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!
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A Framework for Understanding What Kids Need to Succeed As Adults A new report released yesterday brings together decades of research from many fields to show that children need more than academic knowledge alone to succeed in life. Foundations for Young Adult Success: A Developmental Framework names seven key factors to life success, shows when and where they develop, and […]
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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 to 1/3 of what they learned over the past school year? Most of the children who experience this “Summer Slide” are minority children from low-income […]
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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.
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The state legislative session has ended for the year, and a budget was passed in the final hours. For all the details you can see the details here. Youth Service Bureaus also seem to pretty much intact. A few questions remain from some of the larger line items that include multiple programs, such as the […]
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We all have student discipline programs and we all have great staff working for our programs…but do they know how to handle discipline issues? This resource is proven to help teachers bring out the nest in students of all ages.
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School activities alone are not always sufficient to ensure children’s academic progress or socio-emotional development and well-being. We offer after school programs because we know the time right after school is also the time that they are at high risk to act as perpetrators or be the victims of antisocial behavior.
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For those of you who missed the first session of the CT State Department of Education’s After School Grant Bidder’s Conference, you can still register for the morning or afternoon sessions on Friday, May 22 here. Below are links to the handouts and Request for Proposal (RFP). RFP link, click here. Slide Presentation information, click here. […]
Read More The Connecticut State Department of Education has posted the Request for Proposals (RFP) on-line for the After-School Grant Program for Grades K-12. Proposals are due June 15, 2015. The RFP can be downloaded from their website here. Eligible applicants include local educational agencies, community based organizations, faith based organizations, other public or private organizations, a […]
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The Legal Costs of Inclusion in After School and Summer Programs Webinar Are YOU breaking the law without realizing it in your after school or summer program? Participating in this webinar will give you knowledge and peace of mind.
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