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Workshop Spotlight – Deep Dives

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Post published:September 16, 2019
Post category:Events Featured General Interest Professional Development Programming Quality Resources Social-Emotional Learning STEM Summer Learning Trainings

These intensive sessions blend fun, engaging content with a richer, more in-depth exploration of the most challenging issues facing after school program staff. Join us as we go deep, building…

SEL Series – Self Care

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:September 10, 2019
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Three Key Strategies for a Full Day as a Youth Counselor It is vital for youth camp counselors to be prepared for full day summer camp. I remember how exhausting…

SEL Series – Back to School

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:September 3, 2019
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Getting Ready for your Back to School Night Event Back -to- School Family Night is a great way to enhance family involvement for your afterschool program. The event supports parent…

Workshop Spotlight – Fun Fridays

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:August 30, 2019
Post category:Events Featured General Interest Professional Development Programming Quality Resources Social-Emotional Learning STEM Summer Learning Trainings

TGIFriyays! After school professionals will come together with context experts in a friendly and engaging conversation about one key area of after school program quality. Explore tools and strategies, try…

SEL Series – Poetic Expressions

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:August 28, 2019
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Using Poetry as a Tool for Teaching Social Emotional Development Depressed When a tomato gets chopped, it is depressed. When carrots get diced, they are depressed. When they get mixed,…

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SEL Series – Resources!

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:July 31, 2019
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SEL Summer Program Resources I love a good find! I bet so do you. Recently I have found tons of excellent free SEL resources on Pinterest's website. These easy to…

SEL Series – Part 2: What is Bullying?

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:July 23, 2019
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What is an Ally? An ally is someone who acts to support those who are bullied. Empowering children to be advocates will help the culture of your program and it…

SEL Series – Part 1: What is Bullying?

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:July 16, 2019
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What is Bullying? I believe that the word Bully evokes different emotions and attitudes in each person because of the extensive variations of its effects on children. After reading several…

SEL Series – Ends Justifying the Means???

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:July 11, 2019
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A Cautionary Tale for Parents: Sometimes the Ends Do Not Justify the Means I walked into my apartment after a long day at work. Again, I caught my daughter lounging…

SEL Series – Disagreements

Post author:Tiana Brown
Post published:July 1, 2019
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Mediating Summer Camp Disagreements I remember standing between two school-age boys and blocking them from brutalizing each over a kickball game. The disagreement stemmed from a bad call on a…