After School care and enrichment activities are available to students in the Pre-School and Lower School. The program begins at 3:00 pm and concludes at 6:00 pm. Activities include supervised structured and unstructured play, group activities and, for the older students, homework time. A nutritious snack is provided. The program is a two-semester system and enrollment is required prior to the beginning of each semester.
Parents of children who miss their bus, or who are unable to pick up their children due to unforeseen circumstances, can be assured that their children will be cared for. Stuart allows all children who remain at school after 3:30 pm to be included in the After School program. Note that parents are charged for this service.
Fees for After School Care
The fees for the After School program are $575 for each particular day of the week for the whole year, or $2,705 for the entire year. Fees are payable in advance and due by opening day of the semester in which the child is being enrolled (e.g. September 7, 2011 and January 3, 2012).
The maximum charge for a one-day “drop-in” is $42*. For those who miss their bus or remain after dismissal, the charge is $21. Any child who remains after 4:15 pm will be charged an additional $21. *There will be an additional $21 late fee for those picked up after 6:00 pm.
In case of an emergency, parents must call Stuart and notify the After School program of any later-than-scheduled pick-up plans.
Stuart offers Vacation Play Days for students, their siblings, Princeton Academy students and extended family members who are age 3 through grade 8. These activities are structured similarly to Stuart’s After-School programs, with an added element of fun and a theme that varies with the seasons. In keeping with Stuart’s commitment to our Goal of service to others, crafts and activities will always include a project which is donated to the Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen in Trenton. Vacation Play Days are offered for two weeks at the end of August, during Fall and Spring Parent Conferences, January and March In-Service days, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Spring Break vacation weeks, and the first week of June before Summer Camp programs begin.
The theme for 2011-2012 is It's Easy to Be Green. Structured and unstructured playtime is included. A nutritious snack is provided, but parents need to provide a bag lunch.
Fees for Vacation Play Days
Families have the option of a half-day or full-day program. The program runs from 8:00 am until 5:30 pm. A half-day consists of 4 hours for $47, 6 hours of care at a cost of $68 per day, and a child may attend any 4- or 6-hour time period. The whole-day program is $94 per day. Vacation Camps are offered based on minimum enrollments at the time of the registration deadline dates. On Parent Conference Days in October and March, children may drop in for $12 per hour to accommodate their scheduled conference.
Enrollment for camp will be confirmed by Ms. Anne Pierpont, Director of Auxiliary Programs on the day after the stated deadline for Play Days Camp.
Questions? Please email: apierpont@stuartschool.org or call 609-921-2330 x275.
The Enrichment Program at Stuart offers students an opportunity to try something new, develop new talents, take a homework break and have fun. Open to students in pre-school through grade 8, courses are taught by Stuart faculty and selected subject-matter experts. Students taking Enrichment Classes in pre-school – grade 5 may drop in to the After-School Care Program for a fee of $10 per day, after the class.
Upcoming Courses, beginning after September 14, 2011
Pre-School/JK and Lower School
Middle & Upper School
- Digital Photgraphy
- Odyssey of the Mind
- Instrumental Ensemble
- Safe Sitter Babysitting Course
- Rad Kids Self-defense
Full course descriptions and registration information will be available August 15, 2011.
The Stuart Instrumental Ensemble for strings, winds and brass, is conducted by the Westminster Conservatory of Music at no charge to students in Middle and Upper School. The Ensemble will rehearse on Wednesdays from 3:30 to 5:00 pm in the Music Library in Cor Unum at Stuart. Students must be able to commit to a weekly rehearsal schedule and are strongly encouraged to take lessons from a private teacher.
The Westminster Conservatory of Music also offers music classes after school for students in Kindergarten through Grade 12 at our brother school, Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart. Download the 2011-2012 schedule.
Please contact Peggy Berlan at 609.921.7893 or mberlan@rider.edu.
Stuart offers a wide variety of after school sports clinics throughout the year for Middle and Lower School. Volleyball for Middle School begins November 4th; Lacrosse for Pre-K- Grade 5 in March, Basketball for Lower School K-5 in January; Tennis for K-2 and Grades 3-5 and Soccer for Lower School Pre-K - Grade 5 all begin in April. For session details, please download the
After School Sports Clinic Registration Form.
Nature & Ecology After School Enrichment
with Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed
Every Thursday throughout the school year, Teacher-Naturalists of Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed will offer a course on nature and ecology at Stuart.
Open to students in grades Kindergarten through Grade 5
Thursdays, 3:30–5:00 PM
September 22–May 24
Fee: $65 per month
To register, please print and complete the following form and return to Maeryann Polefka, Buttinger Science Center, Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association.
Stony Brook Watershed at Stuart.pdf
Contact
Anne Pierpont
Director of Auxiliary Programs
609.921.2330 x275
apierpont@stuartschool.org