Before and Aftercare

Brightworks offers early morning care and an engagement-based after school care program for our current students. The beginning and end of the day each have their own special character and feeling.

BEFORE CARE

Before care runs from 8:00-9:15am at the school building for early drop-off. Students hang out and chat or use the backyard for games before the rest of the day begins. 

AFTERCARE

Brightworks Aftercare is a unique program designed to center child-led play, creative, and social-emotional experiences. We create a whimsical and open-ended space where kids can re-envision their learning environment and freely explore the skills and tools they have used during their school day while collaborating across age levels. 

Aftercare is designed to support kids’ sense of ownership and autonomy within the school. This can and often looks like epic dodgeball and LARP games in the yard, home-made movies featuring face-painted and dressed-up student actors, storytelling and choose-your-own-adventure conversations, constructing a spin-art machine in the shop, or building the biggest LEGO tower possible! Students are provided with kid-friendly and nutritious snacks to fuel their afternoon hours.

The program is run by three incredible collaborators and lasts from 3:30pm-6:00pm daily, except for early-release Wednesdays, when it runs from 2:30pm-6:00pm. There is an hourly fee associated with aftercare, communicated to families at the beginning of the school year by our business manager.