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Registration is now open for Sparks Club after-school care for the 2023-24 school year. The Boys & Girls Club of the Tri-County Area, in partnership with the Berlin Area School District, funded in part by the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC), welcomes 5- and 6-year-olds to our Little Explorers Program FREE of charge! Students ages 7 to 12 pay a minimal fee of $50/semester with a $25 registration fee. Scholarships are always available and no child will be denied access due to the inability to pay.
Sparks Club runs on school-days 3:15 pm - 5:30 pm. Transportation from Clay Lamberton to the Club will be provided daily after school by Northern Express Bus Company. Dinner and an evening snack are provided.
While at the Club, students stay with the same staff member throughout the day at a 1:18 ratio. They travel through the Club as a group, providing safety and structure for our attendees as they enjoy all the Club offers. Youth participate in a variety of interactive lessons and enrichment activities. Enrichment activities include STEM, healthy habits, art, career exploration, drama, literacy, social studies, community service projects, character/leadership, and sports & recreation.
We aim to make an impact by providing a safe, supportive, and positive environment in which students will enhance their academic, social, and emotional skills through student-driven, hands-on enrichment experiences led by highly qualified staff in collaboration with community partners.
During the 2023-2024 school year, the main enrichment focus at the Boys and Girls Club was vocabulary using the program, Bridges of Vocabulary, for students in grades 1 - 5. As a result, the students in 1st and 2nd grades showed a 4% increase in vocabulary based on iReady testing done at Clay Lamberton Elementary school, and students in grades 3rd-5th grades showed a 1% increase in vocabulary results based on the iReady testing.
Registration can be completed at BGCTRIC 2023-24 School Year Registration, or online at bgctric.org. For questions, please contact Emily Wammer, Berlin Site Coordinator at 920-361-2717 ext. 200 or via email at ewammer@bgctric.org.
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