Programming
CASP follows the Ithaca City School District academic calendar and is open on all regular school days from 2:00pm - 5:30pm. CASP is also open for Full Days on most school holidays, vacation days, and staff development days. Program hours on these days are 7:45am - 5:30pm.
CASP offers a semi-structured program in a fun atmosphere. A balance of quiet, active play, and a wide variety of activities to enrich your child's after school experience are available each day, including:
Arts and crafts
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math)
Social Skill building including friendship, empathy, communication, sharing, anti-bullying, kindness, growth mindset, self-awareness, coping skills and more
Mindfulness
Nature and gardening
Music and theatre
Large motor games
Multicultural activities
Foods and nutrition
Cooking
Sewing
Community service projects such as food drives and fundraising for local charities
Themed parties such as Halloween, Valentines Day, a live DJ and dance party, end-of-year carnival, and more
Special guests including magicians, musicians, puppeteers, scientists, storytellers, actors, animal learning specialists, and more
Homework Club
Sample Daily Schedule
Here is a small sample of our daily schedule:
1:55 Students check in. Grades K & 1 use the bathroom.
2:00-2:20 Free play in the cafeteria, small snack is available.
2:10-2:40 Library is open for homework club and independent reading.
2:20-2:30 Community clean up. Everyone helps! Transition to go outside - bring your water bottle!
2:30-3:15 Outside free play.
3:15-3:30 Transition to come inside, stopping at the bathrooms to wash hands for snack.
3:30-4:00 Announcements and snack time. Announcements consist of the activities for the rest of the day, the locations the adults
will be at, and what is for snack. Snack time.
Children are responsible for cleaning their snack space when they are dismissed.
4:00-5:00 Crafts/STEM activities and free play in the cafeteria, gym/outside, library, music room, and clubs (starting October) are all
open. Children can decide where to go and move between places.
5:00 Community clean up. Everyone helps! Pack up backpacks.
5:10-5:30 End of day games. Children break out in groups to play small fun games with adults before pickup.
Children are responsible for stacking their basket before they leave.
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