The National Center for Quality Afterschool

Helping local practitioners and state education agencies develop high-quality and balanced programs

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Afterschool Training Toolkit

Afterschool Training Toolkit

Screenshot of the Training Toolkit web site.

The free, online Afterschool Training Toolkit shows you how to use promising practices to build students' academic skills through fun and engaging activities. Material in the toolkit is based on current afterschool and content area research in six areas:

Within each area you will find five or more promising practices that include:

From math games to hands-on science projects and breakdancing, the Afterschool Training Toolkit will help you increase students' interest and confidence in learning and boost their school-day achievement.

Online Training for Afterschool Staff
The Afterschool Training Toolkit is available online free of charge.

The following resources can be used with the online Afterschool Training Toolkit to give you the resources you need to build fun, innovative, and academically enriching afterschool activities.