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• Blind or Visually Impaired Children

  The Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind offers school-aged children assistance at school, in special-needs programs and at home.

  Agency: Department of Aging and Disability Services

• researchIT CT - Free Online Resources

  researchIT CT offers free online resources as a service of the CT State Library. Here you will find journal, magazine, and newspaper articles for Connecticut public, K12, and academic libraries and their users. We also offer a collection of downloadable eAudios and eBooks for Connecticut residents with valid CT public library card numbers.

  Agency: Connecticut State Library

• Connecticut State Library

  The State Library provides a variety of library, information, archival, public records, museum, and administrative services for citizens of Connecticut.

  Agency: Connecticut State Library

• Connecticut Commission for Educational Technology

  The Commission for Educational Technology is empowered by the General Assembly to envision, coordinate, and oversee the management and successful integration of technology in Connecticut's schools, libraries, colleges and universities.

• CT Higher Education Trust (CHET)

  The Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET) program allows parents to save for college at a substantial tax savings. Money deposited in the CHET account is exempt from federal and state income tax until it is withdrawn.

  Agency: Office of the State Treasurer

• ConneCT Kids Programs - KIDS: Summer Planning

  Parents can find summer programs for children, including day and sleep away camps, summer jobs, volunteer opportunities and town programs.

  Agency: ConneCT Kids

• K-12 Schools

  Search for Connecticut elementary, middle school, high school, regional vocational tech schools and charter schools.

  Agency: ConneCT Kids

• Summer Programs by Category

  For kids who want a more focused summer, the state has lists of camps that specialize in arts and music, academics, the environment, history, technology and sports.

  Agency: ConneCT Kids

• ConneCT Kids

  Connecticut's website for children to learn about Connecticut history, people, government, and culture.

  Agency: ConneCT Kids

• Summer Trips and Fun

  Parents in the mood for seasonal indoor or outdoor activities can find links to museums, places to swim and other destinations.

  Agency: ConneCT Kids

• Youth Work Programs

  Teens and young adults can search for summer jobs with companies, towns and agencies.

  Agency: ConneCT Kids

• Camping

  The state provides a list of day, sleep-away and specialty camps that are sports, music, art and science-themed.

  Agency: ConneCT Kids

• Special Needs Programs

  Parents can find a list of summer programs throughout the state that serve youngsters with special needs. 

  Agency: ConneCT Kids

• Environmental Education Resources

  The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection can help with information and resources for use in the classroom including, educator workshops, student field trips, environmental curriculum, and educational resources.

  Agency: Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

• School Readiness

  A state-funded initiative, administered by the Office of Early Childhood, which develops a network of school readiness programs geared to enhance federally funded readiness programs among the state and its various agencies, the communities and families.

  Agency: Connecticut Office of Early Childhood