Find a Training

The Afterschool Universe team offers occasional training workshops at NASA Goddard. These workshops are free of charge and generally open to anybody.

At the end of any of these training workshops, participants are considered certified to facilitate the program for children, and will receive access to the Afterschool Universe Program Manual, as well as PowerPoint presentations to provide additional background for the program leader, downloadable files, worksheets and evaluation forms. Attendance at one of these training workshops is also the necessary first step to becoming a certified trainer yourself.

We are also in the process of certifying trainers around the country so that training workshops are more easily accessible to a variety of participants. Our network currently includes nearly 50 certified trainers, many of whom are listed below.

Scheduled Training Workshops:

There are no training workshops currently planned. Please check back later.

Existing Trainers:

Not all training workshops will make it to the above list. In addition, our trainers are sometimes willing to work with you arrange a special training. Here is a partial list of networks and individuals who sometimes run Afterschool Universe trainings.

- Department of Astronomy at Cornell University - Ithaca, NY

- Central Michigan University - Mt. Pleasant, MI

- Bridgewater, CT

Ben Dworken and - Educational Equity Center at AED - New York, NY

and - Build the Out-of-School Time Network (BOSTnet) - Boston, MA

and - Central Texas Afterschool Network - Austin, TX

and - Coordinated Child Care of Pinellas - Largo, FL

and - Dallas AfterSchool Network - Dallas, TX

and - Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes - Green Bay, WI

and - Illinois AfterSchool Network - Springfield, IL

and - Maryland Department of Juvenile Services - Cheltenham, MD

and - Massachusetts Afterschool Partnership - Boston, MA

and - OregonASK - Salem, OR

and - The After-School Corporation - New York, NY

and - THINK Together - Santa Ana, CA

and - Tri-State Education & Technology Foundation - Cincinnatti, OH

, , and - Jackson County 4-H, University of Missouri Extension - Columbia, MO

- Westminster Astronomical Society - Sykesville, MD

- Prince George's County Public Schools - Upper Marlboro, MD

- Montgomery County Public Schools - Gaithersburg, MD

Jennifer Gibbs & Rita Monroy - Girl Scouts of Central Maryland - Baltimore, MD

Sallie Alexander - Connecticut After School Network - East Haven, CT

Pam Casto - NASA IV&V Facility ERC - Fairmont, WV

Carmen Evenson - Evergreen Boys & Girls Club - Indiana, PA

Rebecca Fast - Buffalo Public Schools - Grand Island, NY

Dr. Philip Lanfranchi - Farmington Public Schools - Farmington, CT

Mark Levy - Baltimore County Public Schools - Baltimore, MD

Reba Gordon Matthews - Johnson Magnet School for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math - San Diego, CA

Catherine Meechan - Salem Middle School - Virginia Beach, VA

Karla Wright - Coles Ferry Elementary School - Lebanon, TN

Don't see anything that works for you? Let us know, and we'll see if we can make a match within our network! You can also join our mailing list to receive updates about available training opportunities.

We will make special exceptions to the training requirement for program facilitators for those who can demonstrate a compelling reason for why our training is not necessary. If you wish to apply for a waiver from training, please complete this form. Waivers from training are not available for those who wish to become trainers for other adults.

Training workshops are contingent on sufficient registration numbers. Dates subject to change.
A list of our previous trainings and workshop presentations is available here.