Sam M. Intrator is a professor of education and child study and a member of the Urban Studies Program at Smith College.Don Siegel is a professor of exercise and sport studies at Smith College. Intrator and Siegel are codirectors of Project Coach, an afterschool youth programme in Springfield, Massachusetts.

• CONTENTSPREFACE ixINTRODUCTION“Everything and the Kitchen Sink” 1CHAPTER ONEThe Promise of Out-of-School Programs 19CHAPTER TWOThe Framework for Getting Good at Anything 39CHAPTER THREECommunities of Practice 51Absorbed in AchievingCHAPTER FOURLearning a Mastery Mindset 69The Will to ExcelCHAPTER FIVEIntrinsic Motivation 93Energized from WithinCHAPTER SIXAcquiring Social Capital 115New Connections, New ContextsCHAPTER SEVENThe Transfer of Supercognitives 141Deploying Skills Across SettingsCHAPTER EIGHTWhat Schools Don’t Do 157APPENDIX AAbout Project Coach 177APPENDIX BProgram Descriptions 181APPENDIX CInterviews and Conversations 189APPENDIX DNotes for New Staff Members 193NOTES 205ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 217ABOUT THE AUTHORS 221INDEX 223

“ This terrific book is proof of hope made real in the lives of the kids who need it most.” — Neil Nicoll, president and CEO, YMCA of the USA“ With intelligence and compassion, The Quest for Mastery documents how a well-run afterschool program can turn around the life of an at-risk child and help kids who are struggling discover the focus, self-discipline, and sense of community they need to succeed.” —Geoffrey Canada, president and CEO, Harlem Children’s Zone

Sam M. Intrator is a professor of education and child study and a member of the Urban Studies Program at Smith College.Don Siegel is a professor of exercise and sport studies at Smith College. Intrator and Siegel are codirectors of Project Coach, an afterschool youth programme in Springfield, Massachusetts.

• CONTENTSPREFACE ixINTRODUCTION“Everything and the Kitchen Sink” 1CHAPTER ONEThe Promise of Out-of-School Programs 19CHAPTER TWOThe Framework for Getting Good at Anything 39CHAPTER THREECommunities of Practice 51Absorbed in AchievingCHAPTER FOURLearning a Mastery Mindset 69The Will to ExcelCHAPTER FIVEIntrinsic Motivation 93Energized from WithinCHAPTER SIXAcquiring Social Capital 115New Connections, New ContextsCHAPTER SEVENThe Transfer of Supercognitives 141Deploying Skills Across SettingsCHAPTER EIGHTWhat Schools Don’t Do 157APPENDIX AAbout Project Coach 177APPENDIX BProgram Descriptions 181APPENDIX CInterviews and Conversations 189APPENDIX DNotes for New Staff Members 193NOTES 205ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 217ABOUT THE AUTHORS 221INDEX 223

“ This terrific book is proof of hope made real in the lives of the kids who need it most.” — Neil Nicoll, president and CEO, YMCA of the USA“ With intelligence and compassion, The Quest for Mastery documents how a well-run afterschool program can turn around the life of an at-risk child and help kids who are struggling discover the focus, self-discipline, and sense of community they need to succeed.” —Geoffrey Canada, president and CEO, Harlem Children’s Zone

Sam M. Intrator is a professor of education and child study and a member of the Urban Studies Program at Smith College.Don Siegel is a professor of exercise and sport studies at Smith College. Intrator and Siegel are codirectors of Project Coach, an afterschool youth programme in Springfield, Massachusetts.

• CONTENTSPREFACE ixINTRODUCTION“Everything and the Kitchen Sink” 1CHAPTER ONEThe Promise of Out-of-School Programs 19CHAPTER TWOThe Framework for Getting Good at Anything 39CHAPTER THREECommunities of Practice 51Absorbed in AchievingCHAPTER FOURLearning a Mastery Mindset 69The Will to ExcelCHAPTER FIVEIntrinsic Motivation 93Energized from WithinCHAPTER SIXAcquiring Social Capital 115New Connections, New ContextsCHAPTER SEVENThe Transfer of Supercognitives 141Deploying Skills Across SettingsCHAPTER EIGHTWhat Schools Don’t Do 157APPENDIX AAbout Project Coach 177APPENDIX BProgram Descriptions 181APPENDIX CInterviews and Conversations 189APPENDIX DNotes for New Staff Members 193NOTES 205ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 217ABOUT THE AUTHORS 221INDEX 223

“ This terrific book is proof of hope made real in the lives of the kids who need it most.” — Neil Nicoll, president and CEO, YMCA of the USA“ With intelligence and compassion, The Quest for Mastery documents how a well-run afterschool program can turn around the life of an at-risk child and help kids who are struggling discover the focus, self-discipline, and sense of community they need to succeed.” —Geoffrey Canada, president and CEO, Harlem Children’s Zone