2016 Recap: Hawaiian Leis, an Outer Space Victory, & New Additions to the Team!
By Katie Landes, Director of GSAN 2016 is almost over! It has been a big year for afterschool in Georgia and for us here at the Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network.
Recap: Lights on Afterschool 2016
By Sarina Marsh, MSW Intern Throughout the week of October 17th, afterschool programs across the United States joined the Afterschool Alliance in celebration of their 17th annual Lights On Afterschool
LOA Spotlight: Star House Foundation
By Sarina Marsh, MSW Intern This week, GSAN is spotlighting some of the amazing afterschool programs around Georgia in honor of Lights on Afterschool. Today’s spotlight program is STAR House Foundation’s
LOA Spotlight: Girls, Inc. of Greater Atlanta
By Sarina Marsh, MSW Intern This week, GSAN is spotlighting some of the amazing afterschool programs around Georgia in honor of Lights on Afterschool. Today’s spotlight program is Girls, Inc.’s
Building Systems for Success
By Meredith Kelly, MSW Intern In Georgia, more than 280,000 children participate in afterschool, but nearly 600,000 children would participate in afterschool if a program was available. With demand so
Summer Science Program Connects Middle School Students with Robotics, International Space Station
By Jessica Woltjen, Outreach Manager Fernbank Museum of Natural History and Georgia Tech partnered with GSAN to bring middle school students from across Georgia to Atlanta to participate in a
Take the Challenge! It’s not too late
By Katie Landes, Director Last week, I joined over 150 afterschool providers and advocates on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC for the Afterschool Alliance’s 2016 Afterschool for All Challenge. As part of
Calling All Providers! Let’s Help #GaKidsSpeakUp
By Jessica Woltjen, Outreach Manager Children’s Mental Health Day is coming up on May 5th and we are calling on you to help #GaKidsSpeakUp! As an out-of-school time provider, you are much
Soar into Space! Applications Open for Zero Robotics 2016
“I really didn’t know what I was capable of, until I came here.” – a Georgia Zero Robotics student GSAN is pleased to announce that we are currently recruiting summer programs