Ashland

Extended Day Program

Welcome to EDP!

It takes a village...

90 Concord Street, Ashland, MA 01721

Phone: 508-532-8060

The best way to contact the Director is via email which is monitored constantly throughout the day. Someone is available by phone from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM during the school year. Summer Break - Send an email, and someone will get back to you ASAP.

The Ashland Extended Day Program is a self-supporting program offering enrichment experiences to children in Kindergarten through grade 6 who need supervised care when school is not in session. The program is governed by the Ashland Public Schools and a Parent Advisory Board.

MISSION AND VISION

The possibilities for creativity within this program are limitless because, although the program falls under the aegis of the Ashland Public Schools, it is separate and enjoys a great deal of autonomy. The Superintendent of Schools, The Parent Advisory Board, and the parents of the children enrolled all have a great deal of optimism and high expectations for the program. This is an enrichment program, an opportunity for children to be nurtured and to learn to make mature choices while having good after-school fun with their schoolmates.

The focus of the Ashland Extended Day Program is not merely to continue the academic school day or to be an elaborate daycare. The Extended Day Program will strive to help students acquire important decision-making skills by providing numerous activities to choose from without constantly imposing specific activities upon the entire group. These choices will increase in developmentally appropriate increments.

The Extended Day Program offers unique after-school enrichment services to children and allows them to explore things they may not have the opportunity to do at home or can't do during the school day. Arts and crafts, non-competitive games, sports, storytelling, STEM, thematic units, cooking, music and theater, and field trips are all interwoven to provide the students with a wide variety of enjoyable and stimulating experiences in a warm and caring environment. Time is set aside for children wishing to read, do their homework, or play quietly. In addition, a variety of special clubs and offerings are made available such as ImagArena, Kickball League, Music and Movement, etc. Through such activities, students build up confidence in their skills; instead of feeling, "I can't", we want them to develop an attitude of "I'll try." At the beginning of each year, an effort will be made to determine the interests of the children and have activities that match these interests.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

2023 - 2024 and 2024 - 2025

All of our programs are currently full. To add your student to the waitlist for the '23-'24 or '24-'25 school year, please use the form to the right. There is no fee associated with joining the waitlist. As a result, you can scan and email the application to the director. Additionally, applications can be mailed or delivered to Mindess EDP, 90 Concord Street, Ashland, MA.

If you have any specific questions, please email the Director, Tayler Bodio at tbodio@ashland.k12.ma.us.