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State Budget Win!

After 117 days without a state budget, the Connecticut General Assembly has passed a veto-proof, bipartisan budget and sent it to Governor Malloy. The state-funded afterschool line is in there…

Help Us Help YOU!

Hi, I’m Ashley! I’m a graduate student in the Community Psychology program at CCSU and I’m interning with the Network this fall to help conduct a needs assessment project. In…

Professional Development (PD) Bites Created to provide easily accessible professional development for after school professionals, PD Bites are small bits of information for you to use in your program or…

Addressing Youth Mental Health

Our kids are not ok. We must tap tried-and-true solutions like afterschool. Experts have declared children’s mental health “a national emergency,” citing lockdowns, school closures, and other unprecedented challenges related…

STEM Resources

Sign up for our Quarterly STEM Newsletter here.NEXT ISSUE: JULY 2024 Monthly Padlets | Professional Development | Projects & Activities | Transformative Practices Our CLASP STEM Cohort allows out of…

Workshop Vault

Workshop Vault Below you will find an array of past workshop titles and topics for viewing on your time.Visit our channel for available videos. VIDEO AUDIO SLIDE A - B…

What Made Us Happy…This Week

Many things can contribute to happiness. Happiness in itself is a state of contentment, it is more long-lived than joy or pleasure. On the other hand happiness can increase joy…

STEM Beyond the School Day Series – Engineering Mindset 6 or Math…Yuck!

Engineering Mindset 6: Children apply Science and Math Knowledge to Problem Solving Engineers use knowledge of math and science to solve problems. They combine that knowledge with their own creativity…