Longfellow School hosts an after-school program through its Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Center at Longfellow.

Open from 2:25 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on school days, the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Center at Longfellow School is an after-school enrichment program for K4 through eighth-grade students.

The Longfellow Community Learning Center is led by three partners:

• Milwaukee Recreation
• Journey House
• Longfellow School

Every Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Center offers a healthy snack or light dinner, and supervised, structured academic enrichment opportunities that reinforce what students are learning in school.

• Academic Enrichment: Math and reading support
• Arts Programming
• College and Career Readiness
• Family Engagement Activities
• Social and Emotional Learning
• Youth Development Activities

Fees

Milwaukee Public Schools’ 21st CCLC programs may charge nominal program fees. The inability to pay fees or to receive Wisconsin Shares authorization cannot be a barrier to participation for students.

For fee information, please contact the Longfellow School Community Learning Center site coordinator, Alexandra Lopez, at ahlexl@yourneyhouse.org or (414) 647-0548 (extention 122).

All Milwaukee Public Schools community learning centers are funded by Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Center federal grant funds through a grant agreement with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by No Child Left Behind, Title IV, Part B, fund all 21st Century Community Learning Center grants.

Registration

Registration forms are available at the school’s 21st CCLC site and must be submitted to the site coordinator. Additional forms may be required as part of the registration process.

For more information about the registration process, contact the community learning center site coordinator.