Team Challenges

Take team building to another level! Teach youth how to communicate within groups in a entertaining and delightful way.  With over 170 group activities, you can build cooperation, communication and creativity.

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2015 Summer Staff Kick-Off

Join us on Saturday, June 13, 2015 for our Summer Staff Kick-Off Mini Conference! Get your staff “SUMMER READY” for your program with  AMAZING workshops…

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TWO After School Seminars available in April

Register NOW for our upcoming Seminars on Grant Writing and Challenging Behaviors!

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Science and the Doubting Thomas

An article by Joel Achenbach for National Geographic asks, “Why Do Many Reasonable People Doubt Science?“. I wondered the same thing myself.  I’ve found people who adamantly refuse to believe that something has happened or existed even if the proof was presented. The article is fairly long but absolutely answers this particular vexing question.

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My Voice in DC

Earlier this month, the National Afterschool Association held their Annual Convention just outside of Washington, DC. The focus of the convention was telling the story after school programs play in the lives of children and youth everyday. A group of students from Connecticut were selected to be on a workshop panel to share their thoughts, ideas, […]

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Origins of Chemotherapy

All of us know someone who has had cancer.  We talk about radiation and chemotherapy but have you ever wondered where and how it all started? I came across a post through a Facebook page called “Reactions” that intrigued me.  It was called “How Chemistry Changed WWI”.  After reading through it I would have titled […]

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Taking on Turnover

Every time a caregiver leaves, children experience loss.  Turnover rates in after school are rising each year and can only worsen year after year.  Break the silence that has surrounded turnover in school age programs.

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Tinkering and the Intersection of Formal and Informal Learning Webinar

Tinkering and the Intersection of Formal and Informal Learning Webinar Grab a 12″ x 12″ piece of tinfoil and be ready to explore how tinkering (“making”) is fast becoming a trans formative learning opportunity, a platform to reinforce and measure 21st century skills and a powerful means for collaboration across multiple learning environments. Hosted by […]

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Grant Writing Seminar (TWO DATES)

Register NOW for our upcoming Seminar on Grant Writing, two dates available! Grant Writing March 31, 2015 – Hartford April 8, 2015 – Hartford Running low on Funds?  Want your program to have financial stability?  This workshop will teach you where to look for funding to support your after school or summer program. It includes how to identify potential […]

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After School Programs are At Risk

After School programs are at risk of losing federal funds Congress is considering legislation that threatens the only funding source dedicated to after school, the 21st Century Community Learning Centers initiative, with extinction. It’s crucial that a diverse and broad set of voices tell Congress to keep funding intact for the after school programs that are […]

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