NJSACC’s Showcase Alley 2018 Thank you Vendors!On behalf of everyone at NJSACC, we’d like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank all of the vendors who registered and joined us for Showcase Alley 2018 on Friday, November 16, 2018 , day 1 of NJSACC’s annual 2-day conference on afterschool!
Showcase Alley is a special 1-day opportunity for vendors to meet and promote their organization to afterschool professionals from across the Garden State.
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 Asia Society is the leading educational organization dedicated to promoting mutual understanding and strengthening partnerships among peoples, leaders, and institutions of Asia and the United States in a global context. Across the fields of arts, business, culture, education, and policy, the Society provides insight, generates ideas, and promotes collaboration to address present challenges and create a shared future.
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 Our mission is to help kids love numbers so they can handle the math in real life.
How do we do it?
We make math part of the family routine. Every day, we serve up a quick bite of wacky math just for fun. It’s nothing like school. Parents can sign up by email, on our website, and on our free app. Whether it’s flamingos, ninjas or pillow forts, kids can see the math in their favorite topics. No logins. No drilling. No scores. It takes only 5 minutes a day, and kids clamor for it.
We make math the cool thing to do after school. Our Crazy 8s math club is designed to get elementary school kids fired up about math. Every week, kids get to build stuff, run and jump, make a mess… and make friendships at the same time. Our fun, free kit makes it easy to host your own after-school club for 10-20 kids. It’s nothing like your usual math club.
Bedtime Math is a nonprofit operating foundation funded by private donations. These resources, along with all proceeds from founder Laura Overdeck’s Bedtime Math books, come back into the foundation to fund our free programs. Bedtime Math does not make grants to other nonprofit organizations or to individuals.
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 Be Smart: A conversation about kids, guns, and safety Every year, nearly 300 children age 17 and under gain access to a gun and unintentionally shoot themselves or someone else, and nearly 500 more die by suicide with a gun. Many of these deaths are entirely preventable with responsible gun storage. We know we can keep our kids safer by introducing these five easy steps to parenting and everyday life.
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 What started out as a game with the host asking questions from pre-printed cards has become the largest game show in the country. Brain Wash Game Shows are as close to being on a real TV game show as you can get. Real contestant podiums with flashing lights, digital scoring and a lightning fast “Lockout System” keeps the action going. With all of the questions projected onto screens, everyone including the audience is part of the game. The games are fast paced and can be customized to include specific questions from a company, school, or just for the fun of it. Corporate events, casinos, conventions, resorts, schools, fairs & festivals have all enjoyed the response these games elicit from their audiences.
We also combined your school’s curriculum with a TV style game show and POP culture trivia and created the #1 assembly program in America. This fun, interactive assembly program is specifically designed for and broken down into grades K-12. Brain Wash can be presented as an assembly, a class team building exercise, a great fundraiser, family fun night or as Academic Olympics. Any way you bring this assembly show to your students, Brain Wash delivers Fun & Excitement in an unparalleled educational way!
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 Central Jersey Family Health Consortium, Inc. (CJFHC), was originally organized through funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in 1988. Established in 1992, CJFHC is a leading private non-profit 501(C)3 organization licensed by the NJ Department of Health and part of a regionalized maternal and child health (MCH) system.
Our mission is to improve the health of women of childbearing age, infants, and children in the region through the collaborative efforts of member hospitals, providers, and consumers.
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 Challenge Island is an international educational franchise on the forefront of S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) Education and 21st Century Learning.
We provide collaborative challenge-based experiences for ages 4 to 14+ in the form of after school classes, in-school workshops, camps, parties, homeschooling events, team building, and multi-generational family adventures.
Our unique ability to simultaneously address the needs of both the playful, whimsical child of today and the globally successful adult of the future has brought Challenge Island a sea of accolades from schools, parents, and kids alike.
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 CommunityPass is one of America’s most well-respected and comprehensive cloud-based recreation and school management solutions. We provide state-of-the-art registration, membership and facilities software to help our clients streamline operations, maximize revenue and build community.
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 Our team brings everything to your location for your all-out NERF WAR. Whether it’s in your backyard or in an open field, we setup boundaries, obstacles and even bring the AMMO! There’s nothing for you to do so you might as well grab a gun and join the fun.
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 Edible Education’s mission is to get kids excited about preparing real food via our cooking classes, enrichment programs, camps, birthday parties, and events. Edible Education LLC is also seeking partnerships with schools and community centers to provide an exciting food preparation based learning experience!
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 At Engineering For Kids, children have FUN learning math, science and engineering concepts through our project based, hands-on learning approach. With our wide range of curriculum areas, from rockets to skyscrapers, from computer science to robotics, from Minecraft to 3D-printing, you are sure to find a program that will spark your child’s interest.
