Intersession Programming Begins This Monday!

We’re excited to kick off School Year 25–26 Intersession Programming on Monday September 15, 2025!

Intersession programs offer meaningful learning experiences that spark curiosity, build confidence, and keep students engaged beyond the classroom. Please see below for more information about Intersession programming and how to enroll. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Cierra Littlejohn at cierra@breakthroughmontessori.org

Monday Early Release Schedule

Every Monday, the instructional day at Breakthrough Montessori ends at 1:15pm. School staff transition to professional development, collaborative work time, and planning time. Students transition to one of the following:

  • Dismissal to their families or other caregivers

  • Nap at Breakthrough (for students who are in PK3)

  • Dismissal to Intersession program leaders

7:30-8:15am Before care and breakfast
8:15-8:30am Morning arrivals
8:15-11:30am Morning Work Cycle
11:30-1:00pm Lunch and Outside Time
1:00-1:15pm PK3 students transition to nap
1:15pm Dismissal to families or Intersession Program Leaders

Intersession Program leaders walk students to program location OR students board buses to program location
1:15-3:15pm Intersession programming
3:15-3:30pm End of Intersession programming.

Families not participating in aftercare must pick their students up from the program partner’s location at this time.

Programs that offer aftercare transition to the extended day

Intersession Program Partners

Review the programs offered below. Please note that some programs provide aftercare and some require pick-up between 3:15-3:30pm. Please also note that certain programs work with specific ages. Click on the program partner’s name to visit their website for more details.

The following programs
PROVIDE aftercare

Casa Lala

  • Spanish instruction

  • PK4-Grade 6

  • Cost: $102/month

  • Aftercare available as a full-week option (pick-up by 6pm)

  • Pick-up for students in Casa Lala - Takoma is at Breakthrough (6923 Willow St. NW).

  • Pick-up for students in Casa Lala - Petworth is 1244 Taylor St. NW

Discover Fun Camp

  • Clubs (cooking, horticulture & more)

  • PK4-Grade 6

  • Cost: $275 for the fall 2025 semester (9 weeks). Payment plans available.

  • Aftercare provided: $455 for the fall 2025 semester, including aftercare (9 weeks). Payment plans available.

  • Aftercare pick-up by 6:00pm

  • Pick-up at 4606 16th St. NW

ALL10 Breaking

  • Break dance lessons

  • Kindergarten-Grade 6

  • Cost: $270 for the fall 2025 semester (9 weeks).

  • Aftercare provided ($35/week)

  • Aftercare pick-up by 5pm

  • Pick-up at 6925 Willow St. NW

Kids and Culture Camp

  • Cultural, visual, and performing arts centered around country unit studies infused with geography.

  • PK4-Grade 6

  • Cost: $270 for fall 2025 semester (9 weeks). Payment plans available.

  • Aftercare provided: $540 for the fall 2025 semester, including aftercare (9 weeks). Payment plans available.

  • Aftercare pick-up by 6pm

  • Pick-up at 6923 Willow St. NW


 

The following programs
DO NOT PROVIDE aftercare. Pick-up is 3:15-3:30pm.

Mondays@Mathnasium

  • Individualized Mathnasium math instruction, facilitated group STEAM activities, and math-related games.

  • Grades 1-6

  • Cost: $315 for fall semester (9 weeks)

  • No aftercare

  • Pick-up at 1133 East West Highway

The Loft Collective

  • Visual Arts

  • Kindergarten-Grade 6

  • Cost: $270 fall semester (9 weeks). Payment plans available.

  • No aftercare

  • Pick-up at 7007 Carroll Ave

The NatureLab

  • STE(A)M Exploration

  • PK4-Grade 6

  • Cost: $270 for fall semester (9 weeks). Payment plans available.

  • Pick-up at 7003 Carroll Ave

CREATE Arts Center

  • Studio Arts

  • PK4-Grade 6

  • Cost: $247.50 for fall 2025 semester (9 weeks). Payment plans available.

  • No aftercare

  • Pick-up at 914 Silver Spring Ave

Yoga Heights

  • Yoga, art, movement, mindfulness 

  • PK4-Grade 6

  • Cost:$270 (9 weeks). Payment plans available.

  • No aftercare

  • Pick-up at 255 Carroll St. NW

Dance Exchange

  • Indoor and outdoor exploration through our Moving Field Guide program. Our Moving Field Guide curriculum engages students in dance, storytelling, and observation to foster creative, embodied connections with the environment and with each other.

  • Grades 3-6

  • Cost: $270 for the fall 2025 semester (9 weeks). Payment plans available.

  • No aftercare

  • Pick-up at 7117 Maple Ave

Young Playwrights' Theater

  • Playwriting

  • Grades 3-6

  • Cost: $180 for the fall 2025 semester (9 weeks). Payment plans available.

  • No aftercare

  • Pick-up at 6925 Willow St. NW

Takoma Music School

  • Group music lessons (Piano, Guitar, Auxiliary Percussion, Beatmaking, Drum-sets, Singing)

  • Grades PK4-6

  • Cost: $270 for fall semester (9 weeks).

  • No aftercare

  • Pick-up at 6923 Willow St. NW

Intersession Enrollment

Intersession Lottery Form for fall 2025 is available here.

All families must complete the Intersession Lottery Form. The form asks you to indicate which of the following apply to your student:

  1. My child will remain at Breakthrough to nap from 1:15-3:15pm. (Note: this option is only available to PK3 students, as well as PK4 students who take a daily nap.)

  2. My child will participate in Intersession programming.

  3. My child will not participate in Intersession programming or nap. A caretaker will pick them up every Monday at 1:15pm.

Families that wish to enroll in Intersession programming will then rank the program offerings by preference.

Families will learn their program match during the week of August 25. 

Families will confirm their child’s enrollment in the matched program by completing the Intersession enrollment form by Friday, September 5, 2025. 

Students will participate in their matched program from September to December.

FAQ

Is there financial assistance available for Intersession?

Yes. Breakthrough covers 100% of the cost of Intersession for students who qualify for free and reduced price meals (FARM). 

Breakthrough also provides a 10% sibling discount for families with multiple children enrolled. 

Breakthrough may offer partial scholarships, as needed, for families facing financial barriers.

 

I have multiple children enrolled at Breakthrough. Can they all be matched to the same Intersession program?

If families would like to keep all siblings enrolled in the same program, Breakthrough will do its best to accommodate this. Please indicate on the Intersession enrollment form that this is your preference.

 

Is aftercare available on Mondays?

Some program partners offer aftercare, and others do not. Please carefully review the information on different program partners to determine which programs meet your family’s aftercare needs. Breakthrough will prioritize matching students who require aftercare on Mondays with programs that provide it.

 

Is there a drop-in option for Intersession?

No. Students may not participate in Intersession programming on a drop-in basis. Students must be enrolled in the Intersession program in order to participate. Students who are not enrolled must be picked up by a caregiver on Mondays by 1:25pm.  

 

Will the shuttle bus to Petworth still be available on Mondays?

Yes, Breakthrough will provide a bus from Takoma to Petworth on Monday afternoons at 3:45pm. 

 

Is there an aftercare option for PK3 students who remain at the school to nap?

Yes, aftercare is available for PK3 students on Monday afternoons.