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Extracurricular Activities
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After-school programs and extracurricular activities provide a richer environment to help students learn and grow. At Mt. Washington School, students have access to a variety of programs and activities to explore their interests.
Children’s Home After-School Program
A full-time licensed after-school program for children in preschool through sixth grade. The Children's Home program includes homework completion, health and wellness programming, and child care. It operates onsite during the school year. The program accepts private pay and child care vouchers. A free dinner and snacks are provided for the students in the program.
Mt. Washington Recreation Center
Provides after-school care at their location behind Mt. Washington School. This program operates full-time year round, including school holidays and summer. Recreation Center staff come to Mt. Washington School and escorts the students in their program to their center at the end of the school day. The Mt. Washington Recreation Center is private pay only.
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CPS Initiatives for Students, Families and the Community
Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE)
Helps people prepare for the GED test, upgrade skills to prepare for college or other training programs, develop or enhance skills to succeed in the workplace and learn to speak English or improve English language skills. ABLE sites are offered in partnership with community agencies and are located throughout the city of Cincinnati. Classes are free and available year-round during the day and evening. Some sites offer free child care during classes.
GED (General Educational Development)
Offers a second chance to complete high school education. Obtaining a GED-high school equivalency diploma will open doors to many opportunities in employment, and entry into technical schools and colleges.
The GED exam consists of four parts and takes about seven hours to complete. GED classes are designed to prepare adult students for the exam, including study of math, writing, social studies, science and literature. Instructions and materials are provided for free for students. A GED Test Voucher is available.
English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
Classes are available to assist adults who do not speak English as their native language. Group, individualized and computer-assisted instruction are available in:
- Reading, writing and conversational English
- American culture and traditions
- Citizenship preparation
For more information or to enroll in classes, contact ESOL New Student Intake at (513) 363-6100.
Veterans’ Diplomas
Cincinnati Public Schools will honor diplomas to veterans from World War II, the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War who were called to military service before graduating from high school. The district is implementing the program through legislation adopted by the Ohio General Assembly.
To be eligible, veterans must have served in any branch of the United States Armed Services between September 16, 1940, and the end of the Vietnam War. They must have been honorably discharged and have never received a high school diploma.
To receive a diploma from CPS, the veteran must be a resident of Hamilton County but need not have attended a Cincinnati Public school. Veterans are not required to take any tests to qualify for the diploma. The school district may present a diploma to a veteran posthumously.
To begin the process, the veteran, or a relative, must go to the Hamilton County Veterans Service Commission, at Ninth and Sycamore streets downtown, to fill out an application for a veteran’s certification. Bring an original copy of the veteran's DD214 discharge document or other proof of service, so the commission can verify the veteran's service record.
CPS will issue either a diploma from the Cincinnati high school the veteran attended or a general diploma from the Cincinnati Public School District for veterans who were not CPS students.
For more information, contact CPS' Public Affairs Department at (513) 363-0020 or Hamilton County Veterans Service Commission at (513) 946-3300.
