Stay Tuned to register FOR NJSACC's Annual Conference on Afterschool and Out-of-School Time (OST) 2025
We look forward to seeing everyone April 4 & 5, 2025 for 2 days of training, networking and fun!
NJSACC’s Annual Conference on Afterschool and Out-of-School Time (OST) celebrates long-term success in the evolving landscape of Afterschool, OST, S.T.E.A.M. and Expanded Learning. The conference, occurring in Princeton, NJ, features over 45 workshops aimed at improving the quality of afterschool and out-of-school time programs.
You will find the information for your online reservation link below. If you have questions or need help with the link, please do not hesitate to ask. We appreciate your business and look forward to a successful event.
Event Summary:
- NJSACC Presents: New Jersey’s Annual Conference on Afterschool and Out-of-School Time (OST)
- Start Date: Thursday, April 3, 2025
- End Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025
- Last Day to Book: Friday, March 14, 2025
- Conference Rates: $209 (1 day) / $334 (2 days)
- Hotel(s) offering your special group rate:
- Princeton Marriott at Forrestal for $174 USD – $184 USD per night
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To learn more and to register for NJSACC’s Annual Conference on Afterschool and OST, please visit: https://www.njsacc.org/conferences/
Conference Fees:
$334 / 2 days
$209 / 1 day
The conference fee includes conference materials, continental breakfast, lunch and break stations throughout the day.
NOTE: As part of our annual conference planning process, NJSACC regularly requests a waiver on the prohibition of in-State overnight travel that applies to school district staff. This allows principals or other school district staff to stay overnight. The waiver for NJSACC’s 2024 conference is forthcoming.
Conference Location and Accommodations:
The Marriott Princeton Hotel and Conference Center at Forrestal
100 College Road East, Princeton, NJ 08540
Room Reservations:
- Room Rates: from $174 – $184 per night
- Reservations must be made by individual attendees directly with Marriott reservations at (800) 228-9290 or (609) 452-7800.
- When you call make sure to mention the NJSACC Conference and the dates of the conference in order to receive the conference rate.
- Click here to make your room reservations online.
- Room reservations must be made on or before Friday, March 14, 2025.
While we at NJSACC love children and they are a driving force behind the work we do, children may not attend the conference. The conference is a professional development opportunity for adults, and as such, we respectfully request that you take this time to focus on you. If you do bring children, we must insist that you make other arrangements during conference hours. Children will not be permitted in the lunch area or in the workshops.
This conference is funded in part by the:
- NJ Department of Human Services, Division of Family Development as part of a Federal CCDF Block Grant Earmark federal funds under Every Student Succeeds Act, Title IV, Part B, 21st Century Community Learning Centers, through a grant agreement with the New Jersey Department of Education.
For questions, please contact Jessica Heiberg, Director of Program Services, at: jessicaheiberg@njsacc.org and 908-789-0259
FRIDAY: 8:00AM – 8:45AM > APRIL 4, 2025
Registration and Continental Breakfast Begins
Friday: 8:45am – 9:45am
Welcome and Opening Session
Friday Session 1: 10:00am – 11:30am
Friday: 11:35am – 1:20Pm
Lunch and Showcase Alley
Showcase Alley takes place on Friday, April 4, 2025 and is a special 1 day opportunity for companies and/or organizations to promote their business by securing an exhibit table. Showcase Alley is designed so that ALL conference participants are channeled through the exhibits.
Vendors, Prizes & Fun!
Join the fun in Showcase Alley! You never know what you are going to see and what new resources you might find. Come and chat with all of our vendors! And as always, there are lots of prize baskets! Each attendee gets 5 tickets to drop in the bags for a chance to win.
Prizes are delivered during sessions 2 & 3. The next lucky winner could be you! Whether you eat first or visit the ballroom first is up to you. But either way, you want to make sure that you don’t miss this!
Friday Session 2: 1:30pm – 3:00pm
Friday Session 3: 3:15pm – 4:30pm
Saturday: 8:00am – 8:30am > April 5, 2025
Registration and Continental Breakfast Begins
Saturday: 8:30am – 9:30am
Welcome and Opening Session
Saturday Session 1: 9:45am – 11:15am
Saturday: 11:30am – 12:15Pm
Lunch
Saturday Session 2: 12:30pm – 1:45pm
Saturday Session 3: 2:00pm – 3:15pm
Check out these photo highlights from our 2024 NJSACC Conference!
