Activities for after school care: 65 After School Program Ideas

After-School Activity Resource List – MetroFamily Magazine

Research group and after-school care advocates Afterschool Alliance recently commissioned a household survey, America After 3PM, to determine the biggest issues parents face in seeking after-school programs. The 2014 survey took into account responses from 30,000 households and 200 in-depth interviews of Oklahoma families and found that while parents who use after-school activities are satisfied with the programs, there’s a significant shortage of programs available. Read more about the results of the Oklahoma study here and check out the list below of some after-school activities available locally.

YMCA

Various Locations, 297-7777, www.ymca.org

The YMCA is the Metro’s largest provider of school-age childcare. Visit their website for a lengthy list of schools served. Ages 6-12.

Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. $60 for members, $75 for non-members weekly, includes school holidays.  Transportation provided.

Primrose Schools

Three locations in the Metro:

• 1520 SW 119th, Oklahoma City OK 73170, 793-6000
• 15000 N. Western Ave, Edmond OK 73013, 285-6787
• 6101 NW 139th Street, Oklahoma City OK 73142, 721-2200

www.primroseschools.com

Their Explorers Club program offers homework support, physical activities and healthy snacks as well as drama, technology, and creative arts activities. Ages 5-12.

Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Before-school care is $120 weekly. After-school care is $130 weekly. Both is $150 weekly. Transportation provided depending on school location.

Childcare Network

Six locations in the metro, (866) 521-KIDS (5437), www.childcarenetwork.com

A Young Achiever’s Club offers students daily experiences in math, science, language, and art as well as outdoor time to run and play. Students have the freedom to make choices about the activities. Ages 5-12.

Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Before-school care is $70 weekly. After-school care is $80 weekly. Both is $95 weekly. Price may vary by location. Transportation provided.

SPARK Afterschool Program

First Presbyterian Church, 1001 NW 25th, 525-0018, www.fpokc.org/spark

SPARK’s mission is to provide neighborhood children a safe, loving atmosphere with opportunities for enrichment in reading and the arts. Kids are offered healthy snacks, homework help and tutoring, the chance to work with artists through the OKC Arts Council, group games, and free play. K-8th grade.

Monday through Friday, 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Before- school care is $30 weekly. After- school care is $70 weekly. Transportation provided.

Latchkey Child Services

Various locations, 236-2069, www.latchkey.us

On-site care at multiple school locations offering homework help, story time, art, science and math activities, as well as physical activities, both indoor and outdoor. Pre-K-6th grade.

Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.. Hours vary by location. Check website for specific hours. Before-school care is $30 weekly. After-school care is $55 weekly. Both is $70 weekly, additional care available for certain school holidays. No transportation needed.

Children’s Learning Adventure

14400 N. Pennsylvania Ave., 378-4163, www.childrenslearningadventure.com

In a classroom specifically designed for school-age kids, their After School Jungle combines freedom and structure. The Challengers curriculum offers homework assistance, a computer lab, library, theater, indoor gym and bowling lanes. They also offer enrichment curriculum in science, math, art, culinary arts and fitness. Ages 5-12.

Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Price varies based on services, call for specifics. Transportation provided.

LaPetite Academy

877-765-0823, www.lapetite.com

In a safe environment, your child will be presented with opportunities for fun, socializing and learning. They’ll do homework, get some exercise, create projects, and participate in group activities and more. Ages 5-12.

Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. $116 per week; flex care is available. Transportation provided.

Boys and Girls Clubs

(405) 521-9292, www.bgcokc.org

The Boys and Girls Club After-School Program offers Power Hour homework time, tutoring, snacks, basketball, soccer, cheer, dance, karate, flag football, ballet, baseball, guitar, an art studio computer lab, library, Keystone teen program and Boy Scouts and Girls Scouts. Ages 6-18 (must be enrolled in school).

