The City of Las Cruces Parks & Recreation Youth Services Section will offer tutoring services beginning Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, through the Out-of-School Time Program.
The locations and sessions will provide students in grades Kindergarten to fifth grade and grades 6 to 12 a safe, structured, and quiet space to get assistance while they are in the remote learning phase of the school year. The tutoring sessions will be offered at the following locations:
LOCATION GRADES ADDRESS TELEPHONE
A. Fielder Memorial Safe Haven K–5 906 N. Tornillo St. 575/528-4263
East Mesa Recreation Center K–5 5589 Porter Drive 575/541-2610
Frank O’Brien Papen Center K–5 304 West Bell Ave. 575/541-2610
Henry R. Benavidez Center K–5 1045 McClure Road 575/541-2610
Meerscheidt Recreation Center 6–12 1600 E. Hadley Ave. 575/528-4235
The program and activities will follow the Governor’s guidelines on social distancing. Temperature checks, face coverings must be worn during the program, and handwashing stations will be provided. Availability of sessions will be based on location and students can only participate in one session per day. Space is limited.
Registration will be from Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, through Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021. There are two options for registering your child, an online lottery registration or a drive-through lottery registration:
Online Registration – Monday, January 4 to Sunday, January 10
www.las-cruces.org/play, click on online registration.
· Drive-Through Registration – Monday, January 4 to Friday, January 8
· A. Fielder Memorial Safe Haven 906 N. Tornillo St. 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
· East Mesa Swimming Pool 6151 Reynolds Drive 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
· Frank O’Brien Papen Center 304 W. Bell Ave. 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
· Meerscheidt Center 1600 E. Hadley Ave. 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Selection for the tutoring sessions is determined by random lottery selection. Participants who are selected for a session will be notified no later than Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, by email or text message.
Below are the session times. Participants may choose their top three choices for sessions; registration for sessions will depend on demand and space availability as we currently are limited to the number of registrants per session. Depending on availability more sessions/participants may be allowed.
A. FIELDER MEMORIAL SAFE HAVEN Grades Kindergarten to Fifth
Monday to Friday
AM Session: 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.; Session: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
PM Session: 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.; Session: 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
EAST MESA RECREATION CENTER Grades Kindergarten to Fifth
Monday to Friday
AM Session: 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.; Session: 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
PM Session: 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Session: 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
FRANK O’BRIEN PAPEN CENTER Grades Kindergarten to Fifth
Monday to Friday
AM Session: 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.; Session: 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
PM Session: 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Session: 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
HENRY R BENAVIDEZ CENTER Grades Kindergarten to Fifth
Monday to Friday (afternoons only)
PM Session: 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Session: 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
MEERSCHEIDT RECREATION CENTER Grades 6 to 12
Monday to Friday
AM Sessions: 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Session: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
PM Sessions: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Session: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
For information, contact the Parks and Recreation Department at 575/541-2550 or email ParksandRecAdmin@las-cruces.org