Registration Open for Newark Spring Break Camp – TAPinto.net

NEWARK, NJ — Enrollment is now open for a spring break camp hosted by United Community Corporation. 

The camp will take place from April 5 to April 9 and coincide with Newark Public Schools’ spring break period. The camp will begin each day at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at 6 p.m.

“It is really important to have this,” UCC Director of Youth, Family & Senior Services Yucleidis Melendez said. “Kids have been at home doing virtual learning for an entire year now. They want to have fun, get out of the house and interact with other children. Parents don’t have to worry about paying for a babysitter and can go to work knowing that their kids are enjoying a week off from school in a safe location at West Side Park.”

This will be the first time UCC will host a spring break camp. Funded by partner 21st Century, the camp is limited to students in grades 3 to 8 from Hawthorne Avenue, South 17th Street and Harriet Tubman elementary schools.

The camp will provide all students with breakfast, lunch and dinner courtesy of Newark Public Schools in addition to various activities such as basketball relay races, STEAM classes, kickball, computer activities and art classes.

In addition to accepting enrollment for its Spring Break Camp, UCC will also begin accepting enrollment for its Summer Camp program on April 15. The summer program will not be limited to the aforementioned three elementary schools and are open to all Newark Public Schools students in grades three through eight.

“What we’ve been doing outside of our after-school programs makes people want to be involved with all of UCC’s programs,” Melendez said. “They see that our agency strives to help fill as many of their needs as possible.

For people interested in registering their child for the Spring Break Camp, contact UCC at 973-642-0181, EXT 3166 or by emailing Yucleidis.melendez@uccnewark.org or jamila.colin@uccnewark.org.