Kyrene de los Ninos Elementary School

Ninos Kid Zone

Enrichment Program

Kyrene de los Ninos

1330 E. Dava Dr.

"We create memorable childhood experiences everyday"
Ninos Site Phone

Ninos Kid Zone offers children memorable experiences daily

Kyrene de los Ninos Elementary School mascot is the coyote!
(480)783-3119
Kid Zone Business Office
(480)350-5400
Site Supervisor
D. Fitzpatrick
(480)350-5400
AM Program
6:30am-7:45am
PM Program
2:35pm-6:00pm
Early Release Wednesday
12:35pm-6:00pm
 

Nationally Accredited

Ninos Kid Zone is now accredited by NAA (National Afterschool Association)!

What does "Accredited" mean?  The National Afterschool Association (NAA) is the professional organization in the field of School Age childcare.  NAA honors programs for their commitment and dedication to the field and awards programs that meet the highest standards for superior quality childcare. Ninos Kid Zone is proud to be one of the few programs in the state to have received this honor!
 
 
 

Ninos Site Staff

Morning  Program

  • Mr.  Rhett - Site Coordinator
  • Ms. Sarah - Program Manager
  • Ms. Vittoria - Asst. Program Manager

Afternoon Program

  • Mr.  Rhett - Site Coordinator
  • Ms. Vittoria - Asst. Program Manager
  • Ms. Natalie - Activity Leader
  • Mr.  Solomon - Activity Leader
  • Ms. Anna - Asst. Activity Leader
  • Ms. Danielle - Asst. Activity Leader

School Educational Goals
Character Counts!!! We at Ninos Kid Zone develop lessons and activities that reinforce and enhance goals. We are dedicated to building a sense of community in our kids. While each child continues to have free choice of where they would like to go and what they like to do, they are encouraged to support one another in any way they can.  We want the children to be PILLARS of SUCCESS!

 

Daily Schedule
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday

  • 2:35 - 2:50  Check-in & Squads

  • 2:50 - 3:30  Wash hands, snack & outside free play

  • 3:30 - 5:00  Center time

  • 3:45 - 4:30  Homework Club

  • 5:00 - 6:00  Clean up, active game
Wednesday Early Release

  • 12:35 - 1:20  Check-in & outside free play

  •   1:20 - 1:45  Squads & intro to 1st set of clinics

  •   1:45 - 2:30  1st set of clinics

  •   2:30 - 3:15  Squads, wash hands, snack and recess

  •   3:15 - 3:30  Squads & Intro to 2nd set of clinics

  •   3:30 - 4:15  2nd set of clinics

  •   4:15 - 5:00  Club

  •   5:00 - 6:00  Clean up, active game
 
Homework
An integral part of the Kid Zone Program is to provide students with the opportunity to work on homework assignments or other academic activities. The Kid Zone Program supports each child as he or she accepts the responsibility of completing homework assignments. Our staff provides guidance and encouragement to the children during he homework/study time while serving as resources for learning.

We have a home work club for both Club rooms Monday - Thursday. Everyday in squads we reasure the children that there will still be fun things for them to do AFTER their homework is completed.

 
Clinics

Clinics are educational activities focusing on an individual theme or subject that lasts for 45 minutes a day for a whole week. 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.

Our clinics provide a great experience for the children because they have the opportunity to learn/do fun and exciting activities.
 

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.
 

Centers
Our goal for centers is to provide a choice of enriching activities in a planned, structured environment. Centers are normally child directed that teach and develop skills for making choices and accepting responsibility.

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.

Each day our centers include the following categories:

  • Reading/quiet

  • Listening area

  • Drawing

  • Board games

  • Construction

  • Creative Play

  • Self-directed active game

  • Art

  • Crafts

  • Science

  • Eat Smart/Play

  • Floor games

  • Themed centers
 

Kudo Awards

Every Friday Mr. Dylan hands out "Kudo" awards to children who have gone above and beyond the Kid Zone expectations of cleaning, manners, sportsmanship, and community. The children who receive "Kudo" awards are not only recognized in front of the entire group but are given several privileges throughout the next week.
 
 
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