Monday through Friday, 2:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. $5 annual membership, $10 membership to attend break camps. Transportation provided

Kindercare Learning Centers

888-523-6765, www.kindercare.com

Most centers offer a Homework Center to complete individual assignments and projects from school. Their Catch the Wave program also works on building abstract concepts and creative-thinking skills through 3-D Art and Young Inventors workshops. Ages 5-12.

Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. $90 to $129 for 4 to 5 days of before and after-school care. Transportation provided at select schools.

Urban League of OKC

3900 N. Martin Luther King Ave., 424-5243, www.urbanleagueok.org

​The Urban League provides daily after-school academic enrichment activities and homework assistance to students in pre-K through 6th grade.

Monday through Friday, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Out of School Days: Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuition is $50 per student per week. Transportation is provided to students within a 15-mile radius of the Urban League.

Police Athletic League (PAL) After-School Mentoring Program

The PAL program utilizes the Capitol Hill Lions Center to provide a nutritious snack, after school activities, character building, games and tutoring for different elementary schools in the Capitol Hills School District each year. After homework time, kids can choose from a variety of games. Teachers and high school students help with tutoring.

Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Free. Transportation is provided.

Santa Fe South Elementary

Students get a snack as well as homework and study assistance. During their Power Hour, kids can choose from various activities from art, science, health and fitness activities, a writing club, culture club, pen pal program, a computer lab or to their Smart Girls program, which focuses on self-esteem and social responsibility for pre-teens.

Monday through Friday, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. $10 annual membership fee. No transportation required.

Crooked Oak Elementary School

The Crooked Oak after-school program is open to Crooked Oak students and two surrounding private schools offering students tutoring and hands-on learning for all levels of learning. Kids can then choose from a rotation of activities including STEM, physical activities, photography, chess, art, cooking, musical theater, a community service group and more. New activities offered every four weeks.

Monday through Thursday, 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Free. Transportation provided for students in the district.

Yukon Middle School

Route 333 is a safe place to for middle school students to be with friends, participate in a variety of daily activities, including homework help. A snack is offered daily. Monday through Thursday until 6 p.m. Call 354-2579 for pricing. Transportation provided.

Tinker School Age Program

Open to anyone who has access to the base, the Tinker Youth centers offers kids a variety of activities and clubs such as Power Hour, a homework incentive program, fitness and nutrition programs, fine arts, computers, cooking, gardening and more. Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., cost based on income. Transportation provided to certain schools: Tinker Elementary School, Parkview Elementary, Soldier Creek Elementary, Barnes Elementary, Schwartz Elementary and Carl Albert High School. Call 734-7866 for more information.

Science Olympiad Teams

The Oklahoma Science Olympiad is the Oklahoma affiliate of the National Science Olympiad, providing standards-based challenges to nearly 6,000 teams in 50 states. Ranging from kindergarten students to high school seniors, a Science Olympiad Team functions much like a football or soccer team, requiring preparation, commitment, coaching and practice throughout the year. Each school-based team is allowed to bring 15 students who cross-train for a variety of events in their skill set. Competitions are like academic track meets, consisting of a series of 23 team events in on a range of topics: genetics, earth science, chemistry, anatomy, physics, geology, mechanical engineering and technology.

Building Minds

Building Minds offer single classes up to full 8-week class session, bringing the teacher, equipment, supplies and curriculum to the students. The program uses Legos to create a hand-on STEM learning experience.

Prices and days vary based on the program. No transportation provided.

Metropolitan Library System

The Metropolitan Library System offers a wide variety of after-school activities and clubs from Anima, Minecraft, Lego, juggling, art, science, gaming, books to fashion and more. To see the latest information about library events and programs, visit www.metrolibrary.org and check out their calendar of events.

Day and times vary by location. Most programs are free. No transportation provided.

Oklahoma FIRST

Oklahoma FIRST is dedicated to inspiring young people’s interest in science and technology. Through the programs, kids team with local engineers, professors and business people to solve real-world engineering challenges. The organization hosts the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) and FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) for high-school students, FIRST LEGO League (FLL) for 9 to 14-year-olds, and Junior FIRST LEGO League (Jr. FLL) for 6 to 9-year-olds.

