GELYDA Update Letter - October 2024

 

Dear GELYDA Members & Colleagues,

 

We have many exciting updates to share with you as GELYDA continues to grow and expand. Below is a summary of recent activities and upcoming events. Please visit www.gelyda.com to learn more. 

 

WERA Task Force Global Research in Extended Education 2024 Conference

GELYDA was honored to participate in the WERA conference in Brisbane, Australia in September, hosted by Griffith University and the National Outside School Hours Services Alliance (NOSHSA). GELYDA hosted a panel session entitled, ​​Global Perspectives on Connecting Research, Practice, and Policy in Extended Learning with strong attendance. GELYDA founders Dr. Kolbrún Þorbjörg Pálsdóttir (Iceland, moderator), Dr. Dale Blyth (USA, discussant), Dr. Sanghoon Bae (South Korea, panelist), Kylie Brannelly (Australia, panelist), Dr. Linda Khanyi (South Africa, panelist) and Dr. Fuyuko Kanefuji (Japan, closing remarks) served as representatives of the Association.

 

GELYDA Blogs 

Many exciting blog contributions have been posted on the GELYDA website, please take a moment to review current contributions. GELYDA aims to have regular, globally focused blog postings so please regularly visit the site for new submissions. We would love to hear from members so if you have a blog idea you would like to share please feel free to review the submission guidelines on the site and contact us at gelyda.association@outlook.com to discuss more.  

 

GELYDA Iceland Conference June 2025

Interested in learning and shaping the evolving worldwide advancement of young peoples' development, learning and resilience? GELYDA will be hosting its first in person conference (with hybrid components), Science and Practice of Extended Learning, Youth Development and Wellbeing, in Reykjavik Iceland June 11-13, 2025. 

 

The first round for call for abstracts is currently open until 11/15/24 with a second round being offered through March 2025. Please visit the conference website to learn more and be sure to submit your abstract early for review

 

Advisory Board

As we embark on the journey of shaping the future of extended learning and youth development, GELYDA recognizes the crucial role of experienced leaders in guiding our endeavors. We are thrilled to share that the inaugural GELYDA Advisory Board has been named and will be announced on the Association’s website soon. We are honored to bring these distinguished individuals from various corners of the globe together to bring their wealth of expertise representing research, practice, and policy to guide the development and work of GELYDA.

 

Extensions Newsletter

We are excited to announce the launch of GELYDA’s Extensions publication in 2025. This bi-annual international magazine will be dedicated to delving into the realm of extended education and wellbeing and aims to be a resource for researchers, practitioners, and policy-makers who are passionate about extending the experiences, development and learning of children and adolescents. Please stay tuned for more information at the start of the year.

 

Member Involvement

As GELYDA grows and expands we encourage members to become more actively involved in the Association. There are many ways to contribute including submitting blogs, sharing articles/ publications/events for our resource page, attending GELYDA events, assisting with subcommittee work, connecting with professionals across the globe, etc. If you would like to learn about becoming more involved more please contact us at  gelyda.association@outlook.com. 

 

Thank you for your interest in GELYDA and please encourage colleagues and friends to join the ever expanding Association. 

 

Warm regards,

 

Gil G. Noam, GELYDA Chair

Harvard University and Institute for the Study of 

Resilience in Youth at McLean-a teaching unit of

Harvard Medical School

 

And the other founding members of the Steering Committee of GELYDA

 

SangHoon Bae, Professor at the Department of Education and Provost in the Sungkyunkwan University

 

Dale Blyth, Professor Emeritus and former Howland Endowed Chair in Youth Development Leadership

 

Kylie Brannelly, Chief Executive Officer of the Queensland Children’s Activities Network (QCAN) and Chairperson of the National Outside School Hours Services Alliance (NOSHSA)

 

Marlene Gras, Founder and Director of TierraED, Mexico City

 

Fuyuko Kanefuji, Professor at the Department of Human Sciences and Director of the Institute of Living Sciences, Bunkyo University

 

Linda Khanyi, Manager and Content Advisor at the Parliament of South Africa (National Council of Provinces)

 

Stephan Kielblock, Postdoctoral Researcher at DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Frankfurt a. M. (Germany)

 

Kolbrún Þorbjörg Pálsdóttir, Dean of the School of Education at the University of Iceland, Reykjavik

 

Ludwig Stecher, Professor at the University of Giessen