New Jersey’s Annual Conference on Afterschool and Out-of-School Time (OST) 2025 celebrates long-term success in the ever-changing landscape of Afterschool, S.T.E.A.M. and Expanded Learning. The conference, taking place on Friday and Saturday, April 4 and 5, 2025, features dozens of workshops aimed at improving the quality of afterschool and out-of-school time programs.
Showcase Alley takes place on Friday, April 4, 2025 and is a special 1 day opportunity for you to promote your business and/or organization by securing an exhibit table. Showcase Alley is designed so that ALL conference participants are channeled through the exhibits between 11:35am to 1:20pm.
FEE = $200 PER EXHIBIT (INCLUDES 1 EXHIBIT TABLE)
WHO TYPICALLY ATTENDS SHOWCASE ALLEY?
Historically, conference participants on Friday are those people who have the purchasing power for their youth serving organizations. They consist of program directors, school district leaders and front line staff. While registration numbers vary from year to year, vendors should be prepared to engage with 150 conference participants during Showcase Alley.
WHAT ABOUT COVID?
The health and safety of our attendees is our top priority. Conference participants must follow New Jersey’s COVID protocols while at The Marriott Princeton Hotel and Conference Center at Forrestal.
CONFERENCE LOCATION AND DETAILS:
The conference will be held at the Marriott Princeton Hotel and Conference Center at Forrestal in Princeton, NJ, at the following address:
The Marriott Princeton Hotel and Conference Center at Forrestal
100 College Road East
Princeton, NJ 08540
While we at NJSACC love children and they are a driving force behind the work we do, children may not attend Showcase Alley. The conference as well as Showcase Alley is a professional development opportunity for adults, and as such, we respectfully request that you take this time to focus on you. If you do bring children, we must insist that you make other arrangements during conference and Showcase Alley hours.
MAILING ADDRESS:
NJSACC
Showcase Alley
208 Lenox Avenue
#363
Westfield, NJ 07090
Please note that there is no fee for Not-for-Profits but you must be cleared by NJSACC Office prior to completing on-line registration form AND indicating your non-profit status in the registration form.
IMPORTANT DETAILS:
- The health and safety of our attendees is our top priority. Participants must follow COVID protocols while at The Marriott Princeton Hotel and Conference Center at Forrestal.
- Non Profit registration is free. For Profit registration is $200.
- Registration includes 1 table in the Showcase Alley area. Should you need an additional table, you may add one for a fee of $200. For an additional table, the fee applies to both Non Profits and For Profits.
- Each exhibitor will be provided with a 6 foot draped table with 2 chairs. You may bring your own table cloth, if you wish.
- Each exhibitor may bring an additional stand-up banner, if they wish. However, it must not block the view of other exhibitors.
- You may arrive no earlier than 9:30am on Friday, April 4, 2024 in The Alexander Ballroom at The Marriott Princeton Hotel and Conference Center at Forrestal.
- Name tags are not provided for Showcase Alley vendors.
- Please be available at your table from 11:35am – 1:20pm.
- There is electricity on the premises. Please bring extension cords.
- A complimentary coffee and snack station will be available – no lunch.
- Complimentary WIFI will be available – login details to be provided there.
Should you need further information please feel free to contact Tim Conkling, Chair of Showcase Alley, via email here.
We look forward to seeing your business/organization become part of this great opportunity!
FULL STEAM AHEAD 2024 CONTINUES – JOIN US TUE FEB 13 AND THU FEB 22!
NJSACC: New Jersey’s Afterschool and Out-of-School Time (OST) Professional Network in partnership with C. S. Mott Foundation Presents:
Full STEAM Ahead
A Hybrid Conference Dedicated to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math
Full STEAM Ahead, A Hybrid Conference Dedicated to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math, is an opportunity to explore all this & more. Join us in person for a STEAM filled day and/or join us for our evening virtual STEM workshops. Either way, come away with activities, ideas, & resources that both the least & most experienced STEAM leader can put into practice in their OST program ASAP!
