Access 21/Discovery Club-School Year 2024-2025

Notice: We are currently working on our Summer 2025 programming. We will keep you posted once we have more information.

(Applications for 2024-2025 are now available)

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.

 2024-2025 Dates & Times of Operation: 

Monday October 7, 2024 – Friday  May 30, 2025.

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

There are no fees to participate this year.

Discovery Club/Access 21 Application-English

Discovery Club/Access 21 Application-Spanish

Discovery Club/Access 21 Application-Portuguese

Discovery Club/Access 21 Application-Arabic

• For assistance with other languages please contact the Discovery Club/Access 21 office.

Access 21 (Grades 9-12)
Applications for the 2024-25 School Year:

2024-2025 Dates & Times of Operations: Tuesday October 8, 2024 – Thursday  May 29, 2025, 2:15PM-5:00PM

(Applications for 2024-2025 are now available)

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 𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐁: 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. 

 HEALTH AND WELLNESS COMMUNITY: 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. (Starting January 2025)

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 Thursdays from 3-5 pm, beginning on (dates to be announced) 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 1st of the next month. Applications received after noon on the 15th will be considered for enrollment to start the 1st of the following month. However, as mentioned above, all of our Discovery Club sites have waitlists at this time. Please wait for enrollment confirmation before sending your child to Discovery Club.

(Applications for 2024-2025 are now  available)

Discovery Club/Access 21 Application-English

Discovery Club/Access 21 Application-Spanish

Discovery Club/Access 21 Application-Portuguese

Discovery Club/Access 21 Application-Arabic

Generally, applications received by noon on the 15th of each month will be considered for enrollment to start the 1st of the next month. Applications received after noon on the 15th will be considered for enrollment to start the 1st of the following month. However, as mentioned above, all of our Discovery Club sites have waitlists at this time. Please wait for enrollment confirmation before sending your child to Discovery Club.