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.
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.
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…
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.
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…)
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?
. . . For Now . . . On Thursday, November 20, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy announced $54.6 million dollars in cuts to state agencies in an effort to help…
I'm sure most of you may know the word "crowdfunding". For those of you who don't, Wikipedia defines it as "the practice of funding a project or venture by raising…
WHEN: Thursday, December 4, 2014, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
WHERE: Best Western Executive Hotel
490 Sawmill Rd, West Haven, CT 06516
WHO: Program Managers, Directors and Site Supervisors, as well as
Program Staff who want the skills needed for advancement
COST: $75.00 – Members
$100.00 – Non Members
Registration Deadline: November 24, 2014
Now that the election is over, we need to finalize our 2015 legislative agenda, and we need your input.
The Connecticut After School Network will have a series of conference calls over the coming weeks to prepare for the next state legislative session which starts on Wednesday, January 7th, 2015.
Thursday, November 20, 1 pm: Kick-off conference call to 1) recap the election, 2) discuss state budget deficit implications, and (more…)