Education Programs For Elementary School Children
Camp Fire recognizes that “out of school time“ – those unsupervised hours after school and throughout the summer – poses a vulnerable time for many children. We offer a spectrum of non-traditional learning opportunities for kids during those periods when they might otherwise be home alone playing video games or on the streets. Partnering with ten area elementary schools, Camp Fire helps integrate and strengthen relationships between school staff, parents and children, while supporting each school’s academic goals.
Committed to including all kids around the “camp fire,” we also serve children living at homeless shelters. Managed by master-level staff, our shelter programs create a sense of belonging, continuity and nurturing for children in an otherwise chaotic situation.
Through our nine elementary school-based and three shelter-based programs, Camp Fire:
- Fosters each child’s unique academic, social and emotional development;
- Provides a safe, structured learning environment;
- Presents children with positive role models;
- Introduces an ethic of community service and civic leadership;
- Offers a healthy snack and physical fitness activities.