Hours of Operation: 3:00 - 6:00pm, Monday through Friday

The Red Hill Academy After School Program (ASP) offers structured therapeutic recreational and enrichment activities to all participating students. For students in residence, the ASP is a required and integral component of the overall service offering. For day students, the ASP is optional and requires an additional fee. For students from the local community in need of a structured, supportive, and service-rich after school experience, the ASP may be utilized as a standalone program to provide support and enrichment to these students' local public or private school experience. In addition to providing therapeutic activities, the ASP also serves as an arena for the delivery of a range of clinical services. During the ASP, students will be organized into groups of 12 consisting of both day and boarding students. Each group will be assigned a Group Leader who will also serve as case carrier and case manager for each assigned student. Group Leaders facilitate skill building groups, athletic activities, and other therapeutic recreational activities. Skill building groups emphasize experiential exercises designed to promote adaptive social functioning with both peers and adults and the development of "friendship skills." Drug and Alcohol education and abuse prevention is an integral component of these skill building groups as well.
Specific recreational components of the ASP include:

• Flag football, basketball, softball, and track & field (instruction and league competition)
• Hiking, biking, swimming, and kayaking
• An equestrian program
• Martial arts instruction
• Exposure to local cultural events such as theatre productions, art shows, and concerts.

The After School Program is further augmented by Enrichment Specialists who provide adjunct services such as storytelling, music instruction, multi-media/creative arts, and expressive arts such as drama. The RHA Art Teacher is considered an enrichment specialist in the after school program and provides additional therapeutic art instruction in that context. Career counseling is provided within the ASP as well.