NAA’s Social Emotional Survey

NAA Wants to Award You with a $50 Gift Card NAA, the leading national organization dedicated to the practice of afterschool wants to learn more about the capacity of the afterschool field to affect social and emotional learning (SEL). Please complete the quick survey below to help us in our efforts, and enter to win […]

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Imagine Dragons/Afterschool Video

A celebration of after school programs featuring Imagine Dragons’ “Top of the World”. This video premiered at the 2015 National After-School Summit hosted at USC through the USC Schwarzenegger Institute. Watch this video on YouTube

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ATTENTION: NAA Board Election Voting Deadline Friday June 12th (Vote for Tracey Lay!)

The deadline to vote for the 2015 NAA Board of Directors is quickly approaching. Voting closes Friday June 12th! With nine candidates running, your vote matters Connecticut! Take a few minutes today and vote for Tracey Lay. Having worked in the field for over 25 years and serving on multiple statewide boards and committees, she […]

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Annual Meeting and 2015 Legislative Debriefing

ANNUAL MEETING & 2015 LEGISLATIVE DEBRIEFING OF THE CONNECTICUT AFTER SCHOOL NETWORK! Wednesday, June 17th 10:30-11:30am 75 Charter Oak Avenue, Building 1, Hartford This is your network, we want to hear your ideas! Join us in an interactive discussion about how to improve social and emotional outcomes in our afterschool programs. Please RSVP by email to Rose at rdugas@ctafterschoolnetwork.org […]

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Connecticut’s Own Tracey Lay! National Afterschool Association 2015 Board Candidate

This month, a new slate of board members will be voted on for the National Afterschool Association. In the running this year is Connecticut’s own Tracey Lay. She is the Director of School Age Programs and Development Services at EDUCATION CONNECTION in Litchfield. Here is some information for you to get to know her better… […]

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Fall Conference RFP Deadline!

We are currently accepting Request for Presenter forms for the 2015 Fall Conference in New Haven, CT. Attached you will find the RFP form and detailed information regarding the conference.  Please note that we have changed the schedule to include two 45 minute sessions. Please be sure to indicate if you are able to present […]

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After School Grants Program Flat Funded in State Budget

The state legislative session has ended for the year, and a budget was passed in the final hours. For all the details you can see the details here. Youth Service Bureaus also seem to pretty much intact. A few questions remain from some of the larger line items that include multiple programs, such as the […]

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Still time to Register!

Join us on Saturday, June 13th for an amazing day of Summer Fun! Conference Fees $105.00 – CT After School Network Professional Member $170.00 – Non Member $175.00 – Conference fee + Individual Comprehensive Membership Conference registration fee includes:  Attendance at three workshop sessions (preregistration is required), continental breakfast and lunch.  Certificates of attendance will […]

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Help Teachers Handle Student Discipline Problems

We all have student discipline programs and we all have great staff working for our programs…but do they know how to handle discipline issues?  This resource is proven to help teachers bring out the nest in students of all ages.

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Issues in Children’s and Families’ Lives

School activities alone are not always sufficient to ensure children’s academic progress or socio-emotional development and well-being. We offer after school programs because we know the time right after school is also the time that they are at high risk to act as perpetrators or be the victims of antisocial behavior.

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