The American Camp Association (ACA), the CDC, and the Association of Camp Nursing (ACN) have teamed together to answer your questions and deliver updated guidance from the CDC.
CONTINUE READINGYou are Part of Something Bigger: National Training Opportunities for the Spring
CONTINUE READINGThe 2021-23 State Department of Education After-School Grant Program for Grades K-12 Grant Competition Opening Thursday, March 18, 2021
CONTINUE READINGI was looking through my email this morning and I caught site of a BOOST blog with the above title. I have grandchildren and I’ve been using them as guinea pigs, along with the rest of the neighborhood children. It’s fascinating to watch children grow and see the various effects on children by how parents…parent. […]
CONTINUE READINGNational Geographic is again promoting their terrific, free resources to afterschool educators.
CONTINUE READINGThe Afterschool Matters Journal is a national, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to promoting professionalism, scholarship and consciousness in the field of afterschool education.
CONTINUE READINGBrought to you by the Afterschool Alliance and the New York Life Foundation The New York Life Foundation is seeking applications from afterschool, summer, or expanded learning programs serving underserved middle-school youth. In total, $1.35 million in grants will be awarded to programs all across the country. This is the fifth year of the Foundation’s […]
CONTINUE READINGWeek 4 Over the week leading up to the holiday, I spent a significant amount of time trying to get my technophobic father onto a more reliable video chatting platform. We got him a new laptop, specifically for the upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas occasions. Our goal? Connect him to the family so we could all […]
CONTINUE READINGIs your program prepared to go virtual for the upcoming months? What is your plan for connecting with the children and families you serve? Nearly nine months into a global pandemic, COVID-19 continues to spread across the United States.
CONTINUE READINGWeek 3 In our Summer Enrichment program, I chose to read a chapter of L. Frank Baum’s Wizard of Oz to the children each day. During Chapter 1, the group was very interested in the cyclone. Several children had never heard of such a thing and were full of questions. This led to an afternoon full […]
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