My 4 year old grandson thinks I am his personal play thing.  At times it would be nice if he were to use his imagination and play on his own.  I talk to him about this, about using his “imagination”; pretty hard word to pronounce for a 4 year old. ...

Let's take a look at the Mutt-I-Grees SEL curriculum I recall sitting in a meeting with one of our education coordinators, and he pitched the idea of dogs coming to 20 West, our middle and high school learning center. At first, I thought what? Dogs!?! I hesitated because I know...

I will be writing a series of blog posts highlighting the Best Social Emotional Learning (SEL) resources. I would like to begin with one of my favorite free Social Emotional Learning online resources, Centervention. I have used several of their materials for workshops and training. In particular, I’ve used their...

After-school educators are becoming increasingly aware of the impact and the long-lasting benefits of Social-Emotional Learning programs. However, choosing the right SEL program can be a challenge due to the overwhelming selection of materials and online resources. We can easily be allured by large promises and marketing jargon which can...

Twenty groups signed up for the CT NASA Space Grants Consortium/CT After School Network STEM mini-grants. We were so impressed! It was a slow start but we had a great turnout and hope to offer this again in the future.  You are encouraged to send us information and suggestions in...

I came across an article at Edutopia.com on building a positive staff culture. I thought back over my work lifetime and realized, as many people do, that there were some great teams I worked with but far more bad ones than good ones. I know I am not alone. Here...

The Connecticut After School Network, in collaboration with the NASA Connecticut Space Grant Consortium is offering mini-grants of $1000 each to fund five after school programs across Connecticut in an effort to expand STEM learning in an experiential way. (more…)

We are currently accepting Request for Presenter applications for the Connecticut After School Network's 2018 Annual Fall Conference. (more…)

Call for Contractors and Volunteers The Connecticut After School Network is taking a deeper dive into content areas in the coming year. (more…)

New Working Group Forming First meeting June 8th Interested in how afterschool and summer programs can better help kids and families in terms of social and emotional learning and behavioral health? The Connecticut After School Network is forming a new working group to help us implement a new grant to...