Extended Day at Don Callejon

Welcome to Extended Day at Don Callejon!

An on-campus extended care is offered through Santa Clara Family-Child Education Services.

We are currently enrolling for our Before and After School Care program for the 2011-2012 Year!

KidVenture Camp Summer Program

Please see our calendar for the 2012 summer program offered by Family-Child Education Services.

Hours of Operation

Open daily Monday through Friday.  Before school care starts at 7:00 a.m. until school begins.  After school care begins immediately after school.  We are open all school days and Staff Development days.  We are also open during Winter and Spring breaks.  Please see our Extended Day calendar for more information.

SCUSD has made the decision for the teachers to take Furlough days during this school year. The following days are Furlough days: March 12, March 26, March 27 and May 21, 2012. We will be open for the Furlough days; however, it will be first come, first serve. Furlough days are available to both Option 1 and Option 2 families. If the Furlough day falls on a contracted day, there will be a $30.00 charge. If the Furlough days falls on a non-contracted day, there will be a $50 charge.

Enrollment Procedures

Enrollment application forms are available in the extended day office located in the main office at Don Callejon Elementary school.  Please see Site Director for enrollment packet.  Enrollment is on a first come, first serve basis and in not guaranteed, nor considered complete until all required forms are completed, returned and reviewed along with the non-refundable registration fee of $75 for one child and $100 per family.

School-Age Extended Day

• Care for children aged Kindergarten through Fifth
• Ratio Guideline is 14 children to 1 teacher
• Enrichment opportunities available to students
• Supervised homework time
• We provide healthy nutritional snacks for before and after school daily.  We have a nut free zone policy
• A safe nurturing environment that promotes creativity, learning, and fun
• Exceptional summer program with theme days, fantastic field trips, special visitors and more…

Curriculum

We follow the high scope philosophy in our classrooms.  The key elements are:

Active learning approach

Teachers set up learning experiences so children are actively involved with people, materials, events, and ideas.  In these experiences, children “learn by doing,” often working with hands-on materials and carrying out projects of their own choosing.

Daily Schedule

Children learn best when each day follows a consistent schedule, which is carefully planned to include individual, small group, and large-group experiences and a balance of teacher-planned and child-planned activity.

Plan-do-review

This three-step process can be a powerful learning tool that builds on children’s intrinsic motivation.  Each day include a plan-do-review time, lasting an hour or more, in which children plan, carry out, and then reflect upon an activity of their own choosing.

Teacher-child interaction

Teachers learn to avoid the use of reward and punishment to manage children and instead focus on creating a positive social climate in which each child is valued and respected and expectations and limits are clear.  Adults help children use a problem-solving approach to resolve difficulties and conflicts.

Staff Qualifications

We have wonderful educated, experienced teachers and Site Director whose primary responsibilities are to guide, support, and ensure the safety of your children.

After School Activities

While your child is enrolled at the extended day, he/she will have the opportunity to participate in extra curricula activities for an additional fee.  Extra curricula activities may include, Karate, Chess, Mad Science & Soccer.

For More Information

Please contact
Site Director: Julie Denholm
Don Callejon Extended Day
4176 Lick Mill Blvd
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Phone:408-423-3317
Email: jdenholm@scusd.net