after-school & summer Programs

Fit, Fun & Literacy

Fit, Fun & Literacy is an after-school program that incorporates physical fitness and nutrition with reading and math activities. The program specifically targets low-income elementary schools in which 80% or more of the student population is eligible for free and reduced lunch.

Fit, Fun & Literacy offers students a safe, supervised, active learning environment from the end of the school day to 6 p.m. every day of the school year – providing a critical resource for working parents. It began in 2004 as a response to parents’ requests for their children to engage in constructive activities during the after-school hours. All site coordinators are trained in First Aid and CPR, physical fitness, and child development, as well as math, literacy and nutrition instruction. The regularity of the program - and the benefits it provides for students who may not have PE during the regular school day - make it a critical asset to DPS children and their families. The program's popularity and impact is evidenced by waiting lists at each site, as well as a 90% satisfaction rate in program evaluations.

During the 2009-10 school year, approximately 400 students participated in the program.

“These programs are wonderful learning alternatives to television. Our parents want this kind of involvement for their children,”

Veronica Benavidez, principal
Trevista at Horace Mann.

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