Consider the Mental Health Needs of Youth, Families, and Staff
In these stressful times, people who work with kids and families are often the ones who are most likely to see mental health issues as they come up. The following…
In these stressful times, people who work with kids and families are often the ones who are most likely to see mental health issues as they come up. The following…
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,…
Technovation Online Design Challenges Over three hour-long sessions this fall with Technovation, you’ll become an expert in leading engineering design challenges online that help students develop engineering mindsets: 1) use…
We’re starting a new series focused on STEM Learning (Science Technology Engineering & Math) in out of school time programming.
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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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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.
(more…)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…
Provides All Students Access to Free High Quality, High Impact Resources to Accelerate Learning and Advance Equity The Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) today announced the launch of the…