WEYBURN — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Weyburn, along with the City of Weyburn, announced their new After School program at the Credit Union Spark Centre, will be open for registrations in August for the 2024-25 school year.
Mentoring is a specialty of the Big Bros. organization, so mentoring will be embedded into all aspects of the program, including staff training, program development and implementation, and ongoing relationship development with the participants.
The program is committed to responding to the continuing changes in the community of Weyburn, and meeting the needs of children and their families.
The aim of the After School program is to provide quality child care and programming based on explorative, active and creative play in order to stimulate children’s ability to grow socially, physically, intellectually and emotionally.
The program will provide a safe and nurturing space for children to make friends, develop respect for themselves and their peers, and to grow socially, cognitively, creatively and physically.
“We are very happy to utilize the Credit Union Spark Centre for the Big Brothers Big Sisters After School program,” said Andrew Crowe, leisure director for the City of Weyburn.
“It is a fantastic facility that will greatly benefit the community by providing a safe and engaging environment for our children to learn and grow. This partnership aligns perfectly with the City’s mission of ‘Growing through opportunity’,” he added.
Registration will open in August, and will be available for up to 30 children in Grades 1-6. The hours of the program will be from 3:35 to 6 p.m., Monday to Friday, and transportation will not be offered in the pilot year.
The program will not run on statutory holidays or on Professional Development days, teacher training days, winter break, spring break, or during the summer holidays, however, families will be given priority to register for City programming during those times.
“The results from our recent survey were clear: after school programming is needed in Weyburn. We are excited to work with the City of Weyburn to offer the Big Brothers Big Sisters After School program out of the Credit Union Spark Centre for the 2024-25 school year,” said Dominika Krzeminska, executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters Weyburn.
“As a mentoring organization, we understand the importance of positive role models in the lives of our young people, and we look forward to bringing a mentoring approach to this program,” she added.
Additional information, including costs, and the registration launch date, will be available in the coming weeks. Watch the Big Brothers Big Sisters social channels (@bbbsweyburn) and the website (www.bbbsweyburn.ca/after-school-program/) for additional details.
