About Children Interacting Afterschool (CIA)
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Children Interacting Afterschool provides educational, enrichment, and recreational activities that develop each student's educational competence, physical and social development, and community and family involvement in the educational setting.
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CIA Vision Statement
To ensure that students have the opportunity to participate in a safe,
inclusive program with fun, hands-on age appropriate activities which includes increasing academic success,
enchancing character development, and building life skills through educational, recreational, enrichment and community activities.
The program will provide a supervised environment that promotes educational competence,
physical and social development, and community involvement.
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Children Interacting Afterschool is Alief Proud!
During the 2017-2018 school year the CIA Program impacted 1,928 students in grades K-8th
Tuition-Based: 264 students
Grant-Funded: 1,664 students
Funding Sources:
Parent Tuition
21st Century Community Learning Center
Harris County Department of Education-CASE for Kids Partnership
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Programs Offered
Tuition Based programs are open to all Kindergarten through sixth grade students attending:
Alexander (at Liestman), Boone (at Cummings), Budewig, Cummings*, Heflin, Kennedy (at Cummings), Liestman, Mahanay*, Martin, Miller, Outley, Smith (at Cummings), and Youens (at Mahanay).
( ) Indicates campus where programming occurs.
*Accepts Pre-K students.
21st Century Community Learning Centers are open to first through eighth grade students attending:
Albright Middle, Chambers Elementary, Chancellor Elementary, Holub Middle, Horn Elementary, Klentzman
Intermediate, Olle Middle, and Owens Intermediate.These programs are grant funded.
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Daily Programming