Where children are safe and learning is fun!

Fifty weeks a year during after school hours, school holidays, and during the summer, the YWCA Afterschool Learning Academy offers 215 school-aged children a comprehensive program at six locations throughout Fulton (Cook, Morningside, and Springdale Elementary) and DeKalb Counties (Pleasantdale Elementary, Hightower Elementary, and Shamrock Middle), including our Northeast Intown location.

Monday through Friday from 2:30p.m. to 6:30 p.m., our youth are offered a variety of educational and recreational activities. This creative program is a unique blend of learning and fun that builds on each child's individual talents. Staffed by trained professionals, our programs offer the Pinnacle curriculum and a classroom environment that promotes children's creative, social, physical and intellectual development. Participants are encouraged to grow and develop by engaging in a range of effective curriculum-based and age-appropriate activities that focus on academic enrichment, community service, communication strategies, nutrition, fitness recreation, and meaningful conversation.  Click on image to see the details of our after school Kydzone program. 

Summer Camp Enrichment Academy

 The YWCA summer program bring diversity, community involvement and growth to our children through unique and exciting learning experiences. 60 students undergo creative daily academic enrichment activities; participate in a myriad of hands on arts & crafts projects, and enjoy a host of fieldtrips throughout the Metro-Atlanta area including Fernbank, Six Flags, White Water, Chattahoochee Nature Center, and several others. This eight-week academically oriented program is from 7:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday--It runs from the first full week of June until the last week of July. 

How the YWCA helps

Over 300,000 sessions provided during the 2008-2009 year:

• Afterschool: 209 children with 158,840 sessions of homework help, arts & crafts, social development, and recreation.
• Y Fit – Fit 2 Play: 343 children with 130,340 sessions of fitness and nutrition.
• Summer Enrichment: 50 children with 15,000 sessions of academic enrichment, arts & crafts, fieldtrips, Playball fitness classes, Spanish classes, swimming instruction.
• The KYDZONE program provided afterschool care to 215 students in seven programs during the 2009-2010 year.
• Based on more than 100 surveys, parents were satisfied with the program and staff across all areas surveyed.  

Calendar 

• November 2 – Election Day Camp @ Northeast In-town facility 7:00a.m – 6:30 p.m.
• November 24th – Thanksgiving Camp @ Northeast In-town facility 7:00a.m – 6:30 p.m.
• December 20th – 23rd Holiday Camp @ Northeast In-town facility 7:00a.m – 6:30 p.m.
• December 27th – 31st No Camp
• January 3rd and 4th Winter Holiday Camp @ Northeast In-town facility 7:00a.m – 6:30 p.m.
• January 17th No camp
• February 18th and 21st President’s Day Camp @ NE In-town facility 7:00a.m – 6:30 p.m.
• March 25th Registration for Summer Camp begins
• April 4th- 8th Spring Break Camp @ Northeast In-town facility 7:00a.m – 6:30 p.m.
• May 16th – 20th Pre-registration for 2011-2012 school year
• May 27th Summer Orientation @ Northeast In-town facility 7:00p.m-8:00p.m.
• May 27th Registration for Summer Camp ends
• May 30th Summer Enrichment begins
• July 5th – 8th Northeast In-town facility closed for Teacher Professional Learning Day
• July 11th Northeast In-town facility reopens for summer programming
• July 29th Last day of summer programming
• August 3rd Registration for Dekalb Schools
• August 5th Registration for Atlanta City Schools
• August 8th First Day of school

Wish List

It takes a lot of supplies to provide for the learning needs for young people.  You can help by contributing:

• Art supplies
• School supplies
• Games & books
• Experiment kits (science, technology)
• Electronics (computer, digital camera)
• Athletic equipment (balls & net)

CLICK HERE to see our entire WISH LIST.

What Parents Say 

     The YWCA is a positive force in many communities and one main reason for the organization's success must be the people who represent it.

Raquel Hackley

     I have nothing but praise for the quality of the program. The teachers have been uniformly excellent. The staff has been courteous and professional, and I am impressed with how well the program has adjusted over the years to the changing needs of my children. They feel very much a part of the YWCA community and I know you have been an integral part of that effort. Thank you for your efforts and professionalism.

Christopher J. York

     I just wanted to thank you for including my child in your summer program. It is so great for me to have a place that he can go and have fun despite his disability. Your staff deserves a big pat on the back for loading him and his wheel chair into the van and taking him along on your daily fieldtrips. I honestly don’t know what I would do if I didn’t have you all at the YWCA!

Crystal Costello

     The program focuses attention on the talents and strengths of the individual student. During the year they hold special programs for friends and parents highlighting the talents of the children. Extra effort is taken to make sure that all children are included as part of the performances. No child is left out. We recommended this program to the school system and hope that what has proven to be a very productive partnership will continue to the benefit of the students and their families. We doubt there is any better program in the system today. The commitment of the staff to the well being of the whole child is truly remarkable.

Herbie J. Lanoux

     The staff and teachers are compassionate, interactive with the children and have firm rules. Upon arrival to the ywca, a healthy snack is served, homework is done and once instruction is completed then, the children may read a book and play. When I or my husband arrives to pick our daughter up, we often find the children exercising and/or engaged in a fun game.

Angela and Doug Monje