BUILDING BRIGHTER FUTURES. Wilmington Family YMCA Afterschool Program Guide Serving Students in Grades K-8.

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1 BUILDING BRIGHTER FUTURES Wilmington Family YMCA Afterschool Program Guide Serving Students in Grades K-8

2 WELCOME TO AFTERSCHOOL AT THE Y! Thank you for choosing the Y! We are looking forward to the school year ahead at the Wilmington Family YMCA, and we are excited about the opportunity to be a part of you and your child s lives this school year. At Afterschool, it is our aim to run a high quality program that is not only safe, but provides opportunities for children to have fun, be active, enhance education, explore new interests, and build relationships. For our returning families, welcome back! Thank you for continuing to choose the Y to serve you and your family. To our new families, we welcome you to what we hope will be the first of many years together. As you navigate the waters of YMCA programs, please feel free to ask questions; we will do our best to provide assistance as soon as possible. Relationships are at the core of the Y, and we strive to strengthen relationships between children, parents, and our staff in everything we do. In this guide, you will see that we offer afterschool programs for students in grades K-8, including those on a year round calendar, and we are serving more schools in New Hanover County than ever before; please take time to browse our guide, check out our offerings, and visit our website at to find out more. We encourage you to register early since Afterschool can fill to capacity, especially from those schools at which we offer transportation. We are very excited to see you this school year and hope you are ready to experience the best afterschool program yet! Corey Maarschalk & Katie Wayman Youth Development Staff Wilmington Family YMCA REGISTRATION Registration is now open! Afterschool can fill up, especially from the schools that we offer transportation, and we recommend you sign up as soon as possible! There is a one-time $35 registration fee which is due when you register. For our elementary, teacher workdays and holidays, and intercession programs, registration and weekly fees are due the Wednesday before the week your child attends; this allows us to ensure proper staffing, supplies, snacks, and age-appropriate schedule for those in attendance. For our Middle School program, monthly payments are due 5 days prior to the month that your child attends; full monthly fees for the Middle School Program will be collected August 26th through April 25 and covers the entire school year. You can choose to register online at or you may choose to register in person at our Express Y located at 11 S. Kerr Ave., Wilmington, NC The Express Y is open Monday through Thursday from 5:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M., Friday from 5:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M., Saturday from 8:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M., and Sunday from 1:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. FUN FOR EVERYONE At the Y, we think fun, new friends, positive role models and great times should be available to every child. That s why we provide scholarships to families who need help making Afterschool a reality. If your family needs a little help to make Afterschool a reality, scholarship forms are available at our Express Y, or online at and are kept completely confidential. Funds are made possible because of the generous donations made through our Annual Giving Campaign. You can help send a child to Afterschool by visiting our website and making a tax-deductible online gift or by submitting a donation to our Membership Desk at the Express Y. YOU RE IN GOOD HANDS Staff, as role models, are selected for sound judgment, maturity, experience, enthusiasm, and creativity. All staff is interviewed and goes through a complete background check prior to being hired. Training occurs before the school year and throughout the program to ensure attention to detail. All staff is certified in CPR & First Aid. Our programs focus on encouraging character growth through care, honesty, respect, responsibility, and faith. You can be sure that our Y Afterschool staff is committed to developing these traits through our camp activities, and that all activity areas are well supervised. Our average Elementary Afterschool staff to student ratio is 1:10 and no more than 1:15 for our Middle School program. By selecting our YMCA Afterschool Program, you are investing in a safe, fun, educational, and memorable experience for your child.

3 DAILY LOGISTICS Our Elementary and Middle School Afterschool Programs operate every day that New Hanover County Schools are in session. At the end of the school day, depending on the school, students either remain at their school for Afterschool under the care of Y staff or a Y bus transports them to their appropriate Afterschool location. The programs operate from the end of the school day until 6:00 P.M. All students must be picked up by 6:00 P.M. by their guardian(s) or any additional person listed on their pick-up form. Students who are picked up late will be charged $5 for every ten minutes that they are late. Child care for all teacher workdays, holidays & camps (dates listed) will be held at the YMCA located at 2710 Market Street. Students may be dropped off as early as 7:00 A.M. and picked up as late as 6:00 P.M. Teacher workdays, holidays, & camps are an additional cost to the program. Please be sure to pack a swim suit and lunch on each of these days Traditional Elementary Afterschool Locations Wilmington Family YMCA 2710 Market Street Wilmington, NC Alderman Blair Bradley Creek Cape Fear Center for Inquiry College Park Forest Hills Gregory Murrayville Ogden Winter Park Wrightsboro Temple Baptist Activity Center 709 George Anderson Drive Wilmington, NC Holly Tree Bellamy Pine Valley Williams Parsley Elementary School 3518 Masonboro Loop Road Wilmington, NC Parsley Castle Hayne Elementary School 3925 Roger Haynes Drive Castle Hayne, NC Castle Hayne Does your child attend a school from which we do not currently offer transportation but you would like to attend our program? Please contact us and let us know. If we can arrange the transportation, and if you can help us recruit a minimum of five total families to join the program, we will begin picking up at your child s school. If you can arrange your own transportation, your child may also join at either our Wilmington Family YMCA or Temple Baptist Activity Center locations Year Round Elementary Afterschool & Intercession Program Locations Wilmington Family YMCA 2710 Market Street Wilmington, NC Codington Eaton Rachel Freeman Snipes Academy Sunset Park Healthy Starts Here! Healthy Starts Here! Middle School Fitness & Athletic Training Program Locations Wilmington Family YMCA 2710 Market Street Wilmington, NC Cape Fear Center for Inquiry Holly Shelter Noble Roland-Grise Trask Williston

