Event 1: Lights on at Kids Klub!




Lights on After School at Kids Klub Bernon was an afterschool event held on 10/25/18.  Kids Klub is a non profit 501C-3 organization that services North Smithfield, North Providence, Pawtucket and Woonsocket elementary schools in before and after school care. Kids Klub also provides care during summer camps and school vacations. They service children from 5 years to 12 years old. They offer a really great space for learning and have a great curriculum that they follow, with various themes and lessons. On this night, the program (one of many connected to KK in Woonsocket) followed the "lights on after school" event where the program welcomes kids and families in to have a safe, birght, happy place to partake in after school care hours and activities. At this night, they had a "mask contest" where parents, kids and staff could vote for their favorite mask . They made halloween themed trail mix spooky hands and the parents were also able to spend this time doing these activities with the kids. The staff was very happily involved and there was alot of fun things planned. It was really nice to see the youth interacting with their parents, when usually the post work hours can be so busy for them to get home, cook dinner, do homework and get everything together for the next day.






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  1. Victoria RestlerNovember 8, 2018 at 10:40 AM

    Thanks for this post Lauren. Can you follow up with a comment connecting this event to course texts and/or themes?

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