#GeoChallenge

What Will You Do to Save the Planet? Take the #GeoChallenge!   Did you know that 500 million plastic straws are used every day? Eight million tons of plastic flow into the ocean every year? We need creative and actionable ideas from young people to literally save the planet.

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Mastering the “Super CLASP”

If there is anything I’ve learned at the Network it has been the deeper meaning to most of the things we do here. Ken created a new version of CLASP he calls “SUPER CLASP” (really known as “Moving toward Mastery”).  He’s a funny guy and pretty darned smart….but humble.  I’ve been trying to figure out […]

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Earn money for your program

Earn $$$ for your After School Program through this Research Opportunity

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Summer Survey Incentive…

Summer Stats Survey! Some of you know that we are trying to gather data to find out the “state” of summer access in Connecticut, but we are having a hard time getting the info.  

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Volunteers Needed – Conference Committee

Conference Committee The Connecticut After School Network is in the process of developing a Supervisors Mini-Conference

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After School Survey

We need your help! The following survey will only take a few seconds…we promise! Our survey consists of only 5 questions and will be used later on during conference. Share the link with colleagues, the first 100 responses will be used. Click here to access survey.  

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Interns Needed

The Connecticut After School Network is looking for full or part-time interns/volunteers to help us with various projects.  These positions do not include a stipend. The intern will provide assistance and support for the communications, events planning, and everyday operations of the Network.  

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What College Campuses can do for After-School Programs

Victoria Bosman, AmeriCorps VISTA at Dwight Hall at Yale Mark Fopeano, Program Manager at Dwight Hall at Yale Our 8th grade students in the Jones-Zimmermann Academic Mentoring Program (J-Z AMP) just wrapped up their last year with their Yale student mentors that they’ve been with for three years! Twelve years and four cohorts later, we’ve […]

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A New Understanding of the Childhood Brain

This is a short video produced by the Atlantic magazine that talks about new research that has been going on over the past 10 years on the link of early childhood trauma and ongoing adult mental health issues.  Earlier discoveries have lead the way to earlier social interventions in healthcare, early education, and family intervention. […]

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Upcoming June Trainings

We are coming full force towards the end of the school year, finish strong and get started on your Summer training!

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