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The Bedford County After School program is part of a countywide consortium that provides free after school programming for Bedford County Students under grants through the Pennsylvania Department of Education and through cooperative agreements with the county's school districts: Bedford Area, Chestnut Ridge, Everett, Northern Bedford and Tussey Mountain and the HOPE for Hyndman Charter School.
The Bedford County 21st Century Community Learning Centers Consortium, which in addition to the grades 3 to 5 program oversees a secondary grades 6-12 program called After 3, is the only one of its type in Pennsylvania to provide after school programming countywide among independent school districts.
The After School Program is the elementary program for students grades 3 to 5 and in 2011-12 will be offered at six sites - Bedford Elementary School, Hyndman-Londonderry Elementary School, Chestnut Ridge Middle School, Everett Elementary School, Northern Bedford County Elementary School and Saxton-Liberty Elementary School.
The consortium is directed by countywide staff, including Project Director Lyn Skillington and program coordinator Dr. Walter Curfman. A steering committee made up of school administrators along with representatives from community-based organizations meets to oversee the projects.
For the 2011-12 school year, the consortium will enroll more than 700 Bedford County students; will provide employment for more than 60 full and part-time staff members and provide more than 400 hours of after school programming at each of site throughout Bedford County.
For more information about the program, e-mail, call the Project Director (814) 624-4810 or click on the link above to read more about After School sites and their activities. To learn more about the After 3 program, the secondary component for grades 6-12, visit www.after3.org.
These programs are funded through a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education as part of the Federal 21st Century Community Learning Centers program and is offered free of charge to all students in grades 3-12 in Bedford County.
