Team Challenges
Take team building to another level!
Teach youth how to communicate within groups in a entertaining and delightful way. With over 170 group activities, you can build cooperation, communication and creativity. (more…)
2015 Summer Staff Kick-Off
Join us on Saturday, June 13, 2015 for our
Summer Staff Kick-Off Mini Conference!
Get your staff “SUMMER READY” for your program with 
AMAZING workshops…
Science and the Doubting Thomas
An article by Joel Achenbach for National Geographic asks, “Why Do Many Reasonable People Doubt Science?“. I wondered the same thing myself. I’ve found people who adamantly refuse to believe that something has happened or existed even if the proof was presented. The article is fairly long but absolutely answers this particular vexing question. (more…)
My Voice in DC
Earlier this month, the National Afterschool Association held their Annual Convention just outside of Washington, DC. The focus of the convention was telling the story after school programs play in the…
Origins of Chemotherapy
All of us know someone who has had cancer. We talk about radiation and chemotherapy but have you ever wondered where and how it all started?
I came across a post through a Facebook page called “Reactions” that intrigued me. It was called “How Chemistry Changed WWI”. After reading through it I would have titled it, “How Chemical Warfare Killed and Saved Millions”. It was a tiny article that talked about how WWI was called the chemists war.
Most people know that mustard gas killed so many soldiers, innocents and living things during WWI but too few also know that mustard gas changed how medicine treated cancer.
Taking on Turnover
Every time a caregiver leaves, children experience loss. Turnover rates in after school are rising each year and can only worsen year after year. Break the silence that has surrounded turnover in school age programs. (more…)
Tinkering and the Intersection of Formal and Informal Learning Webinar
Tinkering and the Intersection of Formal and Informal Learning Webinar Grab a 12" x 12" piece of tinfoil and be ready to explore how tinkering ("making") is fast becoming a…
Grant Writing Seminar (TWO DATES)
Register NOW for our upcoming Seminar on Grant Writing, two dates available! Grant Writing March 31, 2015 - Hartford April 8, 2015 - Hartford Running low on Funds? Want your program to have…
After School Programs are At Risk
After School programs are at risk of losing federal funds Congress is considering legislation that threatens the only funding source dedicated to after school, the 21st Century Community Learning Centers initiative,…
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