We are excited to announce we will be offering our full day Summer Safari Program for the 2025 summer! This years theme is Summer Safari, A Greek Odyssey! While many things are still "in the works" we are confident, your child is going to have the best summer yet!
See all the details below.
Hours: 7:00am-5:30pm Cost $35/day*
*some days will have an additional activity fee
FAMILIES WITH INCOMING KINDERGARTENERS FOR THE 25-26 SCHOOL YEAR AND NON LTE FAMILIES, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE BEFORE CONTINUING
May/June OPEN on Friday, May 9th
July/August OPEN on Monday, June 2nd
Walking Field Trips: These trips will take place on 4 days in June. We will be walking to Cook Creek Pool June 2nd, June 9th, June 16th & June 24th. Students will be with staff the whole time, utilizing cross walks and maintaining safety procedures. *We will need to set a maximum capacity of 50 kids for Cook Creek Pool Days due to their group size restrictions.
Bus Field Trips: We will be taking a bus 2-3 days a week. Buses will include district busses, the Skate City Bus, and some Charter Buses. Check out the Activity Calendars & Itineraries page for more details (Coming Soon)!
Skate City: Our Skate City trips will be dress up days again this year. Themes will be posted on the Activity Calendars + Itineraries. While dressing up is optional, it is encouraged!
Theme: This year, our theme is Summer Safari, A Greek Odyssey. Each in-house day will have a classic summer feel keeping the kids busy with activities. We will continue to watch movies on Friday afternoons!
On Site Activities: We are working to bring in entertainment for the kids each week as well. Can you say slime wars? Drive in movie? Kona Ice?
Summer Enrollment Process:
1. All families wishing to use the Summer Program need to print out the below enrollment form, fill it out completely and turn into a Lion's Club staff member by Thursday, May 8th, 2025 at 6pm. Enrollment turned in after this date will be accepted based on space/availability and will need to be approved by our BASE Manager or Assistant Manager.
2. If you were not enrolled for the 2024-2025 School Year, please complete the online enrollment link below as well as the enrollment form below.
3. All summer families will sign up for summer sessions using their SCW Parent Portal. May/June Dates should be available for enrollment by Friday, May 9th.
**Due to the start of the 2025-2026 school year being July 1st, 2025...families will need to register for the 2025-2026 school year in order to have access to summer dates beginning July 1st. This enrollment window will open Tuesday, May 1st and will need to be completed by all families needing care after June 30th, 2025. We are happy to announce the registration fees will once again be waived for all families for the 25-26 school year.
Families not enrolled for the 2024-2025 School Year:
CLICK HERE to enroll for Summer Safari 2025
What to expect:
* When we have bus field trips, students will be asked to wear their yellow tie dye LTE Field Trip Shirt, unless otherwise specified on the activity itinerary. If you do not have one, any bright yellow t-shirt will work great. LTE spirit-wear in colors other then yellow is not permitted for field trips. *Please note, we will not be selling any shirts this year...you will not be billed if you child needs to borrow a shirt from our limited supply. If you are looking for a similar shirt to the LTE Field Trip Shirt, the GOLD kids tie dye t-shirt on amazon is a great option though definitely not required.
* Please be sure to check the weekly itineraries so you know what your student will need each day as well as timing of special activities such as being there experiences and guest speakers. Monthly activity calendars and weekly itineraries will be available soon.
* Students must be enrolled for summer by completing the Summer Enrollment Form below and turning it into one of our staff members. Forms are due by Thursday, May 8th, 2025 at 6pm.
* Sign up for specific dates will need to be done through your SCW Parent Portal, this includes late registrations/Drop-In's. Please remember, we do not accept day of Drop-Ins. Late Registration, after the Wednesday of the week prior, is not guaranteed. If space is available, SCW will allow you to register late and charge you a late fee. Please feel free to contact our BASE Manager, Kate Speir, or our Assistant Manager, Matthew Bacon, with any questions regarding sign up.
*There is a possibility dates will fill up prior to the Wednesday of the week prior so early sign up is suggested. If we are full, there will not be an option to sign up for that specific date. Please email our BASE Manager, Kate Speir, if you would like to be added to a waitlist for any date that is full. ksspeir@dcsdk12.org. Program credits will only be issued after the Wednesday of the week prior has passed if your spot is filled by a family on the waitlist.
* When using the SCW Calendar, if you click on the red asterisk (*) on any given day, it will give you a short summary of what we are doing that day. Continue to use the online calendars and itineraries for additional information. These calendars and itineraries will be available soon.
We look forward to having you join us this summer...WELCOME!
Friday, May 23rd, 2025 - Last Day of School!
Monday, May 26th, 2025 - CLOSED for Memorial Day Holiday
Tuesday, May 27th, 2025 - CLOSED for BASE transition to Summer
Wednesday, May 28th, 2025 - 1st Day of Summer Safari 2025!!
In an effort to provide continued quality care, we have made the tough decision to not accept incoming kindergartners for our 2025 summer program. We have discussed with the many other BASE programs that do not accept kindergarteners until their first day of school and have decided this option to be most beneficial to our program.
*The ONLY exception to this will be if you have a current student in the program. Siblings of current students that are entering kindergarten at LTE for the 25-26 school year may utilize summer BASE, as long as, they are 5 years old. Please reach out to Kate or Matthew directly with any questions about this change.
Our goal is always to serve as many families in the community as possible. With expected numbers for the Summer Safari 2025 program, we will not be accepting new enrollment for families that are not enrolled at LTE for the 25-26 school year at this time. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Please feel free to reach out to Arrowwood BASE, Frontier Valley BASE or Meadow View BASE if you are interested in another BASE Program in the district that has current availability.
*Non-LTE Families who attended during the 23-24 School Year are grandfathered into the program and are welcome to renew their enrollment for the 25-26 School Year. Please reach out to Kate or Matthew directly with any questions you may have.