After School Tea Time – Week of 11/9/2021

Welcome back to After School Tea Time! Take a look at what we’re spilling this week! We have questions from all over Connecticut, so grab your tea cups and get comfortable. This is the tea you don’t want to miss!Question from Fairfield County – Many of the children in our program are struggling with understanding […]

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Staff Recruitment Kit

Struggling to hire staff? New staff recruitment kit could help. Like many other industries, the afterschool field has been struggling with staff shortages. These shortages have led to reduced capacity, less availability for students and families, long waitlists, and extra stresses on existing staff — all at a time when programs could really use some […]

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After School Tea Time – Week of 11/2/2021

Welcome back to After School Tea Time! Take a look at what we’re spilling this week! We have questions from all over Connecticut, so grab your tea cups and get comfortable. This is the tea you don’t want to miss!Question from New Haven County– There are a few children in our program who occasionally pick […]

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After School Tea Time – Week of 10/26/2021

Welcome back to After School Tea Time! Take a look at what we’re spilling this week! We have questions from all over Connecticut, so grab your tea cups and get comfortable. This is the tea you don’t want to miss! Question From Fairfield County– There are a few children in our program who do not […]

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After School Tea Time – Week of 10/19/2021

Welcome back to After School Tea Time! Take a look at what we’re spilling this week! We have questions from all over Connecticut, so grab your tea cups and get comfortable. This is the tea you don’t want to miss! Question from Fairfield County– There was recently a disagreement between two staff members in our […]

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STEM Beyond the School Day Series – Engineering Mindset 7

Engineering Mindset 7 : Children evaluate designs and make improvements By Christine Cunningham As mentioned earlier, reflection and evaluation of ideas is critical to the engineering mindset. Children are rarely asked to evaluate their own work, and engineering provides a rich arena in which to practice these skills. Engineering designs can be tested to see […]

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After School Tea Time – Week of 10/12/2021

Week of 10/11/2021 – Welcome back to After School Tea Time! Take a look at what we’re spilling this week! We have questions from all over Connecticut, so grab your tea cups and get comfortable. This is the tea you don’t want to miss!

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IT’S TIME to SPILL THE TEA

HEY! EVERYONE! Get your teacups ready because it’s time to “spill the tea” on all things after school!

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CLASP STEM Application open NOW. Apply today! 

Are you looking for an opportunity to explore and build comfort with sharing STEM learning as a regular part of your program? Are you a frontline educator and want to learn more about how to bring in cost-effective hands-on exploration of STEM ideas and how they connect with Social Emotional Learning skills.  Do you want […]

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