Trainings & Events
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Site Coordinator Symposium
This event is presented by the CA Site Coordinator Network and supported by the California AfterSchool Network, California Department of Education Expanded Learning Division, and the System of Support for Expanded Learning. The Site Coordinator Symposium is an annual convening designed to support CA Site Coordinators and Expanded Learning (EXL) / Out of School Time (OST) educators and partners with a unique opportunity to learn from their peers, colleagues, and other experts in the field. Come and s
California’s Expanded Learning Infrastructure: Partners in Health, Mental Health, and Substance Use Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment Webinar
March 27, 2024, 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Join the California AfterSchool Network (CAN), the California Department of Education’s Opportunities for All Branch, County Leads from the System of Support for Expanded Learning (SSEL) and other County Office of Education leaders, Advocates for Human Potential (AHP), the California Institute of Behavioral Health Solutions (CIBHS), and Community Based Organization leaders from the Boys and Girls Club to learn about the states vision for school-based wellness, and the potential o
Celebrating Lights On Afterschool!
Each October, millions of Americans and more than 9,000 communities nationwide celebrate Lights On Afterschool! This annual event, is the only nationwide event celebrating afterschool programs that keep kids safe, inspire them to learn, and help working families.
CA Expanded Learning Opportunities Convenings
The California AfterSchool Network strives to offer CA Educators and Educational Leaders, of all sectors, opportunities to participate in convenings designed to support investments intended to support California’s children and youth.
CA Afterschool & Summer Challenge
CAN is a proud partner of the annual statewide California Afterschool & Summer Challenge, hosted by CalSAC, which educates and empowers professionals, youth, and families to engage in grassroots advocacy.
In addition to helping advance the out-of-school time field, this
advocacy experience helps show young people and emerging leaders
how to speak out and use their voices to create change.
CAN Convenes Paving the Way: Developing Pathways for Expanded Learning Educators into Teaching
The California AfterSchool Network (CAN) was honored to convene a free virtual convening: Paving the Way: Developing Pathways for Expanded Learning Educators into Teaching. The event was the culmination of the Expanded Learning Teacher Apprenticeship Pathway Project funded by the Emerging Bilingual Collaborative.
California’s Golden Opportunity: Promoting Child & Community Wellness Through Cross-Sector Expanded Learning Partnerships
September 16, 2022, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
The California AfterSchool Network (CAN) successfully convened CA practitioners and educators in California’s Golden Opportunity: Promoting Child & Community Wellness Through Cross-Sector Expanded Learning Partnerships event. This culminating virtual event of the Whole Child Health & Wellness Community of Practice, is funded by Youth Opioid Response (YOR) California.