The mission of out-of-school programming at BHRSD is to provide opportunities for students to receive academic intervention and advancement, extend school-day learning, facilitate personal growth, and develop social-emotional learning in an active, engaging, community environment.
At Community, Learning, & Enrichment Opportunities (CLEO) we support the growth of the whole student through active learning opportunities  which are collaborative, experiential, enriching, relevant, playful, and authentic.

DUBOIS MUSICAL

The 2025 DuBois Musical, Matilda, will begin in early December. More information can be found at duboismusical.weebly.com. CLEO is happy to support the musical in the following ways:

  • During the musical, CLEO will provide to students a safe, supervised space where they can come to do homework, practice lines, and receive performance coaching from Kendell Shaffer. (Monday – Thursday 2:45 – 4:50)
  • All student participants are eligible to take the late bus home (4:50 PM). Please see the page at bhrsd.org/latebus for more information. STUDENTS MUST PRE-ENROLL to take the late bus.

SURVEYS for Planning

Believe it or not, we are already planning after-school programming for NEXT school year.
Please take a few moments to complete this short survey. This feedback is VERY important to us.

Results of this survey as of 10/30/2024:

CLEO Fall 2024

***PLEASE NOTE*** CLEO is not a drop-in program. Children must be enrolled and confirmed in order to participate.

CLEO Fall program begins Monday September 30, 2024 and runs until Thursday, December 12. 

  • Weighted lottery enrollment will begin September 3 and continue through September 13. Parents will be notified of acceptance to the program the week of September 16.
  • CLEO programming is at the elementary and middle schools only. Grades 1-8.
  • The program runs Monday through Thursday except 1/2 days, holidays, and Thanksgiving week.
  • The middle school program runs from 2:45 – 4:50 PM 
  • The elementary school program runs from 3:15 – 5:00 PM.
  • Bussing is available.
  • There is no cost associated with any CLEO program.

FALL OPPORTUNITIES ARE NOW CLOSED FOR ENROLLMENT

YOU CAN COMPLETE THE ENROLLMENT FORMS BELOW TO BE ADDED TO THE WAITLIST:

MBE Fall Program descriptions.

MBE Fall Enrollment.

DBM Fall Enrollment.

DBM program descriptions.

 

Weighted lottery enrollment will begin September 3 and continue through September 13. Parents will be notified of acceptance to the program the week of September 16.

COMMUNICATIONS

Primary communication is via email from jp.okin@bhrsd.org, molly.gaschott@bhrsd.org, or aretha.whitehead@bhrsd.org. Please read these emails as they will contain important and timely information. 

The only telephone number that should be used for CLEO is 413-717-9346. Text or voice. PLEASE clearly identify yourself with first and last name and your child with first and last name when texting.

 

 

 

Other Community Activities

Late Bus Information

GO TO STAFF PAGE

Contacts:

CLEO cell: (413)717-9346 – This is the preferred method of contact during all CLEO program time. (If texting, please include your name and your child’s name in the text.)

JP Okin,  jp.okin@bhrsd.org (413)717-9346

office hours: M-R 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Grades 1-4 Molly Gaschott, molly.gaschott@bhrsd.org

Grades 5-8 Aretha Whitehead, aretha.whitehead@bhrsd.org

CLEO HANDBOOK

 

CLEO wishes to thank the following donors and volunteers:

Berkshire Hills School District

Berkshire United Way

Flying Cloud Institute

Berkshire Botanical Gardens

Martial Arts Institute of the Berkshires

Greenagers

Jewish Women’s Foundation of the Berkshires

Massachusetts Afterschool Partnership

21st Century Community Learning Grant

Josh Irwin

Aki Clark