After Care Program | Buckingham Browne & Nichols

ALL AFTER CARE INFO

You never need to worry about getting your child into After Care. Your child will always have a spot in After Care should they want. We will continue to provide the same great coverage from dismissal to 5:30 PM each day. We will not run out of space in After Care... EVER!

Our regular After Care program offers children in Beginners through Grade 6 a balance of organized and free-play activities that provide a pleasant, comfortable, and less structured afternoon experience. Activities include free play, games, art, stories, computer time, and a quiet place for homework with After Care students grouped according to grade level. After Care is available for all Lower School students, Beginners through Grade 6 from 3:00-5:30 PM (2:00-5:30 PM on Wednesdays) during the school year. After Care is only available when school is in session for a full day. After Care is NOT available on half days of school.

After Care is offered on a per semester basis although a daily rate can be purchased. Each semester coincides with the half way point of the BB&N academic calendar.

Grades B, K, and 1

Upon school dismissal in the Morse Building, students in Beginners, Kindergarten and Grade 1 will be guided by their teacher to the field. These students will be gathered together and an initial attendance taken. Children will be provided a snack and time to transition from the school day to the after care day. The day will progress informally with game play, crafts, activities, and outside time in the form of supervised free play. Children should be picked up by parents/guardians on the field (Morse Building lobby in inclement weather) no later than 5:30 PM each night.

Grades: 2-6

Upon school dismissal in the New Wing and Brick Building students will walk independently to the field. These students will be gathered together and an initial attendance taken. Children will be provided a snack and time to transition from the school day to the after care day. The day will progress informally with game play, crafts, activities, and outside time in the form of supervised free play. Children should be picked up by parents/guardians on the field (Morse Building lobby in inclement weather) no later than 5:30 PM each night.

Daily Rate and Late Pick-Up

The After Care program will provide supervision to students whose parents require a late pick-up. This can be arranged at a semester rate (details on the Rate page) or a daily rate. Drop off in After Care must be preceded by the appropriate registration. In addition, a child that is not picked up at dismissal time in a timely manner (within 15 minutes of dismissal time) will be charged the Daily Rate for After Care regardless of the amount of time that child spends in After Care.

Mud Weeks

Mud weeks mark the end of the semester for ASAP classes. There are no ASAP classes offered during Mud weeks, but we always have After Care available and families may purchase After Care dailies during these weeks if they need child care coverage.

Mud Week is the week marking the end of each semester. Winter Mud Week is the same week that MLK falls on in January while Spring Mud Week is the same week that Memorial Day falls on in May.

Please note that After School Mud weeks differ from Athletics Mud weeks.

* There is no special programming during Mud Weeks.

Bus Students

Lower School students who ride on one of the bus routes operated by BB&N will participate in the After Care Program until their pickup time when school is in session for a full day. The only exception is the LS-only Charlestown bus which leaves at dismissal. Bus students will be given a snack after attendance is taken. They can participate in the activities of After Care. All bus students (regardless of grade) will be escorted by an After Care teacher to meet the bus. No additional registration or fees are required.

Bus students may participate in some ASAP classes. Students must be registered for the ASAP class. ASAP classes do come with a fee.

Campus Bridge

In an effort to Bridge the gap between grades B-5 dismissal and grades 6, 7, and 8 dismissal, we are offering a Campus Bridge. This is a one time fee per semester for coverage for your B-5 student on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday each week from 3:00 to 4:00pm IF the grade B-5 student also has a sibling in grades 6, 7, or 8 at BB&N. Please note that this is 3 days of coverage throughout the semester at a hugely discounted rate for these younger siblings. Students participating in the Campus Bridge will follow all arrival and dismissal procedures of the After Care program.

Homework Helpers Program

Homework Helpers is lightly monitored designated quiet time for students to work on homework or quiet reading after school. This is not a tutored program but an opportunity to allow children to accomplish some of the demands of homework prior to heading home for the day. Students participating in the Campus Bridge will follow all arrival and dismissal procedures of the After Care program prior to heading to the library. This is an ASAP class and runs from 3:00-4:15 PM (2:00-3:15 PM Wednesdays) daily.

School Name

After Care