Get with the Program:
Afternoons at Garden School
Afternoons at Garden School are for top-caliber enrichment classes, homework, socializing with schoolmates in a structured and meaningful way, and being safe and happy. In addition to our AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM, 7th- and 8th-grade AFTER-HOURS CENTER, and MUSIC CONSERVATORY , we offer an exciting new slate of FOUNDATIONS specialty classes. Take a few moments to see what’s happening at Garden School every afternoon—we hope you’ll get with the program!
After-School Program (Nursery–6th)
Our after-school program for the lower division (N–6) runs weekdays from 3:00–6:00 p.m. and includes snack time, homework help, indoor/outdoor play, organized games and crafts, clubs, and special events. The program structure is flexible, so you can arrange an after-school plan that meets your child’s and your needs.
7th- and 8th-Grade After-Hours Center
The After-Hours Center, (students in grades 7 and 8), opens its doors every day from 3 to 6 p.m. to offer homework support and structured activities, including the highly popular Retro Club—think stickball, marbles, hula hoops, pumpkin carving and Ukranian egg decorating, Young Frankenstein, the Beatles, and many other ingredients of previous generations’ cultural diet. The Center has its own designated room and is supervised under the direction of our after-school coordinator, Paula James.
Students who choose to remain at school after 3:00 p.m. and who are not in extra help with a teacher, in a club, on a team, or attending a Foundations course are automatically enrolled in the After-Hours Center and billed at the daily rate.Per Hour/Day Rates:
- Until 4 p.m.: $12
- Until 5 p.m.: $18
- Until 6 p.m.: $25
- Pick-ups after 6 p.m. will result in an additional charge of $10/half hour.
Full-Year Discount Rates (Deadline for 2010/2011 sign-up is week of Sept. 13)
- Until 4 p.m. for the year: $1,700 (4 payments of $425)
- Until 5 p.m. for the year: $2,200 (4 payments of $550)
- Until 6 p.m. for the year: $2,800 (4 payments of $700)
Timely payments are required to qualify for the full-year discount rates. These rates are per family—they are the same regardless of the number of children a family has enrolled in the program. Contact Ms. James (pjames@gardenschool.org) with any questions and to sign up.
Students signed up for the after-school program receive a discount on Foundations classes, at $180 (rather than $200) per full-term course.