Trying to figure out summer afternoons for your elementary-aged kid crew? Peconic Community Summer has your back with their new Afternoon Spark Sessions

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Half-day summer programs have you stressed out already, and wondering what you’ll do this summer? We get it! Families looking to fill their kids’ summer afternoons can end the hunt; Peconic Community Summer’s new summer program, PCS Afternoon Spark Sessions, is what you’ve been searching for.

This new summer program by Peconic Community School, thoughtfully designed for children entering Kindergarten through Grade 4, will feature hands-on skill-building and fun with a different focus each weekday afternoon, led by community experts in their fields.

“Children might spend an afternoon harvesting from the garden, throwing clay on the wheel, learning crochet, designing and building in the Maker Space, or working with petals and flowers from the natural world,” shared PCS Director of Communications and Documentation Megan Eilers. “Sports Squad runs every day for children who'd rather be moving on the field.”

PCS Afternoon Spark Sessions will run Monday through Friday from 12:30 to 4 p.m., from July 6 through August 21. Families may sign up for the full seven-week session or on a week-by-week basis. Each week costs $450/child, with a 10% discount available for local, year-round residents.

“Learning a hands-on skill is its own kind of power,” added Megan. “When children build their first invention in the Maker Space, throw their first pot, or finish their first crocheted piece, they walk away with more than just the work itself. They've gained a real skill, a sense of what focused effort can do, and the confidence that comes from making something with their own hands.”

The structure of the PCS Afternoon Spark Sessions promises dedicated time in each area, giving children the opportunity to grow at their own pace and deepen their passions. 

The program will take place both indoors and outdoors with a strong outdoor focus across Peconic Community School’s ten-acre Cutchogue campus.

Megan told us, “Most days unfold outside, in the garden, on the field, at the outdoor pottery wheel, or with petals and flowers in the natural world. The Maker Space happens both indoors and outside, and while the crochet circle is housed primarily indoors, they are known to move outside as well.”

Children should bring a nut-free snack, a water bottle, and sun protection. 

Peconic Community School offers a wide array of summer programming, including a full-day PCSummer program for children entering Kindergarten through Grade 4, weeklong specialty offerings like Pond Keepers and Circus School, and the brand-new Explorers' Survival Program in August.

Learn more and register here for PCSummer programs.