Before and After-School Programs at Barnard

Before-Care with Flex Academies

Barnard offers a warm, safe, and structured Before-Care program Monday-Friday from 7:15-8:15 AM, provided in partnership with Flex Academies. This program gives families a reliable morning option and offers students a calm start to their day.

Flexible Enrollment Options

Families may register for 3, 4, or 5 days per week, or choose single-day, as-needed enrollment.

Daily Transition

At 8:10 AM, Flex Academies staff transition students to:

  • Breakfast in cafeteria (Grades 1–5), or

  • Classrooms (ECE–Kindergarten)

Monthly Rates

  • 3 days/week: $77.00

  • 4 days/week: $95.00

  • 5 days/week: $115.00

For questions about the program or availability, contact info@flexacademies.com

After-School Program (ASP)

Barnard is proud to offer a free after-school program through the DCPS Out of School Time (OSTP) Program. After-care runs Monday-Friday from 3:15-6:00 p.m. and is available to all enrolled students, pending space. Ms. Greer and Ms. Harrison lead our afterschool team.

Program Structure

  • Grades PK3 and PK4: Remain in their classrooms or an adjoining early childhood space.

  • Grades K-5: Meet in designated areas throughout the building and participate in a mix of enrichment activities, movement, and homework time.

Sample Daily Schedule

Schedule for ECE-Kindergarten, 1st to 5th grades, with activities including meals, academic power hour, enrichment activities, recess, enrichment time, and dismissals, highlighting no movies or cartoons on Mondays and Thursdays for fun Fridays only.

Stay up to date with the afterschool newsletter!

Enrollment in After-School

Afterschool spots are limited and have filled quickly in recent years. Families must be enrolled in school before they can register for after-school programming. Families are encouraged to enroll early once DCPS releases registration information.

Enrollment will open for the 2026-27 school year on May 19, 2026 at 10:00 am.

To prepare in advance, families can:

  1. Complete your students’ enrollment process for Barnard. Students must be fully enrolled at Barnard FIRST in order to register for after-school!

  2. Create or update your account at https://most.dc.gov

  3. More information and direction on the flyers below.

Poster with details on how to create a new MOST.dc.gov account.