Curriculum Hub and Resource Library

The Afterschool Alliance provides access to free webinars to help you promote program quality.

CASEL offers a free course to learn more about Social and Emotional Learning and activities for educators, staff, and other professionals.

Around the country, afterschool programs and low-income housing providers are creating partnerships uniquely positioned to empower children and families with the resources they need to thrive in school and succeed as adults. The Afterschool Alliance actively seeks promising examples of such partnerships to showcase on its national platform.

Education Development Center has this resource library full of apps, curriculum, white papers, and more to support quality in your program.

Edutopia has this collection of 60-second strategy videos that break down effective classroom strategies for each grade level.

Education Counsel and the Wallace Foundation offer a free guide to building, sustaining, and improving afterschool and summer programs through the use of federal funds.

Harmony SEL educates the whole child through social and emotional learning.

Enhance the school year by fostering the development of key social and emotional development in out-of-school programs with tools and strategies at no cost.

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Contact Lindsay Volpe <LVolpe@nu.edu> for training and curriculum ideas you can use with the youth in your program.

The Mizzen Education app offers free lesson plans for your afterschool program. From social emotional learning, history and social studies, and 21st Century skills, to college and career readiness, digital and media literacy, and entrepreneurship, there are many opportunities for incorporating creative and joyful learning into your program.

MAP’s list of free curriculum resources is available for your program to explore! Our list includes free content for afterschool programming in STEM, health and wellness, arts, math, literacy, and more!

The National Center for Quality Afterschool helps state education agencies and local practitioners develop high-quality, balanced programs that provide a safe and fun environment for academic enrichment as well as youth development activities. Check out their instructor's guides, available for all six content areas of their toolkit: literacy, math, science, homework help, technology, and the arts.

The National Afterschool Association is the professional membership association for people who work with and for youth during Out-of-School time. NAA fosters positive youth outcomes by supporting, developing, and advocating for afterschool professionals and leaders. The Association is the leading network of OST professionals.

NAA has a new membership structure. Click here to learn more.

The National League of Cities has more than two decades of experience and knowledge working with cities and municipal leaders to help strengthen local efforts to create, expand, and improve afterschool and summer learning opportunities. NLC has developed guidelines and best practices for cities, towns, and villages interested in supporting afterschool and summer learning programs.

For 40 years, the National Institute on Out-of-School-Time (NIOST) has been leading the way in the OST field through both research and action. Whether you work for a single OST program with limited funds for professional development or a statewide network looking to collect data from multiple program sites, they are here to help! NIOST offers PD opportunities, program assessment tools, and surveys for staff and youth.

SEL4MA has this resource library to help programs integrate social-emotional learning practices into their programs.

This self-reflection tool is designed to help afterschool program staff reflect upon their own social and emotional competencies and their ability to support young people’s SEL through program practices.

VentureLab is a nonprofit organization that is helping create the next generation of diverse innovators and changemakers through entrepreneurial learning. They offer curriculum and training opportunities to help youth in your program build their entrepreneurial mindsets - their ability to problem solve, embrace failure, and adapt - and their skills - creativity, idea generation, pitching and more!

Young Entrepreneur Institute believes every child should understand and experience entrepreneurship. Young Entrepreneur Institute brings together everyone interested in working to develop and deliver programs that engage young people in entrepreneurial education and entrepreneurship experiences for young people. Every year, they host a Young Entrepreneur Pitch Challenge for afterschool programs!

The Afterschool Alliance offers a Youth Voice toolkit for programs looking to incorporate youth voice and perspective into their mission and approach to the work. The toolkit explores the spectrum of youth voice work and offers examples at many level.