Dear Families,
I am excited to announce that the nationally recognized after-school enrichment provider, Right At School, is coming to the San Marino Unified School District! Starting in August of 2020, Right At School (RAS) will assume responsibility for before and after-school care at Valentine Elementary School, Carver Elementary School, and Huntington Middle School. The timing could not be better for SMUSD to partner with a high-quality educational provider who offers a safe and effective place for children of essential workers and struggling parents to bring their kids to help fill a critical gap in childcare during COVID-19.
Right At School provides families flexibility in enrollment options including day camp during school closure and before and after school care during normal times. RAS has developed a comprehensive enrichment curriculum to keep students engaged while they participate. Students will have a healthy snack and engage in dynamic fitness activities, student-driven projects, team building, leadership development, and have the opportunity to complete homework. The program also features an enriched curriculum in the form of two-week units. Examples of units include:
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Getting Down to Business
: students are introduced to money and commerce;
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Icky Experiments
: students experiment with sticky substances to learn chemistry; and
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Variety Show
: students rehearse and perform individual talent acts.
For those families who will be interested in the RAS day camp program, it will be available to provide a safe and effective working environment for students of essential workers -- both school district and city staff, as well as parents of SMUSD students. When schools physically reopen, RAS will provide a high quality and engaging before- and after-school program from 7:00 am until 6:00 pm every day school is in session. Families will be able to work with Right at School to create flexible monthly schedules to support their families' busy lives. Drop-in care as well as punch cards are also flexible options and Right At School will be available during normal school breaks, non-school days and summer.
Right At School is hosting a
"Family Information Night"
on August 6, 2020 from 6:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. to provide SMUSD families an overview of their programs, to answer questions, and to interact with you.
Meeting ID: 815 2980 8457
Passcode: mh0KC4
Check out this
video
to hear about the mission of RAS. Remember that this was filmed prior to COVID-19. To hear about Right at School's focus on safety, check out this
video
. We encourage you to visit Right At School's
website
, for more information about their organization and dynamic curriculum. We look forward to enhancing the educational experience of our students and families through this exciting partnership.
Sincerely,
Dr. Jeff Wilson, Superintendent
