STEM Learning 2016: Collaboration, Communications and Curriculum to increase opportunities for young people  - Welcome to the future of STEM Learning, where new opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics learning for youth happen across communities both in and out of school. The webinar will highlight what's coming in the...

I received a newsletter from the website: childtrends.org which piqued my interest considering it is a much talked about subject in my family.  Basically we ask, "what the heck is going on with boys".  Well Child Trends took a stab at it and analyzed a 2010-2011 National Survey of Children's...

"Discovering Great Artists" has 75 great artists featured in 110 amazingly fun and unique quality art appreciation activities for children. (more…)

This month one of our staff retired.  We fondly (behind her back) referred to her as one of our founding mothers. Sue Krampitz was our office manager.  She was a whiz bang at it also.  You didn't get away with not submitting your receipts or making small mistakes in your...

First Fridays - Essentials of Grant Writing Date:  February 5, 2016 Time:  10:00 - 12:00pm Location:  CASN Office, Building 1, Hartford Looking for funding to support your after school or summer program? How do you identify potential funders and develop your idea into a proposal and budget? We will discuss ways...

Join the The Rhode Island Statewide Afterschool Network as they host this month's webinar. Incorporating Restorative Justice in Afterschool Settings - What is restorative justice? How is incorporating restorative justice techniques into afterschool programming empower students to resolve their conflicts as a community? The Rhode Island Statewide Afterschool Network and Youth...

Proposed CCDF (Care 4 Kids subsidy) Plan Open for Comment The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act is the law that authorizes the federal child care subsidy program known as the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). It is the primary Federal funding source devoted to providing low-income...

Everyone has a superhero within. Superheroes Unmasked empowers children to learn from the inside out. (more…)

How Are the Kids in Your Village? Strategies to Strengthen Your Part of the World Saturday, April 2, 2016 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Hartford-Windsor Marriott, Windsor, CT Breakfast, lunch, snacks, dessert, free parking, and conference materials will be provided. Over 20 workshops! Morning Keynote:  Whatever Happened to, “Go outside...