Extended Day Program for Kids
When the school day ends, the adventure begins
What's Included Weekly:
Homework Completion
Healthy Snack
Transportation from School
Mindfulness Yoga
STEAM Maker Lab with A Hand in Learning STEAM
School Closing Day Field Trips
Leadership and Financial Literacy with Pretty Pennies
Early Release Pickup
Putting Safety First
We take extra measures to ensure your children are safe while attending our program.
What's Included:
The After School Zone Academy is a community based extended day program, committed to taking a leadership role in child care services and direct its activities toward student success.
Homework Completion
Homework is an important aspect of our after school program for students, and our staff work our kids, and their parents to ensure the children complete their homework Monday - Thursday during our dedicated homework time and extended times when needed.
After School Pickup
Free pickup from the following Lexington/Richland District 5 Schools:
Irmo Elementary
Nursery Road Elementary
Leaphart Elementary
Seven Oaks Elementary
Harbison West Elementary
Dutch Fork Elementary
H.E. Corley Elementary
Crossroad Intermediate
Irmo Middle School (6th Grade)
Academic & Enrichment Activities
Students are given opportunities to learn through hands-on activities and experiments. They engage in fun activities that create a desire to learn through a mix of traditional and nontraditional topics including STEM, arts and crafts, cooking sessions, and leadership and financial training.
Daily Physical Activities
Students are encouraged to be physically active daily to enhance their physical well-being. Our staff helps them identify activities they enjoy and might engage in long term. Physical activity keeps kids’ bodies and minds from becoming sluggish and unproductive.
STEM Maker Lab
Students receive weekly in-person STEM enrichment from our partner A Hand in Learning STEAM Experience in our STEM Maker Lab. Students enhance their critical thinking by learning about programming, robotics, electronics, drones, virtual and augmented reality.
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Mindfulness Yoga
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Each pose and meditation technique enhances students' physical well-being, and fosters mental resilience as children learn to focus and cultivate mindfulness. This skill can be applied throughout their lives. Furthermore, yoga helps kids lead a healthy lifestyle, which contributes to improved focus and academic performance.
Leadership Training
Pretty Pennies, Every Penny Counts trains and molds young creatives into future leaders by teaching in subject areas of Financial Literacy, Communication 101, Table/Social Etiquette, Introduction to Acting, Dance Fitness & Health Nutrition. Activities aid in developing positive self-esteem, develop awareness of fine arts, learn to interact socially, and display a good personality.
Camps
We offer camps during the Winter, Spring and Summer. Students participate fun-filled camps, which offer a variety activities that are educational; integrating the emotional, physical, intellectual and social needs of children. Our camps are designed to enhance self-esteem, and promote individual creative expression in fun and exciting ways! Our camps consist of "3" weekly field trips and tons of exciting activities to keep children busy and happy!
"Temporary" Program Features at TASZA for the 2020 - 2021 School Year
We will continue to offer after school care, operating in conjunction with the Lexington 5 School District school schedule. If you child attends for after school care only, they will be picked up from school as normal and can attend TASZA from pickup until 6:00 pm.
We will offer extended care for virtual learning, operating Monday - Friday from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm. Enrollment for virtual learning is also available for students attending any school district.
Extended care will also be available for virtual learning days from 3:30 am to 6:00 pm .
Policies and Procedures
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Visitors will be greeted as normal from a locked door. If visit requires entry, a mask must be worn and temperatures will be taken prior to entering the building. Persons with a fever higher than 100.4 or shows signs of illness will not be permitted to enter the facility.
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A hand hygiene and temperature check station will be set up at the entrance of the facility for visitors, children and staff to use prior to moving throughout the building.
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Students will be greeted, escorted and signed in by a staff member upon arrival, and will be sign out and escorted to their car at dismissal. Parents will not be allowed to enter the facility during drop off or pick up, unless there is an emergency.
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In case of an emergency or a new family tour. A mask must be worn and hands will be sanitized before you are allowed to move throughout the facility.
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School year enrollment must be completed online. In-person enrollment is not allowed.
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Staff will intensify cleaning, disinfecting, sanitizing and ventilation prior to and during each
re-opening. Students and staff will visit hand sanitizing stations several times throughout the day and prior to any activity.
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Students will have their hands sanitized upon school pickup and will be required to wear a mask during transportation from school and during small group activities. Parents please provide a mask for your child to use daily. TASZA Staff will wear masks at all times.
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Social distancing will be encouraged through increased spacing. Children will be divided into small groups with the same counselor and will be limited to mixing with other groups during any activity.
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Students attending TASZA on virtual and distance learning school days are required to have all material and should bring electronics and headphones needed to complete daily class assignments. Staff will assist students with sign in procedures and assignments throughout the day and, as needed. Parents must provide login and password information, if assistance is needed.
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Individual, partitioned spaces will be provided for each child during virtual and hybrid learning (students will be allowed to remove their mask during personal space time).
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A morning and afternoon snack will be provided daily. Lunch is provided daily for Virtual Learning Attendance.
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If your child becomes sick while in attendance or shows 2 or more symptoms of COVID-19 (fever, shortness of breath, loss of taste or smell, soar throat, excessive coughing), you will be required to pick up your child as soon as you are notified. Child is not allowed to return to the program without a doctors excuse note and must be Covid-19 negative.
$50 (Non-Refundable) Registration Fee, per family
5 Days After School Care Rate
$75 Weekly After School Care (5 days) Mon - Fri 2:30 pm - 6:00 pm (Lexington 5 schools pickup)
$10 Early Release Pickup Fee (Lunch Provided) $20 School Closing Day Fee (Lunch provided)
5 Day Virtual Learning Rates
$160 Weekly Full-Time Virtual Learning FIVE (5 days) 7:30 am- 3:30 pm (Students from any school allowed to register)
$185 Weekly Full-Time Virtual Learning FIVE (5 days) Extended Care 7:30 am- 6:00 pm (Students from any school allowed to register)
Payments must be set up on auto draft with a valid account/credit/debit card. Fees are set at a weekly rate, per child and is drafted on Monday of the attended week. Registration fee must be paid to complete enrollment.
Essential Payment Assistance Vouchers and ABC Vouchers Accepted.
Rates, times and fees are subject to change due to the COVID-19 pandemic.