Girl Scouts of Connecticut
CT STEM OST Provider Feature Girl Scouts of Connecticut is part of the national organization Girl Scouts of America. As one of the best known out of school time providers,…
STEM Beyond the School Day Series – Engineering Mindset 3
Engineering Mindset #3: Children investigate the properties and uses of materials Exploring the Properties and Uses of Materials Our lives are filled with all sorts of lovely inventions that meet…
STEM Beyond the School Day Series – Engineering Mindset 2
How Do You Solve a Problem? Engineering Mindset #2: Children use a specific problem-solving process: Our lives are filled with all sorts of lovely inventions that meet our needs with…
American Democracy Game Makes Learning Civics Fun
The National Conference of State Legislators is sharing one of their newer relaunched features which is called The American Democracy Game. This game is meant to be a way for children in middle school to put themselves in shoes of a lawmaker and find out what it is like to deal with public policy issues.
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Creating Culture in a Cafeteria Classroom – A COVID19 Consideration
Mask Break Bags
As the 20/21 school year started, I reflected on our 2020 summer program. I am thankful that I made it through camp without showing any COVID19 symptoms. You could say it was a matter of luck because (unfortunately) several summer programs we heard about in the news were not as lucky, but I think it was much more than that.
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Visual Cues – COVID Protocols for Schools
As we look forward to the coming school year we know that providing our staff and the children in our programs with clear guidance and structure is going to be…
Unsung Heroes: Highlighting the New Britain YWCA
I’m probably preaching to the choir, but there are some unsung heroes in our midst that deserve some recognition. In March when Connecticut went virtual, some afterschool professionals among us…
Unsung Heroes: Highlighting the Middlesex YMCA
I’m probably preaching to the choir, but there are some unsung heroes in our midst that deserve some recognition. In March when Connecticut went virtual, some afterschool professionals among us…
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