YMCA Licensed School Age Child Care Curriculum
YMCA School Age Child Care features nationally validated and recognized curriculum that enhances the out of school time experiences for kids in Y Child Care. Reading, math, and science activities ensure that your child's mind is engaged and help create a lifelong love of learning and exploration. CATCH will build upon the Y’s commitment to creating programs that support physical activities and healthy eating.
AfterSchool KidzLit®
- Reading enrichment program designed specifically for use in out-of-school settings
- Increases young people’s motivation to read and build literacy
- Develops helpfulness, fairness, personal responsibility and respect
- Five part process that includes books read aloud or independently and making connections to their own lives
- Express ideas through discussion, drama, art, movement, and writing
- Aligned with the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Standards
AfterSchool KidzMath™
- Math enrichment program designed specifically for out-of-school settings
- Uses cooperative games and storybook-based activities to promote mathematical understanding and social development
- Develops math skills, gain confidence in math abilities, increase enjoyment of mathematics and ability to work with others
- Aligned with National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards
Science Explorer
- Collection of experiments that blend academic content with curiosity-building activities
- Uses ordinary materials to look at how things work and change
- Develop a variety of skills from measuring and classifying to predicting, experimenting, and forming hypotheses
- Created by the Exploratorium, San Francisco’s nationally recognized leader in inquiry-based, hands-on education
CATCH Kids Club
- CATCH stands for Coordinated Approach To Child Health
- Evidence-based, coordinated school health program to promote physical activity, healthy food choices
- Includes stories, games, songs, handouts, nutritional facts, nutritional snack recipes
- Strongly aligns with the National Afterschool Association (NAA) Program Standards