The K.L.A.S. (Kids Learning After
School) program serves Chambersburg Borough children and their families. It is a
21st Century Community Learning Center. It is part of the Chambersburg Area School District,
serving children in grades 1-5 at
Thaddeus Stevens Elementary School. K.L.A.S. operates on all school days, Monday
through Friday from 3:45 until 6:00 PM during the school year. Program content
includes academic assistance (tutoring, homework help, and mentoring), personal
and cultural enrichment, service-learning, recreation and a nutritious snack
every day of program. Summer camp begins June 21, M-Th at
Stevens for six weeks. Look straight below at ANNOUNCEMENTS for
more.

View the video to see more highlights from the program
We Were Small, But Irresistible
It was already dark at 6:30 PM on a cold and rainy February day in 2005. It was the second week of our initial after-school program. We had endured almost a year of delays and broken promises that often made it seem as if we’d never get started. But we had made a modest beginning at the local recreation center with 18 students, no classrooms, and no school buses. But we had some wonderful and dedicated teachers. We provided transportation to student homes with an old passenger van, driven by our site coordinator. I rode shotgun. It was my job to escort each child across the street and then ...