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"Quality child care is an absolute essential requirement for dual working parents. Knowing that your child is in a safe, healthy environment as well as a nurturing one is so important. RCN has great day care programs and allows us to work with a sense of well-being."

"Our son and daughter both grew so much due to your caring and attentive staff as well as through your enriched educational programs"

"In my opinion RCN is Rochester's best-kept secret in Early Childhood Learning and Development."

"RCN's great day care has helped my son's social skills, speaking and learning to clean up!"



School-Age

RCN provides a great place for kids ages 5 – 12 to come before and after school. Our accredited program fosters healthy habits, good citizenship, and academic success in a safe, supportive environment.

The overall program offers children the opportunity to plan and carry out interesting activities allowing for diverse multicultural backgrounds and a different experience from school. It is a caring and relaxed atmosphere where the children's physical and emotional needs are met. In this environment, the children develop an enthusiasm for learning, exploring and creating. There is a planned schedule of activities based on the interests and choices of the children. There are opportunities for learning, enrichment activities, and positive interactions between staff and children. Mutual trust between school and home is developed through parent involvement.

Wrap-Around offers enrichment activities, including weekly thematic units, science, reading and writing activities, and group games. Children are served breakfast and afternoon snack. On full-day holidays, children will be served breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack.

Children need a place to feel safe and secure in order to grow in self-confidence and develop friendships. The School Age program at Rochester Childfirst Network is organized to give each child the experience of making choices, accepting responsibility and increasing independence. Through various activities and interest areas these goals are accomplished. Some of these activities are as follows:

  • Arts and Crafts
  • Citizenship Development
  • Community Involvement
  • Cooking
  • Computer Activities
  • Dramatic Play
  • Field Trips
  • Games and Puzzles
  • Homework
  • Sports
  • Music
  • Outside Recreational Activities
  • Reading Corner
  • Science Experiments
  • Sewing
  • Woodworking

Backyard Adventures SUMMER CAMP

For kids grades K-6

Come for one week or the whole summer!  

The Backyard Adventures Summer Camp Program at RCN has provided a safe learning environment for thousands of kids for over 60 years.

It’s a wonderful place for kids to hang out, make friends, grow, and explore life! Located on 4+ shady acres near Highland Park, there is plenty of outdoor fun going on! Engaging themed activities, special events, weekly field trips, science, nature exploration, basketball and soccer.

Themed Program Sessions for Summer 2011

Session 1 – June 27 – July 1

Getting to Know You/Let’s Get Growing – A week of getting to know new friends and building a community with fun teambuilding activities rocketing towards our 4th of July Bash! Young campers will learn how a gardens grows from the first seedling to the important roles of sun and rain, to plants and flowers that sprout and bloom.

Session 2  - July 5 - 15

Secret Agent – Lab Detective – Step into the shoes of a detective; uncover the science involved in evidence gathering and analysis. Become a super sleuth and learn clever ways of performing tasks in this hand-on view of science. Germs can run but they can’t hide from our science detectives!

Session 3 – July 18 - 29

Flight Academy – Birds, kites, planes and rockets: if it flies in, with, or through the air, it will be included in this camp as we investigate different types of aerodynamics. Campers will build various flying machines, explore space and apply Newton’s Laws of motion as we take daily flights of discovery!

Session 4 – August 1 - 12

Mad Scientist – Do you ever crave bubbling potions, slimy ooze and glowing objects? Well it’s time to break out your lab coat and join us for some cool science experiments.

Session 5  - August 15 - 26

Inventors Beware Science Faire – We will be putting the Scientific Method to work! The campers will come up with their own experiments and present their findings. They will also be coming up with their own invention ideas; hey you never know if their invention can make them millionaires!

Session 6  - August 29 – September 2

Messy Fun Week – Join us as we make a mess in our backyard! Mud pies, slime, spaghetti wars…our end of the summer Carnival and the Talent Show for ALL!

Nutritious Breakfast, Lunch and Snacks Prepared on Site

Backyard Adventure Kids want to come back every year! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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