You all know that iron is an essential nutrient in our body, it is also the most common nutritional deficiency in the United States. Iron is a very important part of your red blood cells. It carries oxygenated blood throughout your body and without it you cannot make enough healthy red blood cells so your […]
CONTINUE READINGARE YOU BREAKING THE LAW? Register NOW for January’s After School Seminar Series Legal Issues in After School January 8, 2015, Hartford Our discussion will focus on the legal implications of after school employees when working with children on a daily basis. We will discuss what they should know about school law in after school programs. We will […]
CONTINUE READINGThrough My Window is excited to announce the official paperback publication of Talk to Me, a full length young adult mystery novel that introduces upper elementary and middle school students to engineering. The novel is a great resource for afterschool STEM programming as well as book clubs, library programs, STEM clubs, and more! Children and […]
CONTINUE READINGKids with Autism – Best Practices for Inclusion Thursday, January 8, 2015 1:00-2:00pm EST Webinar Description: NJSACC continues it’s efforts for inclusion of children with disabilities in New Jersey’s out-of-school time programming, with this professional development webinar. Inclusion is more than letting children with disabilities into your afterschool program. The true essence of inclusion is […]
CONTINUE READINGTraining New After School Staff: Welcome to the world of School-Age Care! is an easy-to-use tool for school-age program directors with limited time and resources to help new staff “get up and running quickly” with their responsibilities.
CONTINUE READINGFrom making a monster mask to going on a bike photo safari, 365 Smart Afterschool Activities will let kids’ imaginations soar with terrifically fun things to do during those valuable afterschool hours and beyond.
CONTINUE READINGSome of you are aware that periodically Google will offer little coding projects on their home search page. I like to partake in those,they are actually fun. The program that they use is called Google Blockly and EVERYONE can program. They created this wonderful program so they could interest girls (mostly) in programming. Why? Because […]
CONTINUE READINGWould you like to infuse a burst of fun in your program? Transform groups into cohesive and caring teams? Do it all while playing games! Great Group Games has over 175 Games to wipe out boredom.
CONTINUE READINGTelling Your Afterschool Story: Strategies for Effective Advocacy at the Local, State and Federal Levels Thursday, December 11, 2014 1:00-2:00pm EST Webinar Description: Though often left off of after school job descriptions, promoting after school programs is a long-term sustainability and should be included in your everyday work. Join us on this webinar to learn […]
CONTINUE READINGYou shop. Amazon gives. It’s that simple. Take two minutes to select the Connecticut After School Network as your charity of choice before shopping on Amazon, and they’ll donate half a percent to the Network. All you have to do is use the website smile.amazon.com
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