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Pine Cone Feeders
DIY bird feeders are a great way to provide birds with extra food during the winter months.

Effective Grant Writing Tips for After School Leaders
Read about some proven approaches to effective grant writing.

Fun Fitness Activities for Kids
Educators can use fun fitness activities to get students active and moving in after-school programs.

Three Proven Strategies to Build Executive Function Skills in Students
Building executive brain function skills in students.

Tensile Bubbles
Teach students about tensile structures by building 3-dimensional bubble wands with this science experiment.

After School Programs Help Prevent Childhood Obesity
Afterschool programs to help prevent childhood obesity.

Funding Streams: How To Finance Your After School Program
Five resources to help fund and support your after school program.

How to Join the Maker Movement in After School
Through tinkering and exploration, students are connected to engineering and technology with concepts, like programming, design and information literacy.