After-School Enrichment Program K-8th Grades
2021-22
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MESSAGE FROM JOY PAGE 3 ASE POLICIES PAGE 4 AFTER-SCHOOL CAMP PAGE 6 PRIVATE ASE MUSIC LESSONS PAGE 7 REGISTRATION & PAYMENT PLANS PAGE 8
Message from Joy Dear Country Day Families, I am so excited to have ASE back on campus this year. Please know that we are working hard to get your students back on campus for ASE and run our program as safely as possible. With the Delta variant, the COVID-19 landscape continues to change rapidly and we may need to adjust throughout the year, as needed. I ask for your patience and understanding and assure you that, if conditions improve, we will try to extend hours and slowly add back enrichment class offerings as staffing allows. A few notes to help you plan for the coming year: ASE will follow the COVID-19 Policies for the school year. Parents/guardians should be aware that ASE will require some mixing of grade levels. Children will be grouped K-1st, 2-3, 4-5, and 6-8. ASE is optional. Campus opens at 8 a.m. If your K-8 student needs ASE early bird care between 7:45-8 a.m, please contact me to sign up your child. The early bird rate is $5/morning for your student. Students are not permitted on campus before 7:45 a.m. Camp closes at 5 p.m. Late pick-up will result in significant charges and possibly dismissal from the program. Please read our brochure and policies thoroughly and contact me if you have any questions or concerns. We look forward to getting to know you and your family this year. Thanks!
ASE Policies HOURS OF OPERATION Campus opens at 8 a.m. If your K-8 student needs ASE early-bird care between 7:45-8 a.m, please contact me to sign up your child. The early bird rate is $5/morning for your student. Students are not permitted on campus before 7:45 a.m. The ASE Program is open 2:45 - 5 p.m. After 5 p.m., a late fee will be charged. The late pick-up penalty is $12 for the first minute and $1 for each additional minute. Habitual late pick-up (five times) will be cause for a child’s dismissal from the ASE Program. Drop-ins are discouraged at this time. However, if your child attends camp without prior registration, you will be billed $20 per hour. K-5 students on campus after 3:15, and 6-8 students on campus after 3:45 p.m. who are not participating in a supervised activity (such as a club or sport) will be checked in to camp and charged the drop in rate. ASE will be closed during all school holidays/closures. Please refer to the Holiday Calendar in CavNET. ASE will not be offered to families on teacher work days or parent conference days.
SNACKS Please send an after-school snack for your student; the ASE program does not provide snacks.
MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND/OR PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS If your child has a medical condition, please email the Director with accommodations required for your child after you register your child for ASE.
SIGNING IN AND OUT If your student is attending camp after school, they will be signed in and out by a camp counselor. If your lower and/or middle school child is on campus after school without a parent or guardian (18+ years), they need to check in to ASE and will be charged the drop-in fee. High school students are not able to sign their siblings out of ASE to supervise them on campus.
DISCIPLINE POLICY All campers have the right to enjoy a positive, healthy, and safe experience in Country Day’s ASE Program. All students are expected to follow and support our expectations of participation with a positive attitude and kind behavior at all times. Behavior or language that are perceived by the Director or designated staff to be mean spirited, hurtful, unsafe, or threatening may result in a suspension or dismissal from the program. This extends to any behavior that undermines our goal to best serve the needs of all participants.
ASE Policies ALLERGY POLICY Country Day values the safety of all of our community members and exercises some common-sense precautions to support students who have specific allergies. Though we are not a nut-free school, we strive to make it safer for children and adults with food allergies to participate in the full range of activities available at school. The School's Responsibilities 1. We will educate the faculty and staff about allergies, signs and symptoms of allergy and anaphylaxis, and provide training on the use of epinephrine (EpiPens and other such devices.) 2. Each child with a known allergy will have an Allergy and Anaphylaxis Emergency Care Plan in the school and P.E. offices, and for Lower School students, in their classroom. 3. We will educate students and parents about allergies and appropriate precautions. 4. Each faculty and staff member will be made aware of which children in their care have serious allergies. 5. All emergency medication and Emergency Care Plans will be taken on field trips. 6. It is a Lower School rule that children may not share or trade food with each other.
