In This Week's ACROSS Your Desk:

• ACROSS NH Leadership Institute 1: Developing Your Leadership Style
• 2023-2024 Directors Circles for OST- Monthly on Zoom
• ACROSS NH SEL Evening Cohort
• October ACROSS NH Trainings
• SEL Corner: Activities for Upper Elementary
• Afterschool Credential Announcements and Information
• Topics in SEL: Trainings for You
• 2023-2024 Out of School Time Basics Modules 1-10 on Zoom

Registration is Open for Leadership Institute 1!

January 16, 23, 30 & February 6, 13 & March 5, 12, 19, 26 & April 2

9:30 - 11:30am on Zoom and In-Person

For directors, site directors, and leaders in the OST field. Learn about your own leadership style and practice the skills needed to get to a more respected and effective level in this 10-session hybrid series. Through the Birkman tool, discover your needs in the workplace, your stress behavior, and find out how to maximize your unique style and manage the stress. Share your challenges with colleagues and get support while developing into the leader you want to be! Register in the NH Connections Information System.

Session Info: This series is hybrid. Sessions will meet from 9:30am-11:30am on Zoom except for Sessions 2&10 which will run 9am-1pm In-Person (locations TBD depending on location of registered participants). You will receive a welcome email from the facilitators with a participation agreement, confirmation of information, and instructions to attend the first session.

The last day to register in NHCIS is December 15th!

Registration and PD: Register for the first session in the NH Connections Information System (NHCIS). Participants must complete all 10 sessions to receive PD credit. Upon completing the institute, participants will receive 24 hours of PD in their NHCIS training transcript. If you are having trouble registering in NHCIS, please email Cathy Hazelton at chazelton@acrossnh.org.

Monthly on Zoom 10:30-11:30am

with Jamie Nadeau, ACROSS NH Director

Monthly virtual Directors Circles are the opportunity for out of school time (OST) directors to share successes, challenges, network with like-minded colleagues in the field, ask questions, to build knowledge in a specific topic, or just come to listen.

Click here or on the flyer to read about each month's topic. Register for the sessions you want in the NH Connections Information System (NHCIS). You will receive 1 hour of PD in your NHCIS training transcript. Join us!

If you are having trouble registering in NHCIS, please email Cathy Hazelton at chazelton@acrossnh.org.

Registration is Open for the SEL Evening Winter Cohort!

January 9, 16, 23 and February 6, 20 and March 5

on Zoom

We will lay a foundation for understanding SEL and promoting the elements within OST environments that can help SEL thrive. Each session will focus on specific topics connected to the understanding and implementing SEL-supportive practices in OST programs. We will examine SEL skill development, regulating routines and practices, behavior through an SEL lens, and the components of an SEL-supportive culture- while providing practical suggestions to strengthen the quality of programs for our children, youth, and families. Up to 2 hours of Technical Assistance is available monthly to all participants. Register in the NH Connections Information System.

Session Info: This cohort is free! Registration is required in the NH Connections Information System (NHCIS). Participants must complete all six sessions to receive PD credit. All sessions are on Zoom on Tuesday evenings- ending times vary.

The last day to register in NHCIS is January 3rd! If you are having trouble registering in NHCIS, please email Cathy Hazelton at chazelton@acrossnh.org.

Trainings in October

The following trainings are free thanks to our funder, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and Bureau of Child Development and Head Start Collaboration (BCDHSC). Registration is required in the NH Connections Information System (NHCIS).

Go to your "training tile" and click on "take a training." Scroll down and click on "Month" view to find the training that you want to register for. If you are having trouble registering in NHCIS, please email Cathy Hazelton at chazelton@acrossnh.org.

