💡Lights On Afterschool

Launched in October 2000, Lights On Afterschool is the only nationwide event celebrating afterschool programs and their important role in the lives of children, families, and communities. The effort, led by the Afterschool Alliance, has become a hallmark of the afterschool movement and generates media coverage across the country each year.

Celebrating Lights On Afterschool is more important now than ever to showcase the importance of afterschool programs and the hard work the out-of-school time community invests in providing for our keiki and ‘ōpio! This toolkit has some ideas and options to celebrate with us whether you’re virtual or in-person!​​

✨ Ways to Celebrate

💡 Join us for the Lights On Afterschool Celebration on 10/25 💡​
Hawaii State Capitol Rotunda
10/25/2023
Sign Waiving 2:45pm | Program to Start at 3:15pm 
💡 Host your own Lights On Afterschool Celebration 💡​
When you register your event as an official Lights On Afterschool celebration, you’ll receive an event starter kit, which includes 10 free posters to help you promote your event, and make you eligible for cool prizes each week.
💡 Create Lightbulb Artwork 💡
Have kids create their own lightbulb artwork, or make it a program challenge. Don’t forget to share their lightbulb creations on social media on October 25th using #LightsOnAfterschool and #LightsOnHI
💡 Take the #LightbulbChallenge 💡​
Take a photo with your youth (in-person or on zoom) posing like a lightbulb. Post the photo(s) to social media with the hashtags #LightsOnAfterschool #LightsOnHI #LightbulbChallenge​
💡 Hold a Letter
​Writing Campaign​ 💡
Youth and family members can use their voice to make a difference and educate key leaders on the importance of afterschool programs. Create a letter writing campaign to policymakers in their community to encourage them to support afterschool programs.
💡Light It Up Dance Challenge 💡
Calling all Dancers, Calling all After-School students! Help us show support for After-School programs by submitting a 30 second or less video for the 24 annual Afterschool Alliance “Light it Up” Dance Challenge. There are 2 ways to enter the competition, by either submitting an individual dancer video, or a group dancer video. Every submission will enter your entire After-School program for a chance to win a Dominos Pizza Party. There will be a winner for each category, so don’t wait, submit now here:

Requirements:
- Must have a Yellow Item in video
- Video must be less than 30 seconds
- Video should have school/Hawaii based background
(Murals are a plus)
- Video must include you using your arms to
make a light bulb at the end

Video must be submitted by October 31, 2023
Winners announced on November 1 , 2023
Don’t forget to use #LightsOnAfterschool and #LightsOnHI and tag the Hawai‘i Afterschool Alliance in your social media posts!

​​🎉 Want more ways to celebrate?

Previous Lights On Afterschool!

Hawai‘i Afterschool Alliance
University of Hawai‘i
1776 University Avenue, ​WA1-102
Honolulu, HI 96822
808-956-6515