The Family’s Responsibilities 1. Provide a complete Allergy and Anaphylaxis Emergency Care Plan to the school office. 2. Inform the school if your child’s allergy could be triggered by casual contact with the allergen (e.g. touch or inhalation rather than ingestion). If this is the case, more specific precautions will be implemented in your child’s classroom or grade to minimize the possibility of contact. 3. Provide all proper medication for your child. 4. Provide treats for the child to have on hand for birthdays or class parties. Children with known allergies may not eat food provided by others. If needed, treats may be stored in the refrigerator or freezer at school. Please label the treats. 5. Continue to educate and remind your child to limit his/her foods to those provided by or approved by the family. 6. Help to educate teachers, parents, and if desired, classmates about food allergies.
After-School Camp Pre-Kindergarten Childcare is available to PK students through the PK program. Please contact PK Director Lisa Williams at Lwilliams@saccds.org. Kindergarten-1st Grade Start Time: 2:50 p.m. Campers will be greeted and checked in to camp by ASE counselors, then escorted to the restrooms to wash hands prior to snack time. Campers will engage in ageappropriate activities with counselors until picked up by a parent no later than 5 p.m. 2nd - 5th Grades Start Times: 3 p.m. for 2nd, 3:15 p.m. for 3rd-5th Campers will be greeted and checked in to camp by ASE counselors, then escorted to the restrooms to wash hands prior to snack time. Campers will engage in ageappropriate activities with counselors until picked up by a parent no later than 5 p.m. Middle School Start Time: 3:35 p.m. Middle school students must check in to the ASE Program by 3:45 p.m. unless they are participating in an after-school
activity such as sports, theater, band/orchestra rehearsals, or other school-related supervised activities such as clubs. An older high school sibling may not supervise students. ASE Camp is available from 3:30-5 p.m. If a student remains on campus after an organized activity (sports practice, drama rehearsal, etc.), the teacher or coach in charge is required to sign the student in to camp. Campers signed in this way will be charged the drop-in rate, unless prearranged with the Director. Middle School Cars Siblings Free until 3:25 p.m. If you have a lower school student waiting for a middle or high school sibling, they are able to wait in Camp at no charge until 3:25 p.m., at which time a teacher or counselor will escort them to MS cars by the Main Office. There is no need for parents to sign-out their children when using this service.
ASE Private Music Lessons ASE private music lessons offer one-onone teaching sessions from distinguished musicians and teachers. All phases of playing are developed pedagogically. Proper posture and breathing, embouchure and tone development, musical notation, time and key signatures, intervals, and scales are all covered in private lessons. First priority on schedules is given to returning students, then private lessons are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. If you need to cancel a private music lesson, please notify the Director 24 hours in advance to waive the lesson fee. Lessons are 1/2 an hour long once a week for a $40 fee. To sign up, please contact Joy Pangilinan.
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During teacher workdays and lower school conferences, ASE private music lessons are cancelled for lower school and middle school students.
Registration & Payment Plans ASE registration will be available on August 20. This year, there are two payment options for your family. To Register: Please log in to parent.smarttuition.com. Make sure you are in the 2021-22 school year (located at the right corner of the webpage). Click on purchase optional items at the top of the page. Select the student(s) that will be enrolling in ASE. Select your payment plan and complete your payment. Early bird charges and lessons will be billed accordingly.
PLAN 1 Plan 1 requires families to register in advance pay for a full four-week session of ASE, billed from your child's dismissal time until 4:45 for PK and 5 p.m. for K-8th The average hourly rate for this plan is $10.25/hour. Based on dismissal times, families will pay: $420/four weeks for PK-2nd grade $350/four weeks for 3rd-5th grade $280/four weeks for 6th-8th grade ASE will be prorated for non school days. Refunds will not be issued for un-used hours. It is best to select this plan if you know you will consistently pick up at 4:45 for PK or 5 p.m. for K-8th.
PLAN 2 Plan 2 requires families to register in advance and pay for a minimum of five hours a week for a four-week session to reserve their child's spot in the program. The minimum cost is $240 for the four-week session and any additional time over five hours a week will be charged an hourly rate of $12/hour. Total billing will be based on usage. Hourly charges will be billed in half hour increments. It is best to select this plan if your child's pick up time will vary from day-to-day.
