Nashua School District Gateway to Opportunity

21st Century Hours of Operation - 21st Century runs for 3 hours immediately following school day dismissal.

• Monday - Friday from 2:40 p.m. until 5:40 p.m. - Amherst Street, Dr. Norman W. Crisp, Fairgrounds, Ledge Street and Mount Pleasant Elementary Schools. 
• Monday - Friday from 3:25 p.m. until 6:25 p.m. - Birch Hill and Sunset Heights Elementary Schools.

21st Century Program Schedule (Example)

(Below is a generalized schedule based on the school day dismissal time of 2:40 p.m.)

2:40 pm – 3:00 pm: Snack & Community Time

Healthy Snacks: Students will start with a delicious and nutritious snack approved by the National School Lunch Program.

Community Time: A chance for students to unwind, share their day, and make new friends.

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Extended Learning Lab previously “Homework Club” (Runs Monday-Thursday)

Homework Help: NH-Licensed teachers serve as Academic Teachers to assist students with their homework, making sure they understand and complete it.

Fun Learning: Teachers create engaging lesson plans and activities to make learning fun.

Personalized Support: Using academic data, Academic Teachers identify areas where students can improve and collaborate with school day teachers to support learning.

4:00 pm – 5:00pm: Enrichment Activities (3pm-5pm on Fridays in place of Extended Learning Lab)

Monday: Let’s get creative with Art!

Tuesday: Dive into exciting STEM projects!

Wednesday: Enjoy captivating Literacy activities!

Thursday: Another round of amazing STEM adventures!

Friday: Explore Community Service, College & Career Readiness, and Cultural Competency!

5:00 – 5:40pm: Recreation Activities

     Students will participate in fun and active play with their peers.

21st Century Extended Learning Lab (formerly called Homework Club) 

The Extended Learning Lab (formerly called Homework Club) is a structured learning club run by NH-licensed teachers hired as 21st Century Academic Teachers, supplemented by certified volunteer tutors, designed to provide students with additional academic support and enrichment beyond regular school hours. In 2024, the 21st Century Leadership Team made the decision to rename Homework Club because we recognize that while not all students within the Nashua School District are assigned homework to complete during their out-of-school time, we still have to opportunity to engage our students in learning while they are not in school. By renaming our Homework Club, we are changing our students' mindsets and are teaching them that learning outside of school can still be done without assigned homework!

The Extended Learning Lab is offered Monday through Thursday during the first hour of the program. The Extended Learning Lab provides 21st Century students with:

Homework Help: Our NH-Licensed teachers are here to assist your child with their homework, making sure they understand and complete it.

Fun Learning: We create engaging lesson plans and activities to make learning fun while helping students develop academic skills to meet grade-level reading and math proficiency levels.

Personalized Support: Using academic data, we identify areas where your child can improve and collaborate with their teachers to support school day learning.

21st Century Family Engagement Events

Family involvement is a very important part of your child’s education; we encourage each adult family member to participate in this program as much as your schedule allows. Each trimester, the 21st Century Extended Day Program offers a family engagement event in the evenings for both the parents and their children, or just for parents. Our family engagement events are designed to be fun for the whole family, so we hope you will attend! We will provide the information about these events in advance.

We select the adult workshop topics based on community feedback and the sessions have been designed for adult learning. Please let the Site Coordinator know if there are workshops that would be of interest or benefit to you.