Summer Staff Kick-Off
Most of you are familiar with our Summer Staff Kickoff. The Summer Staff Kick-Off is designed to provide program staff with tools that will help make their jobs easier and…
Summer Program Tips, Strategies & Activities
Full of articles, tips and strategies edited from 20 years of School-Age NOTES newsletters, this easy-to-use resource covers the planning steps from January to May and the programming approaches from field trips to themes. (more…)
Professional Development Catalog 2015-16
We are excited to share our newly developed 2015-16 Professional Development Catalog. This one stop resource lays out an entire year of professional development offerings for after school directors, supervisors,…
Lights on Afterschool is Coming!!
REGISTER YOUR LIGHTS ON AFTERSCHOOL EVENT TODAY On October 22nd, communities across the country will come together for Lights on Afterschool, the only nationwide celebration of afterschool. If you are…
U.S. Capitol Building
More Connecticut Support Needed for Afterschool in the Every Child Achieves Act
Local voice matters...I recently looked over the signatories of a letter that is going to Congress about after school. As I looked down the list, after Arkansas and California's large…
If you’re ever going to be near water this summer, please read this
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
In many child drownings, adults are nearby but have no idea the victim is dying. Here’s what to look for from Slate.com: http://slate.me/Zqm3k9
The two minutes you spend reading this could save a life! (more…)
#KeepKidsLearning All Summer Long
Friday, June 19 is National Summer Learning Day. Spread the word that we need to #KeepKidsLearning. For more information visit the National Summer Learning Association website.
Summer Learning
Enriching Summer Programs Mean Success for All Children: How to Close the Achievement Gap Did you know that children who don’t have an enriching summer environment can lose up…