Applications are now open for the School Year 2025-2026.

Discovery Club program start date: Monday September 15, 2025. 

Discovery Club End Date: Friday May 29, 2026.

If you are interested in this opportunity for your child, please fill out the application.

Please note that filling out this application does not guarantee admission into our program. We receive a high volume of applications every year. We determine enrollment based on 21st Century Community Learning Center (21st CCLC) grant requirements. 

Space is limited. 

 Do not send your student to our program without receiving a notification from the Discovery Club Office about their enrollment.

If you have any questions please reach out to the Discovery Club Office.

Discovery@haverhill-ps.org

 Discovery Club & Access 21
School Year 2025-2026 Enrollment Information!

 Dates & Times of Operation: 

Start Date: – Monday September 15, 2025

End Date: Friday May 29, 2026.

Please note that the below information can change depending on funding.

Discovery Club is an Out-of School Time Enrichment Program offered at Bradford, Golden Hill, Pentucket Lake, Silver Hill, Tilton Elementary, Consentino, Nettle and J.G. Whittier Middle Schools for students in grades 1-8. The program is funded by 21st Century Community Learning Centers federal grants and state After School & Out-of-School Time(ASOST) grants. The primary focus is to provide academic and social support as well as enrichment programs to select students who are economically disadvantaged or have other risk factors. The intent is to help level the playing field for these students so that they may experience opportunities that they may not otherwise have. We try to keep a 1:10 teacher/student ratio to ensure high quality programming.

All Discovery Club sites offer one hour of Before School Programming Monday through Friday. Transportation is not available to the sites in the morning.

     Elementary sites meet from 7:45-8:45 am. 

     Middle School sites meet from 7:15-8:15 am.

Discovery Club After School programs meet for two hours Monday through Thursday and transportation home is provided. 

     Elementary times are 3:15-5:15 pm 

     Middle school times are 2:45-4:45 pm.

The Elementary Sites also offer programming on Friday after school from 3:15-5:15 pm, however transportation home is not available. 

With Federal Grant Funding, we hope to provide the following academic and enrichment opportunities:
Elementary and middle school programs offer about an hour of homework support followed by an enrichment program each afternoon.
There are 3 ten-week sessions during the school year for elementary & middle school programs. Enrichment programs change each session to ensure that students have a variety of experiences. At the elementary level, enrichment may include Art, Recreation, STEM, Literacy, and more! At the middle school level, students can choose the topic in which they are interested. Programs may include Robotics, Girls on the Run, Cooking, Horticulture, Musical Theater, Healthy Living, and Sports & Games. These can change based on student and teacher interest

Application:

English  SY 2025-2026 Discovery Club Application

Spanish SY 2025-2026 Discovery Club Application-Spanish

Portuguese SY 2025-2026 Discovery Club Application-Portuguese

Creole SY 2025-2026 Discovery Club Application- Creole

Discovery Club (Grades 1-8)

Applications for the 2025-2026 School Year:

Generally, applications received by noon on the 15th of each month, will be considered for enrollment to start the next month. Applications received after noon on the 15th will be considered for enrollment to start the following month. Please wait for enrollment confirmation (directly from the Discovery Club office) before sending your child to Discovery Club.

Access 21 (Grades 9-12)

Applications for the 2025-2026 School Year:

 Program Start date: Tuesday September 16, 2025.

 Dates & Times of Operations:  Start Date Tuesday September 16, 2025- End Date of Thursday May 28, 2026-  2:15PM-5:00 PM

Access 21 is an Out-of School Time Enrichment Program offered at Haverhill High School for students in grades 9-12. The program is funded by 21st Century Community Learning Centers federal grants.

Transportation home is available Tuesday through Thursday when programs are in session. Healthy snacks are provided.

With Federal Grant Funding, we hope to provide the following enrichment opportunities:

Glee: Singers, dancers, musicians, and all-around music lovers are welcome to join our contemporary singing and dancing group. Our goal is to showcase students singing and dancing to all genres of music as well as music of their choosing, in a diverse, student-led, welcoming environment. This is a performance-based activity with evening Cabaret and Showcase performances throughout the year.          

Life Skills Enrichment: A variety of programming is adapted to the unique needs of special education students. Activities may include physical activity, cooking, photography, art, internet safety, and overall access to assistive technology.         

Robotics Club:  Design, Build and Program Robots. Learn to use a variety of robotic platforms and controllers including Mindstorms, Drones, Crickets, iRobot Creates, and Personal Exploration Rover. Improve in math while having fun, working with your friends and learning engineering concepts. 

 WELLNESS COLLECTIVE: Learn about different facets of Mental Health and Wellness while working with a group of peers to gather resources and design a website to share your findings with the greater school and city community. 

Importance of Social Emotional Well-Being

*Improves Mental Health
*Strengthen Relationships
*Boost Self-Esteem
*Encourages Empathy

INTERNSHIP: For ages 16 and up – During this semester-long experience, students will analyze their interests, develop a focus for career exploration, create a resume, and learn workplace etiquette and workplace safety, before being placed at a local business for real work experience. Internships help students make more informed college and career choices, provide students with valuable industry contacts and may lead to Letters of Recommendation.

Fall Internship Classes:

Internship classes will be held at HHS on a date and time to be determined., beginning in October for students who have interviewed with the HHS Internship staff. HHS Internship staff will communicate program details with the students interns.

Generally, applications received by noon on the 15th of each month will be considered for enrollment to start  the next month. Applications received after noon on the 15th will be considered for enrollment to start the following month.   Please wait for enrollment confirmation before sending your child to Discovery Club/Access 21.

Application:

English  SY 2025-2026 Discovery Club Application

Spanish SY 2025-2026 Discovery Club Application-Spanish

Portuguese SY 2025-2026 Discovery Club Application-Portuguese

Creole SY 2025-2026 Discovery Club Application- Creole

Current USDA Nondiscrimination Statement as of 7/9/2025

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or

fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or

email:
Program.Intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

If you have any questions please reach out to the Discovery Club Office.

Krista, Meghan and Tita

Telephone: 978-420-1955  ✦ Email: krista.lamontagne@haverhill-ps.org  (After School Program Director)

                   978-420-1954  ✦ Email: meghan.obrien@haverhill-ps.org  (Assistant After School Program Director)

                   978-420-1956  ✦ Email: angela.antonopoulos@haverhill-ps.org  (Data Management Specialist)

Discovery@haverhill-ps.org

Current USDA Nondiscrimination Statement

In accordance with federal civil rights law and USDA civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the state or local agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or

fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or

email:
Program.Intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.