MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Montgomery County Public Schools announced that it is partnering up with Montgomery County Recreation to launch out-of-school programming for elementary and middle school students throughout the 2023-2024 school year.

Kids Day Out is “a day filled with fun, supervised activities” for elementary school students. Organizers said that the event has an “emphasis on kid-friendly, healthy recreation.”

Programs will take place at locations across the County beginning Monday, Oct. 9, including:

  • Bauer Drive Community Recreation Center (Therapeutic Recreation programming for youth and teens with disabilities ages 6-12 and 13-21)
  • Clara Barton Neighborhood Recreation Center
    Damascus Community Recreation Center
  • East County Community Recreation Center
  • Gwendolyn E. Coffield Community Recreation Center
  • Long Branch Community Recreation Center
  • Mid-County Community Recreation Center
  • Nancy H. Dacek North Potomac Community Recreation Center
  • Plum Gar Community Recreation Center
  • Potomac Community Recreation Center
  • Marilyn J. Praisner Community Recreation Center
  • Silver Spring Recreation and Aquatic Center
  • Upper County Community Recreation Center
  • White Oak Community Recreation Center

Each day of out-of-school programming takes place from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. — students should bring lunch.

The Teens Day Out program is available for middle school students, ages 11-14. The day is filled with field trips and other special activities.

This program is offered at the following locations:

  • East County Community Recreation Center
  • Plum Gar Community Recreation Center
  • Silver Spring Recreation and Aquatic Center
  • Wheaton Community Recreation Center.

Both Kids Day Out and Teens Day Out are free to county residents.

Those interested in the programs can register at ActiveMontgomery.org.