Extended Day, Extended Year

Mayor Parker believes her vision of a "safer, cleaner, greener Philadelphia with economic opportunity for all," starts with a high-quality education for the city's students. And she sees her Extended Day, Extended Year program as a core component of achieving that.

The program launched in June 2024. According to our partners at Chalkbeat, it entails free before- and after-school programs, camp experiences during winter and spring breaks, and participation in the city’s existing six-week Summer Achievers summer camp.

Here's what has happened with the effort so far:

• 40 schools are participating, comprising 30 district schools and 10 charter schools.
• About 3,000 students have participated in the various before and after-school programs offered at the participating schools. Education officials expect the initiative’s expansion will add 5,000 seats.