4 TRADITIONAL ELEMENTARY AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM Serving students in grades K-5 With a focus on safety, health, social growth, physical education, and academic enhancement, the Y Afterschool Program serves elementary students with a variety of programmatic and activity options to enhance your child s confidence, enrich his or her social and physical development, explore and develop interests and talents, and encourage self-expression. Students are provided a healthy snack every day! On a daily basis, children are given the opportunity to partake in a variety of physical activities, including sports, team building, swimming, outside play, group exercise classes such as Yoga and Kids Zumba, and more. We offer a healthy snack, and provide a minimum of 30 minutes of structured homework help. The Y Afterschool program follows Healthy Eating and Physical Activity (HEPA) standards and takes pride in promoting a healthier lifestyle by engaging children in their well being of spirit, mind, and body. The Y Afterschool program is grounded on the character development traits of caring, honesty, respect, responsibility and faith ELEMENTARY AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM FEES Member & Teacher Fees Registration Fees 1st Child: $35 Weekly Fees 4-5 Day: $ Day: $46 Half Days Workdays & Holidays Christmas Break Camp Dec Oct. 28, Dec 21, Feb 24, March 31, & June 8 $15 per day Nov 8, 11, 23, Dec 22, 23, Jan 2, 16, & 27 3 Day: $80 5 Day: $120 Kirkwood on Wednesday, and a local field trip on Friday. Non-member fees 1st Child: $ Day: $ Day: $56 Oct. 28, Dec 21, Feb 24, March 31, & June 8 $20 per day Nov 8, 11, 23, Dec 22, 23, Jan 2, 16, & 27 3 Day: $90 5 Day: $130 Kirkwood on Wednesday, and a local field trip on Friday. The program will be closed Sept 5, Nov 24, 25, May 29, & June 9 in order for staff to spend quality time with family and friends and prep for other upcoming programs. Sample Afterschool Day (times & activities may vary by school) 2:30p 3:00p 3:30p 4:00p 4:30p 5:30p 6:00p Bell Rings Hop On Bus To Site Playground Games Healthy Snack Homework Assistance Physical Exercise Activities Interest Centers Drama, Science, Arts, Reading, etc. End of Day

5 YEAR ROUND ELEMENTARY AFTERSCHOOL & INTERCESSION PROGRAM Serving students in grades K-5 New for the school year, the Y will serve students who attend school on a year round calendar all year long! Like our Traditional Elementary Afterschool Program, we will offer Afterschool Programming every day your child is in school. In addition, during intercession breaks, children have the opportunity to come to the Y for a full day of activities where children will learn new sports and games, create arts and crafts, develop good sportsmanship, be a part of a team, build new friendships, swim, learn to be healthy, and much more! During each week, we will take a field trip to Camp Kirkwood on Wednesdays. Here, students will have the opportunity to explore the great outdoors, conquer low and high ropes courses, zip-line over a lake, canoe, learn archery, and engage in wildlife education. We will also take local field trips on Fridays. Your child will be active, have fun, and will want to keep coming back day after day during their intercession break! Because of all the fun packed into one day, including field trips, we ask that all students arrive between 7:00 and 9:00 A.M. and are picked up between 4:00 and 6:00 P.M. at the Wilmington Family YMCA located at 2710 Market Street, Wilmington, NC Please be sure to pack a lunch, swim suit, and water bottle and mark all belongings with your child s name ELEMENTARY AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM FEES Member & Teacher Fees Registration Fees 1st Child: $35 Weekly Afterschool Fees 4-5 Day: $ Day: $46 Half Days Workdays & Holidays Intercession Program Sept Oct 3-7 Oct Dec Dec Jan 2-6 March April 3-7 April Sept 23, Oct. 28, Dec 16, Feb 24, March 24, & June 15 $15 per day July 18, Aug 26, Nov 8, 11, 23, Jan 16, 27, April 17, & June 16 3 Day: $80 5 Day: $120 Kirkwood on Wednesday, and a local field trip on Friday. Non-member fees 1st Child: $ Day: $ Day: $56 Sept 23, Oct. 28, Dec 16, Feb 24, March 24, & June 15 $20 per day July 18, Aug 26, Nov 8, 11, 23, Jan 16, 27, April 17, & June 16 3 Day: $90 5 Day: $130 Kirkwood on Wednesday, and a local field trip on Friday. The program will be closed Sept 5, Nov 24, 25, & May 29 in order for staff to spend quality time with family and friends and prep for other upcoming programs. Sample Teacher Workday, Holiday, Camp, & Intercession Day 7:00a 9:00a 9:15a 12:00p 1:00p 4:00p 6:00p Drop Off Begins Welcome & Divide into Groups Morning Rotations Sports, Arts & Crafts, etc. Lunch! Please remember to pack a nutritious lunch. Afternoon Rotations Swim, Kids Zone, Snack, etc. Pickup Begins Group Game Stations in Gym End of Day

