After School Program

In the after school program, the LEAP day includes homework help, skill-building educational activities, individual and group reading, journaling, sharing time and enrichment (arts, athletics, computer technology, swimming, etc.).  At the end of the day, counselors walk their children home to their doorsteps.

During the school year the LEAP day begins at 2:45, when children begin arriving at their aite (a neighborhood school). The first half of the afternoon is spent in School Success Club, where children complete their homework and receive tutoring from counselors and site staff. Children's daily assignments are recorded in their portfolio, a tool Site Coordinators use to track each child's rate of homework completion. Groups then receive a snack provided by LEAP and convene in a sharing circle, where each group gathers for a brief activity, affirmation (positive phrase related to our world) and news and announcements. It is then Journal Time, where counselors give their children a prompt to write about in their personal journals. An example journal prompt theme would be "If I were preident of the U.S., I would change..."  Math and reading times follow. During reading time, counselors plan and implement solo, partnered and group reading activities designed to engage and inspire improved literacy. At this time children will attend their resources-- enrichment activities offered by local professionals and community members with skills to share. Resources include LEAP Computer Learning Center, Aquatics, Athetlics, African Drumming, and Martial Arts (all located in the LEAP building) as well as Step and Dance, offered on site.  For offsite resources, groups travel in LEAP vans. The day ends with a closing circle. Kids and counselors gather to reflect on the day and end on a positive note. The day ends with counselors walking their children home and making parent contact.

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