Our goal is for the After School Program to be a safe "home away from home" for students. The environment should foster independence, teach life skills,…
Our goal is for the After School Program to be a safe "home away from home" for students. The environment should foster independence, teach life skills, and allow students to grow intellectually, socially, and emotionally.
Upon their arrival at After School, check in each child for attendance.
Children are given the opportunity to have a snack if they have brought one from home.
Upon arrival to the After School room, all children with cell phones place them in the cell phone basket. They can retrieve them when they are picked up.
After School staff monitors student use of computers, periodically checking in to see that devices are being used responsibly.
With the exception of middle school students who have to complete their homework, children should NOT be on devices (phones or iPads, etc.)
All After School teachers are up, moving, and engaging with the children throughout the afternoon.
Children need to clean up and return materials to the shelf after using them.
When children are outside, one to two teachers need to be outside supervising them. The third teacher can remain inside if there are children who need supervision inside. After school teachers need to set up a rotation for who is inside and who is outside so it is equitable for all staff.
No cell phone use by teachers in the presence of the children.
Outdoor play is to be made available to children every day, weather permitting, during daylight hours.
After school staff need to wipe down the tables and the counters so that the room is clean and ready for use the next day. During the school day, this is our multi-purpose room.
Rules for the playground are available in the after-school room for reference.
Sand stays in the sandbox, and all sand toys need to be returned to the sandbox at the end of play.