• "Out of School Time Basics: Relationships and Interactions with Children & Youth," Monday, October 23, 6:30-8:30pm on Zoom
• "Directors Circle: Assembling My Toolbox for Building an SEL Minded Staff," Tuesday, October 24, 10:30-11:30am on Zoom
• "How to Earn a Granite Steps for Quality (GSQ) Step in Out of School Time (OST)," Tuesday, October 24, 12:00-1:00pm on Zoom
• "Using the School Age Environment Rating Scale (SACERS-U) for Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) in Out of School Time (OST)," Wednesday, October 25, 6:30-8:00pm on Zoom

Do you have questions about an ACROSS NH training, or how to use the NH Connections Information System to register for a training? Please email Cathy Hazelton at chazelton@acrossnh.org.

SEL Activities for Upper Elementary Children

Dear SEML in OST Community,

Here's a great quick blog, "10 SEL Activities for Upper Elementary," with some fun and EASY ideas to do with kids. Visit Social Emotional Workshop's website at the following link to view the entire list of activities: https://www.socialemotionalworkshop.com/sel-activities-for-upper-elementary/

Included Themes/Activities: 

• Asking For Help
• Anger Buttons
• Self-Care
• Goal Maps
• Acts of Kindness
• Stress Busters
• Playground Plan
• Active Listening
• Personal Values
• Decision Making 

Warmly, 

Abigail J. Blodgett, ASMP

ACROSS NH Social Emotional Learning Coordinator 

ablodgett@acrossnh.org

NH Afterschool Credential Fees Waived!

Did you hear? All fees to obtain credentials for both the Early Childhood and Afterschool Credentials are currently waived. Click here or on the button below for the announcement from DHHS/BCDHSC.

This message is shared on behalf of our funder the NH Department of Health and Human Safety (DHHS) and the Bureau of Child Development and Head Start Collaboration (BCDHSC).

ACROSS NH Afterschool Credential Challenge 2023-24

Have you been thinking about applying for your afterschool credential? Now is the time!

If you participate in the Afterschool Credential Challenge with ACROSS NH you can earn your credential and receive support from ACROSS NH. Download the flyer and the form to join the challenge below!

Follow the requirements to earn your credential before March 1, 2024 and be entered to win a $50 Amazon Gift Card!

Afterschool Credential Information Session

Tuesday, November 7, 2023

6:30-7:30pm on Zoom

Do you want to learn more about earning your NH Afterschool Credential? Join Cathy Hazelton for an information session on Tuesday, November 7th on Zoom. Earn 1 hour of professional development credit and get started on your way to being recognized for the professional you are in out of school time!

If you are having trouble registering in NHCIS, please email Cathy Hazelton at chazelton@acrossnh.org.

In Person Trainings on SEL Topics

ACROSS NH will provide a series of trainings on key topics of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) for staff, directors, site directors, and anyone that works with children and youth in out of school time (OST). You can participate in 1, 2, or all 3 trainings. Click here or on the image to download the flyer!

Register for individual trainings in the NH Connections Information System (NHCIS). If you are having trouble registering in NHCIS, please email Cathy Hazelton at chazelton@acrossnh.org.

All trainings are In-Person: 6:30-8pm @ Boys & Girls Club of Central NH, 55 Bradley St, Concord, NH

Thursday, December 7, 2023: Training One: "Regulation"

Thursday, March 14, 2024: Training Two: "Relationships"

Thursday, May 16, 2024: Training Three: "Skills"

Virtual OSTB Trainings

ACROSS NH is proud to provide free virtual and interactive "Out of School Time Basics" trainings based on the National Afterschool Association (NAA) Ten Core Knowledge, Skills & Competencies. These trainings are free thanks to our funding from the NH DHHS and Bureau of Child Development and Head Start Collaboration. Register for individual trainings in the the NH Connections Information System. If you are having trouble registering in NHCIS, please email Cathy Hazelton at chazelton@acrossnh.org.

These interactive virtual trainings can provide a foundational framework, or refresh the OST lens of anyone who works with children and youth in out of school time.

Click here or on the flyer image to download the 2023-2024 schedule of upcoming OST Basics trainings. Trainings can be taken in any order!