Seattle Public Schools’ teachers will stage a one-day walkout on Tuesday, May 19, to protest the state legislature’s current underfunding of public schools. That is leaving many working parents scrambling for what to do with their kids.
Coding with Kids, a Redmond-based academy teaching computer programming to elementary and middle school children, is offering a discounted day camp on May 19 at the Phinney Neighborhood Association, 6532 Phinney Ave. N. Camp will run from 8:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., and is for ages 7-14. Cost is $89.
One day of coding fun! Tech-savvy instructors will guide small groups of campers as they unleash their creativity. Both beginners and experienced coders are welcome! (Students will be grouped by age and experience.)
Campers will receive personalized instruction and collaborate with new friends. Everybody will learn something new and build a game or two of their own. After camp, students will be able to share their work with family and friends and continue development through online access. (Programming environment: Scratch) The camp will include off-line activities and multiple breaks. Please, send snacks, lunch and water with your children.
Seattle Parks and Recreation will have free drop-in activities for students from kindergarten to 8th grade from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 21 community centers, including Ballard, Loyal Heights and Bitter Lake.
Due to space limitations, eligible students will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. All students must have a completed registration form. Registration forms can be obtained at open community centers, at the community centers the day of the drop-in service, or printed from https://www.seattle.gov/parks/. To hold a spot at a center register in advance please go online at https://class.seattle.gov/parks/Start/Start.asp. A registration form still must be brought to the community center on the 19th.
Seattle Parks and Recreation and the Associated Recreation Council will staff these sites. Parents are asked to drop off eligible children by 9:00 a.m. Spaces for parents who have pre-registered will not be held past 9:00 a.m. Once signed in, children will only be released to the authorized contacts listed on the registration form (identification is required).
Parents are asked to send a sack lunch with their child. Snacks will be provided to all students, and lunch will be provided to those students who are unable to bring their own.
The drop-in activities will be available at the following community centers:
- Alki, 5817 SW Stevens St.
- Ballard, 6020 28th Ave. NW
- Bitter Lake, 13035 Linden Ave. N.
- Delridge, 4501 Delridge Way SW
- Garfield, 2323 E Cherry St.
- Hiawatha, 2700 California Ave. SW
- High Point, 6920 34th Ave. SW
- Jefferson, 3801 Beacon Ave. S.
- Loyal Heights, 2101 NW 77th St.
- Magnolia, 2550 34th Ave. W.
- Magnuson, 7110 62nd Ave. NE
- Meadowbrook, 10517 35th Ave. NE
- Miller, 330 19th Ave. NE
- Northgate, 10510 5th Ave. NE
- Queen Anne, 1901 First Ave. W.
- Rainier, 4600 38th Ave. S.
- Rainier Beach, 8825 Rainier Ave. S.
- Ravenna-Eckstein, 6535 Ravenna Ave. NE
- South Park, 8319 8th Ave. S.
- Van Asselt, 2820 S Myrtle St.
- Yesler, 917 E Yesler Way
Parks’ Teen Centers will be open 2:30-8:00 p.m. in order to provide some daytime drop-in activities for teens. Geographically located Teen Centers are Meadowbrook, Garfield, and Southwest. See https://www.seattle.gov/parks/tlc/.
If you know of any other special childcare programs on May 19, please let us know below in Comments.
