The purpose of the Coronado K-8 after school program is to create community learning centers that provide high-quality, Arizona Common Core Standards – based academic learning opportunities leading to increased achievement.

Key Components

 Direct Student Services in Academics and Youth Development

 Family Engagement Opportunities

 Community Partnerships

Benefits

After school programs keep kids safe and improve students’ academic achievement by providing critical opportunities for youth to learn and grow. Research has shown that students who are involved in quality out-of-school time programming on a regular basis:

                *Get better grades.

                *Have better behavior in and out of the classroom

                *Do better on standardized tests

The afterschool program is funded by a 21st Century Community Learning Center federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education and administered by the Arizona Department of Education.  For more information visit:  www.azed.gov/century-learning-centers/