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How to Build Positive Community in Your After School Program
Try these five activities to build positive community that lasts throughout the school year

10 Expert Tips for Clarifying Your Program Vision
Whether you’re just starting out or you’ve been in service for a while, your program vision is critical to its success.

9 Apps Every Program Leader Needs to Make Life Easier
Explore apps for program leaders designed to help you get organized, stay productive, and complete your to-do list with ease.

5 Time-Saving Tips to Make the Most of After School Time
Program leaders can struggle to fit homework help, reading time, free play, and engaging learning activities into after school programs.

5 Proven Ways to Build Social Skills on the Playground
Playgrounds also offer many opportunities to build valuable social and emotional skills.

3 Tuning Fork Experiments to Explore Sound with Students
Read about sound experiments students can do with a tuning fork.

3 Farmer’s Market Activities That Will Encourage Healthy Eating
A trip to the local farmer’s market offers exciting, hands-on opportunities for students to learn about healthy foods and develop healthy eating habits.

4 Larger than Life Art Activities for After School
There are two things kids love: being creative and getting messy!