Worcester County
Public Schools
BUCKINGHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
A National Title I Distinguished School
Staff, Students, Parents, Community "Together For Success!"
C.A.R.E. AFTER SCHOOL ACADEMY
The goal of the After School C.A.R.E Academy at BES is to provide students with a variety of academic, enrichment, service learning, creative arts, and technology activities to enhance their overall learning.
With the help of BES faculty, staff, and our community partnerships, BES offers students a unique learning environment.
Academics
Students in grades 2-4 have the ability to participate in STARS after school groups.
The STARS groups focus on continuing the academic school day to prepare students in Maryland Career and College Readiness through extra help and lessons in..
Reading
Writing
Math
Science
and
Social Studies
Character Education
4th grade students have the opportunity to participate in Character Education building programs.
Positive Gentleman's Club
4th grade boys are invited to participate in the Positive Gentleman's Club (PGC), where students learn character building components of becoming a young man.
Sisters with a Goal
4th grade girls are able to participate in our Sisters with a Goal (SWAG) club. SWAG is a mentoring program that focuses on teaching girls about their strengths and how they can help others.
Enrichment
With the help of our community partners, students have the opportunity to participate in a variety of enrichment programs after school.
These programs include...
Let's Connect through Language
Let's Dance
Lego Robotics
Art
Coding
4-H
Fitness Club
Maryland Coastal Bays
K-Kids
Brain Games
Book Club
Cooking Club
Quick Facts
The After School C.A.R.E. Academy is funded through the Maryland 21st Century CARE Grant.
The program currently serves over 140
2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade students.
The program utilizes 12 teachers, 6 educational assistants, and 5 community partners and is broken into 3 separate 8 week sessions throughout the school year.
After school students also receive dinner and have access to bus transportation.
After School Contact
For organizations or individuals wishing to learn more about about our After School Program, or volunteer opportunities please contact our After School Site Director...
Mr. Deshon Purnell
410-632-5300
Community Partners
Buckingham Elementary wouldn't be able to provide the wonderful resources and enrichment opportunities to our after school students if it wasn't for our wonderful community partners. These organizations volunteer their time to work with our students to run some of our programs. We would like to thank our 2019-2020 after school community partners for their commitment to the students of BES.
Maryland Coastal
Bays Program
Liz Vander Clute
Education Coordinator
University of Maryland Extension - 4H
Cindy Morris
4H Program Coordinator
Ocean City
Art League
Debbie Dean-Colley
Outreach Program Coordinator
Nike Community
Ambassador Program
Jefffery Thomas
Volunteer Coordiinator