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After School Grants

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Post published:January 30, 2017
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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…

SAVE THE DATE: Upcoming Confidential Licensing Listening Sessions

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:December 20, 2016
Post category:Events Featured Funding Leadership Quality Resources State Policy
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The Connecticut After School Network will be hosting confidential listening sessions throughout January 2017. All licensed and exempt after school program providers are encouraged to come and share their thoughts,…

After School Mentoring – What the Study Found

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Post published:April 29, 2016
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NIOST published an informative document in their fall 2015 magazine written by Sara McDaniel, Anna-Margaret Yarbrough, and Kevin Besnoy who conducted a literature review on Out of School Time mentoring programs.…

Out-of-School Time Cost Calculator

Post author:CTAfterSchoolNetwork
Post published:March 28, 2016
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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…

Summer Program Tips, Strategies & Activities

Post author:Marla Berrios
Post published:March 17, 2016
Post category:Featured Member Benefits Programming Resources Summer Learning

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…)

Fizz, Bubble and Flash

Post author:Marla Berrios
Post published:March 3, 2016
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What do elements have to do with your everyday life? They make your world — and beyond — move and groove, fizz, bubble and flash! (more…)

Beyond the Bell

Post author:Marla Berrios
Post published:February 19, 2016
Post category:Featured Inspiration Leadership Member Benefits Research Resources

Are you new to the after school field and expanded learning? Maybe you want to make big or small changes to your existing program. Beyond the Bell will help you! (more…)

Summer Fun!

Post author:Marla Berrios
Post published:February 5, 2016
Post category:Inspiration Member Benefits Programming Research Resources

The summer every kid dreams of and every grown-up longs for…Summer Fun! Susan Williamson, longtime children’s book editor and teacher, has captured that elusive combination. (more…)