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Home News Kraft Great Kids Program Offers Children Enrichment During School Year

Kraft Great Kids Program Offers Children Enrichment During School Year

9/1/2011

Parents looking for safe learning opportunities for their children ages 6-12 during the school year are encouraged to sign up for the Kraft Great Kids program offered at 12 Chicago Park District sites from Sept. 12-Dec. 16. The Kraft Great Kids Program is a partnership between Kraft, the Chicago Park District, the Chicago Public Libraries, and After School Matters that provides children meaningful after-school experiences in nutrition, fitness, literacy and creativity.

During the Chicago Public School year, the program consists of organized after school activities in four categories including:

Homework help: Instructors are available Monday - Thursday after school for two hours each day.
Nutrition: Staff works with children on gardens that were planted over summer. Healthy snacks are also provided either through a state-funded program or the Greater Chicago Food Depository.
Fitness and Creativity in Great Kids@Play: Instructors use dance to promote fitness. Participants will also keep moving while playing nutrition games through a partnership with the Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago’s Children (CLOCC).
Literacy: The dance and fitness curriculum also incorporates literacy concepts. As coordinated with the Chicago Public Library, dinner and family activities take place monthly from October – May that promote literacy and healthy lifestyles.

Kraft Great Kids operates at the following Chicago Park District sites: