BEARS
A subsidized after-school program for families that meet the income requirement and demonstrate a need for care. The program runs from 7:00 am until school starts and from school end until 5:45 pm. The program runs on holidays too. You must sign up through the school district for BEARS. Contact: Aaron Jorgensen aaronjorgensen@berkeley.net, (510) 644-7770. See the BUSD After School website (link below) for application forms and other info. Sign up as soon as you know your preference. Space is limited. Once enrolled, the MX contact number is 644-8697.
LEARNS
Sliding scale program that runs from the end of the school day until 6:00 p.m. The Coordinator at MX is Kathleen Russell kathleenrussell@berkeley.net, (510) 883-6149. There is no income requirement but full-time enrollees who attend the program five days a week for three hours a day will receive priority registration. Other spaces are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. No drop-in care provided. You must sign up through the school district for LEARNS. Contact: Aaron Jorgensen aaronjorgensen@berkeley.net, (510) 644-7770. See the BUSD After School website (link below) for application forms and other info. Sign up as soon as you know your preference. Space is limited.
PTA-Sponsored After-School Enrichment (ASE) Classes
The PTA offers one-hour after-school classes at MX on M, W, and F for 10 weeks. They are coordinated by PTA volunteers so classes vary year to year. Generally, classes begin in late September for the Fall and early February in the Spring. Parents pay for the classes but there are scholarships.
City of Berkeley Afterschool
Students travel by bus to Francis Albrier Center in San Pablo Park, or Willard Clubhouse. Register at Rec Office at 1947 Center Street, 1st floor, or at the After-School Program site at the Rec Center.