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    • About Us
      • Mission & History
      • Meet the Team
      • Meet Our Partners
    • Our Programs
      • Adult Programs
      • Career Pathways Program
      • Youth Programs
      • USDA Nondiscrimination
    • Join the Movement
      • Donate Now
      • Employment Opportunities
      • Adult Programs App
      • After-School Program App
    • Life at ConnCAT
      • News & Info
      • Events
      • Our Facility
      • Orchid Café
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Mission & History
    • Meet the Team
    • Meet Our Partners
  • Our Programs
    • Adult Programs
    • Career Pathways Program
    • Youth Programs
    • USDA Nondiscrimination
  • Join the Movement
    • Donate Now
    • Employment Opportunities
    • Adult Programs App
    • After-School Program App
  • Life at ConnCAT
    • News & Info
    • Events
    • Our Facility
    • Orchid Café

YOUTH PROGRAMS

ConnCAT provides a safe space where middle and high school students can explore their creative talents in the company of supportive peers and instructors.  

now ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR OUR AFTER-SCHOOL youth PROGRAM

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Summer Showcase Art Exhibit

Check out this great video of the work our students completed summer of 2021.

Our Approach

ConnCAT provides a safe space where middle and high school students can explore their creative talents in the company of supportive peers and instructors.

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, all programs are offered at no cost to participants. ConnCAT’s year-round calendar provides multiple opportunities for interested youth. 

ConnCAT youth programs focus efforts on increasing interest in the arts to encourage youth to feel empowered to pursue any area of interest with confidence.


Participants in middle and high school from the Greater New Haven area will design and conduct science experiments, build structures, ask questions, and find answers, all while applying their math and science learning to visual, music, and technical arts.

 ConnCAT relies on the commitment of all parties—student, parent, and school—to deliver a meaningful and impactful program for our youth participants. Our “all-hands-on-deck” approach means:

  • Students will commit to regular and engaged participation in ConnCAT programs.
  • Parents will actively support their child’s learning and development at ConnCAT.
  • Schools will provide regular attendance and academic records on students to ConnCAT. 

After-School Program

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After-School Program

Our past After-School programming included:

Agriculture, Art, Chess, Cookology, Graphic Arts, Hip Hop Sociology and Theater

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Summer Arts Program

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After-School Program

Summer programs include thematic workshops from the Harlem Renaissance to the Motown era in which for six weeks students are immersed in learning through the creative mediums of agriculture, art, dance, and theater.

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entreprenuerial leadership academy

entreprenuerial leadership academy

entreprenuerial leadership academy

The ELA curriculum teaches the 9-Steps of Idea-to-Commercialization© concept through five, interdependent program elements. All five programs encourage participants to launch their own ventures while building mentor-relationships between other students, faculty and successful entrepreneurs. 

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Interested in Volunteering?

We welcome proactive and dedicated *interns to help our After-school program.

Qualifications:

  • Some experience or desire to work with pre-teens
  • Strong communication and organizational skills
  • Strong academic record
  • Patience!

If you are selected to participate, your responsibilities will include tasks such as tutoring youth, assisting teachers during enrichment classes, and/or clerical work (e.g., filing, copying, shredding). You may also use your volunteer hours to fulfill your school’s community-service requirement as long as you provide us with the proper paperwork.


If you are interested in learning more about the after-school program or volunteering, 

contact Stephen Driffin at (203) 823-9823 or email sdriffin@conncat.org.


  

*Note: Interns are a non-paid position

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