Anonymous
Post 04/23/2024 09:24     Subject: Lack of elementary school extracurriculars
If you can, use a service providing after school activities. You'll still need a point person at the school but that company will organize the different activities-find teachers etc.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2024 11:38     Subject: Lack of elementary school extracurriculars
You need someone very vested to organize these things. I have a friend on the PTA at one of our local ELEMs and she has to coordinate between the group providing the activities and mcps. The space in the school had to be rented. She spends a lot of time coordinating.
A lot of times the activity owner wants a certain number of kids committed to commit too.
Anonymous
Post 04/21/2024 11:28     Subject: Lack of elementary school extracurriculars
Title 1 schools don't work like that. It is hard to drum up interest without first having the activity Even with that, it is tough. For those reasons, I wouldn't have my child go to a title 1 if the school doesn't have an active PTA.

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

https://ccaccacademy.org/after-school/transportation/


Do they add bus stops based on how many kids from the school enroll? Maybe find out what the threshold is and see if that many people from your school would want to enroll.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2024 22:58     Subject: Lack of elementary school extracurriculars
Has your school brought Kumon for math classes enrichment or practice? Successful?
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2024 22:49     Subject: Lack of elementary school extracurriculars
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We have a ton of extracurriculars. Some examples: panda programming (coding), yoga, pottery, basketball, soccer, STEM, musical theater, robotics, baseball, tennis, hip hop, karate. That’s just this spring so there’s other offerings in the fall and spring. It varies by season. These programs are run at the school by third party organizations or individuals, not teachers.


We had these. Parents paid. PTA did full pay scholarships for many kids that wanted to go and qualified to aid. PTA also paid for the late bus to get kids home whose parents couldnt.


nice
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2024 22:16     Subject: Re:Lack of elementary school extracurriculars
I am only going to list here what I remember/know about.

Our ES has the following school-based programs:
Patrol
Instrumental music
Chorus
At least two highly successful special-interest clubs run by teachers
Multiple lunch-bunch-style activities run by the counselor
Anything the PTA puts on (they usually do multiple actual family events per year)

And the following third-party programs:
Avanti sports
Girls on the Run
Kids After Hours aftercare and their add-ons, like Kids' Night Out
Occasional instrument classes by a third-party music provider

And probably other things, too.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2024 20:43     Subject: Lack of elementary school extracurriculars
Anonymous wrote:We have a ton of extracurriculars. Some examples: panda programming (coding), yoga, pottery, basketball, soccer, STEM, musical theater, robotics, baseball, tennis, hip hop, karate. That’s just this spring so there’s other offerings in the fall and spring. It varies by season. These programs are run at the school by third party organizations or individuals, not teachers.


We had these. Parents paid. PTA did full pay scholarships for many kids that wanted to go and qualified to aid. PTA also paid for the late bus to get kids home whose parents couldnt.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2024 20:42     Subject: Lack of elementary school extracurriculars
Anonymous wrote:We have a ton of extracurriculars. Some examples: panda programming (coding), yoga, pottery, basketball, soccer, STEM, musical theater, robotics, baseball, tennis, hip hop, karate. That’s just this spring so there’s other offerings in the fall and spring. It varies by season. These programs are run at the school by third party organizations or individuals, not teachers.

How are they paid for?
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2024 23:05     Subject: Lack of elementary school extracurriculars
We have a ton of extracurriculars. Some examples: panda programming (coding), yoga, pottery, basketball, soccer, STEM, musical theater, robotics, baseball, tennis, hip hop, karate. That’s just this spring so there’s other offerings in the fall and spring. It varies by season. These programs are run at the school by third party organizations or individuals, not teachers.
Anonymous
Post 04/17/2024 09:36     Subject: Lack of elementary school extracurriculars
Talk to your school's Principal to find out if interest for students to be bussed to a nearby after school program.
Anonymous
Post 04/17/2024 09:28     Subject: Lack of elementary school extracurriculars
Anonymous wrote:What makes me mad is that CCACC - a non profit cultural center has an after school program with transportation from many MCPS schools - none are title 1. My child's title 1 school bus literally goes past this place but I couldn't get a stop added on or a bus like the other schools have (other schools not listed also have stops). The list of buses from this link is out dated, I couldn't find the most recent.

https://ccaccacademy.org/after-school/transportation/


Do they add bus stops based on how many kids from the school enroll? Maybe find out what the threshold is and see if that many people from your school would want to enroll.
Anonymous
Post 04/17/2024 09:27     Subject: Lack of elementary school extracurriculars
Anonymous wrote:Folks aren't naming their schools, but, the more extra curriculars, the wealthier the school. This is also the case for middle school, btw. If ECs at school are important to you, move to a wealthy cluster.


in addition to ECs, (before) and after care programs at schools offer its own package of activities
Anonymous
Post 04/17/2024 09:21     Subject: Lack of elementary school extracurriculars
Folks aren't naming their schools, but, the more extra curriculars, the wealthier the school. This is also the case for middle school, btw. If ECs at school are important to you, move to a wealthy cluster.
Anonymous
Post 04/17/2024 09:15     Subject: Lack of elementary school extracurriculars
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My DD's title 1 school offers very little after school - just a basketball/soccer program, though affordable. In school, they have patrol and possibly yearbook (not sure, my DD is younger). They used to have girls on the run.

I've tried to bring in programs but the principal is not very approachable. We have little to no PTA. I also tried with the Moco rec/city programs but it turns out it takes a few years to get those up and running at a new school.
My DD loves the school but I do admit to being jealous of other schools that have a lot of programming including some unique offerings that are parent run.


Rec department refused to help our school. I talked to them too. It would be nice if they did more.


Rec department refused to help or refused to offer a free program. Because MoCo rec has been one of the easiest places to work with in offering After School Activities.
Anonymous
Post 04/16/2024 20:02     Subject: Lack of elementary school extracurriculars
What makes me mad is that CCACC - a non profit cultural center has an after school program with transportation from many MCPS schools - none are title 1. My child's title 1 school bus literally goes past this place but I couldn't get a stop added on or a bus like the other schools have (other schools not listed also have stops). The list of buses from this link is out dated, I couldn't find the most recent.

https://ccaccacademy.org/after-school/transportation/