An important update regarding Project MOST After School |
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As onsite student capacity is overwhelmed at Springs School, the school will no longer accommodate its full student body or the Project MOST After School program as capacity is overwhelmed due to Covid-19 social distancing protocols. In response, we have moved our After School program for Springs School students to our Community Learning Center at the Neighborhood House (92 Three Mile Harbor Road, East Hampton). Springs families will also have the option to register their children for our new Remote Learning Support program, a full-day initiative with supervision of remote learning, as well as enrichment activities that coincide with the school-day in addition to after school. There will be limited enrollment in both our After School and Remote Learning Support programs for Springs School students, but we are actively seeking additional learning sites and transportation to accommodate a full program. After we reach capacity per set Covid-19 prevention occupancy protocols, students added to our wait list will be offered spots as they become available on a first come, first served basis.
Our After School program at John M. Marshall Elementary School is not impacted and placement for students in that district remains open.
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An outstanding need in our own community |
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Accessibility is top of mind for 84 percent of rural parents who have enrolled their child in an afterschool program. More than half of parents with a child in an afterschool program were likely to say that transportation to and from the program was important in their choice of a program. |
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Source: America After 3PM Special Report: The Growing Importance of Afterschool in Rural Communities. (March 2016) |
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To meet the needs of Springs School students after school, it is necessary to provide transportation to make our programs fully accessible. We expect to incur a cost of $60,000 to bus impacted students from their school-day to our program site, so that we can continue to provide elective learning opportunities, academic assistance, and ease to working parents. To that end, we are actively seeking additional learning sites as the Neighborhood House can safely accommodate 40 students and 150 families typically rely on Project MOST programs in the Springs District. We would be grateful for your support, be it financial or voicing the importance of subsidizing transportation and accommodation costs to meet the needs of Springs families. |
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Truth Training 1K Swing Challenge on Sept. 4th to benefit Project MOST |
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The month-long 10K Truth Training Swing Challenge is in full swing, but it's not too late to sign-up for the 1K one-day event. On Friday, Sept. 4, join us for the live event challenge online for a day of one thousand swings to support Project MOST! All levels welcome. $50 entry fee.
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Critical staff training and safety precautions have paved the way for a fun summer. |
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Project MOST adheres to Covid-19 guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the New York State Department of Health. Our safety procedures include daily temperature and blood oxygen level readings, screening questions for children and family members, small groups comprised of 10 children and 2 staff members, enhanced cleaning and disinfection, and use of the outdoors. |
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As part of our in-depth unit on birds in iGrow Summer Learning Lab, which even included learning how to make our own bird feeders, students sketched birds that they observed |
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A student taste tests fennel in our onsite organic garden. |
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New online classes every week |
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Project MOST instructors have come up with workshops that the whole family can enjoy at home. They’re fun and offered for free. Families can tune into our Distance Learning Lab channel on YouTube where we are posting new content in art, dance, yoga, science, cooking, and more. Learn more here.
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Project MOST provides enriching academic and elective opportunities across a range of subjects at a subsidized cost. This includes a New York State SACC-licensed after school program, a nine-week summer learning program, plus year-round evening and weekend workshops and academic assistance in the areas of Arts & Culture, S.T.E.M., and Health & Wellness. We provide financial aid as needed so that no child is left out of our programs due to finances. Your donation helps us continue to turn non-school hours into learning hours, encouraging natural curiosity and the joy of knowledge for the youngest members of our community. |
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Project MOST is a 501(c)(3) and all donations are tax deductible. |
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Project Most Inc.
P.O. Box 1486
East Hampton, NY 11937
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Thank you to our Media Sponsor. |
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Board of Directors
John McGovern, President
Doreen DiSunno, Vice President & Secretary
Debbie Allen, Treasurer
Michael Cinque
Lynn Epstein
Joanna Froschl
Michael Guinan
Dominick Stanzione
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Staff
Rebecca Morgan Taylor, Executive Director
Martha Stotzky, Education Director
Jacqueline Gravina-Wohlleb, Community Program Coordinator
Dakota Arkin Cafourek, Gift Officer and Comm.
Melissa Anderson, JMMES Site Supervisor
Malany Perez, Springs Site Supervisor
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