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BASE

Before and After School Enrichment

NEW DATE!

Fall registration opens Wednesday, June 5, at 7am!

School-Age Care
The Y makes the most of your child’s time before and after school by offering activities designed to engage and aid in youth development. The Y's before and after school programs blend a familiar and safe environment with new opportunities for physical activity, social connection, and experiential learning.

Nurturing Future Leaders
As a trusted pillar of our community, the Whatcom Family YMCA will be continuing our partnerships with local school districts to bring you our long standing Before and After School Enrichment Programs. BASE is the place where your K–5th (6th for MBSD) grade students will participate in daily activities that support the whole child while learning essential social emotional skills, outdoor play and SCALED LEARNING™ curriculum.

Online registration requires all fees paid at the time of registration. Those families currently using a third party subsidy are encouraged to call Victoria at 360 255 0585 to register over the phone.

Locations
Thanks to partnerships with local School Districts, the Y BASE programs operate inside school facilities. This provides children with a familiar and safe location for their time in our programs.

BASE REGISTRATION ALERTS

Temporary waitlists for open schools while paperwork is processed


+ Bellingham School District
(After School Only)
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Alderwood Elementary
Birchwood Elementary
Carl Cozier Elementary
Columbia Elementary
Cordata Elementary
Geneva Elementary
Happy Valley Elementary
Lowell Elementary
Northern Heights Elementary
Parkview Elementary
Roosevelt Elementary
Silver Beach Elementary
Sunnyland Elementary
Wade King Elementary
+ Ferndale School District
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Before School | Temporary waitlist while paperwork processed.
Cascadia Elementary
Eagleridge Elementary
Skyline Elementary
After School | Temporary waitlist while paperwork processed.
Cascadia Elementary
Skyline Elementary
+ Meridian School District
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Before School | Temporary waitlist while paperwork processed.
Irene Reither Elementary
After School | Temporary waitlist while paperwork processed.
Irene Reither Elementary
+ Mount Baker School District
(After School Only)
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Harmony Elementary
Kendall Elementary
+ Lynden School District
(Late Arrival Wednesdays Only)
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Fisher Elementary

Location Availability Last Updated:
Thursday, April 18
Please note links on this page are not updated in real time and spaces may become full prior to this page reflecting that

BASE Contacts

Michelle Hathaway
mhathaway@whatcomymca.org | 360 255 0585

Jonah “Cowboy” McFadden
jmcfadden@whatcomymca.org | 360 255 0574
Sites Supervised: Alderwood, Birchwood, Geneva, Silver Beach, Northern Heights, Cascadia, Eagleridge, Skyline

Brendan “Buzz” Cowden
bcowden@whatcomymca.org | 360 255 0574
Sites Supervised: Carl Cozier, Lowell, Happy Valley, Wade King, Harmony, Kendall

TBD Currently Hiring
Sites Supervised: Cordata, Columbia, Parkview, Roosevelt, Sunnyland, Irene Reither

Hope “Ham” Thompson
Elementary & Camp Assistant Program Director
hthompson@whatcomymca.org | 360 733 1786

Shannon “Peanut” Millican
Director of Elementary & Teen Programs
smillican@whatcomymca.org | 360 255 0532