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The Families that can’t Afford Summer

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Post published:June 17, 2016
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WHAT are your kids up to this summer? Sounds like a casual question. But for working parents at this time of year, it’s loaded. What have you managed to pull…

Super Summer …… Five ways your community can #KeepKidsLearning

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:May 10, 2016
Post category:Featured Inspiration Leadership Quality Summer Learning
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How would our communities look, feel and achieve differently if every child, not just those with means, had a place to eat and a way to keep learning over the…

Afterschool Professionals Week

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Post published:April 13, 2016
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Celebrate Afterschool Professionals Appreciation Week April 25-29! #heartofafterschool Afterschool programs make a difference in the life of a child. Afterschool programs offer youth opportunities for enhanced education. At the…

Invest in after-school programs to ensure Connecticut’s future

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Post published:March 29, 2016
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Mark Fopeano is the Program Manager at Dwight Hall at Yale. Like all of us he knows the hard decisions that the legislature has to make in order to balance…

Beyond the Bell

Post author:Marla Berrios
Post published:February 19, 2016
Post category:Featured Inspiration Leadership Member Benefits Research Resources

Are you new to the after school field and expanded learning? Maybe you want to make big or small changes to your existing program. Beyond the Bell will help you! (more…)

Summer Fun!

Post author:Marla Berrios
Post published:February 5, 2016
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The summer every kid dreams of and every grown-up longs for…Summer Fun! Susan Williamson, longtime children’s book editor and teacher, has captured that elusive combination. (more…)

STEM Learning Webinar

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:January 25, 2016
Post category:Events Featured Inspiration Leadership Programming Resources STEM Webinar

STEM Learning 2016: Collaboration, Communications and Curriculum to increase opportunities for young people - Welcome to the future of STEM Learning, where new opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics…

Discovering Great Artists

Post author:Marla Berrios
Post published:January 22, 2016
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“Discovering Great Artists” has 75 great artists featured in 110 amazingly fun and unique quality art appreciation activities for children. (more…)

Superheroes Unmasked

Post author:Marla Berrios
Post published:January 8, 2016
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Everyone has a superhero within. Superheroes Unmasked empowers children to learn from the inside out. (more…)

2016 Childhood Conversations Conference

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:January 6, 2016
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How Are the Kids in Your Village? Strategies to Strengthen Your Part of the World Saturday, April 2, 2016 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Hartford-Windsor Marriott, Windsor, CT Breakfast, lunch,…