Workshop Spotlight – Working the Tool

In late 2018, the Connecticut After School Network released its 3rd edition of the Connecticut Quality Self-Assessment Tool (CT-QSAT) to help strengthen after school programs.  A quality program is one…

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SEL Series: SEL Assessment Tools – The DESSA

When finding the right assessment tool to measure students' social and emotional learning skills after school, professionals will run into a few challenges.  Adhering to SEL standards will ensure accountability…

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SEL Series: SEL Snack Attack- Kid President’s 25 Reasons to Be Thankful!

Simple mini SEL lessons to make afterschool snack time fun Teaching children gratitude can be trick thing. Even adults have a rough time remembering to be grateful. We get caught…

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#GeoChallenge

What Will You Do to Save the Planet?
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Did you know that 500 million plastic straws are used every day? Eight million tons of plastic flow into the ocean every year? We need creative and actionable ideas from young people to literally save the planet. (more…)

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