Invest In Out Of School Time?

Parents who are concerned about their children’s afterschool care miss an average of eight days of work per year. Decreased worker productivity related to parental concerns about afterschool care costs businesses up to $300 billion per year. (Brandeis University, Community, Families and Work Program, 2004 and Catalyst & Brandeis University, December 2006)

Each day in America, some 15 million children—some as young as five years old—are without supervision at home or on the streets.31% (472,169) of North Carolina’s K-12 children are responsible for taking care of themselves after school-[Afterschool Alliance, America After 3 PM, 2009]

Children who are unsupervised after school are not only in danger of becoming victims of crimes or accidents; they are also at risk in other less dramatic but equally troubling ways. These children are at risk of falling behind academically, socially and emotionally. -[Afterschool Alliance, America After 3 PM, 2009]

About Boost Learning Programs!

The mission of Beyond Out Of School Time (BOOST) Learning program is to support the needs of children by providing high quality social, academic, and enrichment learning opportunities that build upon individual strengths and interests, necessary for lifelong success.

Founded and designed by educators, Boost Learning, LLC provides high quality after school educational enrichment programs for school age children. Our after school program widens children area of interests and introduce them to interesting and challenging new things. Boost Learning, LLC provides children with enrichment skills that may introduce them to career options. A student attending a computer class may enjoy it and want to become a computer programmer. A student attending art class may enjoy it and want to become an art instructor or an artist. In addition, at Boost Learning center children get to meet others who share their interests and make new friends. Our center has a built in mentoring program because the children have daily interaction with their group leaders allowing them to benefit from positive relationships with adults.

Boost Learning Program Objectives:

To increase student academic performance in reading and mathematics
To provide a safe environment easing during out of school time
To decrease risk-taking behaviors
To improve students’ physical skills and nutrition
To improve students’ social skills
To offer engaging activities based on the student interests
To engage parents in the learning process and in their children’s education