B.E.A.R. Afterschool Program

New Bern Parks and Recreation

New Bern Parks & Recreation is having registration for the B.E.A.R. Afterschool Program which begins Monday, August 29, 2016.

This afterschool program offers youth from kindergarten through 8th grade a combination of education, recreation, and socialization in a safe and creative atmosphere.

The program picks up participants from the New Bern area elementary and middle schools, which operates Monday – Friday 3:00pm – 6:00pm.

A onetime registration fee for participants follows the same scale as weekly fees. Registration for city residents begins Monday August 1s, 2016. Non-city resident’s registration begins Monday August 15th, 2016.

Fees are:

City Resident: 1 child $20.00 per week; 2 children $28.00 per week; 3 children $33.00 per week; 4 children $36.00 per week; 5 children $38.00 per week;

Non-City Resident: 1 child $35.00 per week; 2 children $43.00 per week; 3 children $48.00 per week; 4 children $51.00 per week; 5 children $53.00 per week; and $2.00 per child after the 5th child.

The B.E.A.R. Afterschool program has three locations: Stanley White Recreation Center and West New Bern Recreation Center.  Applications are available at each location.

For more information please contact Ashley Parham, Stanley White Recreation Center at: (252) 639-2913 or Carlton Metts, West New Bern Recreation Center at (252) 639-2906.

Submitted by: Nancy Donahue, Stanley White Recreation Center, New Bern Parks & Recreation