K-5 Activities
AfterHours U (AHU)
AfterHours U, operated by Steps to Success, meets at Pierce School on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 2:40–5:10 p.m.
AHU is an after-school program for students in grades 4 and 5 that combines homework support, recess time, and enrichment activities. Enrichment activities vary by session.
The program does not run on early dismissal days or during school vacations.
Eligibility: Steps to Success is a program designed for students from low-income families, with priority enrollment given to students living in Brookline Housing Authority units.
For questions or enrollment information, please contact:
- Dashawn Richardson, STS Pierce Advisor: dashawn_richardson@psbma.org
- Rocky Cotard, Steps to Success Director of Programs: rcotard@stepstosuccessbrookline.org
Girls on the Run (GOTR)
Girls on the Run is a program for students in grades 3–5 that encourages girls to be joyful, healthy, and confident through a fun, experience-based curriculum that integrates running.
Throughout the program, participants build confidence, strengthen character, develop healthy relationships, and learn skills that support physical, emotional, and social well-being.
The fall season runs from September through late November and concludes with a statewide 5K event in early November.
The spring season runs from March through June and concludes with a statewide 5K event in early June.
The program meets twice per week for 10 weeks immediately after school at Pierce School and is led by teacher coaches.
For questions, please contact head coach Sandra Sicard.