After School & Early Bird Program

After School & Early Bird Information

PS 321 has a number of fun, flexible options for families that require childcare before or after school.

Our Early Bird Program

Our early bird program offers supervision by PS321 teachers and paraprofessionals at school. Free breakfast is also available during early bird. Please make sure your child is escorted into the building. You do no need to sign up in advance and can sign up the same day you drop off your children. If you prefer to sign the consent form in advance, please follow the directions below.

Lower School Early Bird Hours: 7:30AM-8:30AM

Location: Lower School Playroom

Upper School Early Bird Hours: 7:25AM-8:20AM

Location: Upper School Gymnasium

Early Bird Pricing Structure:

20 Day Pass (good any 20 days): $175
10 Day Pass (good any 10 days): $90
Single Day Drop In: $10

How to Sign Up:

Please print out and fill-in this form; bring the form and payment along with your child in the morning. You may choose to fill out the form when you arrive day-of.

All fees are to be paid by cash or check made out to the P.S. 321 P.T.A. We are sorry but coins can no longer be accepted as payment. Please be sure to include your child’s name and class number on the check. Arrangements can be made in advance, or a child can be dropped off on a per day basis as needed.

Free Breakfast Program

Free breakfast (and lunch) is offered to all children in the New York City public school system by the Department of Education.

Lower School Breakfast Starting At: 8:00AM

Upper School Breakfast Starting At: 7:55AM

Children can be dropped off in the school lobby to receive breakfast in our cafeteria.

AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS

Kids Orbit

PS 321 partners with Kids Orbit for a comprehensive on-site afterschool program, with a limited number of spots. You can sign up for 1-5 days a week. Kids Orbit has a site supervisor here and will maintain a one-to-five staff to student ratio. Children will be organized in groups based on grade. For grades 1-5, there will be a homework help time (during this time Kindergarten students will have story time or other activities). The rest of the afternoon will be spent in a variety of enrichments, such as arts and crafts, games, outdoor activities, drama, etc. Many more details are on the Kids Orbit website.

To learn more about and/or sign up for this program, go to the registration page on Kids Orbit. Look for PS 321 under the After School options. If you are interested in a scholarship, in addition to signing up with Kids Orbit, please reach out to Courtney Gilbert at cgilbert@ps321.info.

After School Programs That Pick Up at PS 321

We have a number of off-site after school programs that pick up at PS 321, including CBE, Beansprouts, Mindful Sports, Game Lab, and others listed on our School’s Out Summer Camp and After School Expo

PS 321 After School Music Program

Chorus and Concert Band will be offered to 4th and 5th graders this year once a week.

These are lottery classes with high demand which means if demand exceeds space, the students will be chosen at random and those who did not make the lottery will be added to a waiting list. If spots open, the new student will be chosen at random among those who did not make it.

Applications will not be available until mid-October and dates/prices are still TBD.

Courtney is very busy at this time and will be reaching out later in September with further details. Please be patient regarding a response to any after school questions. Check back here for updates!