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CONTINUE READINGIntroducing, the CT After School Network’s Challenge Tuesdays, in a belief that one of the most important things we can give to ourselves and the children in our lives is the gift of ‘a little something to look forward to’.
CONTINUE READINGMany things can contribute to happiness. Happiness in itself is a state of contentment, it is more long-lived than joy or pleasure. On the other hand happiness can increase joy or pleasure. We all strive for happiness, we find it elusive because we don’t really know for sure what it is. We think winning the […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Summer Activity Guides are a suite of fun and engaging activities and challenges designed specifically for this atypical summer.
CONTINUE READINGThe 50 State Afterschool Networks have put together an initial list of anti-racism and equity teaching resources. Please feel free to download it and share as you wish. The document is set up as a Google spreadsheet with descriptions and live links to various sites, and is sorted into four categories: – Resources for Providers […]
CONTINUE READINGWe join with our colleagues in organizations across the country working to support young people by endorsing the statement put out this week by the America’s Promise Alliance, quoted in its entirety below. The staff and board of the Network are continuing to work on a strategic planning process through which we will be explicitly […]
CONTINUE READINGAre you feeling kind of grumpy and out of sorts; working hard to keep yourself motivated and moving? This website might help. It was created by a mother of a Sandy Hook child who died but left a loving message for his mother. She took this message to heart and created a website in his […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Mott Foundation has released a new app they have created for after school staff called Mizzen; the app is completely free and can be found on both iOS and Android. The content is supplied by all the after school networks in the United States; a nice collaboration and a way to give back. I […]
CONTINUE READINGTransitions Are Hard Anyone who works with children or has children in their life knows transitions can be hard for them. But let’s be honest transitions can be hard for adults as well. We are in the middle of a worldwide transition, major pieces of our lives are in flux and we are all finding […]
CONTINUE READINGResources to Brace for a Minion Rebellion Thanks to Carolyn Stearns for this abundance of resources. Do the walls seem a little closer? Has the family volume button been jacked to maximum? Is it impossible to find personal space? These unwelcome turn of events are all resulting from our precautions against the ravages of the […]
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