By Dr. Karin Lager, Associate Professor in Child and Youth Studies at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden When people outside Sweden hear about our educational system, they are often surprised to learn that many Swedish children do not simply leave school at the end of the day and return home. Instead, a very large proportion of children participate in what we call Fritidshem—school-age educare, or what can be translated as “leisure-time home.” This system has been part of S

From the Program Chair and Conference Organizer Sang Hoon Bae, Professor at the Department of Education and Provost in the Sungkyunkwan University (South Korea) The 2026 GELYDA International Conference will take place from June 24–26, 2026 at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul, South Korea. Organized by GELYDA and hosted by the Education and Future Institute and The Korean After-School Study Association (KASSA), the conference will bring together researchers, practitioners, ed

By Aaron Dworkin, CEO, National Summer Learning Association Around the world, summer is often associated with a different type of experience for children who are out of school. In the United States, it is increasingly seen as something more: a “whole child” solution, that includes, education, play, and resiliency. At the National Summer Learning Association, a coalition of more than 25,000 school districts, nonprofits, government agencies, and corporate partners, we work to e