6 MIDDLE SCHOOL FITNESS & ATHLETIC TRAINING AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM Serving students in grades 6-8 Do you crave to get faster, stronger, more agile, or increase your balance? Do you play a sport? Do you desire to push your fitness to the next level? Do you wish to burn calories? Do you simply want to be healthier? No matter your goal, and no matter your current fitness level, this program will benefit you! Our program combines aerobic training with strength training. Your body will get stronger, your cardiovascular fitness will improve, you will burn calories, and watch your body transform as you obtain new fitness levels. We love results, and we want to help you succeed both academically and physically! On a daily basis, students will have an opportunity to complete homework, eat healthy snacks, set short-term and long-term fitness goals, identify fitness activities that will help accomplish fitness goals, track fitness progress in a monthly calendar, and compare what was planned to what was accomplished. Each Monday and Wednesday, students will be bused directly to our Express Y where they will participate in a TRX (total body resistance exercise) class and use the cardio and selectorized equipment (strength training) under the guidance of trained staff. Students will be bused back to the Y (2710 Market Street) by 5:15 P.M. On Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, fitness activities will include, on a rotating basis, body weight training, high intensity interval training (HIIT), and endurance training utilizing the pool, gymnasium, and track MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM FEES Member & Teacher Fees Registration Fees 1st Child: $35 Monthly Fees Half Days Workdays & Holidays Christmas Break Camp Dec days per week: $165 4 days per week: $145 3 days per week: $120 2 days per week: $90 1 day per week: $55 Oct. 28, Dec 21, Feb 24, $15 per day Nov 8, 11, 23, Dec 22, 23, Jan 2, 16, & 27 3 Day: $80 5 Day: $120 Kirkwood on Wednesday, and a local field trip on Friday. Non-member fees 1st Child: $35 5 days per week: $195 4 days per week: $175 3 days per week: $150 2 days per week: $120 1 day per week: $85 Oct. 28, Dec 21, Feb 24, March 31, & June 8 $20 per day Nov 8, 11, 23, Dec 22, 23, Jan 2, 16, & 27 3 Day: $90 5 Day: $130 Kirkwood on Wednesday, and a local field trip on Friday. The program will be closed Sept 5, Nov 24, 25, May 29, & June 9 in order for staff to spend quality time with family and friends and prep for other upcoming programs Sample Afternoon: 3:30p 3:45p 4:00p 5:00p 5:15p 5:45p 6:00p Bell Rings Hop On Bus Arrive At The Y Fitness Activities Document Fitness Progress Healthy Snack & Homework Assistance Open Gym End of Day

7 My girls made wonderful friends and learned how to help each other. They enjoyed working with the younger kids. -Y Parent My son is learning to stay active. He has become more self confident and has taken on new things. -Y Parent My daughter is already looking forward to becoming an LIT, and she is only 9 years old! -Y Parent My child knew no one and had never played soccer. This program totally gave him confidence and a good feeling about himself. Thank you! -Y Parent Questions? Please contact Katie Wayman, Youth Development Coordinator, at Katie.wayman@wilmingtonfamilyymca.org or Ext. 257 or contact Corey Maarschalk, Youth Development Director at Corey.maarschalk@wilmingtonfamilyymca.org or Ext. 255.

8 Wilmington Family YMCA The Wilmington Family YMCA is a non-profit association committed to a mission of putting Christian principles into practice through programs that build a healthy spirit, mind and body for all. Y Mission: To put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all Market Street Wilmington, NC (P) (F)