OPTION 1
FULL STEAM PACKAGE: (includes in-person conference Sat Jan 27 and 2 virtual workshops on Tue Feb 13 and Thu Feb 22)
WHEN: In-person on Sat Jan 27 from 9:15am – 2:30pm
WHERE: Boys & Girls Club, 1040 Spruce St, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 (Thanks to BGC Mercer for generously allowing us to host this at their central Jersey location)
FEE: $65 includes lunch, all programming on Sat Jan 27 and the 2 virtual workshops (Tue Feb 13 and Thu Feb 22)
OR
OPTION 2
VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS ONLY: Join us for our STEM workshops conveniently scheduled in the evening so that all staff have the opportunity to attend.
WHEN:
Tue Feb 13 – 6:30pm – 8pm via zoom
STEM Explorations: Access for All
Exploration of STEM careers and career pathways is a key strategy to encourage youth’s participation in STEM opportunities and identification with STEM, especially for girls, rural youth, and other youth who have been systemically underrepresented in STEM. This workshop will introduce strategies and resources for effectively integrating STEM career information into afterschool programming, including high-quality resources that showcase diverse STEM professionals and careers. Presented by National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP)
Thu Feb 22 – 6:30pm – 8pm via zoom
It’s Not as Hard as It Sounds – All Youth Can & Should Engineer!
How can you guide youth to tap into their strengths and experiences, think creatively, use multiple modes of communication, and collaborate with peers? Help them develop an engineering mindset! In this interactive workshop we will highlight a framework for equity-oriented engineering learning and fun, and take away strategies for creating environments that are inclusive and that invite ALL learners to participate and develop an engineering mindset. Presented by Shannon McManus, Director of Professional Learning, Museum of Science, Boston
FEE: $20 includes both evening sessions
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
- Direct Service Staff
- Program Supervisors & Directors
- Youth Workers
- Others interested in trying STEAM activities in their Out-of-School Time (OST) programs
REGISTRATION CLOSES:
- Friday, February 9, 2024 at 6pm EST
FULL STEAM AHEAD 2024 CONTINUES – JOIN US TUE FEB 13 AND THU FEB 22!
NJSACC: New Jersey’s Afterschool and Out-of-School Time (OST) Professional Network in partnership with C. S. Mott Foundation Presents:
Full STEAM Ahead
A Hybrid Conference Dedicated to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math
Full STEAM Ahead, A Hybrid Conference Dedicated to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math, is an opportunity to explore all this & more. Join us in person for a STEAM filled day and/or join us for our evening virtual STEM workshops. Either way, come away with activities, ideas, & resources that both the least & most experienced STEAM leader can put into practice in their OST program ASAP!
OPTION 1
FULL STEAM PACKAGE: (includes in-person conference Sat Jan 27 and 2 virtual workshops on Tue Feb 13 and Thu Feb 22)
WHEN: In-person on Sat Jan 27 from 9:15am – 2:30pm
WHERE: Boys & Girls Club, 1040 Spruce St, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 (Thanks to BGC Mercer for generously allowing us to host this at their central Jersey location)
FEE: $65 includes lunch, all programming on Sat Jan 27 and the 2 virtual workshops (Tue Feb 13 and Thu Feb 22)
OR
OPTION 2
VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS ONLY: Join us for our STEM workshops conveniently scheduled in the evening so that all staff have the opportunity to attend.
WHEN:
Tue Feb 13 – 6:30pm – 8pm via zoom
STEM Explorations: Access for All
Exploration of STEM careers and career pathways is a key strategy to encourage youth’s participation in STEM opportunities and identification with STEM, especially for girls, rural youth, and other youth who have been systemically underrepresented in STEM. This workshop will introduce strategies and resources for effectively integrating STEM career information into afterschool programming, including high-quality resources that showcase diverse STEM professionals and careers. Presented by National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP)
Thu Feb 22 – 6:30pm – 8pm via zoom
It’s Not as Hard as It Sounds – All Youth Can & Should Engineer!
How can you guide youth to tap into their strengths and experiences, think creatively, use multiple modes of communication, and collaborate with peers? Help them develop an engineering mindset! In this interactive workshop we will highlight a framework for equity-oriented engineering learning and fun, and take away strategies for creating environments that are inclusive and that invite ALL learners to participate and develop an engineering mindset. Presented by Shannon McManus, Director of Professional Learning, Museum of Science, Boston
FEE: $20 includes both evening sessions
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
- Direct Service Staff
- Program Supervisors & Directors
- Youth Workers
- Others interested in trying STEAM activities in their Out-of-School Time (OST) programs
REGISTRATION CLOSES:
- Friday, February 9, 2024 at 6pm EST
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