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  • America Reads Challenge calls on all Americans to support teachers and help ensure that every American child can read well and independently by the end of 3rd grade. America Reads offers training guides for tutors, tips for parents, and information on reading initiatives about the country.
  • Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development is an international, nonprofit, nonpartisan education association committed to the mission of forging covenants in teaching and learning for the success of all learners.
  • Coalition for Community Schools--an alliance of organizations that supports community school networks.
  • CASEL--Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning.The organization researches how student's social and emotional learning contribute to their success.
  • Policy Studies Associates--conducts research in education and youth developmen.
  • The Futures Channel-- informational videos about science, engineering and technology and how they relate to the school curriculum.
  • U.S Department of Education-- The U.S Department of Education Home Page
  • EDC Guide to Professional Development of Out-Of-School Activity Leaders: We at EDC are pleased to announce the recent launch of the online Guide to Professional Development of Out-of-School Activity Leaders. This guide was designed to address the need for ongoing professional development of activity leaders by offering specific training tools for those who may want to present workshops and provide ongoing training for this audience. We expect that specific content on this site can be used flexibly depending on the needs and experience of the community-based organization with which you are working.
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The American Camp Association ® (ACA) is a national nonprofit association working to preserve, promote, and enhance the camp experience for children and adults. ACA endorses camp as an essential element in a child's total development. It complements the academic skills that are learned in school with experimentially-based life skills. With up to 300 health, safety, and programming standards, ACA is the only national association that accredits camps.  ACA-Accredited® camp programs ensure that children are provided with a diversity of educational and developmentally challenging learning opportunities.


For more information on Camps as Out-of-School Time Learning Opportunities click here.