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PROGRAMS: ing. The Leisure Services Department continued to After-School Programs: Mashpee youth from develop its programs and activities during the past grades Kindergarten through 7th grade were able to year to meet the needs of our residents and visitors. take advantage of our many after-school and vaca� ' We continued again this past year with expansion with tion/holiday programs this year as well. Our after- opportunities in the following areas: community use of school childcare programs—Kids Klub for grades K- all schools; field-use scheduling; Pre-School and 2, and Adventure Club for grades 3 — 6th continue to childcare development; After-School childcare & be a big hit with that age group. This program is Summer Camp programs; Adult Continuing licensed by the state under the new direction of the Education;trips;programs for Older Youth and adults; Office for Early Education and Care, whose main and Special Events. focus is to expand opportunities for before and after. school activities. All staff are required to continually Kids Klub Childcare Center: - This past year receive training throughout the year and staff to chil- marked the second full year of operations for our new dren ratio's are kept in accordance with regulations. Childcare Center located at the old Senior Center. We again have been able to offer a quality affordable pro- Besides ongoing structured activities that are fol. gram for children ages 15 months to 5 years old and lowed each day, the kids are often exposed to outside their parents. Our Toddler programram for infants 15 learning environments and field trips. This past year months to two years was again full with 9 children in has seen trips and activities from Bowling to swim the program. We have been able to maintain this num- ming, as well as trips to the Sandwich Fish hatchery, ber throughout the year with new enrollees starting local banks, Cape Cod Potato Chip Factory, and Ice while older children `age-up" once they are eligible Staking at local indoor rinks. for the 3 and 4 year old program. Old older program also ran at maximum numbers again while our sepa- Summer Camp: Our Kids Klub Summer Camp rate "Pre-School" program enjoyed a successful venture Cam for older youth again was a enrollment year and met the state requirement for core and the Ad P y g Y huge success for the 3 to 12 year old segment. Our competencies. pre-school camp had another successful summer at the Childcare Center, while the older kids were at home at Operating a Childcare and Pre-School program is the KC Coombs School this past year. Lacking a true much more than one might expect. One of our key camp site, our major concern for this program is concerns is to maintain a high level of qualified staff. making sure that we gear the activities to the outdoors have been extremely fortunate in this regards and » We y g —hence our motto No Child Left Inside". Be that as our experienced and energetic staff has made a signif- it may, the programs function extremely well within icant contribution. these confines, albeit a scheduling concern for both Ihas pre- For the second year in a row the staffprovided the our staff and school staff. We again p opportunity for youth to participate in canoeing,hik- sented its Annual St. Patrick's Day breakfast. A num- ing and biking, and field trips to unusual places in and ber of community leaders were in attendance for this around Cape Cod. A highlight of the year was again fun "Roast" hosted by long-time friend Melinda our whale watching trip out of Plymouth. Gallant. This event is fast becoming a community- wide celebration as well as a major fundraiser for our Youth Programs — A multitude of after-school, program. In addition, our Pre-School Spring Talent P vacation, and summer programs were extremely popu- Show was again a huge hit. After taking a year's hia- lar which were held this past year include — Youth tus, the event was again held at the KC Coombs Tennis & Golf, Hip P Ho Dance, Chess Club,Track& School attended by a sell-out crowd. It is an event Field, Theatre, Indoor Soccer & Basketball, swim that is a highlight for the community. lessons, and a variety of other active as well as passive recreational activities for youth. In addition,with the Finally, a number of new or updated building aid of portable tennis nets, we were again able to offer renovations were tackled this year. A new playground indoor tennis lessons during the colder months. was established at the school with the help of funding from the Community Preservation Act. A ten-element Again, we offered a number of `special events' play system was installed with this age group in mind. for youth as well. The Annual Fishing Derby was In addition, the downstairs kitchen area was renovated again held in June under the sponsorship of Wal-Mart, with the addition of a new gas range and dishwasher the Recreational Fishing and Boating Association,and along with new carpeting on the top floor of the build- . g rP 122