Keeping Current to Get Ahead: Paper Airplane Race Day
We are quickly approaching the days when spring break has passed, Memorial Day seems far away, and everyone is looking forward to May flowers. The games that got you through…
Keeping Current to Get Ahead: Spring into APAW with Staff!
I recently attended the 2026 National AfterSchool Association Convention in Washington, DC. When they asked how many people were first time attendees more than half raised their hands. This could…
Keeping Current to Get Ahead: Check Your Batteries
We have all been there…sleeping in the middle of the night, watching a tv show, or enjoying some solitude and out of nowhere comes {Beep} {Beep}, a few seconds go…
Keeping Current to Get Ahead: Showing Your Love for Afterschool
In our field there are several times throughout the year that programs are able to highlight what is going on in their communities. Local stories, making local impact. Best practices…
Keeping Current to Get Ahead: Eight Ways to Strengthen and Sustain Your Program
Through the years the term quality has been a cornerstone of excellence, something we always hope our programs are or take for granted that there are no glaring issues. Quality…
Keeping Current to Get Ahead: Starting with the End in Mind
Staff are trained and the kids are back in school. The program has been running for a week or two now, and the summer planning you did to start the…
Keeping Current to Get Ahead: Accelerate Staff Impact with Summer Momentum
As the summer winds down and sights start to get set on gearing up your afterschool program, many of the staff that worked those long hot days will be back…
Keeping Current to Get Ahead: Creating the Climate for Retention
When I used to work in the West Haven Community House summer program we would go on field trips five days per week. These trips kept the staff engaged, and…
Keeping Current to Get Ahead: Creating Pathways for Advancement
As the out-of-school time research base grows demonstrating the benefits of afterschool and summer programs, opportunities for growth and advancement in the field as a viable career have become reality.…
Keeping Current to Get Ahead: Driving Your Program to Quality
The word quality comes up all the time, but we seldom take the time to reflect on what it means. When we think of quality, it could pertain to any…
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