The Mars rover “Curiosity” will land on the red planet on Sunday August 5, 2012.  Here are some great ideas from NASA to get the kids (and...

I recently had another opportunity to observe a science program in an after school setting, this time at Greenleaf Elementary School in Oakl...

Are you ready for STEM this summer? The Coalition for Science After School will host a Twitter chat Thursday May 17, 4 PM to 5 PM EDT ...

One of our top priorities in the coming year is to attend conferences and events around the country to meet afterschool leaders and le...

The weather is warming up, which means that now is a great time to enter your summer programs into the Directory! It's free and takes ju...

Organizations from across the country are beginning to plan their summer programs, and youth participants are already starting to sign up! S...

Tomorrow is National Summer Learning Day (so proclaimed by President Obama).  Find an event near you and celebrate summer learning - a cri...

Here is a new concept (to me, at least) - virtual camp! Fresh Brain describes itself as a "Technology Exploration Platform for Teens....

In the December 2008 Phi Delta Kappan, Larry Cuban offers an interesting analysis of the efforts to lengthen or alter the school day and yea...

With summer programs in full swing, the articles about summer science learning are starting as well. Here is one about a Navy-sponsored pr...

In case you thought toy recalls and stock market crashes were the only stories getting consistent attention this summer, here is yet another...

Here are two interesting articles about summer learning in science and technology. One is about an inventor's camp where youth learn t...

Teacher Magazine has been host to a blog this summer written by an educator working at a summer camp in Chicago. The camp is an ecology an...