LearningWorks Afterschool

The LearningWorks Afterschool is a free after school program that serves students in grades 3-5 from Reiche and East End Community Schools in Portland. Staffed with certified teachers, ed techs and many valuable volunteers, the program provides students with extended learning activities in a safe, supportive, and enjoyable environment.

What: A chance to master the basics and explore new experiences after school. Teachers take the best of the school day, add hands-on enrichment activities, resulting in more academic confidence for students.

When: Each day school is in session September through April

How: LearningWorks Afterschool is tuition-free

Why: Because LearningWorks believes learning should be fun

Where: Reiche and East End Schools

Who: Eligible 3rd-5th grade students seeking academic support

Program Highlights:

Curriculum: LearningWorks Afterschool collaborates with school-day teaching staff to develop curriculum focused around STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math). The curriculum is designed to be highly engaging, hands on, and relevant to students.

Technology: To enhance student learning, students use iPads to conduct research,
enforce skills, and share learning through presentations and online blogs.

Field Trips & Guest Speakers: To give students opportunities to broaden their background knowledge and experiences in the areas of STEM and the arts, LearningWorks Afterschool goes on field trips and invites guest speakers into the classroom.

Celebrations of Learning: A culminating event at the end of each unit of study where students demonstrate key learnings for parents, teachers, and the community.

Research Based: Programming is developed based on research of how poverty affects brain development and student learning and is designed to build thinking skills and expose students to new ideas, concepts and experiences.

Community Partners: LearningWorks Afterschool collaborates with area partners such as Portland Public Schools, Portland Museum of Art, UMaine Cooperative Extension, Oak Street Art Studios, The Telling Room, Cooking Matters, One Longfellow Square, Mayo Street Arts, and Winter Kids.

Want to learn more?

Contact program director Amy Pichette
at 207-775-0105 ext 164

Program director Amy Pichette, along with a staff member and a student, appeared on WGAN Radio's Maine Points to discuss the program. Listen to the interview here.

Click here to download the 2012-2013 AfterSchool calendar (Reiche & East End)

Click here to download the 2013 AfterSchool calendar (Presumpscot & Ocean Ave.)

Click here to download the 2013 BLAST AfterSchool calendar (Biddeford Primary & Intermediate)

Click here to download 2012-2013 Study Center calendar

For detailed individual school calendars please view the links below:

March East End Calendar

March Reiche Calendar

March Ocean Avenue Calendar

March Presumpscot Calendar

Click here to download a brochure.