School Age Care

School Age Care (SAC) is a curriculum-based recreational program open to children from kindergarten to age twelve.

The program operates after school hours until 6 pm, as well as full days during school breaks and vacations, and provides support for children’s success in school.

School age children are encouraged to participate in a variety of activities – art, reading, computers, cooking, yoga, indoor/outdoor physical activities – that stimulate positive peer interactions. During the summer, children go on regular field trips to beaches, parks, and local amusements, and they can join clubs focused on such activities as movie-making, fishing, craftwork, gardening, and dance.

Our program offers many learning opportunities, including the implementation of an evidence-based anti-violence/anti-bullying curriculum. Our dedicated and caring staff provides a structured and nurturing environment, licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care.

Project Success 

Pathways for Children's Project Success was the only one of several 2000-01 state-wide pilot programs that remained in existence until this year. Its goals were to promote social skills and reduce challenging behaviors in children whose needs could not be met in a traditional after-school program. The state funding for this therapeutic classroom was eliminated on June 30, 2010. Exploration of other funding options will be undertaken when current economic downturn begins to stabilize.