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Transitions are Hard

Post author:Monica Whalen
Post published:April 21, 2020
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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…

Sample Daily Checklist for School Age Programs

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:April 9, 2020
Post category:Health Programming Quality Resources

Are you currently open for school age child care during the COVID-19 outbreak? Thinking about opening? Take a look at this sample daily checklist from the YMCA. Click on the…

Sample Checklist for After a COVID Case

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:April 9, 2020
Post category:Health Programming Quality Resources

In addition to the Sample Daily Checklist from the YMCA, they have also prepared a list of activities to consider after your program has a COVID case. Click on the…

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. …

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…

SEL Series – Group Activities

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:February 18, 2020
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How to Prepare Children for Group Activities I have to say, I have conducted a few group activities that ended in chaos and have left me wondering what went wrong.…

SEL Series – Better Transitions

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:February 4, 2020
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5 Strategies that Help with Transitions When I visit our learning centers to conduct an observation, I pay close attention to how staff assist children with transitioning from activities. Let's…

NAA’s Emerging Leaders of Color

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:January 27, 2020
Post category:Featured General Interest Programming Quality Research

The National Afterschool Association just released The Landscape of Afterschool Leadership: Considerations for Supporting and Strengthening Diversity (click here to read full report). As part of that work, NAA is…

SEL Series – Check-in

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:January 21, 2020
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What is your program achieving to include Social Emotional Learning in daily scheduled programming. 1. What is your school' s planning process for choosing the SEL program and activities? 2. …

AIM HIGH GRANT OPPORTUNITY

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:January 14, 2020
Post category:Featured Funding General Interest Grants Leadership Programming Quality Resources

A total of 26 grants will be awarded to support local afterschool, summer, or expanded learning programs serving middle schoolers. Take a look to see which grant category is a good…