21st Century Community Learning Centers

Community partnership at its best! Empowering students to serve others, give back, and strengthen their community through volunteerism.

Summer 21st CCLC programming has started!! So many engaging activities & big smiles...WIN - WIN!!

Sign up, get moving and learn about NE crops! Superior Kids Club. Kimball Public Schools. North Platte Public Schools KIDS Klub. Wood River Rural Schools. Walthill Public School. Loup City Public Schools. Fremont Afterschool Programs. Cardinal Community Learning Centers - CCLC. Lincoln Community Learning Centers. Cedar Bluffs Public Schools. York Public After School Program. APS DOGS Academy. Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools

🚶🌽 Seeking elementary & middle schools/clubs to pilot NEW Walk to Unlock trails for 2026-27! Combine movement, agriculture & learning through interactive virtual trails + Farm to School activities. Participants receive a $250 mini-grant.

👉 Apply: https://shorturl.at/vYNH5

🦋Calling all educators! Don't miss this incredible opportunity to learn all about monarchs at the FREE North American Monarch Institute workshop!

Register Today at: https://forms.gle/L5NV8gBsBkVdrhGa7

Crane Trust & Monarch Joint Venture

Join a FREE two-day nature-based learning workshop July 20–21 at the Crane Trust Nature & Visitor Center near Grand Island. Discover hands-on strategies to connect students with the outdoors while building engagement and curiosity. Register today: https://wkf.ms/48SpkR4

🦋Calling all educators! Don't miss this incredible opportunity to learn all about monarchs at the FREE North American Monarch Institute workshop!

Register Today at: https://forms.gle/L5NV8gBsBkVdrhGa7

Crane Trust & Monarch Joint Venture

Nebraska summer programs provide safe spaces for students to explore STEM, arts, academics, and friendships while supporting working families across the state. 💙

🌞 Every child deserves a summer full of learning and opportunity. Nebraska 21st CCLC summer programs provide safe spaces for students to explore STEM, arts, academics, and friendships while supporting working families across the state. 💙

Great things happening in Crete!

Thankful for great afterschool staff & programs! Superior Kids Club

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NE 21st CCLC wants to celebrate the people who make afterschool possible. Today’s shoutout goes to Angie in Superior. We are grateful for her dedication to student achievement!

Family Engagement + Literacy = 21st CCLC Win!

March is ! Learn more about the NEW Family and Early Literacy Resources from Nebraska Department of Education. https://www.education.ne.gov/nebraskareads/literacy-resources/

Nebraska CCLC’s we would love to see the masterpieces your students are turning in!

The Poster Contest is NOW OPEN! 🎨

We’re looking for the next poster to represent the largest nationwide celebration of afterschool programs — will it be created by your students?

Entries can be a drawing, painting, graphic design, or even a mural — as long as it captures the spirit of afterschool programs!

Check out the full guidelines and learn how to submit your young artists’ masterpieces. Ready, set, CREATE! https://www.afterschoolalliance.org/afterschoolsnack/The-2026-Lights-On-Afterschool-Poster-Contest-is-open_03-02-2026.cfm