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Afterschool Programs Focus on the Whole Child

Post author:Ken Anthony
Post published:January 6, 2015
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Academic measures of progress are but one measure of student success. Research has shown the social and emotional impacts afterschool programs play in the healthy development children. One of the…

9th Annual Childhood Conversations Conference

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:January 6, 2015
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REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! The 9th Annual Childhood Conversations conference will take place March 20 & 21, 2015 at the Hartford-Windsor Marriott in Windsor, CT. Join us for 2 days of professional development…

The Battle for Iron

Post author:Rose Dugas
Post published:December 20, 2014
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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…

Stipends still available for “Talk To Me” STEM training

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:December 18, 2014
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Through 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…

Training New Staff

Post author:Marla Berrios
Post published:December 18, 2014
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Training 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.

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Smart 365 Days a Year

Post author:Marla Berrios
Post published:December 11, 2014
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From 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.

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What Happened to Women in Computer Science?

Post author:Rose Dugas
Post published:December 5, 2014
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Some 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…

Who Wants to Play?

Post author:Marla Berrios
Post published:December 4, 2014
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Would 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.

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Help the Network as you shop on Amazon.com

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:December 1, 2014
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You 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 (more…)

Adventures in Peacemaking

Post author:Marla Berrios
Post published:November 27, 2014
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Another great resource for those after school teachers looking for ways to resolve conflict in their after school program. Is peacekeeping becoming the focus of your program instead of your day to day planned activities? Are children working together and you would like to continue the trend?

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