The 🔗Purple Star School designation signals to military families that a school is committed to supporting students as they transition into a new learning environment within a new community. This designation ensures that the school provides resources to support the student's social and emotional well-being during this adjustment.
Make 🔗Army Community Services your first choice! Regardless of what stage of life you and or your family are in, Army Community Service helps to make Army life successful. If you are new to the Fort Carson Colorado area, make sure to stop in and pick up a welcome packet, get maps and directions about the local area and meet our professional staff. ACS offers classes on parenting, finances, relationships, volunteerism, exceptional family members, and much more. Our programs and services are designed to improve your quality of life.
🔗AYPYN is designed to locate and support the development of high-quality and high interest after school spaces in the communities where large concentrations of Army families reside. AYPYN definition of high quality and high interest after school programs are programs that provides a variety of activities (academics included) that youth choose to be involved in and find enjoyable and/or rewarding. The program must provide youth the opportunity to have positive and meaningful interactions with adults. All students are eligible to participate in all activities under AYPYN. Funding is based on the daily attendance of Army connected youth to include Army Active Duty, Army Civilian, activated Army National Guard, and activated Army Reserve. Please check your child's junior high or high school's website for AYPYN clubs offered.