We are still looking for applicants if you are interested and did not meet the first application round. If you are 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 […]
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The Wallace Foundation has announced a one-year grant opportunity for groups of organizations that are working together to promote adolescent youth development. Expressions of interest from eligible partnerships are due at 5 p.m., Friday, November 4th. Adolescence is a time of rapid development for young people marked by growing independence, identity exploration, bonding with peers […]
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The Well-Being Institute, formally known as Behavior Management Institute, focuses on providing comprehensive well-being supports to afterschool staff and educators in a cycle beginning in October 2022 and ending in May 2023.
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Our kids are not ok. We must tap tried-and-true solutions like afterschool. Experts have declared children’s mental health “a national emergency,” citing lockdowns, school closures, and other unprecedented challenges related to the pandemic. Young people are experiencing more anxiety, depression, anger, fear, hostility, and aggression. ER visits for teen suicide attempts have dramatically increased. Children […]
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On April 11th the Office of Early Childhood and the State Department of Education released a joint memo to address the need to coordinate services for children who attend child care programs and receive support services (Birth to Three Services, Special Education Services, Early Childhood Consultation Partnership (ECCP). As a former program director myself, this […]
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We are pleased to share the launch of the 2022 Summer Enrichment Grant Program. Please see the press release for further details. Note that districts are eligible applicants. Please also feel free to share this information with any summer camps, childcare centers, and other programs in your community that might be interested in applying to […]
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Calling program leaders and staff! The American Institutes for Research (AIR) is developing a readiness survey and reflection toolkit that will help afterschool, summer, and other out-of-school time (OST) program leaders and staff understand how ready they are for new initiatives or changes. AIR is currently piloting the survey with a focus on social and […]
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This month Million Girls Moonshot is giving the spotlight to 4 amazing women in STEM! These women are all IF/THEN ambassadors which are part of the Girls Collaborative Project. Learn about what it takes to become a Physicist, Rocket Scientist, Aerospace Engineer and a Paleontologist. Click on their videos to meet them and learn more […]
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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 – We have two children in our program who are siblings. […]
Read More 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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