Brick Schools' B.E.S.T. Program Taking Registrations

BRICK, NJ — The Brick Township School District will begin taking registrations Tuesday for its B.E.S.T. Program, the before- and after-school care program for kindergarten through fifth graders.

The program is offered from 6:30 a.m. to start of school and from the end of school to 6 p.m. at the student's elementary school (with two exceptions: Herbertsville students go to Lanes Mill for the morning program and Warren H. Wolf students go to Emma Havens for the morning program).

The B.E.S.T. Program includes arts and crafts, homework help and recreation activities, the school district said.

You can choose three-day, four-day and full week (five-day) programs at varying prices, with separate fees for before-school and afterschool care. There also is emergency participation, called "Parents in a Pickle," with per-day fees available. See the chart below.

Registration opens Tuesday at the B.E.S.T. Office at the school district adminstration building at 101 Hendrickson Blvd. The phone number is 732-785-3000, ext. 1531.

You must register your child by Aug. 15 to have your child take part beginning on the first week of school. That deadline applies to both new registrants and to children who previously participated in the program.

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