Out of School Time Activities

After School Care with YMCA and Venture Outdoors

ECS is dedicated to providing students at the Primary (grades K-2) and Intermediate School (Grades 3-5) fun and educational after-school care experiences by partnering with local, like-minded, and child centered organizations.

After School Care at Primary School

ECS is thrilled to partner with YMCA PGH as the sole Primary School care provider to bring a unique and sustainable experience through its After School Enrichment BASE Camp. This program will not only expand students’ opportunities for after-school care activities, but it will also remain on-site at the Primary School for easy accessibility and consistency. Contact YMCA PGH at BASE@ymcapgh.org.

REGISTER FOR THE 25–26 SCHOOL YEAR K–2 AFTER SCHOOL CARE 

After School Care at Intermediate School

At the Intermediate School, After School Care is provided by our friends at Venture Outdoors.

Since 2021, VO has provided afterschool care for our 3rd–5th graders at ECS Intermediate. VO believes in connecting youth to nature to build social emotional learning skills, improve overall mental and physical wellbeing, and have fun. Participants will bike, hike, fish, geocache, and so much more!

Venture Outdoors will offer the following options for the 2025–26 school year:

• 5 Day (Monday–Friday): $395 per month

• 3 Day (Monday, Wednesday, Friday): $225 per month

• 3 Day (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday): $255 per month

Please note there are additional fees associate with the deposit, but these fees will NOT apply to the monthly payments. If you are in need of a scholarship for this program, please email smiddleton@ventureoutdoors.org

To learn more visit ventureoutdoors.org/ecs.

REGISTER FOR 5 DAY (M–F)        REGISTER FOR 3 DAY (MWF)        REGISTER FOR 3 DAY (T, W, TH)       

Summer Camps

ECS focuses on the whole child all year long, and when school is not in session, ECS is proud to provide summer camps for all students.

ECS partners with YMCA PGH to provide summer camp for incoming first-grade to incoming fifth-grade students. Camp Dragon Fly hosts full-day camps throughout the summer for ECS students to participate in and socialize with their peers during the out-of-school time months.

In addition to its partnership with YMCA PGH, ECS also runs its own summer camp programming for students in grades 6 to 12. Programming could include sports camps, chess camp, and more!