LearnStar Educational After School Programs

LearnStar is an educational after school program that runs Monday to Friday, from school dismissal until 6 pm.  We are different from other after school programs.  First, we are located right in the school so there is no travel involved for your child.  Second, we do homework, one-on-one, in French and/or English so that children come home with their homework and reading done, checked and signed.  

**Please note that locations that offer the regulated program, do not offer the homework component of the program, and are only open until 5:30 pm.**

LearnStar was created and is run by, Caroline Whelan, a university professor of 25 years.  All instructors are hand-picked and trained by Caroline to share her vision of stress-free learning and happy families.  All have extensive experience working with children and have recent certificates of conduct, vulnerable sector checks, and are First Aid and WHMIS certified.  We offer a 1:7 instructor-student ratio for homework.

We know how crucial it is to develop a genuine love (or even like) of learning as early as possible.  Research shows that the right after school homework program promotes good study habits, strong work ethic, problem solving skills and strategic thinking.  All of these traits lead to success in school and in life.

We understand the pressures and demands on today's families.  If you are like most of us, your family schedule is bursting at the seams.  It is simply not possible to be everywhere and do everything.  Homework is important but it is a key stressor.  Give it to us!  Let an expert help your child with homework, tests and projects so that you can have quality and stress-free time with your child!

• We offer Day Camps on PL Days
• We emphasize physical fitness and have special appearances throughout the year by World Class & Professional Athletes.
• We have outside days (weather permitting) and gym days (school permitting) as often as possible.
• We have a carefully researched program to maximize your child's learning, strategic thinking and problem solving skills.
• We offer a wide range of daily programming to appeal to all children's interests.

LearnStar exists to help students of all ages in a stress-free environment, to help them develop a solid work ethic, good study habits and strong time management skills that lead to greater academic achievement at all levels of study and greater success in life.  By doing so, we will achieve our overarching goal of helping busy families de-stress so that their time together can be quality, happy and peaceful time.

So the adventure begins. 

Let it begin with LearnStar!

Kindergarten is a time when children acquire early educational skills, that help prepare them to be ready and eager to move on to grade one, and beyond. They are natural and motivated learners.  Fostering and preserving this mindset is one of the most important goals of the kindergarten year. 

That's where we come in!

LearnStar has a program designed especially for kindergarten students, providing individual LearnStar supplies kits!   

 Our kindergarten trainer is a retired teacher of 48 years, 40 of them at the kindergarten and grade one level!  We hire and specially train select employees at every LearnStar site to engage entirely with our kindergarten students.  We provide special programming including outside play, nature walks, reading, counting, critical thinking, self-expression, arts and crafts and Lego blocks.  This programming is specially designed for kindergartners to maximize stress free learning.  At LearnStar we know you do not entrust your child to the care of  others lightly. 

We promise to:

- Help your child foster, explore and preserve the love of learning and growing - academically, socially, emotionally physically and cognitively.  

- Reinforce concepts that they learn in school, in a positive, fun and friendly environment with their own peers.  

- Provide the highest quality of safety, security and service for which we are known.  

Join us! 

We work hard every day to show you that your trust in us is well placed.

  Students are dismissed from class and proceed directly to the LearnStar room within the school.  Upon arrival at LearnStar, we have an after school snack time that we like to use for the kids to unwind and have some conversation about their day, in a relaxed setting.  After snack time is finished, we proceed to our 1 hour homework period.  During this time, all students receive one-on-one time to complete assigned homework.  During that hour, when not working on assigned homework, students are expected to work independently on something educational.  It can be something provided by you, that you want them to spend extra time on, it can be reading, creative writing, journal writing or coloring, pretty much anything that we deem educational.  LearnStar also has its own curriculum in a number of subjects with provided worksheets and fun stories with follow-up questions, etc... that students can choose to work on. These are all arranged by grade level and subject from K-6. We have a table specific to Kindergarten students at homework time, and we have them working with a homework helper that is specially trained by a primary/kindergarten teacher with over 40 years of experience.  After our homework/educational hour is complete, there are a variety of different organized fun activities for students.  When weather permits, we will always have an outdoor day.  If weather doesn't permit, organized activities will take place in the LearnStar room.  This could consist of organized craft days, silly fashion shows, lego play, trivia game day, 'LearnStar Has Talent' and much more!

We are open late, until 6:00 pm, for your convenience.  Regulated program locations are open until 5:30 pm.

LearnStar fees are tax exempt, and are as follows:

Full-time students - $19.75 per day
Part-time students - $22.25 per day
10% discount for a second child
25% discount for a third or any additional siblings

Morning Program at St. Edward's School and Admiral's Academy - $6.00 per day ( 7:30 am - 9:00 am School start) Morning program is only offered at St. Edward's and Admiral's Academy.

*Please note that Gander Academy, Cape St. Francis Elem. and Mary Queen of the World only have pricing of $4.00 per day for the after school program, with full PL Days costing $10.00 per day.  There are no sibling discounts at these schools. There is no homework program offered at these schools.  The program offered at these schools is a regulated child care program and not the LearnStar Educational Program.

  *Official tax receipts are provided.  

*LearnStar "Educational" Program does not qualify for the government subsidy program.  The only locations that offer the regulated program are listed below in the website as regulated programs, and these locations do not offer homework services.