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Cedar Ridge
Cedar Ridge Adventure Club meets at 1100 Rosetta Avenue right outside Columbia city limits. The average enrollment is 30 children AM/PM.
Cedar Ridge Adventure Club meets in the cafeteria/gym. We use half of the gym to set up tables for the kids to play games, color or do homework and the other half of the gym for group games in the morning and as the reading area in the afternoon. The playground is fairly large with several swings, a caterpillar to climb on, a small house made of bars, basketball goals, a soccer field and a funnel.
In the morning children are signed in with the initials of the adult dropping them off and the time they are dropped off. In the afternoon an Adventure Club employee signs the children in with the time of their arrival and their initials. Each child is signed out on the attendance form with the time of departure and the initials of the adult signing them out. An authorized adult must sign out every child.
In the morning we have five areas the children can choose from. These areas are Legos/K-Nex, coloring/art, games, homework, or reading. When the children arrive in the morning, they put their things in a basket and choose an area to be at. When we play group games, the kids are able to vote on three games they come up with to play. A fellow Adventure Club child leads the voting and the game is chosen.
Morning Schedule| 7:00 AM | Children begin to arrive (Signed in by parent/guardian). |
| 7:00-7:45 AM | Free choice in cafeteria. Children choose one of the five areas to go to during this time. |
| 8:00-8:25 AM | Group game in the gym or outside time (depending on the weather) |
| 8:25-8:30 AM | Clean up and dismissal to breakfast line or class line. (Children are signed out at this time by Site Facilitator) |
Afternoon Schedule
| 3:45 PM | Children arrive (signed in by Site Facilitator or Site Assistant) |
| 3:45-4:00 PM | Snack time in cafeteria. |
| 4:00-4:40 PM | Snack clean up then group game or outside time. |
| 4:40-5:15 PM | JOLT (children choose to do club, homework, reading, or educational computer games during this time. Their choices and progress are recorded monthly for school administration and parents to see.) |
| 5:15-5:55 PM | Free choice in the cafeteria. |
| 5:55-6:00 PM | Clean up |
| 6:00 PM | Adventure Club Closes |
Cedar Ridge Adventure Club is a fun, safe, and caring environment for kids to attend before or after school. The children love being with their friends, participating in group games and clubs, and look forward to coming each day. Some of their favorite activities are games in the gym such as Sit Down Toga, Scaterball Tag, and Ground Ball. They also love playing Mancala and in the dramatic play bin. The children have enjoyed doing JOLT in the afternoon this year and it has really helped many kids get their homework done successfully and on time. The children have also enjoyed their field trips to the Corn Maze and going to McDonald's on early release days. The parents at Cedar Ridge Adventure Club are awesome and have always been on time and helpful whenever we have needed them. At Cedar Ridge Adventure Club, every day is filled with smiling faces, friends, and loads of fun.