C.O.R.S.E. Programs

Fall 2008 Programs

CORSE sponsors after-school social skills and academic support programs for students in all grade levels in collaboration with Scituate Public Schools. For Fall 2008 the following social skills programs will be offered: Preschool and Kindergarten: Kids’ Exchange, Grades 1-3: Seaside Explorers, Grades 4-6: Scientific Explorers, Grades 7-8: Food Café, Grades 9-12: Musical Expression Club. For Fall 2008 the following after -school academic support programs will be offered : Grades 2-5: Math Investigators Grades 4-5: Making Connections (Reading Comprehension) , Grades 5-6: Study Skills.

Course descriptions and registration for these 8 week after school programs will be available the week of September 15th on the CORSE web site and the Fall 2008 brochure that will be delivered via backpacks.

C.O.R.S.E. partners with the Scituate Recreation Department to provide: Saturday “All Stars” sports programs (Grades K-6) - three times a year – soccer, T-ball, Basketball/Indoor gym games) providing a structured professionally supervised setting to create an environment for successful skill development and an enjoyable physical activity for kids of all abilities. Activities are broken down and basic skills and rules are taught to the participants. Summer “All Stars”Camp: Grades 1-8: This camp fosters social relations and facilitates communication skills and interactions in a highly motivating, fun peer environment. Activities include crafts, cooking, sports and water play as well as scheduled special performers throughout the two weeks. Fridays are field trips. We also partner with Booth Hill Farm to offer a successful Summer Therapeutic Riding Program (ages 3 and up) that lasts 6 weeks.

We have registered a total of 480 children from Scituate and surrounding communities in our programs. All programs are taught by highly qualified staff with a low student to staff ratio for the best instructional outcome. The exact staffing composition varies by age level; however, student to staff ratios remain 3:1. We first market all programs to the Scituate community and then offer openings to surrounding South Shore communities. To assure we serve our primary special needs population appropriately, we reserve a select number of spots in each program for children receiving SPED services. We ask all parents to contribute a minimal registration fee to help offset costs, unless they require financial assistance.