Afterschool Webinar – Promoting healthy futures: Afterschool provides the supports parents want for children’s well-being – Wed Apr 13 Join the Afterschool Alliance on Wednesday, April 13, at 1 p.m. EDT for a virtual briefing for media and the field on how afterschool programs are helping children and youth re-engage and heal after two years…
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EPA Grants: Lead in Drinking Water in Child Care Facilities and Schools – apply by Tue Apr 19 Written by Dani Birzer WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $20 million in available grant funding to assist communities and schools with removing sources of lead in drinking water. This grant funding, and additional funding…
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UPDATE: This is only a reminder for any subscriber who hasn’t already updated their profile. NJSACC: The Statewide Network for New Jersey’s Afterschool Communities promotes and supports the development, continuity and expansion of quality programs for children and youth during out-of-school time. With this in mind, NJSACC has made it possible to join their national…
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New Jersey Represents Well at the National Afterschool Association Convention – NAA22 Highlights What a week it was! The NAA team has been reflecting on some of our favorite moments and takeaways from NAA22 Convention and we wanted to share them with you all. NJSACC’s Ebony Grace and Tyneisha K. Gibbs were among a stellar…
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How to Communicate with Your Staff before, during, and after the Summer As technology and social media grow, there is a seemingly endless array of platforms available to us to stay in touch with people. Because of this, you think that it would be easier than ever to connect with our camp communities, whether that…
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Opportunity for Youth Ages 7-17 – Play Video Games for Research The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is looking for students to participate in a game-based study of students’ attention and memory skills. You will need access to a desktop or laptop to play our games. Registration: Parents/guardians can register participants at: https://nexus.ucsf.edu/register/neuroscape?participant_group=ace_validation or…
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The Afterschool Alliance wants to hear what youth think about their afterschool programs! Now more than ever, it is vital to provide youth the opportunity to share their voices and ideas about things they care about. Afterschool is an important space for helping youth develop the confidence and skills they need to share those ideas.…
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Photo Credit: Markus Spiske — Unsplash A holiday or a tradition? Learning about Ramadan in early childhood and elementary classrooms Ramadan marks the 9th month of the lunar calendar, a calendar that goes back to Judaic, as well as Asian traditions. Since lunar months follow a full cycle of Moon phases, each lunar month equals…
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From first patriots, presidents and industrialists, Scottish Americans contributed significantly to the establishment and development of the United States. NJSACC Celebrates Tartan (Scottish-American) Heritage Month. Tartan (Scottish-American) Heritage Month Resources Book Week Scotland: Best Scottish Stories For Children Children’s Films: Disney/Pixar’s “Brave” Children’s Films: Walt Disney’s “Greyfriars Bobby” National Geographic Kids: Fabulous Facts about Scotland…
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Launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, National Poetry Month reminds the public that poets have an integral role to play in our culture and that poetry matters. Over the years, it has become the largest literary celebration in the world, with tens of millions of readers, students, K-12 teachers, librarians, booksellers,…
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