As I've mentioned before, the public and Christian elementary schools are quite close to each other. About a block from these two schools is a large reformed church. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, this church runs an afterschool program from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. for all the children in the neighborhood.
First, they provide a snack for all the kids as they come in after school. Then they have free time which involves options to participate in a wide range of things. The other day when I was there, there were kids playing games in the gym, kids doing artwork, kids playing board games, kids doing crafts, girls making jewelry, lots of fun stuff was happening. Jon Felipe was playing pool :-) and Maria and some of her girlfriends were enjoying playing with the youngest children. Kid Zone also has a theme for the day and the staff plans activities related to the theme. Finally, they have homework time and volunteers try to help the kids get their homework done before it is time to go home.
This year, the elementary schools have decided to dismiss an hour early on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month for teacher inservice, so Kid Zone has added these days to their schedule as well. There are well over 100 kids who come to Kid Zone and I'm sure more will be joining as the year continues. Maria and Jon Felipe really enjoy going to Kid Zone and the most amazing thing is that this wonderful program is completely FREE. This program is definitely a blessing for our family.
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Sounds fabulous! They must have amazing volunteers.
ReplyDeleteFree? I'm in shock over the F word. I dont hear that much in Chicago. Or well ever. How wonderful! Maybe we should all move to Iowa!
ReplyDeleteWell come on down. There is definitely room for all of you here (although not in my current house:-) I would love to have more family around. Right now, I proudly claim George and Regina and their girls but I know they would love to expand the family circle as well.
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