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Before & After School Care
The Before and After School Schedules
- Each morning as children arrive, they quietly settle in to read a book, play cards or games, participate in some simple art projects and visit with their peers. Calming music plays as staff interact with the children, hear all their stories, and create new ones! When the children have extra energy to burn off before school, they are led to the gym, or outside, for some free play, or organized games until the bell rings! At Lakeridge, the children that are in grades 1-6, that wish to have some fresh air before school are dismissed at 8:25.
- We like to call the afterschool program organized chaos! We pick up the younger ones from their classes and the older children come right to our door, once we check them in, they settle in for a snack then head to their favorite areas to play and await the transition. As soon as all the children have arrived, we split into a couple of different groups and start our busy afternoon! We almost always start by heading outside, or going to the gym for some large motor activity. When they have let loose some of their energy, we shift to project mode. We paint, draw, bead, build, bake, explore, dance, and participate in games such as bingo, janitor, jeopardy, twister and much more!
One by one the children get picked up, and we start again the next day!