use our own hindsight into what would have helped us when we were young to set this next generation up for the success we never had.” — Johnny Crowder
Johnny Crowder is a suicide/abuse survivor, TEDx speaker, touring musician, Certified Peer Recovery Specialist, and the Founder & CEO of Cope Notes, a text-based mental health platform that provides daily support to youth and adults in nearly 100 countries around the world.
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Strengthen Social and Emotional Learning with Johnny Crowder
Health and Wellness, Social and Emotional Awareness
12 Activities
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Grades K - 12
Playlist
12 Activities
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Grades K - 8
15-30 Minute Activities for Busy Summer Days
Literacy, Social and Emotional Awareness, Arts, STEM, Leadership and Teamwork
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15-30 Minute Activities for Busy Summer Days
K - 8
3 Hours 40 Minutes
Need quick summer camp activities that are easy to lead? These 15-30 minute low-prep activities are perfect for transitions, schedule gaps, rainy days, and last-minute plan changes. Designed for summer programs, they keep youth engaged without adding stress to your day.
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15-30 Minute Activities for Busy Summer Days
Literacy, Social and Emotional Awareness, Arts, STEM, Leadership and Teamwork
12 Activities
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Grades K - 8
Module
12 Activities
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Grades K - 8
Summer Camp Connection Activities and Team Building Games
Social and Emotional Awareness, Leadership and Teamwork
Module
Summer Camp Connection Activities and Team Building Games
K - 8
7 Hours 10 Minutes
Build connection from day one with activities that help young people feel included, confident, and ready to participate. These icebreakers and team-building games build relationships, strengthen collaboration, and create a strong group culture from day one.
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Summer Camp Connection Activities and Team Building Games
Social and Emotional Awareness, Leadership and Teamwork
12 Activities
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Grades K - 8
Module
9 Activities
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Grades K - 12
Grow & Go: Learn with Lt. Governor Gilchrist (Future Ready)
Literacy, Career and Future Readiness, Digital Media and Communications
Playlist
Grow & Go: Learn with Lt. Governor Gilchrist (Future Ready)
K - 12
6 Hours 55 Minutes
Gear up for 21st century learning with Michigan Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II and Mizzen!
Designed to create awareness and discussion about how technology and innovation impact the workplace and workforce, this playlist with activities for grades K-12 explores skills and competencies required to success in 21st century careers.
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Copyright © 2026, Mizzen Education, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit on a mission to empower, uplift and support out-of-school time educators.