All our program are aligned with National and state S.T.E.M education standards, so you are confident that your child get an enriching educational experiences. By attending our program, your child will learn a systematic problem solving process that will benefit them for the rest of their life. Our challenging and engaging projects help our young engineers making the connections between classroom learned concepts and their application to real life scenarios.
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 The Food Bank of South Jersey provides food to people in need, delivers health and wellness programs, and designs sustainable solutions to help people improve their lives.
The Food Bank of South Jersey operates on one simple premise: food should not be wasted when hungry people are in our midst. From this truth, we have built an effective food distribution program that annually links nearly 12 million pounds of food with more than 150 charitable food providers, such as food pantries, community kitchens and shelters in the four counties we serve: Camden, Burlington, Gloucester, and Salem.
A member of the Feeding America network of national food banks, the Food Bank of South Jersey works alongside four other food banks in the state to develop immediate and effective solutions to eliminate hunger and food insecurity in our designated service areas.
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 In 1990, a small, but dedicated group of teachers in Massachusetts came together to improve an education system that frequently allowed its lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students to be bullied, discriminated against and/or fall through the cracks.
Almost 25 years later, that small group has grown into the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for all students. Today, we’re known as GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network.
We face a pervasive problem with a set of new challenges. 8 out of 10 LGBT students are still harassed at school each year because of who they are.
We are working to change that.
At GLSEN, we want every student, in every school, to be valued and treated with respect, regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We believe that all students deserve a safe and affirming school environment where they can learn and grow.
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 INTOOBA is a MATH/STEM and Engineering Construction Kit Ideal for classroom teachers, after-school programs, libraries, and maker-spaces.What teachers like about the Intooba Math/STEM Manipulative. The INTOOBA construction kit is an exciting and innovative manipulative building process. It is a valuable learning tool throughout the elementary school years – from Kindergarten through to sixth grade in MATH and STEM/STEAM. As children become used to working with the sets, the questions become progressively more complicated. Additionally, the materials can be used across curriculum subjects in many areas of instruction.
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 The Society’s Field of Interest is lasers, optical and photonic devices, optical fibers, and associated lightwave technology and their systems and applications. The society is concerned with transforming the science of materials, optical phenomena, and quantum electronic devices into the design, development, and manufacture of photonic technologies. The Society promotes and cooperates in the educational and technical activities which contribute to the useful expansion of the field of quantum opto-electronics and applications.
The Society shall aid in promoting close cooperation with other IEEE societies and councils in the form of joint publications, sponsorships of meetings, and other forms of information exchange. Appropriate cooperative efforts will also be undertaken with non-IEEE societies.
The Photonics Society shall advance the interests of its members and the laser, optoelectronics, and photonics professional community by:
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 Iron Hand Rescue is a CPR training center with offices in North Bergen and Guttenberg, NJ. We strive to support local areas and communities with their CPR certifications. Our instructors and assistants are experienced 9-1-1 professionals with many of them currently serving as EMTs, paramedics, and fire fighters. At Iron Hand Rescue, we understand that life is important and we, therefore, strongly encourage everyone to learn CPR at one point in Life.
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 Lou Redmond of Mindfulness for Teachers, i s a writer, speaker, and meditation teacher. He uses a method of personal empowerment and mind/body awareness to help people connect with their gifts.
When we find what gives our life meaning and fulfillment, everything changes for the better.
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 The mission of the National AfterSchool Association is to foster development, provide education, and encourage advocacy for the out-of-school-time community.
NAA is the membership association for professionals who work with children and youth in diverse school and community-based settings to provide a wide variety of extended learning opportunities and care during out-of-school hours. Our members include afterschool program directors, coordinators, sponsors, front-line staff, school leaders, principals, teachers, paraprofessionals, board of education members, non-profit leaders, advocates, community leaders, policymakers, researchers, and more. We respect and celebrate our diversity. NAA is working to assure that the vision of high-quality learning experiences for all children and youth, both in and out of school, becomes a reality through the application of the NAA core competencies in afterschool programs.
NAA recognizes that quality afterschool programs provide positive child and youth development and meet a critical need for keeping kids safe and families productively employed. NAA understands that families need a wide range of interesting and age-appropriate programming choices to be available and accessible when their children are not in school.
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 New Jersey Audubon fosters environmental awareness and a conservation ethic among New Jersey’s citizens; protects New Jersey’s birds, mammals, other animals, and plants, especially endangered and threatened species; and promotes preservation of New Jersey’s valuable natural habitats.
