Work with DAE

Volunteer Hours; Internship Hours; Paid Position 

An after school program providing an active and fun way for children to learn about the importance of physical activity, healthy nutrition, and social emotional learning to help build healthy, positive, productive habits, promoting a positive growth mindset and behavioral change overtime.

The program was developed using evidence-based, validated research in the fields of exercise physiology, health psychology, and nutrition science to engage students with accessible, fun activities and lessons.

Afterschool DAE! uses the Health Education/SEL Crosswalk to align the National Health Education Standards and Performance Indicators with the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) Social and Emotional Learning Competencies and related skills.

The program is also designed to work with the student’s support community by assessing the programs/competencies currently being integrated at the SCHOOL and expanding on that during after school hours. The program also provides take home worksheets encouraging students to share the new skills they have learned when they are at home. 

Volunteer Hours; Internship Hours; Paid Position 

March: Safety DAE 
Held at the College of Charleston TD Arena. The DAE Foundation and the Charleston Department of Public Safety host this free community event to introduce a broader concept of public safety, while helping to educate, raise awareness, and promote safety discussions between student-athletes and the community regarding emergency contacts, creating an open forum for discussions.

August: Back to School DAE 
A Back to School event distributing free school supplies to students with free pizza and an open-gym shoot around for attending students. A gently-used sporting equipment swap will be set up to help residents pass along their out-grown shoes, bats, gloves, balls, bats, racquets, etc. to students in need of new items to help remove barriers of participation in youth sports.

October – December: The Oatmeal Recipe Tour 
Taking the DAE Foundation on the road, this program serves up Basketball Skill Development along with an emphasis on the importance of Nutrition, Education, and Social Competence. The program is offered through schools and community organizations at no cost to participants in underserved areas.

November: Turkey DAE Shootout
Hosted in November, on the last last dae of Basketball Basics 101 & 102, we host a special get together for campers to pick up t-shirts, take a group photo, and participate in a free throw turkey shoot out! Only Basketball Basics 101 & 102 student athletes can participate in the shoot out.