Out-of-School Time Activities

Out-of-school time (OST) activities, including after school, summer, and vacation week programs, provide students with excellent opportunities for growth beyond the traditional school day and year. These programs foster valuable relationships, new friendships, and exposure to diverse experiences.

A wide range of OST opportunities are available for students throughout Cambridge. These include activities, clubs and programs held within school buildings both before and after school, as well as numerous other OST opportunities provided by and accessible through various youth and community centers, non-profits, sports leagues, and more across the city.

Fletcher Maynard School-run Before School Activities
Coming Soon!

Fletcher Maynard School-run After School Activities
Coming Soon!

Additional After School Programs Located at or Near Fletcher Maynard Academy:
DHSP Community Schools (K-5th Grade), Childcare (K-5th Grade) and/or Cambridge Youth Programs (CYP) Pre-teen / Middle School Programs (4th-8th Grade)
The Department of Human Service Programs (DHSP) offers a variety of youth-serving, Out-of-School Time (OST) programs for Cambridge children, youth, and teens designed to develop children’s social and emotional growth and build healthy relationships. Open seats are filled through a lottery process. Families can apply through the online lottery for afterschool and summer programs.

  • DHSP Summer Program Lottery February-March
  • DHSP Afterschool Program Lottery April-May

For more information, including step-by-step instructions and tuition rates, visit their website or contact DHSP: [email protected], 617.349.6200

Tutoring Plus (K-5th Grade)
225 Windsor St.
Tutoring Plus provides weekly 1:1 tutoring and mentoring for students at different locations throughout Cambridge. Programs involve 1:1 time but also group social emotional games and activities. Visit their website to complete registration, then schedule a listening conference with student and staff and wait for program confirmation with a start date. For more information contact Jordan Harvey, 857.266.6915, [email protected]

Community Art Center (K-8th Grade)
119 Windsor St.
The Community Art Center provides programming in visual arts, dance, theater, and media arts. All students participate in sequential, semester-long focus classes and present their work four times each year including at outdoor summer events, Arts Interactive, and a final spring show. Visit their website or contact Jada Alleyne, 617.868.7100x125, [email protected] to learn more.

Many other Afterschool, Summer and OST Programs are located all over Cambridge! To learn more about the OST programs and activities happening throughout Cambridge, the Cambridge Agenda for Children OST has compiled resources. Click here to view Afterschool and Summer Resource Guides and Slideshows.

If you need help finding a OST program outside of CPS, fill out the After School Search Help Form.

The Cambridge Agenda for Children Out-of-School Time (AFCOST) is a citywide intermediary working with Cambridge Public Schools as well as many other city-run and community-based programs serving young people beyond the school day and year. AFCOST’s mission is to increase equity, access and innovation and sustain the highest quality OST opportunities and experiences for all children, youth and families.

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