Media
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Newsletters & Updates
AHA! sends email updates to our supporters several times a year with information about our programs and events. To be added to our mailing list, please email molly@ahasb.org.
AHA! Welcomes New Board Members
AHA! Has a New Home!
AHA! After-School Parent Group
Sing It Out 2024
Digital Cleanse 2024
Diani Event
February SBUSD Webinar
Welcome 2024
SBUSD Parent Webinar
Giving Tuesday
In Gratitude
A Special Offering from AHA!’s Co-Founders
AHA!’s Third Annual Digital Cleanse
AHA! Sing It Out 2023
April Newsletter
Happy Holidays 2022
Giving Tuesday 2022
Help Us Reach the Finish Line
Our Partnership with Jack Johnson
Beloved Community
AHA! Sing It Out 2022
AHA! Spring Programming 2022
Year-End Blessings
2021 Summer Recap/Welcome Fall
2020-21 Annual Report
2021 AHA! Summer Programming
2019-20 Annual Report
AHA! Hero Assembly
Launching Into 2021
Fall 2020
July 2020
Summer 2020
AHA! Workshops
March 2020
Boyd Varty Event
December 2019
Summer 2019
Fall 2018
June 2017
March 2017
Holiday 2016
Fall 2016
August 2015
June 2015
February 2015
Spring 2014
Winter 2014
AHA! In the News
Check out media coverage for information about the many ways AHA! programs are benefiting our community.
KEYT Teens Go Phone-Free at Summer Camp
KEYT Teens Share Mental Wellness Message
KEYT AHA! Summer Programs
Santa Barbara Independent Cover Story 4/18/24 Find Your Voice
KEYT AHA! SB Partners with Direct Relief
Santa Barbara Independent 11/16/23 After School is Where the Action Is
Santa Barbara Independent–Supporting Our Adults
KEYT: Look for the Helpers
Santa Barbara Independent Education Issue
Montecito Journal Sing It Out
Montecito Journal Jennifer Buffet
AHA! Featured in Santa Barbara Independent 2018 Education Issue
Susan Crown Exchange
Redefining Excellence
Endorsements
We are proud of the kudos for AHA! from educators, community leaders, businesses, foundations, and those who have benefited from AHA! programs.
AHA! Peace Builder Teen Letter
Teen Profile–Jenny
Teen Profile–Gabriel
Littlest Little Farm Teen Profile–Quetzally
Teen Profile–Isaiah
2021-22 Program Testimonials
Youth Letters
Educator Letters
Dr. David Cash, Superintendent Santa Barbara Unified School District
John Becchio, Principal Santa Barbara High School
Marybeth Carty, Community Partnership Manager at Venoco, Inc.
DeckersBrands
Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation
Quotes from AHA! Teens
AHA! Peace Builders in the Media
AHA!’s Peace Builders program is transforming local schools and the wider community by empowering youth to be the leaders in the effort to create safer, more joyful communities. PB teens learn to peacefully interrupt bullying and prejudice and use curiosity, humor, and positive engagement to create more mutually accepting communities.
Suggested Reading
Interested in exploring social-emotional learning? Some titles and resources we recommend:
- Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
- Social Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
- How to Know a Person by David Brooks
- The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown
- Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown
- Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
- Belonging: the Science of Creating Connection and Building Bridges by Geoffrey L. Cohen
- Mindset: the New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck
- The Connected Parent: an Expert Guide to Parenting in a Digital World by John Palfrey and Urs Gasser
- The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
- What Happened to You? By Oprah Winfrey and Bruce Perry
- How’s Your Family Really Doing? 10 Keys to a Happy Loving Family by Don MacMannis & Debra Manchester
- Raising Resilient Children by Robert Brooks & Sam Goldstein
- Taking Restorative Justice to Schools: A Doorway to Justice by J. Holtham
CASEL.org – For information and research on social-emotional learning
