After School Programming

Overview

Wolfe Street Academy’s After School Program is funded, in part, by the Family League of Baltimore City and The Weinberg Foundation with The Baltimore Curriculum Project providing management of the grants.  This year we have a robust program that consists of academics, enrichment classes, and a variety of elective clubs.

The goal of the After School Program is to provide an inclusive, extended learning environment that supports the day school and adds to the day school curriculum experience. 

We currently enroll 65% of our day school students.  We operate Monday—Thursday on all FULL school days, 3 hours a day.  The program is free to all Wolfe Street Academy students, Kindergarten through 5th grade. Each student receives snack and supper daily.

Academics & Enrichment

Each student in the After-School Program has four hours of academic instruction each week.  Our academic teachers are Wolfe Street Academy teachers, Para-Professionals, and day-school tutors. Instructional components include phonetic awareness, enhancing vocabulary development, expository text and vocabulary through literature.

Enrichment Classes frequently include, 

• Creative Writing/Expression

• Music Education

• STEM/Science

• Fine Arts Instruction

• Health & Wellness Education

• Physical Education

• Mathematics/Computers 

Elective Clubs frequently include,

• Chess Club

• String Instrument – violin, viola, and cello

• Soccer, Tennis and Baseball Clubs

• Fells Point Corner Theater – 1st grade

• Destination Imagination

• Story Pals

Staffing, Volunteers & Partners

The Wolfe Street Academy’s After-School Program consists of a professional staff as well as volunteers. We have collaborated with many community agencies and individual volunteers received numerous grants and resources that significantly lend to the success of the WSA after School Program.

Director of Out of School Time Programming

Alexa White has joined Wolfe Street Academy this year as our full time Director of Out of School Time. with the Baltimore Curriculum Project since August 2014. She earned an M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education from Towson University and a Bachelors in Family Studies, Services to Children from Towson University.

Ms. Long began in after school/out of school time programs in 2005. She taught preschool for 4 years.  In addition, she has served as Assistant Director and Director of preschool, summer school, after-school programming in Baltimore City Public Schools.  

Ms. Long can be reached at 410-396-9140 or 443-740-3524 or tlong@baltimorecp.org.