Afterschool/SONYC/Commonpoint Queens

Commonpoint/SONYC

Commonpoint Queens offers a free after-school program for BELL Academy students. The program provides academic support and enrichment, time to socialize, recreation activities, and exposure to the arts, technology, and more. The program has a limited number of seats. Please see below for detailed information on how to apply!

Hello Bell Academy Families!

Thank you for your interest in our SONYC After School Program located at Bell Academy! Please review the information below regarding application submission. Please make sure that your child's grade is for the UPCOMING school year (grade entering in September 2025).

APPLICATION FOR AFTER SCHOOL IS OPEN ON DISCOVER DYCD - YOU MUST SUBMIT AN ONLINE APPLICATION FOR THE PROGRAM

*APPLICATIONS ARE DUE SUNDAY AUGUST 10TH, 2025 by 11:59 PM

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REMINDERS

*As of right now, the first day of after school is Monday September 15th*

Submitting an application does not guarantee enrollment.
Please submit applications on Discover DYCD: https://discoverdycd.dycdconnect.nyc/home
If you are unable to submit an application on Discover DYCD, please reach out to sonycba@commonpoint.org
When submitting your application please ensure that your child/Children's grade is accurate. If the grade is not accurate upon completion your child will be moved to the bottom of the waiting list for their correct grade.
Enrollment is limited and at this time, we cannot guarantee that all students who submit applications will be enrolled.
Our Program is for 6th to 8th grade students (As of September 2025). We do not accept Kindergarten - 5th grade students.

ANSWERS TO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS

Enrollment & Lottery

Our program will have to facilitate a lottery this year. The lottery will be done after the application due date (August 10th at 11:59 pm)
If you submit your application after the due date you will automatically be added to the waitlist.
We have 160 families interested and only 80 slots available.
The lottery will be done by grade and you will receive an email if your child was accepted. If your child was not accepted you will receive a waitlist email.

Program Start Date

After school will begin on Monday, September 15th. There will be no after care, during the first week of school.

Program Hours

Program will begin at Bell Academy school dismissal and run until 5:15PM. There will be no extended care or late pick-up. Please ensure that you are communicating with us if you are going to be running late to pick-up your child/children. 5:30 is the LATEST pickup time.

*IMPORTANT* Participant Required Attendance

Please review the required attendance policy for after school below. If you do not believe that your child can fulfill this requirement, please reach out to us. We will be strictly enforcing our attendance requirements this year due to our lottery process

Participants are required to attend 80% of the week (4 out of 5 days).
Participants are required to attend the program for majority of the afternoon. This means that they are not being picked up prior to 4:45pm.
We are an afterschool enrichment program that is required to run activities throughout the day. Early pick-ups make it very hard to get through these activities.
If participants are not able to attend the program for the required amount of time, you will be given a warning given that your child's spot in the program is at risk.
If there are no changes to attendance, the participant's spot will be revoked and the participant will no longer be permitted to attend the program.
Spots will be given to the next participant on the waitlist for that grade

Paperwork

In addition to the application submitted on Discover DYCD, each participant is required to submit a medical form and a contact form. If your child is enrolled in the program, you will receive a separate email with more details regarding these forms. Both documents are required for all participants to attend. Please do not send us any medical forms until you are notified that your child is enrolled in the program.

Contact Information

Email: Sonycba@commonpoint.org

Phone: 917-485-4418

I will be out of office from August 15th to August 28th, If you have any questions during this time, email will be the best way to reach me.

If you have any questions or concerns please let me know, I will share more information with you about the lottery as it comes.

Frances Guzzardi

Program Director, SONYC After School at BELL Academy

Commonpoint' Bay Terrace Center
212-00 23rd Avenue, Bayside, NY 11360
O: 718-423-6111 x 246 | C: 917-485-4418

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