After School

The Erie Neighborhood House After School program creates a safe, resource-rich environment for children, featuring academic support, technology access, sports, arts activities and nutritional snacks.  Children participate in a wide variety of activities after school during the academic year and all day on holidays and vacation periods.  Our program offers up to 30 educational and cultural field trips and 12 family activities per year.  Our mission is “Partnering with parents to promote the well being of each child.”

The after school program is grounded in individualized attention and a choice-based curriculum that fosters independence and responsibility.  We integrate Illinois State Board of Education standards and EECS classroom curriculum into our core activities.  Our hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. and on school holidays and summer vacations 7:30 a.m. – 5:50 p.m.

If you are interested in enrolling your child in the program, please contact Amy Kinney, Director of After School to fill out a waiting list card.  When an opening becomes available, our Intake Office will contact you to schedule an appointment.  For more information about our program, please visit our website at www.eriehouse.org.

After School Personnel

Amy Kinney, director of the after school program, has been at Erie Neighborhood House since September 2003.  Amy has an M.S. in ESL/Bilingual Education from Western Illinois University and a B.S. in Education from Valparaiso University, where she graduated magna cum laude.  She has participated in the Fulbright-Hayes Intercultural Exchange Program in Guatemala and completed coursework at La Universidad de las Americas in Mexico.  Amy has also served as a bilingual elementary school teacher.

Jon Jones is our lead staff member in the after school program.  Jon has over 5 years of experience working with school-age children, including time as an assistant teacher in kindergarten.  He has completed college coursework in child development and filmmaking, having made several short films that feature Erie children. Jon has been at Erie House for over 3 years and has worked at all three of our sites.  He enjoys making fun games and activities educational, such as using card games to promote math skills and races like “alphabet relay” to encourage letter recognition and literacy skills.

Alfred Romero serves as the school-age program’s resource in the community technology center and program mini-labs at Erie House.  He has a B.A. in English/Creative Writing from the University of Illinois at Chicago and over five years of child care experience, specifically with school-age children and technology.