The New Jersey Audubon Society is a privately supported, not-for profit, statewide membership organization. Founded in 1897, and one of the oldest independent Audubon societies, New Jersey Audubon has no connection with the National Audubon Society.
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 Just as learning does not end when school lets out, neither does a child’s need for good nutrition. The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) provides free, nutritious meals and snacks to help children in low-income areas get the nutrition they need to learn, play and grow throughout the summer months when they are out of school.
The Food and Nutrition Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, administers SFSP at the federal level. State education agencies administer the program in most states. In New Jersey, the state Department of Agriculture is the administering agency.
The New Jersey Department of Agriculture is looking for organizations interested in providing meals for needy children this year under this federally funded program.
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 NJPAC is a spectacular live venue – the artistic, cultural, educational and civic center of New Jersey, where great performances and events enhance and transform every day. The New Jersey Performing Arts Center, by celebrating diversity, shall be America’s foremost urban presenter of arts and entertainment, a creative and effective leader in arts education for children, a convener of useful and enlightening civic engagement events, and a catalyst for economic development in its home city of Newark.
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 The Newark Chess Club is a mentorship program whose goal is to transform the lives of Newark youth. We teach strategic theory and thought through chess, create mentor/mentee relationships for adults and children, produce the Newark High School Chess Tournament, and provide a safe space for people of all ages to enjoy playing chess in an environment specifically designed for the development of the youth, the engagement of the mind, and the advancement of the game.
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 The New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium is an affiliation of colleges, universities and other groups dedicated to advancing knowledge and stewardship of New Jersey’s marine and coastal environment and meets its mission through innovative research , education and extension programs.
Founded in 1969 as the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium the organization has contributed leading research in the field of marine and environmental science. Since 1976 it has managed the New Jersey Sea Grant Program (NJSG), part of a national effort that funds competitive research focusing on specific priority areas. In recognition of its academic and scientific achievements, the Consortium was awarded Sea Grant College status in 1989.
The Consortium provides equal opportunity for all New Jersey students and citizens to learn about the marine environment. Curricula range from Pre-K through graduate level studies. Nearly 30,000 participants; students, their families, teachers, Scouts and the general public take part annually in the Consortium’s Education Programs and special events.
For over 40 years, the Consortium has served the state and the region by developing programs designed to resolve coastal issues, develop marine technology, formulate science-based policy, and improve science literacy among its citizens.
Our mission: to promote the wise use of New Jersey’s marine and coastal resources through research, education, and outreach.
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 The NJ Workforce Registry, which moved to NJCCIS.com in October 2017, allows early childhood and school-age professionals to maintain a record of their experience, education, professional development and credentials in a central location. Additionally, it provides the workforce access to professional development resources, information and training opportunities.
When fully phased in, NJCCIS will be an integrated child care information system, for both the Department of Children and Families, Office of Licensing, and the Department of Human Services, Division of Family Development. NJCCIS will provide a single point of access to information on child care licensing, family child care registration, inspections, and complaint information – as well as the NJ Workforce Registry and Grow NJ Kids.
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 Joe Holiday’s Reading Rocks Magic Show is the perfect literacy assembly program! Specially written for your elementary school or library this program is a unique blend of stage magic, comedy, music, audience participation and of coarse classic as well as popular children’s books.
A brief description of each book or series of books is delivered, then followed by a specially chosen magic effect incorporating the theme or characters to bring it to life and get your students excited about reading. Each performance showcases several different books across multiple reading levels. including popular and recognizable tiles such as. “Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief” “Tony Hawk’s 900 Revolution” “The Chocolate Touch” Cowboy Camp, The Flying Hockey Stick”, “Fairly Fairy Tales”, “Captain Underpants” and “The Origami Yoda Series” just to name a few.
Reading Rocks is completely self-contained which means all props, set pieces and audio equipment are transported and set up by Joe which is factored into the cost of the show. You only have to provide a space to set up and perform and an audience!
Perfect for a family reading night, special events, to kick off your next book fair or simply just a GREAT ASSEMBLY PROGRAM!
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 The Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary, located in Bernardsville, Basking Ridge, and Harding Township, NJ, has its beginnings in the 1965 donation of 125 acres by Mr. and Mrs. Harry Scherman to the New Jersey Audubon Society.
Scherman-Hoffman is conveniently located within minutes of the Morristown National Historical Park (Jockey Hollow preserves more than 2,500 acres, including the Cross Estate), the 7,000 acre Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, the Somerset County Environmental Education Center, the Raptor Trust, Washington Valley Park’s Chimney Rock Hawk Watch, and Montclair Hawk Watch.
