Tips to Build Rapport with Students for New After-School Educators Are you a new after-school educator? If so, you might feel like an outsider. You might witness sincere interactions between staff and students while wondering how to foster those types of relationships yourself. Being your natural self is one of the best ways to interact […]
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An important alert from our colleagues at the Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance (CECA) — please join with us in supporting this essential program! PROTECT CONNECTICUT’S CHILD CARE 1. November 16, 10:30 a.m., CECA ADVOCACY COMMITTEE meeting followed by meetings with legislators 2. November 29, 3 – 4 p.m., RALLY at the Capitol, 300 Capitol Ave. […]
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When kids start school they are learning to read between Pre-K and 3rd grade. After this point, children must read to learn. According to the Campaign for Grade Level Reading, “Reading proficiency by third grade is the most important predictor of high school graduation and career success. Yet every year, more than 80 percent of […]
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Local Connecticut Program Highlighted in National Magazine The other day I was meeting with the Connecticut After School Network Board Chair Vince LaFontan in his office about a recent article that was published in the Child Care Exchange about his program.
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Are you a Brain Builder? If not, register today to BE A BRAIN BUILDER! Registration is now open. Join us for our Annual Fall Conference on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at the Radisson Cromwell for a full day of workshops ready to make you a brain builder. Schedule of Events 7:45 – 8:30 am Registration […]
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The Wallace Foundation has posted a very important study on the effects of voluntary district run summer learning programs on low-income urban youth. The study incorporated five school districts—Boston; Dallas; Duval County, Florida; Pittsburgh; and Rochester, New York—and assessed their effects on more than 3,000 students. This long term study has followed a group of students […]
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Human Body Learning Activities for Kids Here is a list of 10 fun STEM learning activities from “A Spectacled Owl“. From brain hats to shrinky dink cell models, it’s a great collection of activities to teach kids all about the human body. 1.What’s Inside a Drop of Blood (Creekside Learning) 2. X-Ray Play Dough (I […]
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Are your children prepared to have a successful academic year? Better yet, are you prepared to support their transition back to school? No worries because Edutopia has provided plenty of resources on how parents can help their children physically and mentally get back in the swing of things. That includes: tips on developing positive morning […]
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By now you’ve heard about and perhaps even played the latest internet craze known as Pokémon Go! Although the app was just released in early July 2016, it has completely captured the attention of youth and adults alike, quickly becoming a global phenomenon. While enthusiasts argue the game encourages kids to get outside and socialize […]
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The definition of bullying is, “the use of superior strength or influence to intimidate (someone), typically to force him or her to do what one wants“. Based on this definition it seems like everyone has been bullied. When it affects our own children that’s when we tend to need it to be stopped in its […]
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