We are changing the face of school-age programming! The 2010-2011 School-Age Enrichment Program is designed for grades K - 8th.  Our program goals include: teaching your children healthy lifestyles and positive interaction with others promoting physically active lives providing role models who demonstrate strong character and positive values while building healthy relationships with your children making your children feel comfortable and confident being themselves and trying new things Don't miss this opportunity to be a part of the new wave of childcare.  Our School-Age Enrichment Program model was designed to meet the needs of our ever changing society.  Whether you need your child in a safe place after school every day, or just don't want your child watching tv and sitting at home every afternoon, your family has a place in our program.   School-Age Enrichment Program Info Sheet

Elementary School Student Options:
Option A 5 days M-F (full days)	This program option allows your child to come Monday through Friday, from school dismissal until 6:00pm. If your child attends CMS, CMS will provide transportation to the YMCA. If your child attends Union County, the YMCA bus will provide transportation to the YMCA. This option is yearly.
Option B 3 days M/W/F or T/TH/F  (full days)	This program option allows your child to come 3 days per week, either M/W/F or T/H/F, from school dismissal until 6:00pm. Your 3 days must be consistent each week. This option is only available for CMS students. Transportation will be provided by CMS to the YMCA. This option is yearly.
Option C  3 days  M/W/F  (part days)	This program option allows your child to attend on M/W/F for one of the enrichment periods as well one free-play period. This option is only available for CMS Elementary School students. Transportation will be provided by CMS to the YMCA. Snack is included in this option. This is ideal for those that do not need full day childcare but are interested in having their child participate in a meaningful enrichment based activity in the afternoon. You can register for this option monthly or for the entire year.
Option D 3 days T/TH/F (part days)	This program option allows your child to attend on T/H/F for one of the enrichment periods as well one free-play period. This option is only available for CMS Elementary School students. Transportation will be provided by CMS to the YMCA. Snack is included in this option. This is ideal for those that do not need full day childcare but are interested in having their child participate in a meaningful enrichment based activity in the afternoon. You can register for this option monthly or for the entire year.
Before School Care	Before school care is included in Option A or B for the three late bell schedule schools in our community, Elon Park, Ballantyne and Polo Ridge. Before School Care can be purchased a la carte for other CMS schools. Before school care begins at 7:30am. CMS buses will pick-up students up from the YMCA and transport them to school.

K-Town : 
Creating a smooth transition into a full day school/afterschool experience is important for children at this age. The K-Town program runs separately from our 1st-5th grade program,which enables us to have the flexibility to provide age appropriate activities. The time spent in the School-Age Enrichment Program allows for plenty of inside and outside activity time in order to provide some free and active time after a structured day of school. After spending their day together, the Kindergarten group will join the rest of the groups at the pavilion.They will spend rides out playing games together in the classroom.

Daily Schedule: (School dismissal-6:00 PM)
K-Town	1st-5th graders
2:00 PM-2:30 PM - Stations at the pavilion 2:30 PM-3:15 PM - Story time/circle time 3:15 PM-4:15 PM - Playground or gym time 4:15 PM-5:00 PM - Centers (building, coloring, manipulatives, role play) 5:00 PM -5:15PM - Gather all groups for explanation of free choice options 5:15 PM-6:00 PM Rides out and closing free choice stations	2:00 PM-3:00 PM - Daily free stations as children arrive from school 3:00 PM-3:45 PM -  First Period of Enrichment Activities* 3:45 PM-4:15 PM - Assembly and free choice stations as additional schools arrive 4:15 PM-5:00 PM - Second Period of Enrichment Activities* 5:00 PM-5:15PM - Gather all groups for explanation of free choice options 5:15 PM-6:00 PM -  Rides out and closing free choice stations

* On a monthly basis, your child will have the opportunity to be part of Enrichment activities.   These activites are designed and implemented by the YMCA staff as specialized topic offerings that vary from grade to grade.  Some will be offered repeatedly, and some will change with the seasons or counselor design interest.  Monthly, parents will be involved in the process of helping their child choose a MONTH long Enrichment Track.

Middle School
Teens will have a time and a place to do homework, work on the wireless internet computers and utilize the teen center and other YMCA property for counselor driven activities. The middle school participants will work as a group daily to choose activities and projects ranging from sports and exercise to arts and science.

Full Day Program
On most days that Union County and CMS students are out of school, care is provided to current School-Age Enrichment Program participants. A calendar of these days will be provided upon registration. This service is available at no extra charge for participants on their regularly scheduled attendance days. Additional programs during Spring and Winter breaks, as well as full day options for participants that do not normally attend on the day school is out, will be available for a nominal fee.

Staff
All of our YMCA staff have been through a thorough background check, drug screening and are certified in CPR, AED, First Aid, Blood-borne Pathogen and Oxygen Administration. They have also received hours of ongoing training in areas of:

• Child Abuse Prevention
• Behavior Redirection
• Working with School-Age Children
• Age-appropriate Games and Activities

Sports Partnership 
If you are interested in having your child participate in a program at the YMCA during afterschool hours, such as Dance, Art, Kids Fitness or Sports, our staff is available to help you transition your child to that program. For more information, please speak with the YMCA School-Age Enrichment Program director.

For additional information contact:
Sara Crumley
Afterschool Program Director
(704) 716-4670
sara.crumley@ymcacharlotte.org