"Lights On After School is the only nationwide event celebrating afterschool programs and their important role in the lives of children, families and communities. The effort has become a hallmark of the afterschool movement and generates media coverage across the country each year."
ECS has out-of-school time (OST) programs during the school year and in the summer. Our OST programs are located in Philadelphia neighborhoods and in Darby, Pennsylvania.
For the Lights On After School event this year, ECS sites joined in the celebration!
At Finletter Elementary, students presented business ideas as if they were on the show "Shark Tank". The "sharks" (pictured below) were two schoolteachers and business owners. The children's ideas included paper folding, skin care "makeables," bedazzling, and tech support. The younger scholars colored in lightbulbs - a unifying symbol of the program.
Two of our sites, Feltonville Intermediate and Feltonville Arts & Sciences, came together and celebrated as one. The cafeteria was decorated, and the snacks were in abundance. Children and adults alike enjoyed soft pretzels, cotton candy, juice, fruit, and more.
School Specialty provided Kits for Kidz to all the students. Kits included pencils, pens, scissors, glue sticks, notebooks, tissues, and more.
