We choose not to look like the school day, but, instead offer enrichment to the school day in a fun, safe atmosphere with caring adult role models that keep children off the streets.
These programs are one of the few affordable ways that parents can work and have care for their children until 6:00 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Our programs offer enrichment in the following four areas:
- Academics
- Cultural Arts
- Life skills
- Recreation
All special programs are the result of the parents and students from the individual schools working with the staff people to create programs that are of interest to their population. Parents meet bi-monthly as a Parent Teacher Steering Committee (PTSC) to discuss programs and ideas. 2 parents from each school are asked to sit on the OPMAD board of directors.
Our programs include:
| Adult programs |
| Common sense parenting |
|
Positive discipline |
| Asthma workshops |
|
Communication skills |
| Well managed classroom |
|
Dealing with stress |
| |
|
|
| Family programs |
| Science night |
|
Theatre |
| Math night |
|
End of session presentations |
| Bingo |
|
Halloween haunted house |
| Field trips |
|
Holiday spectacular |
 |
|
|
Many organizations help us to make these programs a reality with their collaboration. They include:
Avery Heights |
Offering swim lessons to Batchelder students this fall |
CT Landmarks Society |
Hartford history and education about the Butler McCook House |
H.B. Stowe House |
|
Mark Twain House and museum |
|
Hartford Children’s Theatre |
Classes in our afterschool program |
CREC |
|
CPEP |
Teaching science and engineering |
CT Invention Convention |
Only Hartford students in state-wide competition 2 years in a row |
New England Cognitive Center |
Helps with curriculum for our programs |
American Red Cross |
|
Foodshare |
|
United Way |
|
HFPG |
|
Hartford Action Plan |
Teen pregnancy prevention programs |
Immanual Church |
Mentors at NW school |
Leadership Greater Hartford |
Reading program with high school students reading with our Kindergarten and first graders |
For individual school programs and information please visit each school page:
To register to any of our schools please download this form, fill the questions and mail it to:
OPMAD
att: Lisa Wascholl
350 Farmington Avenue,
Hartford, CT 06105
Or Email as an attachment to:
Lisa Wascholl |
