Check out these amazing articles from the American camp association! Compensating Camp Staff in 2024: Key Wage Issues to Consider in Setting Your Pay Policies When it comes to personnel issues, one of the foremost areas of risk for all employers — camps included — is employee compensation. Employers must contend with a web of…
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Techbridge Girls Curriculum Programs Techbridge Girls is recruiting educators to participate in our STEM and equity training, curriculum, resources, and ongoing support. Visit the Techbridge Girls Programming Information Session and Application page to Get more information Register for the upcoming information session on June 25, 2024, at 11:00 AM Pacific / 1:00 PM Central / 2:00 PM…
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NJSACC Celebrates Juneteenth. You can too. Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people were freed. The troops’ arrival came a full 2 ½ years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth honors…
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NJSACC Celebrates National Caribbean American Heritage Month. You can too. National Caribbean American Heritage Month celebrates the contributions Caribbean Americans have made to American history, society, and culture. Some National Caribbean American Heritage Month Resources 19 Books to Celebrate Caribbean American Heritage 20 Books To Celebrate Caribbean American Heritage Month Caribbean American Heritage Month: Instructional…
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ACRES Coaching: Make Math Engaging Mondays: 6/3, 6/17, and 7/1 at 10AM- 12PM EST / 7AM – 9:00AM PST Are you looking for fun ways to help youth build number sense and problem-solving skills? Math can take on new meaning when it is integrated into daily routines in our afterschool programs. In this module, afterschool…
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NAEYC recently launched a new national survey NAEYC recently launched a new national survey designed to learn more about the specific challenges programs are facing in accessing and affording liability insurance, informed by their January survey, several recent state surveys, and conversations we have had with educators, experts, and state advocacy stakeholders from across the…
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NJDHS Public Comment and Hearing Open for the Draft 2025-2027 Child Care Development Fund State Plan: Speak Up for School-Age Public Comments Open: May 21stPublic Comments Due: June 7th, 12:00pmPublic Virtual Hearing: June 10thPublic Hearing Notice TAKE NOTICE that on Monday, June 10, 2024, the Department of Human Services (DHS), Division ofFamily Development (DFD) is…
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NJSACC Celebrates Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Pride Month. You Can Too. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Pride Month celebrates the contributions Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Americans have made to American history, society, and culture. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Pride Month Resources 15 Books on LGBTQ History for Kids…
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Rethinking Summer Learning: Why–and How–Two Districts Transformed Their Programs As we approach the end of the school year, we’re excited to release the fifth episode of A Hot Time for Summer Learning, a Wallace podcast series that features leading experts, researchers and practitioners who are involved in summer learning and enrichment at the national, state, and local…
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The Lights On Afterschool poster contest is officially open, and this year we’re looking for any artwork that represents the spirit of afterschool programs. To make things even more exciting, we’re looking to gather new or already existing materials. If your program has pre-made artwork celebrating afterschool, send it in! This includes murals, paintings, graphics on social media, and…
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