• Overview of the 21st Century Extended Day Program

    The 21st Century Extended Day Program is a top-notch extended school-day program offered within the Nashua School District with the support of the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers federal grant and the New Hampshire Department of Education. For over 20 years, the Nashua School District has been a recipient of the Nita M. Lowey 21CCLC federal grant, enabling us to support our students during their out-of-school time.

    This competitive grant provides the resources necessary to offer our students a high-quality out-of-school time program that engages students in exploration of academic content in interesting and innovative ways. Program activities are designed to support student academic, social and emotional growth. The program focuses on activities that help students meet state learning standards in language arts, mathematics, science and social studies, and build critical thinking skills and positive character traits.

    Our program goal is to:

    1. Help students achieve grade-level standards in core academic subjects such as reading and math.
    2. Offer enrichment programs and activities that support students' interests and strengthen their connection to their community.
    3. Provide opportunities for the families of participating students to engage in their child’s learning and school community.

    Program Purpose

    Our 21st Century Extended Learning programs provide academic enrichment activities in reading and math designed to help our students meet local and state academic standards. Additionally, we offer youth development, social and emotional curriculum and STEAM programming designed to support overall student growth and complement academic learning. We are offered in elementary schools within the Nashua School District, where at least 40% of the student population qualifies for free or reduced lunch. As of 2024, those schools are identified as:

    • Amherst Street Elementary School
    • Birch Hill Elementary School
    • Dr. Norman W. Crisp Elementary School
    • Fairgrounds Elementary School
    • Ledge Street Elementary School
    • Mount Pleasant Elementary School
    • Sunset Heights Elementary School

     

    We will open registration to families on August 1, 2024.

    This fall, the after-school program will start on Monday, September 9, 2024. For more information on how to register your child for the 21st Century after-school program, please select your school's 21st Century School listed to the left. Please make sure that you complete your child's registration application in full. We anticipate high registration numbers and will most likely begin a wait list for the program. 

    Sincerely,

    The 21st Century Leadership Team

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