Afterschool & Beyond 2026

Join us in Great Falls! We will be offering the same high quality professional development you've come to expect from MTAA, as well as time to connect with and learn from your peers.

April 16-17, 2026

Hilton Garden Inn

Great Falls, MT

Register today!

Afterschool & Beyond 2026 at a glance:

-Restorative practices: beginning with an opening circle to ground ourselves and begin building relationships from the start

- Montana Safe Schools Center Workshops: How does bullying impact the brain, de-escalating conflict, and happiness & resilience-building

-Policy roundtable: discuss the impact of current and future policy decisions on OST and learn how you can get involved

-STARBASE Montana workshop: effective STEAM investigations in an after-school settings

-AI guidance work session: review MTAA’s NEW AI Guidance for Out-of-School Time Programs and strategize how to safely and ethically engage with emerging technology

-Connection bingo, to bring joy and playfulness into our time together…and maybe win a prize!

-Hands-on STEM sessions including photonics & quantum kits to take home

- Montana Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence workshop: family violence detection & support

-A closing restorative circle to reflect on our time together and integrate our learnings to bring home

Room Block available until March 16

Hilton Garden Inn, Great Falls

2 queen or 1 king bed - $169 plus tax

Book online or call (406) 452-1000 and book under the Afterschool & Beyond 2026 group block