Days and time vary by teams. Cost varies by program, grants are available. No transportation provided.

Oklahoma Children’s Theatre

The Oklahoma Children’s Theater offers several after school productions for ages from 3 to 15. Kids can enroll for their onsite productions as well as their outreach programs, this Spring at Putnam Heights Elementary, Edgemere Elementary and Cleveland Elementary

Days and times vary. Costs range from free to $350. No transportation provided.

Arts Council of OKC

Arts After School offers high-quality, in-depth art classes. Twice a week during the fall and spring semesters, kids participate in arts education activities such as watercolor, origami, ceramics, dance and movement, and creative writing, among others. Currently, the program operates in sites that include Oklahoma City Public Schools, the YMCA, the First Presbyterian Church, and the Boys and Girls Club.

Know of a program that’s not on the list? Email [email protected].

10 After School Program Activities That Promote Early Child Care Development

It is a common practice in many countries for parents to enroll their young children in early education programs. There are many factors that motivate parents to leave their children in the care of education professionals for a portion of the day outside of school hours. A common reason for this is scheduling. If both parents work, it can be hard to provide the stimulating, nurturing environment children require. This is one way after school programs can be a valuable resource to parents.

While it is, of course, important for parents to know their children are safe and being cared for while they are occupied, this is not the only reason they will enroll their kids an after school program. These programs offer active, social environments that can greatly benefit early child development.

Parents expect after school programs will offer a curriculum of activities that promote early child care development to keep their children on track, and developing at the right pace for their age. In order to create an after school program that incorporates all of these important elements, providers must understand what early child care development is, and why it is important.

In this post, we’ll clarify exactly what we mean by early child care development, explain why it’s important, and provide some ideas and activities for provider to more successfully promote it.

What Is Early Child Care Development?

Early child care development is the educational foundation children receive between birth and eight years old, which can have a lasting impact on their performance in school and professionally for years to come. These programs give children the opportunity to develop greater social and cognitive skills among other children and adults. Successful programs promote emotional, linguistic, cognitive, physical, and motor development.

Why Is Early Child Care Development Important?

Early development initiatives make for happier, healthier children who are better equipped to have success in their education, professions, and relationships.

Over one million neural connections are formed every second in the first few years of a child’s life. Social and emotional abilities developed through the activities and interactions experienced in early education assist in the formation and development of cognitive skills. This lays the groundwork for further brain development moving forward.

Early child development initiatives are also important because experienced childcare professionals are able to closely monitor their students to ensure they are developing at the proper pace. If it appears that a student is not learning or moving at the same rate as their classmates, instructors can coordinate with parents to give the student individualized attention in that specific area.

Seeing each child interact with their peers gives early educators a unique perspective for how to best monitor and enhance their development.

10 After School Program Activities to Promote Early Child Development

To ensure children get the most out of after school programs, the activities offered should facilitate their development in one or more of the fundamental areas previously mentioned (emotional, linguistic, cognitive, physical, and motor development).

We’ve outlined ten ideas and the specific developmental functions they augment to help busy childcare providers better manage after school programs. With this information, early educators can ensure the highest quality care, as well as happier, healthier kids.

Emotional and Social Development

These areas of child care development require children to learn impulse control, form positive relationships with kids and adults, and how to articulate and respond to their emotions and the emotions of others.

1. Mood Charades: This is a fun, active way to teach kids what different emotions are, and how they are often physically expressed. Write out different emotions so that each student gets the chance to act out one or more emotion. A few examples are hopeful, confident, nervous, etc. Have kids raise their hands when they have a guess as an additional way to incorporate impulse control.

