Connecticut After School Network Art & Essay Contest "After School Helps Me...." It's been a tough winter for a lot of us.  We thought it would be fun to have our after school kids in Connecticut show us how after school helps them.  A $25 prize will be awarded in...

Part 1: Awareness Does this sound familiar? Educator: "You are always interrupting my program by making by silly fart noises. Cut it out." Student: "You're always blaming me for stuff I didn't even do." Educator: "It is you. Stop or be kicked out." Student: "My mom said you shouldn't be...

Being a director for a morning and aftercare program is no easy task. The children always have a ton of energy and it is the responsibility of you and your staff to keep them engaged in activities from the moment they arrive to your program to the moment they leave;...

As we continue to battle the winter blues stay busy with these great upcoming workshops in March. (more…)

Earlier today Governor Malloy released his proposed budget adjustments for the next two years starting July 1. The state is facing a huge budget deficit of $3.6 billion in the next two years, and the Governor's proposal includes many proposals to begin to address these problems. What does this mean for...

We "transmit" information in a variety of ways.  Generally we communicate acoustically; meaning we "talk". But did you know that communication is also by olfactory (smell), signaling (dog wagging tail), touching, and chemical (ants secreting acid). In the transmission of information you have a sender (or source), a message, a...

After-School and Out-of-School Program Grants Deadline: February 8, 2017 The President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities is offering awards and grants for after-school and out-of-school programs that "are transforming the lives of young people." Programs that engage young people in out-of-class time in the arts and humanities are...

Here is a full listing of what is happening in February. (more…)