The Office of Non-School Hours Services oversees and supports opportunities for students during the after-school hours, weekends, and summers. This office is responsible for the following programs:

Extended Day Program 21st Century Learning Centers After-school Programs Beacon Programs Elect Students Works Freedom Schools Summer Program

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EXTENDED DAY PROGRAM

The Extended Day Program is an extremely valuable resource for both students and parents. This is a unique opportunity for students to receive additional tutoring in Reading and Math after the school day ends. The Extended Day Program improves the student’s academic performance and standardized test scores. The Reading portion of the program is provided by Voyager Extended Learning and the Math component by The Princeton Review. Both companies are leaders in the academic field and their programs are research-based and aligned to District and State standards. All teachers are certified and class size is significantly smaller than that during the day.  A student is eligible to participate in the Extended Day Program if he/she has scored below the 26th percentile on the Spring TerraNova. The program is held in the student’s school and snack and enrichment activities are also provided.

21ST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS (CLCC)                    BACK TO TOP

The 21 CCLC program is authorized under Title IV, Part B of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.  The School District of Philadelphia, in conjunction with Philadelphia Safe and Sound and the city, has established an after-school program that is designed to provide a broad array of services to participating students. Program services included resiliency building, culture, recreation, leadership, technology and intervention.

The district has established 24 schools as 21st Century Community Learning Center sites.  Each site operates daily from the end of the school day until 6:00 pm.  Activities at each site are conducted in two phases.  Phase I for students begins with resiliency building/tutorial programming called Power Hour.  Power Hour provides students with additional support to their daily core curriculum work in math and reading.  Like the 21CCLC program, Power Hour is offered to students in grades 1 through 8.  The program is offered Monday through Thursday.  The curriculum used to support this phase is provided by Voyager Passport (reading) and Princeton Review (math).  Staff administering tutoring during Power Hour are certified school district teachers.  Phase II, begins at the conclusion of Power Hour (approximately 4:30pm).  The 21st Century Community Learning program is available October through June.

Each designated as 21CCLC site is partnered with Community Based Organizations (CBO), which provides complimentary programming after Power Hour.  Activities conducted by the CBO may include, but are not limited to homework help, accelerated learning opportunities, music, art, athletics, dance, field trips, etc.  An additional key component of the 21CCLC program is the involvement of parent and family involvement in participation student’s school activities.  As a result, several designated “Family Night” activities are scheduled throughout the course of the school year.  Both 21C students and their parents are invited to participate in workshops and interactive group learning activities to help strengthen student/parent relationships.

Through the funding of the 21CCLC grant, each site is managed by staff that includes the school principal, a site coordinator (teacher from site school), parent liaison, parent safety officer and a CBO staff representative.  Each sites activity is managed by the central district coordinator and Philadelphia Safe and Sound.  The district’s 21CCLC program is deeply committed to providing a comprehensive after-school program that meets the needs of our students.

The following public schools are designated 21st Century Community Learning Center sites:

ELECT STUDENT WORKS                          BACK TO TOP

Since 2001, CISP and the School District of Philadelphia have partnered to implement the ELECT (Education Leading to Employment and Career Training) Student Works after School Enrichment Academy (ESW-ASEA). ESW-ASEA provides a safe, nurturing environment for students in grades 1 through 8 during the three hours following dismissal when students need more structured and engaging endeavors.  The program serves 1000 students at the following schools: Dick, TM Peirce, MH Stanton, LP Hill, Lowell, Wilson Middle, Wister and Hamilton.  The program operates Monday through Friday from

October through June. The program also features an intensive six week summer program at the same schools.

CHILDREN'S INVESTMENT STRATEGY (CIS)                          BACK TO TOP

The Street Administration's /Children's Investment Strategy (CIS)/ is an unprecedented City effort to improve the well-being of children and youth through effective youth development activities in the non-school hours and preventive services to strengthen families, particularly the relationship between parents and children. Through an array of new and expanded services, combined with a strong focus on performance, accountability and targeting of services, the CIS aims to improve the health, safety and school performance of Philadelphia's young people.

After-school programs include a wide variety of enrichment activities that traditionally take place between the hours of 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. These programs help school-age children build emotional, social, and academic skills, and can include extra learning activities, homework assistance, employment or skills training, and structured cultural and sports activities.

There are over 125 programs across the city, managed and operated by community based organization with experience and expertise in providing after-school programs. Nearly 60 of these programs are located in schools and the others are in various community sites.

BEACON SCHOOLS                          BACK TO TOP

Beacons are community centers located in schools. A Beacon serves families living in the neighborhood surrounding its host school and the children and youth who attend that and other schools within the defined community. Beacons are a strategy for rebuilding communities of support and improved academic success for children, youth and their families in urban neighborhoods.

The goal of Philadelphia’s Beacon program is to:

• Establish safe havens for the communities children, youth and adults;
• Support community safety and organization;
• Provide educational assistance and enrichment;
• Expand youth development and leadership; and
• Offer employment and training activities and opportunities.

Beacons serve community members of all ages, infants to senior citizens.  They are generally open from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., five to six days each week during the school year and operate full day programs during the summer. They are run cooperatively with neighborhood service

providers, schools and recreation centers. Some activities at the Beacons may include:

For Children:

• Academic enrichment, i.e., tutoring, literacy activities, homework support
• Youth leadership, i.e., peer mentoring and community service projects
• Recreational and cultural arts activities
• Job training and preparation

For Parents and Families

• Childcare and early enrichment
• Parenting classes and peer support groups (fathers, grandparents)
• Information and referrals, i.e., employment, counseling, health
• Community gatherings and cultural events

Additional Family Support activities may include: *

• English as a Second Language classes
• Medical and mental health services