2. Inside Out: The recent movie Inside Out is a valuable resource for educators to teach children about emotions, impulse control, and social cues. Watch the movie with your class and come up with discussion questions using the characters and their actions for examples to help kids understand how they should respond in similar situations.

Language Skills Development

These skills help kids understand how to communicate with others by recognizing what words mean, articulate thoughts, and understand communication and direction from others.

3. Perform Skits: Acting out everyday scenarios using descriptive language and talking through each action you are performing can help students learn normal conversation patterns and social cues in everyday situations. For example, have a “dinner” or go on a picnic. While sitting around the table or have the kids describe their favorite and least favorite things to eat.

4. Guessing Games: Being descriptive can help kids better understand the meaning behind speech. Put students in pairs and give them an object, scene, or person to describe and have the other students guess until they get it correct.

Cognitive Skills Development

Cognitive skills help kids to reason, focus their attention on a task, and remember past activities.

5. One of These Things is Not Like the Other: Dolphin, Whale, Crab, Cow. These kinds of games help kids discern patterns and understand how things associate. Bring in props, like stuffed animals to give visual examples. Then have students explain their reasoning behind their choice. Cows are not aquatic, so they are not like the other.

6. Hide and Seek, Simon Says: These games help kids develop their problem-solving skill, in addition to expanding their attention spans and focus, as they concentrate on the rule of the game and completing a specific task.

Physical Development

This refers to developing the large muscle groups that allow children to perform large physical movements, like walking down stairs, or running.

7. Races: Have students compete is small races doing different movements such as hopping, skipping, or jumping to a certain point. These different types of movements will improve their balance and coordination.

8. Freeze Dance: Put on a song for the students to dance to. When the music stops, they have to freeze and be perfectly still. This is a fun and active way to improve balance.

Motor Skill Development

Motor skill development refers to the smaller, more detail-oriented tasks done with your hands, such as writing, or tying a shoe.

9. Art Projects: Doing art projects like drawing with chalk, sculpting something out of Play-Doh, or cutting out shapes with scissors is a good way to strengthen kid’s hands and fingers, and make them more self-sufficient when performing smaller, more delicate tasks.

10. Building Blocks: Another way to facilitate the development of fine motor skills is building with smaller blocks or Legos. Give kids a specific design or shape to make and have them build it by piecing together each properly shaped block.

Final Thoughts

When parents enroll their children in after school programs, they trust that a professional staff is giving them the mental and physical stimulation they need. Because of the lasting impact early experiences have on children, it is important that the curriculum of these programs is designed to foster and monitor early development to ensure children are on the right track. By following these examples and targeting these areas of development, childcare providers ensure a fun curriculum that will make their students happy and healthy.

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Licensed pre/after school childcare

Metro Parks Tacoma offers affordable, high quality, safe, licensed pre- and post-school childcare for students at the following elementary schools:

• Birney, Fawcett, Fern Hill, Larchmont, Lyon, Mann, Reid, Stafford and Whitman

2022-2023 Before and After School Child Care Dates:

• Session 1: September 12 – December 16 (Contact Tiffany Lemmon to register)
• Session 2: January 3 – March 31 (Contact Tiffany Lemmon to register)
• Session 3: April 10 – June 16 (Contact Tiffany Lemmon to register)

Registration is carried out on a first-come, first-served basis.
Maximum capacity is 30 students with a 1:15 adult/child ratio.

Before and after school Childcare is CLOSED on all non-student holidays and days (data days, early release, mid-semester break, spring break, winter break, etc.). For a complete list of closing dates, please see your registration receipt. nine0003

Schedule, prices and registration

Daily Schedule

Schedule of the day Monday-Friday

Before school

• 7:15 – 7:30: Greeting/Emotion check
• 7:30 – 8:30 am: Low structured classes
• 8:30 am – 8:45 am: Bus transport for transfer

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• 9:00 am: class starts

(Late start on Wednesdays – school starts at 10:00)

After school

• 3:45 – 4:00 am: Departure of the shuttle bus.
• 3:30 – 4:00: Welcome / Emotion Check / Snack
• 4:00 – 5:00: SEL Spotlight/ELO Learning, Enrichment + Sports
• 5:00 – 5:10: Closing the circle
• 5:30 am – 6:00 am: Parent meeting*

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*Please note that late check-out after 06:25 is not allowed. Parents/guardians will be charged $15 for the first 1 minute and $3 for each additional minute. After XNUMX late rises, the family will be removed from care.

