CURIOSITY CREATORS AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM

Our afterschool programs aim to create an environment of excitement and hands-on engagement of science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM) in everyday life, with the goal of building the will and skill for lifelong learning. The mix between project-based structured activities and open-ended play-based exploration provides kids a variety of ways to build dynamic knowledge about STEAM while they have fun! 

 HOW IT WORKS

You can pick and choose between 2-5 days of the week; however, you must maintain the same number of days until the end of each month or until you cancel your membership.

2023-24 Program Dates: 8/14-6/4

2024-2025: 8/19-6/4

2024-25 Black Out Dates

Our afterschool programs will not be offered on the following school holidays and breaks, and cannot be substituted for camp days.

2024: Winter Holiday (1/1-1/5), MLK Jr Day (1/15), Lunar New Year (2/9), Presidents’ Day (2/19), Caesar Chavez Day (4/1), Spring Break (4/8-4/12), Memorial Day Weekend (5/24 & 5/27), Labor Day (9/2), Indigenous People’s Day (10/14), Veteran’s Day (11/11), Thanksgiving Week (11/25-11/29), Winter Break (12/23-12/31)

2025: Winter Break (1/1-1/3), MLK Jr Day (1/20), Lunar New Year (1/29), Presidents’ Day (2/17), Spring Break (3/28-4/4), Memorial Day Weekend (5/26), Labor Day (9/2), Indigenous People’s Day (10/12), Veteran’s Day (11/11), Thanksgiving Week (11/24-11/28), Winter Break (TBA)

*Students in the afterschool program receives $15 discount off school holiday break camps. Discount can not be combined with other discount offerings or specials.

Registration Fees & Membership Cost

New members: $250 registration fee (one time fee, if your child previously registered for the afterschool program and it was waived or you paid a prorate fee, you must pay this fee)

Monthly Membership, Material, Car Service Fees

Our programs support families from many different schools around the community and the start time is based on school dismissal time.

STEMful Staff will pick up your children at the following schools: TECA, Dolores Huerta, and Alvarado.

A pick-up authorization form will be provided to you prior to the start of the school year.

Monthly Program Fees

From 2:00-6:00pm Monday-Tuesday, Thursday-Friday, with Wednesday Early Release and Parent-Teacher Conference Week accommodations.

2-days: $385, 2-days (sibling): $335 

3-days: $500, 3-days (sibling): $450 

4-days: $588, 4-days (sibling): $538 

5-days: $690, 5-days (sibling): $640 

Monthly Material Fee 

$35/month/student

Schools We Provide Staff Pick-Ups

Dolores Huerta, TECA*, and Alvarado*

*TECA and Alvarado (additional fee of $35/month) for staff travel time and transporation service

Car Service Fee 

$25-34/ride 

• Service is for students from schools in which staff pick-up can not be offered
• Service can provide rides to 2-4 children from the same school
• Requires up to 24h advance notice without penalty of the full-service cost
• STEMful manages all rides on parent’s behalf and charges rides daily

IN A PINCH?

This is for an occasional need when you can’t pick up your children from school, and they have no other place to go. Ideal for families in the surrounding neighborhoods of Mission-Bernal Heights. We provide pick-ups at TECA, Dolores Huerta, and Alvarado.

POLICIES FOR MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP

• Program and material fees are automatically billed monthly.
• No refund on the registration fee. 
• Students must stay home if sick. 
• No prorate for missing or sick days. 
• Cancellation must be made 10 business days prior to the first of the month or a charge of 25% of monthly program fee may be applied, you must send an email to afterschool@stemful-sf.com to formally cancel your membership.
• Programs will be canceled on bad air quality above 150 AQI.
• Car service cancellations must be made up to 24 hours in advance without a penalty of the full-service cost.

Here are some additional answered questions about our afterschool program. Please check our calendar to stay up-to-date.