STARS After School Program - Regal Road P.S. Location - Coming Fall 2011

The Program
The STARS Program is for children who attend grades 1-6 at Regal Road Public School. It provides a wide variety of enjoyable activities during the after school hours. The program includes cooking, swimming, drama, arts & crafts, and indoor & outdoor sports.  Children are divided into age groups, following a weekly schedule based on Asset Building themes.

Asset Building
Many factors influence why some young people have success in life and why others have a hard time.  Research by the Search Institute has identified 40 “Developmental Assets”, which have a tremendous influence on young people’s lives.  Mastering these assets helps children and youth make wise decisions, choose positive paths, and develop into competent, caring, and responsible adults. 

C.A.T.C.H.
C.A.T.C.H. Kids program, will be implemented in the STARS daily program routine.  C.A.T.C.H. is a recreation program designed to promote behaviours that assist in developing and maintaining health in school-age children.  The primary goal is to promote healthy physical activity behaviours.  The C.A.T.C.H. Kids program includes short lessons on healthy eating and a physical activity component.

High Five Quality At Play
St. Alban’s Boys’ and Girls’ Club is a proud partner in Parks and Recreation Ontario’s HIGH FIVE® program.  This program provides agencies with tools for measuring the success of their recreation programs for children in the area of healthy childhood  development. When children participate in recreational play, they develop physically, emotionally, socially and cognitively. What they learn at play provides a strong foundation that will help prepare them for future life experiences. Through our programs we strive to provide activities and environments where children feel safe, welcome, competent, connected, empowered and special.

Arts Programming
All children participating in STARS will have access to special creative arts programming. They will have the opportunity to participate in art, drama, dance and creative writing classes throughout the week.

Swimming
All children participating in STARS will swim at the Winona pool on Wednesdays.

Time
Dismissal (3:30pm)-6:30pm

Dates
11/12 School year Sept 12 2011 - June 22 2012
2012/2013 School year September 10 2012 (tentative) - June (exact date TBD) 2013

Attendance
If your child is going to be absent please call or email the front desk so we can inform the counsellors. 

Pick Up Meeting Spot
Staff pick the children up after school.
Meeting spot to be announced.

Program Space
Two lunch rooms on lower level.

What to bring
Snack, weather appropriate clothing for outdoor play,  drink or water bottle, swim suit and towel (on their swim days).

Schedules
Weekly schedules can be obtained from the counsellors.

PA Days and Holidays
The STARS program does not run on PA Days and  school holidays at St. Alban's.
We offer a full day (8am-6pm) program for Public School PA Day’s and holidays.  You can register at front desk.

Fees and Payment
$70/week OR $15/day

Upon registration we require a void cheque or bank information which is used for Electronic Fund Transfers (EFT) to withdraw payments. Payment will be withdrawn on the last Friday of each month.  If you choose not to pay with EFT a 10% administration fee will be added to your bill. 

The invoice will be calculated according to the days your child is registered for, not the days they attend.  If you wish to make changes to the days in which your child attends mid-way through a month, the new fee will not be administered until the next month. 

Tax Receipts
Tax Receipts for the previous year will be given out in February.

Our Staff
We hire well-trained and experienced childcare workers into our children’s program.  Our staff bring an outstanding experience and knowledge base with them. Our staff have qualifications in High 5, Kidproof, First Aid/CPR, CATCH Training and Rock Climbing wall certification.  Our counsellors are fun, energetic and have a strong commitment to quality children’s programming.

2011/2012 Registration Form - Regal Road Location (must be accompanied by 2011-12 Membership Form)

2012/2013 Registration Form - Regal Road Location WITH 2012/2013 Membership Form