Youth Services Program After School Playground Programs It is our firm belief that every child and youth has a need and a right to participate, in the presence of a responsible, caring adult, in engaging activities that support achievement and promote social, emotional, and physical development beyond the regular school day. The Beyond the Bell (BTB) Branch Youth Services Section provides an after school safe haven for children in grades 2-8. Trained supervisors plan and conduct the program each day after school for children at nearly all Los Angeles Unified School District elementary and middle schools. This program is provided free-of-charge to participants. The program operates from the time of school dismissal until the posted closing time to better meet the recreational and supervision needs of children, as well as those of working parents. Additionally, expanded program hours may be provided on minimum and shortened days to provide safe and supervised activities. At selected single-track calendar schools, we operate an extended and expanded 4- to 6-week program during the summer months. Youth Services currently operates after school playground programs at 535 elementary and middle schools and serves an average of 40,000 children daily. The goals of the program are to provide wholesome, supervised recreational and enrichment activities in safe neighborhood environments. The program emphasizes recreational play that develops basic movement skills, strong and healthy bodies, teamwork, sportsmanship, cooperative social skills and activities that reinforce the skills learned in the regular instructional program. In addition, the tenets and teaching model of the national CHARACTER COUNTS! program are implemented to instill and reinforce the back-to-basics effort to build good character in our youth. The Youth Services Program is a permissive program where participants arrive and leave at their own discretion and of their own volition. All participants must conduct themselves in a manner that is consistent with the rules of the school and playground. The daily program may include various sport and game activities, including: • Basketball • Kickball • Softball • Soccer • Handball • Flag Football • Volleyball • Table Games • Board Games • Intramural Tournaments • Drill Team • Arts and Crafts In addition to the daily program, weekend regional tournaments in various activities, such as those listed above, are regularly organized and conducted to provide opportunities for supervised, inter-playground competition. Excursions to beaches, water parks, amusement parks, museums, and special events are also planned throughout the year. Collaboration and partnerships with various agencies and organizations, public and private, profit and non-profit, have resulted in substantial benefits to our children. Numbered among our generous partners in such collaboratives are: • The Annenberg Foundation • District Resource Coordinating Councils • City of Los Angeles Commission for Children, Youth and Their Families • LAUSD Food Services • LAUSD Nutrition Network • Five-a-Day Nutrition • Healthy Start Program and Healthy Start Run • Los Angeles Recreation and Parks		EN ESPAÑOL
				After School Playground Program Weekend Tournaments & Activities Summer Program Employee Recreation