Past eventHeld October 22–23, 2026
Vermont Afterschool's Annual Conference 2026
Vermont Afterschool's Annual Conference was a Burlington event with a Thursday Deep Dive workshop and a full-day Friday conference.
Hotel Champlain Burlington
- Held
- October 22–23, 2026
- Venue
- Hotel Champlain Burlington
TL;DR
- Vermont Afterschool's Annual Conference took place October 22–23, 2026, at Hotel Champlain Burlington in Burlington, Vermont.
- Conference programming was billed to include a Vermont Jr Iron Chef Competition session and a follow-up session on trust in afterschool relationships.
About
Vermont Afterschool's annual conference in Burlington was built around relationships, planning and presence in afterschool programs, with a half-day Thursday workshop for directors and leaders and a full-day Friday conference. The Thursday session was billed as centered on how leaders connect with the staff they support, while the Friday workshop turned to how staff carry those same qualities to the youth in their programs.
Who was in the room
Afterschool directors and leaders
The Thursday Deep Dive was geared toward directors or leaders in the afterschool space and their connection with staff they support.
Featured speakers
1 listedMarissa Badgley
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Venue & travel
Venue
Hotel Champlain Burlington, 60 Battery Street, Burlington, VT 05401Getting there
Hotel parking is managed by the City of Burlington and costs $12 per day, subject to change under city regulations.
Questions people ask
5 answeredVermont Afterschool's Annual Conference 2026 took place on October 22 and 23.
It was held at Hotel Champlain Burlington in Burlington, VT.
The Thursday Deep Dive was geared toward directors or leaders in the afterschool space.
It was most useful for Vermont afterschool directors, program leaders and front-line staff, since the keynote by Marissa Badgley (a former afterschool program director) was billed as centring on team culture and trust, and sessions ranged from nature play to running the Vermont Jr Iron Chef Competition. The Thursday deep dive was aimed at directors, and the Friday registration was $170 to $195, so it was a low-cost regional option; people outside Vermont or outside youth programming would have found little of relevance and no national reach.
Afterschool and youth-work professionals typically wear casual or business casual clothes, such as khakis or jeans with a sweater, and sessions with hands-on cooking or nature play called for clothes that could get messy. Burlington in autumn also called for a warm layer.
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