Youth Connections

Basic Information

Address: 6644 Main Street North Branch, MN 5506
Phone Number: 651.675.1029
Fax Number: 651.674.1027

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Additional Information

Focus: K-6 youth development, enrichment and recreation activities
Sponsor:

North Branch Area Community Education

Director: Jeanne C. Leland
Schools Served: North Branch Area Public and Private Schools
School District: ISD #138
County: Chisago
Schedule: Before and After School & Most Days When School is Not in Session
Ages: K-6th graders
Capacity: 60 maximum
Membership/Pricing: Flexible rates depenedent upon service needed. Weekly fee of $60 before and after school full time; daily and part time rates offered
Setting:

Main Street School is our site. We have age-appropriate rooms for our club activities designed specificially for K &1, 2nd ad 3rd grade and 4th and older. Computers in each room. Gym and outdoor playground available for recreation and physical fitness programs. Another classroom available for art or if we have maximum capacity.

History:

We began our before and after school program in 1983. By 1996, and after receiving a grant to help us focus well on older youth, we opened a second site for older kids only. In 2007, we began renting space as a designated site so we could create room environments specifically for the youth in our program.

Program Highlights:

Staff trained in youth development
Designated age-appropriate rooms - all at one site for easy drop off and pick-up by parents.
Secure entry way at site
Fun enrichment, recreational and social development activities
Community Service projects promoted

Support Services:

Activities are adapted for special needs of youth
Health nurse consulted based upon physical needs of youth
State associations used for trends in program quality

Activities:

physical fitness offered each day; arts and crafts, science experiments, literacy projects, enrichment activities, time for homework assistance, snacks, student-initiated activities offered.

Field Trip Destinations: Walking trips in town to park or businesses. Summer time field trips offered to various entertainment areas in the region. Trip destinations change yearly
Program Information:

Please go to www.northbranch.k12.mn.us   Go to the community education page to find our link to Youth Connections.