Bad weather policy:

Pre-School and After-School Care will operate in accordance with Tacoma Public Schools (TPS) Severe Weather plans and policies. nine0003

• If school is cancelled: If TPS cancels school for any reason, the pre/after school program will be closed. MPT programs cannot operate if there are no school personnel on campus (in accordance with TPS and MPT policies and procedures). Program not reimbursed when the district closes your child’s school.
• If school is delayed (late start 2 hours): If school is delayed due to TPS, pre/after school will also be closed during the morning hours. PM care will resume as normal unless there is an early release. nine0010
• If the school vacates early: If the TPS vacates the school early, the pre-after school program will close after school.

Prices

Prices

• Full Time Nursing: AM/PM, Mon-Fri: $500 / Monthly
• Part-time: AM ONLY, MON-FRI: $250 / monthly
• Part-time: PM ONLY Mon.-Fri. $275 / monthly

Discounts

• Free or Reduced Lunch Families: 50-75% discount on all rates.
• TPS Staff: 25% off all fares.

Please note: No refunds will be given once the session has started.

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A payment plan is available for this program.

Tariff plan conditions:

Deposit at check-in and weekly debit card on file, every Sunday a week before departure.

Please note: The student will not be able to attend care if payment is not made prior to treatment.

Registration deposit: $50 deposit (applied to program cost), then weekly payments every week for the duration of the session. nine0003

Financial Assistance Available: Click here to apply (Application for financial assistance must be completed BEFORE registration.)

Please email financial aid forms to [email protected] .

DCYF grant accepted .

(SSPS Vendor # Stafford: 499602, SSPS Vendor # Larchmont: 500045, SSPS Vendor # Lyon: 499588, SSPS Vendor # Reed: 499622)

REGISTRATION

Contact Tiffany Lemmon to register.

• Stafford/Fern
  (Fern Hill families register at Fern Hill and visit before/after at Staffard)
• Larchmont & Birney
  (Birney families register at Larchmont and visit before/after at Larchmont)
• Lyon and Fawcett
  (Fawcett families register in Lyon and visit before/after in Lyon)
• Reed, Mann & Whitman
  (Mann/Whitman families register with Reed and visit before/after at Reed)

The program will be held in person at the addresses:

Stafford
Larchmont
Lyon
Cane

These students will be transported between their school and program locations:
Mann and Whitman will attend Reed Elementary. nine0031 Fawcett will be treated in Lyon
Fern Hill will be treated in Stafford
Birney will be treated in Larchmont

Transportation provided by Public Schools/Tacoma First Student.

Parents/guardians must drive and pick up the child at the school where the pre/after service is located. This is not always the place where the child attends school.

For example:
The child is in Mann Elementary School, so he attends Reed Elementary School.
In the morning they are taken to preschool in Reed. nine0031 The child will take the bus from Reed to Mann at 8:45 am.
After school, the student will be taken by bus to Reed at 3:30 am for after school care.
Parent/guardian will pick up student at Reed by 6 pm.

