Prime Time After School is a safe, fun alternative to hanging out at home each afternoon! Held on-site at the Cary YMCA, campers afternoons are filled with skill development clinics, gym games, huddle challenges, homework incentives, arts and crafts, and much more! Family Nights in the fall and the spring are just one of the many opportunities for the whole family to be involved in Prime Time!

Daily Schedule includes the following:

• Skill Development Clinics (soccer, chess, rock climbing, etc.)
• Snack Time
• Devotions and Character Development (thought for the day, stories, etc. on a daily basis)
• Arts & Crafts
• Homework Time (a quiet room to work on homework)
• Gym Games (tag, dodgeball, kickball, etc.)
• Soccer
• Basketball
• Outdoor & Field Games

Skill Development Clinics
Clinics are an instructional time offered 2 days a week. Clinics teach or improve campers skills in certain areas. The focus is not ‘playing’ but learning. For example, during soccer clinic the campers will not be playing a game but doing passing drills, discussing team strategy, and learning how to play soccer. Clinic choices vary from month to month and will be announced in the monthly newsletter. Possible clinics include the following:

• soccer
• chess
• arts and crafts
• basketball
• origami
• drama

Special Opportunities for 4th and 5th grade
ISSC (Inter Site Soccer Challenge)
Each after school program at the Cary YMCA fields a soccer team of 4th and 5th graders. The team plays on Friday afternoons in the fall and spring. Teams have practices throughout the week (often during clinics time) and then ride the Y bus on selected Fridays to different sites to compete. Team coaches and referees are YMCA counselors. The focus is on team and character building through the sport of soccer.
Prime Time After School has won the trophy 2 out of the 4 years of the ISSC!

Service Corps
Service Corps is an optional program for 4th and 5th graders. This service based program allows campers to volunteer their time during after school. Service hours are tracked for each camper. At the end of each month campers who have earned enough service hours are rewarded with a field trip or a special activity. Campers can earn service hours by volunteering time doing the following activities:

• assist younger campers with homework during homework time
• assist with front office needs
• field trips to local retirement communities to interact with the residents (caroling during Christmas, Easter baskets, arts and crafts, etc.)
• lower and fold the YMCA’s American Flag

Character Bands and Carabiners!
A main focus of the YMCA is character development; one way it is integrated into after school is through our character band system. All children receive a carabiner (used in rock climbing, but also for those who want to carry keys or character bands). Character bands are passed out by the counselors every day to campers who exemplify one of our four character traits. The character bands vary in color and meaning, and are a great encouragement and incentive to all campers.

• Red- Caring
• Blue- Honesty
• Yellow- Respect
• Green- Responsibility

Family Events
There are several times throughout the school year that you are invited to come and join us for a fun family event. Family Events that are scheduled for the 2008-2009 school year are as follows:

• October- Trunk or Treat
• December- Christmas Movie Night
• March- Pinewood Derby Night
• April- Healthy Kids Day

Registration:	Registration for the 2008/2009 school year is ongoing.
When:	After school until 6:00 p.m. Teacher workdays are not covered through this program. Check out School's Out Special for info about our teacher workday care Early release days are covered through this program.
Fees:	2008/2009 Rates Members: $1,645/year; $162/monthly draft with a $25 deposit Program Participants: $2,074/year; $204.90/monthly draft with a $25 deposit
Contact:	Mike Hubbell, ext. 132, or mike.hubbell@ymcatriangle.org Cheri Bramley, ext. 136 for registration information or cheri.bramley@ymcatriangle.org
Documents:	Prime Time After School Fact Sheet 2008/2009 (51.69 K)