Purpose Learning Lab
STEAM & ROBOTICS
After School Program
"Cultivating the Next Generation of Innovators, Leaders, and World Changers"
Purpose Learning Lab provides a warm, caring environment beyond school hours where your children have the opportunity to play with school friends and get homework out of the way. We specialize in STEAM Education, Robotics, Literacy, Entrepreneurship, Mental Health and Wellness.
The mission of PLL is to educate, empower, and impact the lives of children and families in the community by providing affordable after school care, a safe environment for children to flourish, provide enrichment, and prepare students for the 21st Century.
S- Science
T- Technology
E- Entrepreneurship & Engineering
A-Arts
M- Math & Mental Health
Grades K-3
Grades 4-8
Step One: Complete After School Registration & Afterschool ENROLLMENT & TUITION AGREEMENT
(Required for Every Participant)
Step Two: Apply for a needs based scholarship by August 1, 2024. Please be advised that funding is limited and issued on a first come, first served basis.( Please submit your most recent tax return, attach your two most recent check stubs, proof of ID, SSN, Unemployment, 1040, disability documents, and explain current hardship in the comment sections. If Step 2 is not needed please proceed to step 3)
Option Two: Download The Scholarship Application
Please fill out the Terms and Condition form & the Blanket Transportation form
All After School Scholarship Applications paired with annual income form & supporting documents are due by August 1, 2024. Registration is still required for all students who are waiting on scholarship notification letters.
Step Three: Book With Ease
After School
Monthly Tuition and/or
STEAM Day Camp RSVP
All After School Payments are due on the 28th of every month for all DPS Students and the 9th for all Charter/Private School School students. All full time students will receive a recurring invoice. Please watch out for a Welcome Email from purposeiswaiting@gmail.com that includes additional required forms. If you attended after-school last year, please request our new 4-page registration document.
All tuition/recurring invoice questions should be directed crystal@purposelearninglab.org
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2024-2025 After School Schedule
2024-2025 Afterschool Program Closings
September 2, 2024 Labor Day
October 14, 2024 Holiday/Columbus
November 11, 2024 Holiday/ Veteran's Day
November 26-29, 2024 Thanksgiving Holiday
December 20, 2024- January 3, 2025 (Mental Health/ WinterVacation/ No Track Out)
January 20, 2025 Martin Luther King
March 31-April 4, 2025 Spring Break/Closed Wellness Escape Staff & Scholars
April 18, 2025 Good Friday/ Holiday
May 23 & 26, 2025 Memorial Day ( Friday & Monday)
May 30, 2025 Last Day of Afterschool (Closed May 30, 2025)
June 16, 2025 1st Day of Summer Camp 2025
June 19, 2025 Juneteenth/ Senior Bash (HS Teen Liberation Retreat)
June 30- July 4, 2025 Summer Vacation/ Closed Wellness Escape
August 18-22, 2025 Closed for After School 2024-2025 Training
August 25, 2025 1st Day of Afterschool
2024-2025 STEAM DAY CAMPS (DPS Teacher Workdays)
STEAM Day Camp Traditional Registration Link
9/23/2024 (M) -8am-5:30pm STEAM Day Camp / Maker + STEAM Services 10:00-12:00 PM STEM Lunch & Learn Lenovo Afternoon Field Trip 12:00-1:00 Lunch 1:00-3:00pm (40)
10/25/24 (F) -8am-5:30pm STEAM Day Camp / Maker + STEAM Services 10:00-12:00 PM
11/5/2024 (T) -8am-5:30pm STEAM Day Camp
1/21/2025(T) 8am-5:30pm STEAM Day Camp
2/17/2025 (M)-8am-5:30pm HOLIDAY STEM
3/10/2025-(M) 8am-5:30pm STEAM Day Camp
4/21/2025-(F) 8am-5:30pm STEAM Day Camp
STEAM Day Camp Year Round Registration Link
8/21/2024 (W) -8am-5:30pm STEAM Day Camp
9/18/24 (W) -8am-5:30pm STEAM Day Camp
11/5/2024 (T) -8am-5:30pm STEAM Day Camp
12/16/2024(M) 8am-5:30pm STEAM Day Camp
2/17/2025 (M)-8am-5:30pm HOLIDAY STEM Camp
3/10/2025-(M) 8am-5:30pm STEAM Day Camp
4/21/2025-(F) 8am-5:30pm STEAM Day Camp
2024-2025 Saturday Academy
9am-12pm
Session One
September 7, 2024
September 14, 2024
September 21, 2024
September 28, 2024
Session Two
January 4,2025
January 11,2025
January 18,2025
January 25,2025
February 1, 2025
February 8,2025
February 15,2025
February 22,2025
Session Three
March 1,2025
March 8,2025
March 15,2025
March 22, 2025
April 5, 2025
April 12,2025
April 19,2025
April 26,2025
2024-2025 Family Programs
Afterschool/Saturday Academy Award Ceremony /Literacy Night 5/7/25 (Location TBD)
"Juneteenth Teen Retreat"- June 19, 2025 (Parents Not Required/ Chaperones WANTED)
19th Annual Family & Friends Trip - 1st Weekend in August 2025
(Location TBD)
Meet our Senior & Teen Liberation Leaders
Quarterly Enrichment Clubs
Q1- Clubs -September-November 2024
M- STEAM Infused Labs/ 4H
T- Intensive Learning Groups (Math & Literacy Lab)
W- Wellness Wednesday ( Boy Scouts/Character Education/ Drug Abuse & Prevention)
R- Intensive Learning Groups (Math & Literacy Lab)
F- Coding Hope, Heal, & Design / Cheer & Dance Practice ( Parade Performance 11/4/23)
Q-2 Clubs- December -February 2025
M- STEAM Infused Labs/ 4H
T-Intensive Learning Groups (Math & Literacy Lab)/
W- Wellness Wednesday ( Boy Scouts/Character Education/ Drug Abuse & Prevention)
R- Intensive Learning Groups (Math & Literacy Lab)
F- HD Drones, Keyboarding, & Slime Therapy
Q-3 Clubs March-May 2025
M- STEAM Infused Labs/ 4H
T- Hope, Heal, & Design/DIY
W- Wellness Escape ( Drug Abuse & Prevention/Character Education/Board Games)
R- Intensive Learning Groups (Math & Literacy Lab)/ Scout Reach
F- Edible Education & Group Games/Park