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In concert with the calendar for the Pittsburgh Public Schools, we operate REACH ACADEMY, an afterschool program for 50 students in grades 6-8.  It operates Monday through Friday, from 3:30 to 6:00 pm.  Each day, students receive a healthy snack, homework help, and academic assistance under the guidance of our staff members and volunteer tutors.  Reach Academy students choose electives from among music, ecology, and computers. Students participate in “club,” a weekly event which includes games and large-group worship.  Occasionally, our staff members organize service projects in which participants make differences in the lives of other people.

In all our afterschool programs, our staff members model healthy relationships with one another and with students, so that young people can learn to treat each other with respect. Through Bible studies and life application discussions, students grow in their knowledge and love of God, and how they can follow Christ in their daily activities. Our program coordinators include certified educators, and our teachers are trained, caring adults.

PROGRAM DATES
September 14, 2009 to May 28, 2010

TUITION This program requires tuition of $100 per student, with the possibility of a $25 discount for income-eligible families.  Occasional field trips incur a small additional cost.

REGISTRATION FOR RETURNING STUDENTS
Monday, August 24, 1:00 to 7:00 pm

OPEN REGISTRATION FOR NEW STUDENTS
Tuesday, August 25, 8:00 am to 6:30 pm
Wednesday, August 26, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm

TRANSPORTATION
Limited transportation for students in grades 6-8 may be available for $30 per student per school year.

QUESTIONS?
Bruce Foster, Middle School Coordinator

For eight weeks during during the summer months, we operate REACH CAMP for students entering grades 6-8.  It extends the spirit of our afterschool program into the summer season, adding recreational activities, breakfast and lunch, age-specific experiential education activities, a week of "sleepaway" camp on the shores of Lake Michigan, and additional field trips.   A low staff-to-student ratio allows for highly relational activities. It runs Monday through Friday, from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, serving 80 students. 

UPCOMING CAMPS
June 21 to August 6, 2010

TUITION
$180 per student, with the possibility of a $30 discount for income-eligible families.  Tuition includes field trips, except for Surf City. There is no sibling discount. A $50 per student deposit is required at the time of registration. Tuition MUST be paid in full by June 21, the first day of camp.

REGISTRATION FOR RETURNING STUDENTS
Tuesday, March 16, 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Wednesday, March 17, 9:00 am to 12:00 noon and 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm

These registrations dates are only for students who attended B.A.S.I.C. Day Camp, Reach Camp, or The Underground in 2009, or B.A.S.I.C. Academy, Reach Academy or The Underground during the 2009-2010 school year.

OPEN REGISTRATION FOR NEW STUDENTS
Thursday, March 18, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm

TRANSPORTATION
Transportation is not available.

QUESTIONS?
Julie Minton, Youth Development Assistant