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Youth Programs

Base! ExCel at AFY

BASE offers high quality before and afterschool programming that allows students K-6 to achieve success through dual language learning, homework support, and hands-on enrichment activities.

Program Highlights

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  • Optimal Teacher to Student ratio of 1:10 for Kindergarten, 1:20 for 1st-6th

  • Outdoor play before and after school

  • Dual language homework support

  • Thematic enrichment activities that enhance school day learning

  • Healthy breakfast and supper served daily

  • Community building activities, special events, and performances

  • This program serves K-6 students at Alice Fong Yu Alternative School only.

Placement in the program is based on priority guidelines set by the ExCEL Program.

Fee-based Programs - All ExCEL after school programs in elementary and middle schools are fee-based programs. SFUSD has a district-wide copayment fee structure for ALL ExCEL elementary/K-8 and middle after school programs.

  • The monthly co-payment fee will be waived for a family with a child in the program who is a homeless youth or for a child who is in foster care

  • The monthly co-payment fee will be waived for a family that is eligible for Free or Reduced lunch except for those co-payments required by local, state, or federal tuition subsidy programs. Families should complete the SFUSD Meal Application on an annual basis to be eligible for the monthly co-payment fee waiver. If a family completes the application online, an eligibility letter can be printed from the family’s online account. If a family completes a paper application, an eligibility letter will be sent to the house.

  • A family that is not eligible for free/reduced lunch will pay a co-payment fee on a sliding scale.

Location

Alice Fong Yu Building

1541 12th Ave (cross street: Kirkham St.)
San Francisco, CA 94122

Before school Regular Hours (M-F 7:30am – 9:30am)

Monthly Plan Price *
5 days: Monday - Friday Before School $320

Afterschool Hours (M,T, TH, F 3:45pm – 6:30pm || Wed 3:30pm - 6:30pm)

Monthly Plan Price *
5 days: Monday - Friday Afterschool $375

Combined Bundle - Before & Afterschool (Hours as above)

Monthly Plan Bundle Price *
5 days: Monday - Friday Before & Afterschool $567

* Fees Subject to Change

If you are interested in applying to our BASE! ExCEL at AFY, please fill out the interest form.

"My involvement with Wah Mei started when I was a college student. I heard about Wah Mei preschool as the city's first Chinese bilingual preschool. When I became a parent, I sent my children to Wah Mei. My late husband was also on the board. We've been involved for a number of years -- And now my school (Alice Fong Yu) has Wah Mei as the after school agency!"


— Liana Szeto, Former Wah Mei Parent & Founding and Current Principal of Alice Fong Yu Alternative School

  • The purpose of the afterschool program investment is to provide students with academic enrichment opportunities which are designed to complement students’ regular academic programs and provide a safe environment for students. After School programs are designed in collaboration with the schools that the students attend and in alignment with SFUSD guidelines.

  • All of the SFUSD ExCEL After School Programs in elementary, K-8, and middle schools are available at low or no cost to families thanks to federal and state grant funds as well as funding from SFUSD and the Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF). SFUSD ExCEL Afterschool Programs in high schools are available at low cost to families thanks to federal grants and funding from SFUSD. This will not include before school and we will have to charge for the before school program. In SFUSD, most school-based afterschool and summer learning programs are co-sponsored by SFUSD (the ExCEL program) and a partnering community-based organization. The majority are funded through a combination of family fees and city, state, and federal grants that are not guaranteed to be renewed once a grant cycle has ended. While SFUSD is committed to expanding afterschool programming to meet the needs of all families, the CDE also has specific requirements related to funding that include providing access to focal populations. Some of the state and federal grants are very competitive. The California Department of Education (CDE) selects the school sites that receive grants, determines the grant amount, and the number of students served by the grant. In addition to the local, state, and federal grants, Wah Mei also contributes resources, both in-kind and in cash, to serve more families and/or provide more enrichment opportunities for students.

  • Since the demand for ExCEL Programs often exceeds the funding capacity, priority enrollment goes to students who are identified by the program as:

    • Youth experiencing homelessness

    • Youth in foster care

    • Low-income youth

    • English language learners

    • Youth who attend the full day program, five days a week (either AM or PM or both at BASE!)

    • Students who attend the school site location of the afterschool program

    • Students are also identified through a school site specific process based on but not limited to: academic needs, truancy, and socio-emotional needs