BEFORE AND AFTER CARE PARENT/GUARDIAN GUIDE

All parents/guardians must read and agree to follow the rules and procedures set out in the Parent’s Guide to Child Care. Each family will receive a copy when they enroll in the program. A signature is required from each parent/guardian who acknowledges and agrees to follow the policies and procedures set out in the parent guide. Failure to follow policies and procedures may result in exclusion from the Metro Parks Tacoma Child Care Program. nine0003

Other schools

These not schools are served by Tacoma Metro Parks
Click on your school below to register with the appropriate child care partner:

Blix/Bose
Browns Point
Briant
Crescent
Dawning
Dauning
Franklin
violinist
Grant
Jefferson
Lister
Masculi
North-Vostok Takoma Takoma Takoma Takoma Takoma Takoma0031 Roosevelt
Sheridan
Sherman
Horizon
Stanley
Wainwright (grades 4-6)
Washington
Whittier

About Beyond the Bell

Tacoma Public Schools and local partners teamed up to offer Beyond the Bell. Beyond the Bell lets you choose from more activities at your school than ever before. Choose from before and after school, weekdays and school holidays. nine0003

All in one place. Go to your school website or TPS Family App and search for Beyond the Bell.

You will find descriptions and schedules of all activities offered at your school. Check free features and discounts.

Beyond the Bell is held in elementary schools and Club Beyond is held in high schools in Tacoma Public Schools with the support of community partners.

Find out more on your school’s website

Private and family education: why children are being taken away from regular schools

As they say, let’s move from theory to practice. We find out why parents decide on alternative formats of education and how things are in reality with the education of their children.

PRIVATE SCHOOL

Polina @nikmoms.
Blogger, mother of a second-grader

The main reason for choosing a private school is individual
approach to the child. This is not a common phrase, but really a completely different attitude of the teacher towards the students. nine0003

There are 8 people in our class. And the teacher knows
character, preferences, strengths and weaknesses of each child. My son
very creative, and he is not forced to solve the problem in the way
shown by the teacher. He is praised for extraordinary decisions and thoughts.

Private schools have interesting subjects. U
us, for example, in the main program there is a lesson “Emotional Intelligence”, where
children are taught to be aware of their emotions and be able to manage them, they are taught to understand others,
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There is always a psychologist at the school, to whom
the child can apply at any time, even if he is just tired and needs
reboot.

We don’t have a portfolio or home notebooks. Everyone is at school.
After the lessons they have self-training, where the children do their homework. Home baby
resting.

After self-preparation, a walk and a delicious
Afternoon, the block of creativity begins. A child chooses mugs from a large
variety and do whatever you like. We have ceramics, carpentry,
robotics, fine arts. All this within the same school. And in the evening the son returns
home on a transfer with an escort. nine0003

Yes, the cost of such education is not small, but I am ready to pay for the happiness of my child. For the fact that he goes to school with pleasure, and not as hard labor. For the fact that he grows up in a completely different environment, which gives him more opportunities, ideas and freedom of choice.

Maria Danovskaya
director of the private “School 360”

Each private school has its own ideological
direction. There are schools with a language focus, with a focus on sports, with an emphasis on results or on
psychological comfort. nine0003

The advantage of our school is a comprehensive
approach to child development. We have, for example, in one place both basic training and
additional education, and support by psychologists and speech therapists, and sports, and mass
activities for families and children, and creativity. Don’t need after school yet
move from the circle to the tutors.

We treat the selection of teachers more
demanding than in a public school. There is great mobility and
effectiveness in terms of training new teachers, accompanying them
adaptation and development within the institution. nine0003

Today it is important for parents that their child both study well and maintain a healthy mind. We try to organize an individual approach to students, pay attention to the peculiarities of their development.

The main thing we teach children is to learn. Set goals,
work with information, memorize and analyze. In 10 years the society
will change beyond recognition, so all knowledge must be practical and
focused on the future, not just current conditions. nine0003

Even in technology lessons we form
real life skills. From cooking and sewing on buttons to caring for
plants. We have a greenhouse in which the children themselves plant vegetables,
take care of them and harvest them.

The level of awareness is what distinguishes the parents of our students. Parents are serious about choosing an educational institution for their child.

