A Day In the Life of an Afterschool Program – NCCC Part 1

My name is Shirley Petretic. I’m a site coordinator at North Charleston Community Center for the Bob Burdette Center. I arrive at work by 11:30am. I work on setting up my attendance list, food lists (everything that will be served to kids that day), and get my lesson plans set up.By 1:00pm my staff walks in and tables and chairs get set up.At 1:30pm I pick up ... Continue Reading »

In the News: Bob Burdette & the Charleston Fire Department

When you are a student at the Bob Burdette Center, you have some really cool opportunities. My own child was a BBC kid and he got to go to Cleveland, OH to see the Cavs play.It’s especially terrific when we can pair up learning and play to make learning fun!This past summer, 2022, the kids at North Charleston Community Center had the opportunity to go to the Charleston ... Continue Reading »

Success stories from our afterschool

Names of children have been changed to protect their identity and comply with COPPA.I have a child in the Bob Burdette afterschool program named Andrea. Andrea was very shy and quiet. It was difficult encouraging her to stand up for herself.This year, she started to open up and has become more vocal. During homework time, I noticed something. She was writing her numbers backward. In fourth grade, that ... Continue Reading »