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 The Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN) is an independent 501(c)3 organization committed to empowering families as advocates and partners in improving education, health, and mental health outcomes for infants, toddlers, children and youth. SPAN is a “first stop” for New Jersey families.
Our vision is that all families will have the resources and support they need to ensure that their children become fully participating and contributing members of our communities and society. Our mission is to empower and support families and inform and involve professionals interested in the healthy development and education of children and youth. Our foremost commitment is to children and families with the greatest need due to disability or special health/mental health needs; poverty; discrimination based on race, sex, language, immigrant or homeless status; involvement in the foster care, child welfare, or juvenile justice systems; geographic location; or other special circumstances. Our motto is, “Empowered Parents: Educated, Engaged, Effective!”
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 Students Taking Action Together (STAT) provides a set of instructional strategies so middle and high school social studies/civics teachers can integrate social-emotional learning skills (SEL) and civil discourse into existing curriculum content.
Teachers are provided with a few teaching strategies, such as “Respectful Debate,” that provide an alternative and evidence-based way to teach existing content, and in the process, help students get along better by building key SEL skills.
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 Tag is a collaborative art game where players take turns painting, drawing, and collaging while they create an original piece of abstract art. TAG is played with cards, dice, art supplies, and a color wheel. Plays are made by following a series of card prompts. The game ends when a “finished?” card is drawn and all players agree the artwork is done.
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 The Family Resource Network (FRN) is dedicated to offering individuals and their families with continuing needs the greatest opportunities, resources and services to support a full and happy life.
With more than 50 programs and services available for New Jersey residents living with epilepsy, autism, intellectual, developmental and physical disabilities, and chronic illness, The Family Resource Network (FRN) and its affiliates have been affecting lives of thousands of families across New Jersey for the past 48 years.
When you add these results to the thousands of people we reach through our family-friendly events, such as the “Glow, Walk, Run” Family 5k, and the Autism Beach Bash, it is clear we are making a difference in the health and happiness of thousands of families.
The Family Resource Network is a comprehensive family-focused umbrella of organizations designed to meet the growing need for community-based programs and services to individuals and families with a variety of disabilities and chronic conditions through our four affiliate organizations (below). The Family Resource Network is a statewide organization with offices located in Brick, Parsippany, Trenton and Barrington. FRN serves approximately 30,000 individuals annually. When you add these results to the thousands of people we reach through our family-friendly events, such as the Walk for a Brighter Tomorrow and the Beach Bash, it is clear we are making a difference in the health and happiness of thousands of families.
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 Richard Caruso established the Uncommon Individual Foundation with John C. Crosby Ed.D, in 1986. He was inspired by his own successes to search for a way to help others realize their ambitious dreams. Recognizing that mentoring was an important part of his life, he wished to start an organization that would provide people with personal advice and support in order to enable them to do what they believed would move them closer to their individual personal success.
The Uncommon Individual Foundation empowers people to achieve success and happiness through mentoring.
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 What Matters For Kids™ is an enrichment company founded on the belief that children are inherently curious and learn by doing. Therefore, our lessons are unique and hands-on, taught using a multi-sensory philosophy. Students get up and jump around, stick their hands in goop, smell the stink of a chemical reaction, hear the thud of gravity and even see color changes in some experiments!
Science Matters For Kids™ classes encourage and facilitate students understanding of scientific concepts by involving students through observation, participation, discussion and experimentation. Our goal is to encourage students to continue their quest for “how” and “why” in their daily lives.
Science Matters For Kids™ is Your Premier Hands-On Science Enrichment Program!
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 The mission of the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center is to sustain and promote the values of respect, perseverance, sportsmanship and excellence through inclusive, culturally diverse sports-based educational exhibits and programs.
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 Young Rembrandts is the original and most recognized children’s drawing program. Our curriculum, developed over the past 30 years is based on artistic techniques and educational concepts that enable each and every student to be successful. Lessons are designed to build foundational visual skills as well as academic skills. Our lessons last a lifetime and provide a joy of learning how to draw and cartoon!
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 The site was created for adolescents to exercise political expression and hear from other youth around the country.
In the U.S., there are opportunities everywhere! We want this page to show how you can push your limits and understand yourself through thoughtful stories. We want you to find something that inspires you!This is a space for you to learn what other young people care about and how to get involved in your political environment. It can be frustrating when it feels like there is nobody listening to your thoughts. We created this site for youth to weigh in on issues going on around them. How to use the site We recommend adolescents interact on the site by commenting on articles or submitting ideas for posts as an activity for current events, for clubs in school, or as part of out-of-school programs. Be sure to check out the activity of the month which will include games and art projects to do at home or in the classroom. |