Continuing the BBMA Experience After School
Research shows that children who attend after-school programs with dedicated curriculum as well as opportunities for supervised and unstructured play can strengthen their social skills in developing close friendships with peers and teachers. What’s more, after school programs that encourage interaction across different age groups allow older students an invaluable experience of learning how to mentor your children.
Big Blue Marble Academy’s After School Program is an extension of its existing curriculum with opportunities for students to expand on skills in areas of global education, language development, character and mindfulness, and service learning.
“Many after school programs offer traditional homework help as well as play activities,” said Donna Whittaker, VP of Curriculum and Education. “At BBMA, we build on those offerings and provide a curriculum of developmentally appropriate activities for the children to support their learning.”
As an example, the BBMA After School Program features a global curriculum based on a Country of the Month. The curriculum provides opportunities for children to learn about languages, foods, games, homes, celebrations, clothing, animals and landmarks from around the world. Students are also introduced to a few common phrases such as hello, goodbye, thank you and friend in featured languages. In addition, students engage in weekly language lessons in either Spanish, French or Mandarin.
“By providing our school-age students with a global curriculum, language program, mindfulness and character education and our service learning heart projects, we are preparing them to be well-rounded citizens of the world,” added Donna Whittaker.
To learn more about BBMA’s After School Program, visit: https://bbmacademy.com/program/before-after-school/
