General Interest - CT Afterschool Network

Reimagining and Rewiring Systems to Support Justice and Equity

Post author:Michelle Cunningham
Post published:June 4, 2020
Post category:Featured General Interest Leadership

We join with our colleagues in organizations across the country working to support young people by endorsing the statement put out this week by the America's Promise Alliance, quoted in…

Choose Love

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:May 25, 2020
Post category:General Interest Health Inspiration Leadership Programming Quality Resources Social-Emotional Learning

Are you feeling kind of grumpy and out of sorts; working hard to keep yourself motivated and moving? This website might help. It was created by a mother of a…

What’s a Mizzen?

Post author:Rose Dugas
Post published:May 18, 2020
Post category:Featured General Interest Inspiration Leadership Quality Resources
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The Mott Foundation has released a new app they have created for after school staff called Mizzen; the app is completely free and can be found on both iOS and…

Transitions are Hard

Post author:Monica Whalen
Post published:April 21, 2020
Post category:Featured General Interest Inspiration Leadership Programming Quality Resources Social-Emotional Learning
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Transitions Are Hard Anyone who works with children or has children in their life knows transitions can be hard for them. But let’s be honest transitions can be hard for…

After School Programs Contribute

Post author:Carolyn Stearns
Post published:April 8, 2020
Post category:Featured General Interest Inspiration Leadership Resources Social-Emotional Learning
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Resources to Brace for a Minion Rebellion Thanks to Carolyn Stearns for this abundance of resources. Do the walls seem a little closer? Has the family volume button been jacked…

The New Routine

Post author:Monica Whalen
Post published:April 7, 2020
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We know children need structure and routine to feel safe in their constantly changing lives to help them organize their time, and to help them regulate their emotions and impulses. …

Summer Planning Guides

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:April 1, 2020
Post category:General Interest

Finding A LocationDownload Run a Safe ProgramDownload Staff Retention and RecruitingDownload Communicating with FamiliesDownload CDC Licensing GuidanceDownload Academic SupportDownload Wellness ChecksDownload

Occupying Time

Post author:Ken Anthony
Post published:April 1, 2020
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From the Archives: Webinars from the Past can Inform Future Thinking When I first started at the Connecticut After School Network 13 years ago we did monthly webinars with guest…

Looking for Activities to Do with Kids?

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:March 23, 2020
Post category:Featured General Interest

Whether you're home with your own children, or helping with others' kids, or planning curricula for when your afterschool or summer program starts up again, the Connecticut After School Network…

Resources from Afterschool Alliance

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:March 23, 2020
Post category:Featured General Interest Quality Resources

Got some time to work on that professional development hours backlog? Always aspiring to improve yourself, just always got your hands full--except now? Well check out the Afterschool Alliance website.…