FAMILY EDUCATION

Daria Filatova
founder of Dasha Phi brand, mother of a third grader
deeply disillusioned with the traditional school system. Son
went to one of the best lyceums in the city,
it took a lot of effort to get there, but very soon we saw that the school gives
very weak knowledge, and does not instill motivation to study at all.

Children
there is nowhere to show independence and responsibility: all communication is carried out
school through parents. Parents are told
how to draw up a DZ, when to hand over a project, how many cells in a notebook to retreat.
A huge amount of time is taken away by all kinds of school competitions, participation in
which are forced: a competition of readers, wall newspapers, projects, building and songs, for
followed by a patriotic song. And the preparation of all this is on the parents. Children in
in such an environment become passive, lack of initiative. nine0003

School
the environment is full of ageism and outdated attitudes (“when you grow up –
you know”, “they said you have to do it, then do it”). Atmosphere
heated up at our house: eternal haste, coercion, previously trusting
relationship with his son turned into quarrels and mutual disappointments.

When
in the third grade, all this became completely unbearable, I began to communicate with
other mothers and understood : almost all children, starting from
second class, sit tight on the tutors. And it became clear to me: there is no
values ​​in such education. If you still have to get knowledge from
tutors, then why be in this toxic environment? So we accepted
decision to switch to CO with attachment to a private Moscow school for
passing certifications, and the educational process itself was transferred online. nine0003

Difficulty
consisted in the fact that the gaps in the school curriculum had already become noticeable , and
The online school program has come a long way. Had to on a tight schedule
catch up with a tutor. This turned out to be very effective, and already the first
The son passed the certification prepared.

I
I saw that the gaps were filled, knowledge became systematized so
that they can be used in applied problems. And most importantly:
he seemed to let go, and he began to get great pleasure from his studies.
Thanks to a personal mentor, I realized that if something is not clear in the DZ, you can
not to wait for parents from work, but to open an electronic textbook, re-read the topic
or revise the lesson and handle it yourself. Started reading books avidly
sleep. There was more time for communication with friends and sections. Atmosphere in
the family has completely improved: since the son switched to CO, we have not succeeded
not a single quarrel. nine0003

I really like that the CO gives an opportunity to build an individual learning path: master subjects in a modular way, take additional courses in those subjects that the child is drawn to, take certification ahead of schedule. In the end, you can travel, go to sports camps and not be tied to an address on the map.

Elena Kelsh
former primary school teacher, mother of a seventh-grader
education . My daughter is a laureate of international, all-Russian, regional and city
vocal competitions. She is engaged in academic vocals, sings arias in the opera
class and learning piano.

The starting point was the day when the daughter burst into tears and honestly admitted
which is very tired. We talked for a long time with her and decided in the 6th grade to go
to the family format of education.

At the very beginning it was difficult. We did not understand how to organize a training
process: study different subjects every day, or one day – one subject. Came
to the conclusion that we will study like at school: different subjects every day. nine0003

My daughter has a diary in which she writes her schedule for the week and
study according to plan. Just like at school, she writes dictations and essays,
performs tests, teaches poetry. Everything at your own pace, nowhere
in a hurry.

On a special educational portal, teachers check her homework
assignments and grades. The daughter takes her final assessment at the school where
studied before. Rent only “good” and “excellent”.

With the transition to CO, communication did not decrease. She still communicates
with the guys at the music school, meets with friends. As a family we often
we walk, go to the cinema, to the skating rink, to theaters.

Family education is a lot of work and self-discipline. Everything is like at school, only at home. If the child is irresponsible, restless and the mother is not around, it is better to stay in a regular school.

Alexandra Pritchina
teacher of Russian language and literature of the highest qualification category, GIA expert, tutor

There are no bad schools and formats. There are schools and formats for a certain
task. The main thing is to make the right choice. Every child should study there
and so, where and how it will be more comfortable for him, so that he can realize himself.

Family education, of course, is not suitable for everyone. By choosing this format,
parents should understand that from now on it is they who are fully responsible for
your child’s education.