BEFORE SCHOOL PROGRAM

For our Before School Program, we open at 7am and children may arrive anytime between 7am and the start of their morning class at The Academy. Students who attend public school may attend the Before School Program and ride the bus from The Academy to Lake Garda, Harwinton Consolidated and Har-Bur Middle Schools. If parents need this service on a regular basis, we ask that you register your child in the Main Office. Forms are also available on our website www.burlingtonacademy.com. Parents may also bring children to this program on an "as needed" basis by simply showing up. Children will be added to the attendance list and the billing office will invoice monthly for this additional program. This program is FREE of charge for any full-day student and any Kindergarten Enrichment student.

LUNCH BUNCH PROGRAM

Our Lunch Bunch Program is a wonderful time for children to enjoy eating their lunch together allowing for additional time for socializing and developing good manners.

Children in the morning Nursery School, Prekindergarten or Jr. Kindergarten classes may join us following their classes for Lunch Bunch from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Children in afternoon Nursery School, Prekindergarten or Jr. Kindergarten classes may arrive at 11:30 a.m. and join us for the Lunch Bunch prior to their classes at 12:15 p.m., (12:30 pm for JK). Children in Lunch Bunch will wash hands, have lunch (which their parents provide), and as time allows, may enjoy singing, a story and/or outside playtime. Children are guided to unpack their lunch onto their placemat, eat their main part of their meal before their snack/dessert, put any uneaten portions back into their lunch bag (so parents can see what was eaten), and to clean up their own space paying special attention to proper recycling. Manners that are stressed at lunch time are to use "Please", "Thank you", "May I", "Excuse me", to keep mouths closed while chewing and to wait to finish chewing before speaking.

If parents would like their children to attend this program on a regular basis, we ask that you register your child in the Main Office. Parents may also have children join this program on an "as needed basis" by simply calling the Main Office or visiting the Main Office to arrange for Lunch Bunch when they bring their child to school. Children will be added to the attendance list and the billing office will invoice monthly based on attendance in this additional program.

Children need to bring their lunch and the lunch bag MUST contain an ice pack. We ask that any food brought into The Academy be healthy food. We are a CANDY and NUT-FREE SCHOOL. Please exclude any candy or nut based product from any food item brought onto The Burlington Academy of Learning premises. Nut allergies are very serious. Nut based products include any form of nut, nut oils and any food processed in the same vicinity of a nut product. We take great pride in the safe environment we provide for our students with allergies.

AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM

Our After School Program allows parents additional flexibility in their scheduling challenges! This program may be used regularly or on an "as needed" basis when parents simply need to meet other, unexpected, commitments.

For our After School Program, we are open until 6pm. This program is available for children in Nursery School through 5th Grade. Although The Academy school day ends at 3:15 pm or 3:30 pm (depending on the program), children of parents electing this option may stay at school up until 6:00pm. Students who attend the public schools may ride the bus to The Academy from Lake Garda, Harwinton Consolidated and Har-Bur Middle Schools. If parents need this service on a regular basis, we ask that you register your child in the Main Office. Forms are also available on www.burlingtonacademy.com. Parents who would like this program on an "as needed" basis, may do so by simply calling our Main Office. Children will be added to the attendance list and the billing office will invoice monthly for this additional program. This program is FREE of charge for any full-day student and any Kindergarten Enrichment student.

The After School Program is always held in Building Two, 4 Covey Road, which is the building to the right as you pull into the main driveway. If a child enrolled in one of our regular programs is attending our After School Program, (s)he will be escorted to the After School program by his/her classroom teacher or another staff member who will sign them in on the After School Program Attendance Sheet. If a child is taking a bus from one of the public schools, one of our staff members will meet the bus, walk the child to the After School Program and sign them in on the After School Program Attendance Sheet. All children must formally say "good-bye" to the After School Teacher and parents must "sign-out" their child in the attendance book.

Since it is the end of a school day for children, we like to allow them as much outside playtime as weather permits. When inside, they have open choices including arts & crafts, books, writing, puzzles, games, manipulatives and blocks. The Academy provides a nutritious snack each afternoon. We also offer our "Homework Club" where the older children can complete their homework under the guidance of a certified teacher. This is especially helpful for working parents who would like to have homework commitments completed early so they can enjoy a more relaxed evening with family. Additional one-on-one tutoring is also available as desired and/or needed.

We hope the convenience of this program is useful to you and we look forward to having your child(ren) with us in the After School Program!