Summer Program

Our summer program is optional for students attending Children’s Place and their siblings.  We usually have three 3-week sessions in the summer.  During the summer, tuition is based on attendance.  You do not pay for days your child does not attend.  In addition to tuition, there is a registration fee for each session your child attends.  The school is open the same hours, but the daily schedule includes more outdoor activities than the academic year.

Summer Daily Schedule

8:00 – 9:00   The children enjoy puzzles, table top toys, computers and board games in the  multipurpose room or construction toys (legos, construx), blocks and trains in the gym.  

9:00 – 11:00   The children enjoy a relaxed play time during the cooler morning hours.  We usually go outside to the playground, but during inclement weather, we will have class time.

11:00 – 11:30   The children clean up for lunch and enjoy a story.

11:30 – 12:00   Lunch.  We usually eat lunch outdoors on picnic tables.  Lunches are usually brought from home.  

12:00 – 12:45   The children are divided into ability groups for enrichment classes.  Previous classes offered have been movement/dance, art, cooking, gymnastics, and music.  Future classes may include other subjects that the teachers and students find interesting. 

12:45 – 1:00   Bathroom break and prepare for nap/rest time.

1:00 – 2:00 or 2:30   Rest/Nap Time – Children that usually nap are given an opportunity to sleep until 2:30.  Children that do not usually nap listen to stories for a half hour and then listen to music for a half hour.  If they fall asleep, they may continue to sleep. 

2:00 – 4:00   Class time – The children get up at 2:00 and have class time.  As the others awaken, they join the class in progress.        

4:00 – 4:30   The children enjoy an afternoon snack and have an opportunity to finish up what they may have left at lunch time.

4:30 – 5:15  The children play outside on the playground or enjoy water play, if it is warm enough.

5:15 – 5:30  While we await the arrival of parents, the children play a variety of games or listen to stories.