PROGRAMS
Discovery Cove
Discovery Cove is our before and after school childcare enrichment program for pre-K through 6th grade students on the Wade Avenue Campus. We are open from 6 am to 9:30 am and 2:30 pm to 6 pm. Held at Ontario Primary Cafeteria. Discovery Cove will continue to provide enrichment activities for our students in music, art, life skills and of course – reading and math! This is a Parent Pay program that is licensed through Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, with the Step Up to Quality Status of GOLD!
Celebrate Primary
Celebrate Primary is being offered to children currently in 1st and 2nd grade attending the Wade Avenue Campus. Celebrate will support your child's academics, social/emotional and life skill development through expanded experiences with fun enriching activities. Reading, Math, Science along with Fun with Food, Yoga, CATCH, Keyboarding, Art Club, Legos, etc. will be offered each session.
Offered Monday through Friday from 7:00 - 8:00 am, then transitioned to their school building in time for Breakfast, and after school on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 3:00 - 5:30 pm. Held at Ontario Primary Cafetorium. There is no charge for this program which is funded by local Foundation grants. Transportation home is being offered from Sunset Taxi Transportation at no charge to the families.
Club 212
Club 212 is an after school Academic Coaching and Homework help program at Lakeside Jr High School, offered at no charge to our AACS families. Club 212 works with students to improve their academic achievement and engage them in fun classes that support their life skill development. Quest Clubs will be offered again this year from 2:15 to 3:15. Fall Quest clubs will begin September 29th.
Strive 4 Success
Strive 4 Success is an academic coaching program for 3rd - 6th grade beginning at Superior Intermediate for academics and ending at Ontario Primary for Enrichments on Tuesdays and Wednesdays after school at no charge to our AACS families from 4 - 6:35 pm. We are working closely with teachers who can provide your child with Academic Coaching in reading and mathematics to help him/her succeed this year in school. Last year, children who regularly attended Strive 4 Success showed improvement and parents were positive about the program. Transportation home is being offered from Sunset Transportation at no cost to families.
Summer Programs
In our summer program, we continue the journey with our Summer of Discovery program for students who completed kindergarten through 6th grade in the Ashtabula Area City School district. We will continue planting seeds of learning, both academically and socially. Summer of Discovery 2027 will be held from June 23rd to July 23rd on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8 am to 3 pm.
Waterways
Environmental Science academic kits are available to 4th through 6th grade classrooms. Each year students are invited to participate in an outdoor learning day. This school year we will be holding an "Outdoor" Career Expo for the Celebrate and Strive 4 Success Students.

