🥽 Dive into the July-September Quarterly Asset Package! Boost Your Summer Programming The National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) works to ensure all of America’s students, regardless of background, income, or zip code, can access and benefit from a high-quality summer learning experience every year. Check out Discover Summer and the STEM Next + NSLA 2026…
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💟 We Hope This Message Finds You Well We are reaching out to inform you that we are implementing a new Single Sign-On (SSO) feature in NJCCIS beginning Monday 06/22/2026 to help streamline access to system tools as part of the e-Child Care system integration into NJCCIS. Attached in this email you will find…
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📖 New National Park Stories Are Here Get kids moving and learning with The Walking Classroom’s new episodes, including the Black Heritage Trail, part of Boston’s African American National Historic Site. All episodes produced in partnership with the National Park Foundation Open OutDoors for Kids program are available in both English and Spanish to support diverse learners. The Walking Classroom…
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As another year of learning, collaboration, and growth comes to a close, NJSACC’s final Afterschool Conversation of 2026 offers an opportunity to reflect on the work we’ve accomplished together and celebrate the impact of our statewide afterschool community. This special session will highlight many of the initiatives, trainings, and partnerships that helped shape the year.…
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🤩 Exciting Opportunity from New Jersey Audubon Check out this exciting opportunity from New Jersey Audubon that may benefit families in your community. Thanks to generous support from PSEG, Wings to Wonder provides summer camp access awards for children within the PSEG service area to attend NJ Audubon’s Lorimer (Franklin Lakes) and Scherman Hoffman (Bernardsville)…
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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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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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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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📸 FLASH of PHOTOS 📸 🌆 From the NJSACC Field 🌆 🐝🕸️ A Busy Month of Learning, Leadership, and Connection 🕸️🐝 The past several weeks have been a powerful reminder of what makes New Jersey’s afterschool and out-of-school time community so special. Across conferences, trainings, and leadership events, professionals from every corner of the state…
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🖼️ The 2026 Lights On Afterschool Poster Contest is open 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. This includes murals, paintings, graphics on social media, and anything else that celebrates afterschool. Be creative! We encourage students to think of how your program…
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