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Bridgeport Lighthouse Program

45 Lyon Terrace, Room 301 Bridgeport, CT 06604

Ages Served:

Grades K - 8

Areas Served:

Bridgeport

Start Date:

August 31, 2026

End Date:

June 4, 2027

Hours of Operation:

Dismissal - 5:30 PM (when school is in session, please refer to school calendar link) Late pick-up option available at 6:00 PM for an additional fee. Children registered for this subsidized program are expected to stay until 5:15 PM each day.

Fee:

Program	Registration Fee per Child	Families Below 185% Federal Poverty Level	Cost per Child
Lighthouse (K–5th)	$25.00 (summer) $25.00 (school year)	Registration fee applied toward first five weeks' payment	$10, $20, or $30 weekly per child (sliding scale summer). $5, $10, or $15 weekly per child (sliding scale after school year).
BYC (6th–8th)	$25.00 (summer) $25.00 (school year)	Registration fee applied toward membership rate	$50.00 flat membership rate (summer). $75.00 flat membership rate (school year).
Multiple Children for Lighthouse and BYC Registration	—	First child will be full price. Second child will be half price. Additional children are FREE.	—
Before School (Select Schools)	$0	N/A	$20 weekly (depending on registration numbers – no sliding scale).
Pre-School – Self Funded	$0	N/A	$30–$100 weekly (depending on registration numbers) – no sliding scale.

To Register:

School:	Site Coordinator Email:
Barnum	[email protected]
Beardsley	[email protected]
Black Rock	[email protected]
Blackham	[email protected]
Bryant	[email protected]
Cesar Batalla	[email protected]
Columbus	[email protected]
Curiale	[email protected]
Discovery Magnet	[email protected]
Geraldine Claytor	[email protected]
Geraldine Johnson	[email protected]
Hallen	[email protected]
JFK Campus	[email protected]
John Winthrop	[email protected]
Madison	[email protected]
Luis Munoz Marin	[email protected]
Park City Magnet	[email protected]
Read	[email protected]
Roosevelt	[email protected]
Thomas Hooker	[email protected]
Tisdale	[email protected]
Waltersville	[email protected]
Classical Studies	[email protected]

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More about our camp:

Lighthouse in the Community” (The Lighthouse Program) is an innovative school/community program sponsored by the City of Bridgeport through the Department of Health and Social Services Youth Services Division and the Bridgeport Board of Education. It receives local, state, and federal funding as well as parent fees to support program activities. There is a minimal fee for service, but no child is turned away based on ability to pay.

The Lighthouse Program brings together community sponsorship in Bridgeport schools to provide students with a safe and supportive environment after school, and during the summer. The Program provides educational, cultural, and recreational opportunities to Bridgeport’s students through a diversified approach to programming. It also includes athletic and recreational activities designed to motivate participants and provides comfort and support to family members, many of whom work in the crucial after school hours.

The Lighthouse Program operates at 23 school sites each with a Site Coordinator or co-Site Coordinator who work with school and community staff to provide the activities. There is also a BYC (Bridgeport Youth Club) program in most of the 23 sites which offers a unique program for students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. Limited sites offer a before school program too. Each site is operated by a partner agency under contract with the City of Bridgeport. hosting agencies include the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Bridgeport Caribe Youth Leaders, Bridgeport Youth Lacrosse, Greater Bridgeport Area Prevention Program (GBAPP), Monitor My Health, Neighborhood Studios, and Wakeman’s Boys and Girls Club.

The specific after school activities provided at the various sites include, but are not limited to: homework assistance, computer instruction, board games, sports, karate, arts and crafts, swimming, drill team, math, science, reading activities, open recreation, health and nutrition courses, chess, sewing, cooking, theatre, art, music and gospel choir. Individual site activities vary so not all sites offer the example activities above.