Upcoming Events

• August 26 – First day of school and PAL
• August 30 – No School / No PAL

• September 2 – Labor Day – No School / No PAL

PAL EVENT: Visit with Xerxes, The African Sulcata Tortoise! 9/26

• October 11 – No School / No PAL (Professional Development Day at School)
• October 14 – Indigenous Peoples’ Day – No School / No PAL
• October 30 – EARLY RELEASE DAY – NO PM PAL

PAL EVENT: Halloween GLOW Party! 10/29

• November 5 – No School / No PAL (Parent/Teacher Conferences)
• November 11 – Veterans Day – No School / No PAL
• November 27-29 – Thanksgiving Vacation – No School / No PAL

PAL EVENT: Festival of Fostering Trees, crafting week 11/18-22

• December 11 – EARLY RELEASE DAY – NO PM PAL
• December 20 – Half day of school, A.M. PAL ONLY
• December 23-31 – Holiday Break – No School / No PAL

PAL EVENT: Winter Wonderland Day, crafts and cocoa stations! 12/10

• January 1 – New Years Day – No School / No PAL
• January 17 – EARLY RELEASE DAY – NO PM PAL
• January 20 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day – No School / No PAL

PAL EVENT: Puppy Paw-ty! 1/16

• February 17 – President’s Day – No School / No PAL
• February 17-21 – Winter Break – No School / No PAL

PAL EVENT: Valentine’s Day STEM activities! 2/14

• March 14 – EARLY RELEASE DAY – NO PM PAL

PAL EVENT: Bubble Gum Carnival! 3/18

• April 18 – No School / No PAL (Parent/Teacher Conferences)
• April 21-25 – Spring Break – No School / No PAL

PAL EVENT: WaCkY wEdNeSdAy! 4/9

• May 23 – EARLY RELEASE DAY – NO PM PAL
• May 26 – Memorial Day – No School / No PAL

PAL EVENT: (planned event by our Middle School Group!) 5/15

• June 19 – Juneteenth Holiday, No School / No PAL
• Last day of School / PAL – TBD

PAL EVENT: End of Year Celebration! 6/10

Located in York ME

CO-DIRECTOR CONTACTS:

For Registrations, questions/concerns & changes, contact Nancy Conrad: ThePALprogram@gmail.com

For billing questions / financial aid, contact Laura Gilchrest: lauragilchrest.pal@gmail.com

HOW TO REGISTER:

• Read the Parent Handbook
• Print the Registration Form
• Fill out the forms and email to:
  ThePALprogram@gmail.com

24-25 REGISTRATION FORM

PARENT HANDBOOK

Print and return form to a staff member or email it to: ThePALprogram@gmail.com. Please see the section on schedule changes in the Handbook for more information.

SCHEDULE CHANGE FORM

AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITY FORM

• PAL follows the York school schedule.
• PAL does NOT operate during school vacations and snow days.
• Should there be a school delay, morning PAL will be closed, afternoon PAL will resume as scheduled.
• If school is cancelled for the day or there is a weather related/unplanned early release, PAL will be cancelled as well.

Financial assistance is available to those who qualify. You must first apply to Maine’s Childcare Affordability Program (CCAP) *Formally known as Child Care Subsidy Program CCSP

Please read more in our FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PACKET

Please contact Co-Director Laura Gilchrest with any questions: lauragilchrest.pal@gmail.com