I love incorporating sensory bins in my program every chance I get. Studies about sensory tables will show that they are not only beneficial to children with special needs but for all children. My students go crazy when we have sensory activity set up for them and I love to see how amazed and engaged they are with the different types of sensory bins. Here are my top 4 sensory activities I often put out for my students.
For any program to run like a well oiled machine organization is a must! When I first started off in my position I was no where near as organized as I am now. Looking back, I do not know how I survived all those years without using my current system.
After-School and Out-of-School Program Grants Deadline: February 8, 2017 The President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities is offering awards and grants for after-school and out-of-school programs that "are…
For over a decade, afterschool programs have been positioning themselves as viable partners in student learning. After all, afterschool programs challenge students' thinking, teach collaboration, and help children and youth…
Overseeing an afterschool program is no easy task. In an average week we develop partnerships, talk with parents and caregivers, help with homework, and help support the academic and social…
Here is a super easy tool from the Wallace Foundation (updated 2015) to help you determine the costs of high quality after school and summer programming. Curious to know how…
Hello, friends of After School! Today is Lights On Afterschool, a day focused on nationwide advocacy and celebration of the after school field. We here at the CT After School…
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,…
As you may know, the Network created a brand new Professional Development Catalog full of creative, exciting, and unusual learning activities for after school professionals. And today was our very…
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…