Beginning this fall, Peter Kirk Community Center will offer a new after-school camp for children in kindergarten through fifth grade.

“We’re excited to offer this new program,” City of Kirkland recreation coordinator Betsy Maxwell said. “We heard repeatedly about a lack of after-school programs in Kirkland and are trying to help fill that community need.”

The camp will run from 3-6 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and 1:30-6 p.m. Wednesdays. It will follow the Lake Washington School District calendar and be closed on days that school is not in session, including inclement weather closures.

Transportation will not be provided. Parents of current bus riders in the Lake Washington School District are encouraged to contact the district for transportation options to the downtown Kirkland area, where camp counselors will be waiting for the children.

The creation of this program came from the city’s parks and community services staff seeking ways to expand programming at the Peter Kirk Community Center.

“We’ve been looking at ways to fill in our programming in the afternoons,” Maxwell said. “Offering an after-school camp seemed like a perfect combination of what we could offer and what the community wants.”

The camp will consist of a blend of recreation and educational activities in a relaxed, fun and safe environment. Available to both residents and non-residents, sign ups can be made in week or month increments, or for the full school year. Signing up for the full school year will guarantee a spot in the program and also make available a convenient monthly payment plan.

For more information about this program and to register, call 425-587-3336 or visit www.kirklandparks.net, scroll down to “Youth and General Programs” and choose “Peter Kirk After School Program.”

This is taken from a City of Kirkland news release.