The Brook Hill Lower School
Presents:
CADET CLUB

Mission:
Cadet Club seeks to provide before and after school care for Lower School scholars consistent with The Brook Hill School’s mission emphasizing enrichment activities, Christian character development, and recreation.

Goals:
Fun!
Small Group Interaction
Stimulating Activities Academic and Intellectual Enrichment
Recreation
Homework Assistance

Dates and Times:
Cadet Club operates on school days and school half days (closed on school holidays and vacation days)

Hours of operation are:
7 :30 to 8:05 am - Monday through Friday (PK-5th)
3:40 to 5:30 pm - Monday through Thursday K-5th)
12:00 to 5:30 pm – Monday through Friday (PK only)
2:00 to 5:30 pm – Friday (K–5th)
12:15 to 5:30 pm – on early release days

Supervision:
There will be a qualified adult to supervise children in Cadet Club. Occasionally, there will be select Upper school students screened for their ability to work responsibly with children serving as counselors-in-training.

Grouping:
Students will be grouped by age and interest whenever possible.

Pick up:
Students will only be released to parents and those they designate. Designated persons must be named in writing by parents prior to pick-up

WE CARD - Any adult, who is not familiar to our staff, including parents, will be asked to verify pick-up authorization and show a picture ID. Please be patient with our staff. It will take them a while to recognize which authorized adult goes with which child. The purpose is to keep our scholars out of harms way.

Activities:
• Arts and Crafts
• Games and Sports
• Clubs – e.g. Chess, mystery, book, science etc.
• Off campus trips (usually on early release days)
• Homework and extra help

Dress:
The school uniform will be fine for most activities. You will be contacted in advance if the activities require a different dress then the Brook Hill uniform.

Sign in/out:
It is required that students be signed into and out of Cadet Club.

Cost:
Unlimited Use:
An Unlimited Ticket qualifies participants to use Cadet Club any time the Cadet Club is open. The cost is $2600 per year for a student in Pre-Kindergarten or $1500 per year for a student in K-5th grade, which will be paid in two equal installments at the beginning of each semester.

Occasional Use:
An 80-hour ticket may be purchased from the Lower School Office or Business Office for $240. Each hour or portion of an hour in half hour increments is deducted from the ticket when used. The 80-hour ticket will expire 4 months from purchase regardless of the unused hours. Tickets will be kept at the school and parents will be notified when a new one should be purchased. No refunds for unused hours will be given.

Once in a while or emergency use:
If a child who is not normally in Cadet Club needs care because of some unforeseeable event (like Tyler traffic), he or she will be cared for in Cadet Club. The cost for this extended service is $5.00 per hour (or portion of an hour used) to be paid at the time of pick-up or drop off.

Late and Other charges:
Students picked up after closing time (6:00 pm) will be charged 10.00 per quarter hour or portion thereof. Drop-in and Late fees are due at pick-up. An additional 25% of fees due will be charged if the amount needs to be billed.