Wonders Extended Day at
CHARLES E. SMITH JEWISH DAY SCHOOL
Wonders Extended Day at Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
CESJDS is a learning community committed to diversity and inclusion. CESJDS's commitment to diversity and inclusion emanates from the School’s core values of K’dushah (Holiness), V’ahavta L’rei-akha (Loving your Neighbor), Kehillah (Community), and pluralism. CESJDS's community is intellectually and morally strengthened when many different voices, viewpoints, and backgrounds learn with and from each other. CESJDS facilitates experiences to educate students towards a richer understanding and appreciation of diversity so that they are better prepared to contribute meaningfully to the diverse world in which we live.
Extended Day teachers and children enjoy afternoons of indoor and outdoor active games that allow them to develop skills and practice teamwork, making music together and experimenting with art and science. Time is set aside each day for homework and and a healthy kosher snack.
Program Overview
Wonders Extended Day at Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
1901 East Jefferson Street
Rockville, MD 20852
Contacts
Program Director: Lori Schantz
Phone: 301-366-9064
After Care Monday - Thursday dismissal - 6:00 pm + Friday*
Full-day Care 7:45 am - 6 :00 pm*
*Varied schedule due to Shabbat
5-12 Years
- Grab and go snacks provided.
- Outdoor play is promoted as much as possible, incorporating cooperative play, group games and free play.
- Continued mask-wearing, social distancing, and frequent hand washing will be enforced.
The primary goal in our school age program is to create communities for children and their families that are fun, nurturing and enriching. Children are active learners.
Wonders Extended Day at Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School provides an environment where children can safely grow through self-guided and structured play. In addition to fostering imagination, play challenges children to expand social, emotional and intellectual tools. School age teachers carefully plan the program to balance homework with exercise and promote healthy eating habits.
Wonders Extended Day at Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Curriculum
The before school program is designed as a gentle transition time from home to school. Children have the opportunity to read, finish homework, play board games or create artwork. Outside time and active games are also offered.
Wonders’ after school program curriculum is built around the concepts of friendship and being a good sport. Activities are designed to create opportunities for all children to explore and experience in ways that are meaningful to them.
Activities incorporate seven learning areas: language and literacy, mathematical thinking, scientific thinking, social studies, personal and social development, physical development and the arts. The afternoon is a blend of child initiated and teacher initiated activities including outdoor play, afternoon snack, group time, choice times, homework and reading time.
On days when schools have scheduled early dismissal or are closed, we provide a half or full day program. These longer days give us the opportunity to enhance our programming by planning special events, inviting specialists in to share their expertise or exploring the larger community on field trips.
Wonders believes in programming that offers an array of opportunities and resources to children and families. In addition to our engaging curriculum, a variety of valuable services are included in our monthly tuition, including:
- field trips
- full and half day programming if your child's regular schedule falls on a day when schools are closed
- intramural sports
- clubs
- supervised homework time
- family fun events
- parent workshops
- consultation and support from Child Development Consultants, Inc.
- daily healthy snacks
This inclusive philosophy ensures that enrolled children can fully participate in all activities that are offered.
Wonders at Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School
THE CIRCLE FUND
Wonders proudly offers a financial assistance program that annually provides approximately $200,000 in tuition assistance. The Wonders Circle Fund is fundamental to who we are as a nonprofit organization and our community. Our programs are funded through tuition and fundraising activities. We recognize that families have many choices in early childhood and school age programming and that child care tuition and fees are a significant portion of a family budget. We ensure the strength of Wonders by prioritizing our goals for quality programming and mindful fiscal management. We are committed to making our programs accessible to qualified families through our Circle Fund and we accept Child Care Subsidy Vouchers from various organizations including Maryland State Department of Education Subsidy Program, the GSA Army Fee Assistance Child Care Subsidy Program, the FEEA Child Care Subsidy Program and the Montgomery Working Parents Assistance Program.
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Wonders is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and your donations allow us to continue to provide the quality Early learning and Extended Day services.
Early Learning Programs
8 weeks – 5 years
Extended Day Programs
4 – 12 years
Summer Camp
4 – 12 years
Employer-Sponsored Child Care
3.5 – 5 years