Discover Afterschool!Discover Afterschool!

October 12, 2006October 12, 2006

The School District of Palm Beach The School District of Palm Beach CountyCounty

in partnership with PrimeTime PBCin partnership with PrimeTime PBC

Who?Who?

•More than 28 million children in the U.S. have parents who work outside the home and 14.3 million children have no place to go after school.

•The SDPBC serves over 19,000 of these students in afterschool programs throughout the District.

What?What?

•Discover AfterschoolDiscover Afterschool, Palm Beach , Palm Beach County’s celebration of County’s celebration of Lights On Lights On Afterschool for 2006Afterschool for 2006, promoted the , promoted the critical importance of quality critical importance of quality afterschool programs in the lives of afterschool programs in the lives of children, their families and their children, their families and their communities. communities.

Why?Why?

• Many afterschool programs across Many afterschool programs across the country face funding shortfalls so the country face funding shortfalls so severe that they are forced to close severe that they are forced to close their doors and turn off their lights.their doors and turn off their lights.

How do we respond?How do we respond?

• Our District demonstrates the belief that Our District demonstrates the belief that options for students in afterschool options for students in afterschool programming are a priority through programming are a priority through implementation of:implementation of:

– School Age Child Care -SACC (94 sites)School Age Child Care -SACC (94 sites)– Beacon Centers (12 sites)Beacon Centers (12 sites)– Middle School After School Programs (35 sites)Middle School After School Programs (35 sites)– 2121stst Century Community Learning Centers (7 Century Community Learning Centers (7

sites)sites)– Summer Camps (50+ sites) Summer Camps (50+ sites)

2121stst Community Learning Community Learning CentersCenters

Bubble Magic – Fun in ScienceBubble Magic – Fun in Science

Middle School After School Middle School After School Robotics – Science in MotionRobotics – Science in Motion

Beacon CentersBeacon CentersCommunity in ActionCommunity in Action

Middle School After SchoolMiddle School After SchoolStep TeamsStep Teams

Summer CampSummer CampRole PlayRole Play

Why? The pictures tell it all!Why? The pictures tell it all!Safe and Happy StudentsSafe and Happy Students

Positively Engaged Positively Engaged

Discover Afterschool!Discover Afterschool!

Thank you for supportingThank you for supporting our students! our students!