Overview

The White Birch Center for Extended Education extends care and learning to out of school time. Care is provided before and after school hours and during school breaks. Our Extended Education Program’s philosophy is that the care provided is essential for establishing and promoting relationships with our youth, developing critical social and emotional skills, and learning through play, exploration, inquiry, and hands on activities.

Location

The Extended Education Program operates out of Henniker Community School. Our classroom is located in the kindergarten hallway. To access our classroom, look for the blue door on the side of the building underneath the fire escape stairs.

Hours

Before School Program 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM Monday through Friday
After School Program 2:35 PM to 5:30 PM Monday through Friday

Vacation Day Program 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM Monday through Friday

Summer Camp Program 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM Monday through Friday

Curriculum

What is emergent curriculum?:

Emergent curriculum is built around the interests that emerge from children’s ideas. It is curriculum that develops from exploring what is socially relevant, intellectually engaging, and personally meaningful to children. This types of curriculum connects learning with experience and prior knowledge. It responds to children’s immediate interests and is typically implemented after an idea emerges from a group of children

Center-wide standards of practice that we use and regulations that we adhere to:

New Hampshire Child Care Licensing Rules and Regulations (PDF)