Why Summer Matters to Me

With spring just around the corner, I cannot help but think forward to the summer. The summer often gets glorified for students as a time full of fun in the sun. However, the summer is not a fun vacation for everyone. A lot of students are left at home to keep an eye on the […]

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Why Summer Matters

The Connecticut After School Network released it’s new report “Why Summer Matters: Summer Programs in Connecticut” today. The full report can be found here.

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Teacher Trauma

I just read an article posted by Ken Anthony on Facebook, called “When Students are Traumatized, Teachers are too”.  It’s something we don’t think about much, even with my family of teachers.  We talk about burnout but never about the teacher’s physical and mental response to the trauma inflicted by students and on students. My […]

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Connecticut Needs Summer Learning Programs

UPDATE 2/22/18.  The Education Committee will hold a public hearing on Monday, February 26, 2018 at 11:00 A.M. in Room 1E of the LOB.  For more detailed information click here. UPDATE 2/21/18. The Education Committee has raised the summer learning grant bill that we support. Raised House Bill 5168. A public hearing will be scheduled soon. The Connecticut After […]

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Annual Art Contest

The Connecticut After School Network’s Annual Art Contest “After School Builds Bright Tomorrows….” This year we are doing a MURAL!  Get your after school kids together and create a program mural; it can be by age group or whole program group.

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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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Happy Holidays!

With the coming Holidays, I thought we would share just who celebrates the holidays during the month of December.  Here is a calendar and a brief explanation of 14 different faiths who share their own take on the December Holiday Season. You can find a year long calendar here. Nov. 28: Advent Fast begins — […]

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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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State Budget Win!

After 117 days without a state budget, the Connecticut General Assembly has passed a veto-proof, bipartisan budget and sent it to Governor Malloy. The state-funded afterschool line is in there for $4.7 million, only a small cut from last year. (Here’s the actual bill that passed.) As with any budget there are winners and losers, and […]

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A Special Notice!

The After School Network CARES! Because of the lingering budget issues the Network has decided to continue to support our providers and their staff. We want YOUR staff to attend the 2017 After School Network’s conference.

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