Celebrate Afterschool Professionals Appreciation Week April 25-29! #heartofafterschool Afterschool programs make a difference in the life of a child. Afterschool programs offer youth opportunities for enhanced education. At the heart of afterschool programs are those who work with them. Take a moment to thank those who dedicate their careers to working with them. Check […]
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Join network colleagues for a webinar on Childhood Food Insecurity: What It Means, What It Looks Like, And What You Can Do About It. From the “achievement gap” to increased risks of hospitalization, the effects of childhood food insecurity reach far beyond the dinner table. Hosted by the Maine Afterschool Network, Shannon Coffin and Madelyn Holm […]
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The Connecticut After School Network, is pleased to announce an immediate opening for a Marketing Communications Intern. With the Network, you will be helping to expand Connecticut’s kids access to summer and afterschool programs while building your skills and your resume. Use your creative and analytical skills to solve problems and assist a statewide nonprofit […]
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April is stress awareness month. Did you know that adults are not the only ones who can suffer from stress? Many, many parents don’t even know their children are stressed. [metaslider id=3734] Thanks to www.gozen.com for the infographic
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The USTA New England is a non-profit organization that seeks to promote and develop the growth of tennis. All USTA member dollars help to promote tennis at the local level. Each year, grants are awarded to assist organizations in initiating or expanding tennis programming. These grants are used to develop and grow instructional programs and/or organized league […]
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April has made its way here and its all about parent connections…Check out these upcoming workshops! First Fridays – Teaming Up with Parents Date: April 1, 2016 Time: 10:00 – 12:00pm Location: CASN Office, Building 1, Hartford Engaging families in your program starts with finding lots of ways to include parents so that they feel […]
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Mark Fopeano is the Program Manager at Dwight Hall at Yale. Like all of us he knows the hard decisions that the legislature has to make in order to balance our budget. He also knows that you need to also understand which programs are good investments and will save money in the long run. He […]
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Here is a super easy tool from the Wallace Foundation (updated 2015) to help you determine the costs of high quality after school and summer programming. Curious to know how long it will take you? Took me 3 minutes! http://www.wallacefoundation.org/cost-of-quality/pages/default.aspx
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We’re all interested in extra money coming to afterschool programs. A nice report came from the website, Afterschool Snacks. It breaks down the President’s final budget request on STEM education and where it fits into after school. You can read the full document here but I’m going to give you a further breakdown because I […]
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Full of articles, tips and strategies edited from 20 years of School-Age NOTES newsletters, this easy-to-use resource covers the planning steps from January to May and the programming approaches from field trips to themes.
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