After-school activity

words “after school program,” the first thoughts that cross their minds are often associated with babysitting. However, that is not the case. An after school program is a place where children are able to grow and develop their developmental skills. After school programs are able to help children in impoverished neighborhood, are able to stop the cycle of poverty, and are able to create new circumstances for their lives (After School Alert Issue Brief). A belief shared throughout most after school programs

After-School Programs More parents than ever these days are working outside of the home. This means that when the school bell rings, many children are left unsupervised and with no where to go but an empty house with no supervision. Not only that, but some parents are also struggling to provide adequate after-school care. Either they cannot afford the monthly payments of a daycare, or the programs are just simply not available to them. (Ansell, 2004). This however could be detrimental not

hallways to managing a staff of 26 students, yearbook forces me to push beyond my comfort zone. When I first joined yearbook I did not imagine that it would become as important a part of my life as it has become. I never thought I would stay at school until 11 o’clock at night working on the book. I never thought I would enjoy spending time searching for the perfectly “punny” page title—yet I did, and to this day I do.

Yearbooks are and will always, in my opinion, be a waste of money. You have colorful pages of overly excited students, half of which you had no idea existed. People that have never spoken to you before would ask for a signature in their yearbook. Unfortunately, my mother wanted memories from my childhood and demanded that I buy one. Flipping through the pages brings back countless memories, both honorable and despicable; what I think about the most are the people I’ve met throughout the years, that

The Spring Creek After School Program has worked with the students and families of PS 346 for over 25 years. The Spring Creek after-school program continues to transform the period of time between the last school bell and before parents return home from work to a time of learning, mentorship, exploration and creativity for it participants. America After 3PM revealed that “10.2 million children across the nation participate in an after-school program” (America After 3PM, 2014, pg. 8). “Yet, 19.4 million

Anderson Expository Draft Borris In school, grades and scores are considered to be everything, if having the highest possible grades is a main priority, joining a program or activity after school would be highly beneficial. Activities and programs that are held after school can be one of the most beneficial things for a student in any type or grade of school. Participation and dedication is very important within years of attending school. These activities improve test scores, attendance, and chances

High school classes should not start later in the day and end later in the day. It ruins everyone’s afternoon because if any students have an after school activity then they don’t have a lot of time to do any activities outside while it is still day time. The students who also have jobs after school won’t be able to do any activities outside while it is still day time. Not only students afternoon will be ruined, teachers who have to come back late won’t have time to do anything before their children

Do you think school starting early is unacceptable? It is actually good and beneficial to your future. People think that schools starting early is bad but they don’t know that they are doing this for the best of themselves. School starting early is actually a good thing as school will probably ends in an earlier time and there be more time for after school activities. Even though schools opening later is beneficial to some people, impacts like habits of waking up late which might affect a student’s

Timmy goes to school one day and finds out that there’s going to be extracurricular activities going on after school. The school tells Timmy he has to participate in football, but Timmy has always dreamed of playing basketball. There it is the look of disappointment on Timmy’s face, he just knows that his hopes and dreams are quickly going to waste. I think schools should not control extracurricular activities because some parents may not have the money to pay for the uniforms, students may have

Extracurricular Activities: High School and Beyond Despite the belief in extracurricular activities harming students, they can actually be beneficial. Extracurricular activities benefit students by helping them learn how to manage their time more efficiently and improve academics; students that participate in after-school activities reap the benefits socially, outside of the classroom, and in their future endeavors. They help develop students and shape them into who they will become in the future