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| BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS |
CREST
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THE CREST CHILD CARE PROGRAM is an innovative after school program. Time for structured homework help is balanced with arts and science enrichment activities, supervised recreation, special events and much more. CREST staff are highly trained and have extensive background working with children. CREST provides a creative and caring environment for opportunities to play and fosters learning. This unique collaboration between the City of Santa Monica and the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) offers before- and after-school options right at your child's school site. Financial assistance based on a sliding scale is available to qualifying low and moderate income families for all CREST programs. http://www.smgov.net/hsd/CREST/index.htm THE CREST CHILD CARE PROGRAM is a school-based program that brings engaging, high-quality enrichment classes to SMMUSD elementary school sites. Offering classes in martial arts, yoga, visual arts, dance, drumming and filmmaking, this program is available to all Santa Monica residents as well as to those youth who are nonresidents but attend school in the city, grades K-5. This fall, we will unveil a new menu of programs that will include old favorites such as Young Rembrandts and Zenergy and introduce new companies with visual and performing arts classes. Check your child's backpack for the fall catalog during the first week of school, or call 310-458-8540 to be put on our mailing list and receive a catalog at home. Parents may pre-register their children by mail or at the school site in the Upper CREST Child Care room. Participation in the CREST Enrichment Program may be combined with other CREST options, including Child Care and Youth Sports. Financial assistance is available for qualifying families. Students need not be enrolled in CREST Child Care to participate in CREST Enrichment. (Please see Youth Sports for more information on CREST Sports.) PLAYGROUND ACCESS provides an opportunity for unstructured, supervised play on the playground for 2 1/2 hours after school dismissal each day for 3rd through 5th grade children. Children in grades 1 & 2 may stay for 30 minutes after school is dismissed. No fee is charged for this option, but children must be enrolled in the Playground Access program to participate. To enroll, please call 310-458-8540. All children who participate in Playground Access must sign in and sign out daily if they use this option. Children may not return once they sign out for the day. Only registered children may stay on campus. PLAYGROUND ACCESS DOES NOT OPERATE ON RAINY DAYS, STAFF DEVELOPMENT DAYS, VACATION BREAKS, DURING HAZARDOUS OUTDOOR CONDITIONS, OR WHEN FIELD SPACE IS LIMITED DUE TO A SCHOOL SPECIAL EVENT. For more information on CREST Childcare for children in grades K - 3, please call 310-399-5865. For CREST Childcare for children in grades 4 and 5 and all other CREST Programs, please call 310-458-8540. PLAYGROUND PARTNERSHIP Playground Partnership, sponsored by the City of Santa Monica and the Santa Monica-Malibu School District, allows school-aged youth, their friends and families unsupervised use of elementary school playgrounds on weekends, school holidays and vacation periods. The facilities are available to youths 18 with priority to children 12 and under. For hours call 310-458-8228 or visit www.playgrounds.santa-monica.org |
| YOUTH SPORTS (GRADES K-8) |
The CREST and middle school Youth Sports programs are centered on fun, sportsmanship and skill development. Participants in grades 3 through 8 will learn the fundamentals of volleyball and football, teamwork and leadership while meeting new friends and mentors during weekly practices in preparation for their weekly game. For all grade levels, special emphasis is placed on good sportsmanship. Participants in kindergarten through 2nd grade will learn the rules and basic skills of volleyball or flag football in preparation for the next level of sports participation. (Due to our developmental approach to sports programs, no games are offered for youth K – 2.) Pre-registration is required for participation in Youth Sports. Mail-in or fax-in registration for fall Youth Sports. LOOK FOR BROCHURES FROM YOUR CHILD'S SCHOOL WITH SIGN-UP INFORMATION. Call the Reed Park Youth Office at 310-458-8540 for more information on these youth sports programs and availability of financial assistance. |