Bustoz Kid Zone

Enrichment Program

"We create memorable childhood experiences everyday"

Bustoz Site Staff

Morning Program

• Ms. Damara - Program Manager

• Ms. Amanda - Activity Leader

   Afternoon Program

• Ms. Lyndsey - Program Manager
• Ms. Melani - Activity Leader
• Ms. Brianna - Activity Leader
• Ms. Jenny - Asst. Activity Leader

School Educational Goals

Bustoz is a school rich with tradition and a history of academic excellence. Our faculty is dedicated to using the Multiple Intelligence theories of Howard Gardner to teach all children the academic and life skills necessary for future success. We have a strong, committed group of parent volunteers who assist in the classrooms and support teachers in many ways. In 2003-2004 we celebrated 30 years of excellence in education.

• 2:55 - 3:20  Outside free play

• 3:20 - 3:30  Snack

• 3:30 - 4:30  Club time, centers

• 4:30 - 5:20  Active game

• 5:20 - 6:00  Clean up, outside play

• 1:10 - 1:35  Outside play

• 1:35 - 1:45  Squads

• 1:45 - 2:30  Zone Time clinics round 1

• 2:30 - 2:35  Transition

• 2:35 - 3:30  Zone Time clinics round 2

• 3:30 - 5:20  Center choices, Fun Friday activities based upon weekly theme

• 5:20 - 6:00  Cleanup, outside play

Homework

Each day Bustoz Kid Zone provides a homework area. Children may choose to use this time to complete their homework. If parents would like their child to participate, they may sign them up on the homework roster. Kid Zone staff will check this list daily and mark for parents if their child participated.

Clinics

Clinics are educational activities focusing on an individual theme or subject. The clinics are planned and taught by our enthusiastic and well trained staff.  These clinics are free and only open to children registered at Kid Zone. Please check the parent table to sign up for these incredible clinics. The staff-developed clinics provide children with several choices each week.

Clinics at Bustoz are done on early release Fridays. They last for one hour. All children rotate through 2 enrichment clinics that are based on our theme for the week.

Enrichment Clubs

Club time at Kid Zone is a time when the children are separated into smaller groups, usually based on age, to participate with their peers in age-appropriate activities. As there is an enormous developmental difference between a kindergartener and a fifth grader, staff plan activities that are geared towards each developmental level. Behavior problems are often reduced and children feel more comfortable in the smaller groups with their peers.

At Bustoz we have staff led in our age appropriate clubs EVERY day!

 Centers

As an enrichment program, Kid Zone believes that play is an incredibly important medium of learning. Our staff develop themed lesson plans that focus on play experiences that enable children to develop and accumulate their own knowledge. The following are a few examples of what children are learning at our centers on a daily basis.

• Creative Play: Developing mobility of thought and practicing cooperation

• Reading and Listening: Developing language skills and story comprehension

• Drawing and Painting: Developing hand-eye coordination and good self-concept

• Patterns and Magnet Boards: Developing classification skills

• Math: Following mental plans and problem solving

• Science: Making generalizations about the properties of various objects

• Developing gross motor skills and learning how to take turns

• Board games: Learning how to follow rules, problem solving and working with others.

Daily centers are available all day for both the Younger Kids Club and Older Kids Club. Each club will offer enriching center choices based on the theme for the week

Best Foot Forward

Bustoz Kid Zone encourages physical activity at our site. If children participated in a physical activity the night before, they may place a "foot" on our incentive board when their parent arrives. When we reach 150 feet, we will celebrate with a fitness and nutrition party!

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