Description

MAP Afterschool 2024-25

Looking for High Quality afterschool programs for your kids?

We are located across from Beebe school, and we can pick your child(ren) up from the Beebe school. If that is a service you need, please check the box below to indicate and we will include it on our roster.

What grades do we currently serve?

Currently we only serve grades K-5 (roughly ages 5-11). As we expand, we plan to offer afterschool for more grades and ages. We keep the grades/ages narrow so that the kids can receive a curriculum (in music, art, and programming) that is appropriate for their age group.

What will the kids be doing?

• General Music, which includes singing, drums, piano, guitar, and instrument building.
• Programming with Music Blocks visual programming language and other programming languages. Read our lesson plans at https://mapflc.com/lesson-plans/
• Art, which includes painting, watercolor, origami, and sculpture.
• Fun and engaging STEM activities, typically led by Darryl Bullock of Kids LAHF
• Time for homework and reading.
• Time for playing outside, playing games, and other supervised activities.

Note: Students are grouped by experience and age as best as possible, and specific activities may differ slightly based on the needs of a particular child.

How is the schedule determined?

The schedule is determined based on information available on the Malden Public Schools (MPS) 2025-2026 School Calendar. NOTE: There is no class on vacation days. We will makeup snow days if there are any. NEW: There will be afterschool on early dismissal days (three in the fall and six in the spring).

What are the schedule options?

You have the following schedule options:

• Five days a week (M-F): from 2:15pm for regular days, and from 11:00am on MPS early dismissal days. Registration available now. Note: this option is discounted for the best value.
• Four days a week (M-Thurs): from 2:15pm for regular days, and from 11:00am on MPS early dismissal days. Registration available now.
• Three days a week (M-W): from 2:15pm for regular days, and from 11:00am on MPS early dismissal days. Registration available now.
• A-la-carte “mix and match” options (M, Tues, W, Thurs, and/or Friday): from 2:15pm for regular days, and from 11:00am on MPS early dismissal days. Registration available now. Note: these options includes a 15% surcharge to cover the additional administrative costs.

Try it! Click an hour within your desired days/hours on the calendar below and you will be presented with your options.

Beebe Pickup Option and Parent Pickup Time

For all the options that begin at 2:15, you may request for us to walk your kid(s) over from the Beebe School. The walk is approximately 3-5 minutes. There is no additional cost for this service. Please check the box upon registration if this is what you would like to do. Please note that we do not have pickup options from any other schools at this time.

Final parent pickup is at 5:30pm. An additional charge of $1/minute will be billed to you if you arrive after 5:30pm. That being said, we understand that things happen. Please communicate if you are running late, and we will do our best to work with you.

Pricing

For 2025-26, we’re using a simplified pricing structure. Similar to previous years, we used the same base prices of $16 per hour and $14 per hour, with a 10% discount for the M-F option and a surcharge for a-la-carte options. This cost is then averaged out over the school year. However, unlike previous years, we’ve decided to flatten out the cost, always rounding down (for fairness) to the nearest five dollar, and the price will not be adjusted for families joining later in the year.

We’ve also calculated the a-la-carte pricing in advance. You may notice that Wednesdays are at a higher cost than other days. This is because Wednesdays have many early dismissal days (from the MPS calendar), which we serve.

Main options:

• M-F = $385 (reg) and $335 (sib) billed every two weeks for twenty-one weeks beginning September 1, 2026 — Best value!
• M-Thurs = $335 (reg) and $295 (sib) billed every two weeks for twenty-one weeks beginning September 1, 2026
• M-W = $250 (reg) and $215 (sib) billed every two weeks for twenty-one weeks beginning September 1, 2026

A-la-carte options:

• M = $85 (reg) and $75 (sib) billed every two weeks for twenty-one weeks beginning September 1, 2026
• T = $90 (reg) and $80 (sib) billed every two weeks for twenty-one weeks beginning September 1, 2026
• W = $115 (reg) and $100 (sib) billed every two weeks for twenty-one weeks beginning September 1, 2026
• Thurs = $90 (reg) and $80 (sib) billed every two weeks for twenty-one weeks beginning September 1, 2026
• F = $95 (reg) and $85 (sib) billed every two weeks for twenty-one weeks beginning September 1, 2026

Add-ons:

• Transportation from one of the schools we serve: The cost for this service is an additional $15 per day.
• Private lessons: Although we provide group music classes, primarily on Wednesdays, as part of our regular services, private lessons with a music instructor are an additional cost. We offer special private lessons pricing of $30 per half-hour lesson (discounted at 45%) for students of afterschool whose lessons happen during their registered afterschool time. If this is something that interests you, please let us know during registration and we’ll make plans.

Deposit

Your payment of $100 per child (or $50 per child, in the case of a-la-carte options) counts as the deposit, holding your spot for afterschool, and will be counted towards your tuition payments. The deposit is not eligible for a refundable in most circumstances.

Is financial assistance available?

Thanks to grant funding from organizations such as Massachusetts Cultural Council and a partnership with the non-profit Creative Malden Inc., there is a small amount of financial assistance available for families who need it. To apply, please go to https://malden.mapflc.com/application-for-financial-assistance/

Is it Possible to Start After the Official Start Date? Is the Price Pro-rated if I Start Late?

If you plan on starting after the official starting date, please contact us at info@mapflc.com to request special permission and registration. (Note: Please know that your spot is not automatically reserved by sending an email.)

If your request is granted, we will reserve your spot for you and you will receive an invoice for the first month.

A note for families of kindergartners: although the MPS start date is later for kindergartners than for other grades, we do not pro-rate those days. However, if you are able, you may bring your child to aftershool for those first days to help get them adjusted to going to afterschool.

Viewing Bookings and Managing Payments and Invoices

You may self-serve to see the bookings schedule as well as manage payments and invoices via https://online.mapflc.com/my-account/ and https://online.mapflc.com/client-dashboard/

What will be done about snow days and other unforeseen breaks in the public school schedule?

MAP afterschool follows Malden Public School closures. When there is a closure, if the if there are unscheduled days at the end of the semester, we add the days missed due to the snow to the final week of the school year. If there are no days left at the end of the school year, you will be given booking credits at the rate you paid. This policy is the same for unforeseen breaks in the public school schedule. You will not receive credits for days that you miss do to personal reasons.

A focus on enrichment and care

At MAP, we understand that there are many considerations that factor into a family’s decision for afterschool. The truth of the matter is that we may not be right for you. These are the things that we focus on at MAP Family Learning Center:

• MAP focuses on enrichment in addition to care. All our staff are professionals in their given fields (a.k.a. “teaching artists“). This means that they have a lot to teach for those who want to learn.
• MAP has smaller class sizes. Many of our classes are limited to ten students (or fewer) at a time. We do this because a higher teacher-to-student ratio makes it hard for students to get the individual attention they need from the teachers.
• MAP teachers are curriculum creators, not curriculum followers. All the teachers at MAP have created numerous lesson plans over the years. Devin Ulibarri and Walter Bender co-created a visual programming language, Music Blocks, to teach programming concepts, together with music, to kids all over the globe. This means that the instructors can work with the ever-changing needs of the classroom.
• Time dedicated to going outside, playing games inside, doing homework, reading, and “being a kid”. Our enrichment activities are only one hour per day. We also set aside time to going outside to the park, playing games inside, doing homework, reading, and other things to help kids wind down after a day of school.

Thank you for reading, and we wish you the best in finding the right place for your child!