The Carver

10/08/2026

10/08/2026

The Carver has been awarded four grants totaling $776,376 in first-year funding through the Connecticut State Department of Education's (CSDE) Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) program. The awards will support free, high-quality after-school learning opportunities f

10/08/2026

Jim Schaffer October 6, 2026 You’re Invited: Join Carver for Our 2026 Annual Meeting / Está Invitado: Acompáñenos en la Reunión Anual 2026 de Carver Jim Schaffer October 6, 2026

10/08/2026

Getting to know one another, exploring new interests, and welcoming families made September a lively start to Carver’s After the Bell (ATB) program at Naramake Elementary School. Led by Lead Program Coordinator Yasmin Baez , the team offered activities that gave children opportunities to express t...

08/14/2026

What a great Summer! This year at Carver Summer Enrichment Camp, children discovered meaningful learning, engaged their creativity, and explored new interests—all while forging caring relationships with our dedicated educators. 🌟 We’re happy Carver campers thrived in a place where they truly belong! 💖✨

08/12/2026

Our monthly newsletter brings you student stories, program highlights, ways to support our mission, and invitations to upcoming events.

08/12/2026

A new group of Carver students begins its own Ecology School journey at River Bend Farm Another Carver bus departed for Maine, and this time, it is carrying our rising sixth graders on their first Carver adventure at The Ecology School . We shared here about the students who returned to The Ecol

08/10/2026

A new school year is just around the corner, and registration is now open for Carver’s 2026–2027 After the Bell and Middle and High School programs! Carver students don’t stop learning when the school day ends. Throughout the year, our programs provide young people with the academic support, e...

08/10/2026

One of Carver’s longtime school partners is receiving national attention for something extraordinary: Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy reduced its chronic absenteeism rate from a post-pandemic high of 31% to just 9.1%—the lowest rate among Norwalk’s 21 schools. The achievement is the subject of an ex...

08/10/2026

For parents, so much of a child’s summer camp experience happens beyond their view. They hear the stories, see the projects that come home, and perhaps catch a few photographs, but the friendships, laughter, discoveries, and hundreds of small moments that make up a summer belong largely to the chi...