SEL Series: Character First
A couple of weeks ago, I watched former Vice President Joe Biden, deliver an emotional and inspiring eulogy for Senator John McCain, who died of brain cancer at 81. Biden…
2019 CC TWW Request for Proposals
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Proposals deadline November 2, 2018 March 29th & 30th, 2019 Hartford-Windsor Marriott CT Office of Early Childhood, The Alliance for Bloomfield’s Children, CT After School Network, CT…
Imagination
My 4 year old grandson thinks I am his personal play thing. At times it would be nice if he were to use his imagination and play on his own. …
SEL Series:A Pooch at your After-school
Let's take a look at the Mutt-I-Grees SEL curriculum I recall sitting in a meeting with one of our education coordinators, and he pitched the idea of dogs coming to…
SEL Series: Check out Centervention for free social-emotional learning activities
I will be writing a series of blog posts highlighting the Best Social Emotional Learning (SEL) resources. I would like to begin with one of my favorite free Social Emotional…
SEL Series: Too Many Choices: Selecting the Right SEL Curriculum
After-school educators are becoming increasingly aware of the impact and the long-lasting benefits of Social-Emotional Learning programs. However, choosing the right SEL program can be a challenge due to the…
Building Positive Staff Culture
I came across an article at Edutopia.com on building a positive staff culture. I thought back over my work lifetime and realized, as many people do, that there were some…
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Call for Contractors and Volunteers
The Connecticut After School Network is taking a deeper dive into content areas in the coming year. (more…)