Afterschool At A Glance

After School care is available for Lower School students each school day from 3:15 - 6:00 p.m. Each day the RPCS After School Program offers a variety of activities. Monday- Thursday we offer a homework room where students can work quietly. Although tutoring is not offered, students may ask for help with directions, spelling or other clarification.

Counselors plan craft activities, provide snacks, play games and organize special events. Children in After School will have periodic trips to the library and those in Grades 2-5 may to go to the computer lab Monday- Thursday during the winter months. On some Fridays and on rainy days we will show a video.

Roland Park Country School Afterschool Program contract 2011-2012

Schedule of Events and Contact Information

To contact the Director of Childcare, please call Maria Chmura at: 410-323-5500 x 3088 or at x3023 or email at chmuram@rpcs.org.

The After School Program is open to RPCS students who are enrolled in the program on a regular basis or as a drop-in program for your convenience.

During the first two weeks of School, students in Kindergarten can stay in the After School Program from dismissal until closing time. Be sure to pack a lunch, write a note to her homeroom teacher, and your daughter can expect a fun afternoon.

On the first day of school, September 7, the After School Program will run from 11:30-6:00 p.m. for students who are regularly in ASP and those who enroll ahead of time. If you would like to sign up please email Maria at chmuram@rpcs.org. For students already enrolled in ASP there is no additional charge to take part in this afternoon. Please remember to send a lunch.

Kindergarten students can attend ASP from 12:30-3:00 p.m. on September 8th and 9th and from 2:00-3:00 p.m. on September 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th at no cost. If you would like to sign up please email Maria at chmuram@rpcs.org. Please send a lunch each day and we will provide activities and rest time. Pick up will be in the Multi Purpose Room.

The After School Program will hold special theme days from 8:00am-5:00pm when School is closed for a non-holiday. These days are packed with fun and you can sign your daughters up for an additional cost. The day may include crafts, snacks, lunch, a field trip, or a visit with entertainment or instructors.

Theme Days:

October 28 (12-5pm)
October 31
November 18
February 17 - cancelled
April 5
April 9

There is no After School Program on the following holidays:

Labor Day, the day before Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving, the day after Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Rosh Hoshanah, Yom Kippur, the last Friday before Holiday Break the last Friday before Spring Break, Good Friday, or Easter Monday.

A Day in Your Daughter’s Shoes

Each day when your daughter arrives at After School Program, she will be seated by grade for daily attendance and announcements. Crafts and inside/outside playtime begin immediately and your daughter will unwind after a long day. At 4:00 p.m. snack is served and then your daughter can either continue to do art and play, or she may choose to go to the homework room or lab. Please note that depending on the weather we may require your daughter to wear the appropriate clothing to play outside, so please send her prepared, with a jacket.

All 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students will be required to spend a minimum of 30 minutes in the homework room each Monday-Thursday. If no homework is assigned we will ask your child to read or write quietly for 30 minutes. We do this to promote good study habits and to support the teachers’ and parents’ efforts inside and outside of the classroom. Students in grades K, Pre-1st, 1st, and 2nd will have the option of attending the homework room.

After School Program Enrollment

To enroll your daughter in the After School Program, you may print out and mail in the on-line form, or you may stop by the Lower School office or the Harris Center and pick up a form. On the enrollment form you may choose how may days per week and hours your daughters will attend the After School Program. Children who are not enrolled are also welcome to join the fun after school on a drop-in basis. Costs for enrollment are on the form and also on the link in this website. Any girls who are on campus at 3:45 p.m. will automatically be enrolled in After School for the day and charged as a drop-in.

It is important to complete your enrollment form in its entirety so that we know who has authorization to pick your daughter up, important health information, emergency contact numbers, etc. Please be sure to let the Director know if there are any changes. If there is a health concern warranting attention during the After School Program, parents will be called and we will request that you pick your daughter up as soon possible. The After School Program does have access to first aid supplies and at least one counselor is trained in Community First Aid and CPR by the American Red Cross.

When you pick your daughter up at the end of the day, we ask that you sign her out, and indicate the time, for your safety and our records.

Children must be picked up by the contracted time that you have selected. An additional fee will be assessed at the drop in rate of $12 per hour. Any student who is enrolled in the After School Program who has not been signed out by 6:00 p.m. will be sent up with a counselor to the Harris Center. You will be charged $30 per every quarter hour.

We look forward to having your daughter participate in the RPCS After School Program.