Youthtown Panmure After School Programme caters for children aged 5-13 at the activities centre, located at 143 Tripoli Road, Panmure.

The programme runs from 3.00pm to 6.00pm. Youthtown provides high quality, OSCAR After School Programmes with experienced staff and a staff/child ratio of 1:10 (1:8 ratio for daytrips and 1:6 swimming).

Transportation

Youthtown provides transportation from the following schools to Youthtown daily. All drivers are fully licensed and trained.

• St Pius School
• Riverina Primary
• Tamaki Intermediate
• Glen Taylor School
• Tamaki Primary
• Pt England School
• Glenbrae School
• Panmure Bridge
• Glen Innes Primary
• Glendowie School
  

Youthtown is constantly expanding, please contact us to see if we uplift from your child's school.

Programme

When transport route is complete, the roll will be taken and all children will assemble for a brief daily meeting. This is conducted to communicate activities on offer for the afternoon and to go over the fair rules of Youthtown. Afternoon tea will follow the meeting, after which programme activities commence. The Choice of activities is categorized into the following zones;

• In our Gym Zone we offer sports and innovative age appropriate fun games including unihoc, relays and other team games.
• In our Creative Zone we offer an extensive variety of art activities to foster children's individual creativity.
• Our Quiet Zone provides a fun and educational component to Youthtown's programmes. The first hour is dedicated to homework and project work under the supervision of our Youthtown Staff. The second part of the programmes activity based with quizzes, board games and participation in Clubs.
• Our Action Zone is the fun place to be after school, sing star, dress ups, buzz, pool and marbles to name a few of the activities available.
• In our Outdoor Zone we offer sports and innovative age appropriate fun games including soccer, court sports and other team games.
• All children are encouraged to participate in weekly team challenges to foster social skills and interact with one another.
• Youthtown takes every opportunity in warmer weather (with parental consent) to utilize Mt Wellington War Memorial Reserve/ Dunkirk Reserve and local beaches for activities. Please note Youthtown provides no Television watching for children. However a TV will be used to operate interactive video games and to run a Movie session once a week.

Your Child's Safety

Your child's safety is Youthtown's paramount concern. We have comprehensive policies and procedures that are in place and are available from Youthtown for you to view at any time.

Cost

The After School Programme costs vary depending on how many days your child attends and how far in advance you decide to pay. The following table provides a guideline to our fees:

New Prices for 2009

Youthtown requires this to be paid two weeks in advance. As the programme is substantially subsidised there are no refunds for
non-attendance.

You may be eligible for WINZ subsidies, this is available to parents who are working or studying. The Subsidy is income tested, please visit WINZ or phone 0800 774 004. For more information please contact the programme co-ordinator (09) 527 2461
Youthtown After School Programmes are supported by:

OSCAR Assistance Funding from the Ministry of Social Development.

Enrolment Process
Step 1: Phone Coordinator to arrange a time for a visit or to view the programme in action. This gives an opportunity to communicate specific needs of child/ren and ascertain the suitability of the Programme on offer
Step 2: Complete enrolment forms with a minimum payment of 2 weeks in advance or take advantage of discounts available to full term subscription

To download enrolment or registration forms, click the "Downloadable Forms" button on left hand side navigation menu

Contact
Kelly Fitzjames
After School Co-ordinator
(09) 527 2461
kelly@youthtown.org.nz