Being Trauma Informed
Remember when people asked children, "what's wrong with you"? We still do this. Rather we should be asking, "what happened to you". Childhood trauma is more common than we care…
Remember when people asked children, "what's wrong with you"? We still do this. Rather we should be asking, "what happened to you". Childhood trauma is more common than we care…
The Connecticut After School Network wants to congratulate Mallory Deprey from the New Britain YWCA who was chosen in this year’s class of White Riley Peterson Fellows. She, along with…
A 21st Century Community Learning Center (21stCCLC) Bidders Conference will be held on Tuesday, August 29th from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at CREC Central Office (111 Charter Oak Avenue, Hartford). The 21stCCLC Request for Proposals…
After School Programs Needed to Test QRIS Process This Year Calling all programs that serve elementary and/or middle school youth! We need your help to participate in a pilot program…
Victoria Bosman, AmeriCorps VISTA at Dwight Hall at Yale Mark Fopeano, Program Manager at Dwight Hall at Yale Our 8th grade students in the Jones-Zimmermann Academic Mentoring Program (J-Z AMP)…
The 2017 State Department of Education After-School Grant Program for Grades K-12 Purpose: To implement or expand high-quality programs outside school hours that offer students academic/educational enrichment and recreational activities…
Eight ways to know if your lifeguards are up to the job—and are being given the support they need. Here’s the full article from Slate.com: http://slate.me/1KZ8xfI
The two minutes you spend reading this could save a life! (more…)
If I asked you how summer vacation came about, would you be able to answer? Most people believe that it was an issue of families needing their children to work on the farm. This is a misconception.
Read on for a brief history.
This is a short video produced by the Atlantic magazine that talks about new research that has been going on over the past 10 years on the link of early…