Clubhouse After-School Program
Your Child's Home Away From Home
About Clubhouse
The JCC Clubhouse After-School Program is your child’s home after school. Our caring and creative staff, diverse programming and high quality facilities allow us to nourish your child’s physical, emotional and social well-being after a long day in the classroom. Our staff fosters the development of friendships as well as teamwork and personal growth, encouraging independence, cooperation and freedom of choice within set limits. We offer a wide variety of fun and stimulating activities for children in Kindergarten through grade 6 in our large gym, club time and grade appropriate homerooms.
The program includes a diverse group of children who are able to learn from and grow with one another. Open to everyone, Clubhouse cultivates an understanding of Jewish cultural heritage through the celebration of Shabbat and Jewish holidays.
Our program is licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services. The purpose of this licensing is to ensure that the care of children in a childcare center is safe and healthful. We must comply with their standards to protect the health, safety and rights of children and staff and to reduce the risks to children in our care. Our license is renewed annually through a rigorous inspection that examines our environment as a whole, and also the files of staff and children to make sure that all background checks, certifications and trainings are updated and complete.
Activities
- Science projects such as gak and volcano making
- Gym games such as kickball, GaGa, sports tourneys
- Free swim and pool games
- Robot making
- Kids Choice
- Foosball
- Create Your Own Board Games
- Kids Kitchen no bake cooking
- Outside games
What’s New?
- Activities with outside organizations such as Snapology, Maplewood Shop, Outside the Box Science, Ultimate Frisbee, Little Medical School at NO ADDITIONAL cost
- NEW CLUBS! STEM Building activities, cooking opportunities, BINGO, Jumbo board games, Minute to Win it challenges, and more!
Daily Schedule
Clubhouse is Monday through Friday, from the time school ends until 6 pm. The program begins at the end of the summer when Pittsburgh Public Schools begin and follows local private and public school calendars.
- Clubhouse is open Monday-Friday after school until 6 pm. Arrival time is between 3-4 pm
- Children are met at their bus stops by counselors, checked in and accompanied by counselors to their homerooms.
- Kosher snacks such as fresh fruit, crackers, yogurt, pita and cereal are available in homerooms.
- All children have the option to do homework with active help from counselors.
- Children are grouped by grade into homerooms where games and activities are available.
- At 4:30 pm, students transition to clubs that they choose each day. Some options include chess, STEM projects, science, art, gym, Gaga, outside games, yoga and many more.
- By 6 pm, all children must be picked up and signed out by their parents or guardians. A $25 fee will be charged to your account for pickup after 6:05 pm
Homework Policy
Based on parent preferences, children will complete all homework before participating in activities, or may finish homework at home.
Our Staff
Clubhouse is staffed by caring and creative young adults who get to know your child and respond to his or her individual interests and needs. All staff are at least 18 years old, with extensive background in child care, child development or human services.
Current Schools
- Colfax K-8
- Environmental Charter School
- St. Edmunds Academy
- Falk Laboratory School
- Provident Charter
- Carlow Campus Laboratory School
- Community Day School
- Ellis School
- St. Bede
Check availability with your children’s school for more information about transportation. JCC membership is required to become a “member” of Clubhouse. Scholarships also are available for those who qualify.
For information about becoming a JCC member, please contact the Membership Office.
Registration
Who: Children entering Kindergarten – Grade 6
When: September 3, 2024 through June 12, 2025
Where: JCC Squirrel Hill
Time: Monday – Friday, Hours 3-6 pm.
Cost:
- 3 days: $3,470
- 4 days: $4,170
- 5 days: $4,700
How to Register:
We invite you to register using the JCC’s new online community platform, JCCPGHVirtual. This is a registration and engagement hub for all JCC members that allows you to register for a wide variety of programs, review your account for current registrations, and access virtual content.
To create your JCC Online Community Account, click HERE
Once you’ve created an account, click How to Register for detailed instructions on how to register. If you are registering siblings for the program, please use the code ClubhouseSib to receive a 5% sibling discount.
*Please note: the sibling discount may only be used on one of the children that you are registering.*
Want to know more?
Clubhouse is supported in part by the Hafner Charitable Foundation through the PNC Charitable Trust Grant Review Committee, Massey Charitable Trust and the Weiner Family Foundation. Additional support is provided by the Curtis & Joelle Krasik and Scott & Laurie Krasik After School Care Fund.
Many, many thanks to the Ladies Hospital Aid Society, which generously provides support for the JCC’s Clubhouse Afterschool Program and its innovative STEM program!
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