Cardinals Club & Summer Program

Cardinals Club:

Children currently enrolled or who have completed Kindergarten through age 12 are eligible for enrollment in our After School Program and the Cardinals Summer Program.  Our on-site program is licensed through the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE).  KDHE requires specific paperwork to be completed for each child enrolled in any licensed childcare program.  Required paperwork will be sent to families prior to their child's first day.  All paperwork must be on file and correctly completed before children can attend their first day. Please see below for specific program details.  Enrollment for the After School Program and Cardinals Summer Program will begin in early spring.

After School Program: Our program provides after school care Monday-Friday from dismissal to 5:45pm.  The first day of ASP will be the first full-day of school, and the last day of care for ASP will be on the last full-day of school.  ASP will not operate on the first day of school and the last day of school as they are half-days.  We will provide full-day care on select days when school is not in session. Full-Day hours will be 7:15am-5:45pm. Our program does not operate during Spring Break and other major holidays and holy days. A list of days care will be provided will be distributed to families before the beginning of the academic school year. 

Enrollment is currently full for the 2025-2026 Academic School year.  Enrollment for the After School Program is strictly for students attending MCS.

While children are in our care, they are provided with a snack, offered assistance with homework, and provided with outdoor play, weather permitting.  On days full-day care is provided, each child will need to bring a sack lunch as our school cafeteria is also closed.  If any trips are scheduled throughout the year, parents will be required to sign a permission slip form before a child can attend any off-premises trip.  Any activity fee for scheduled trips throughout the year will be included in tuition.  Tuition for ASP is $225 per month per child.

Cardinals Summer Program:  The Cardinals Summer Program is designed for school-aged children.  Children must have completed Kindergarten to enroll for the summer. 

To register for the 2025 Cardinals Summer Program: https://schools.mybrightwheel.com/sign-in?redirect_path=forms/2e19ebe2-edb0-458b-bad5-3ded444225eb/self-service

Our goal is for children to have fun! Throughout the summer, children will have a variety of activities planned to provide both indoor and outdoor play. Our summer days will consist of swimming at our local pools, trips to the zoo (Sunset, Topeka, and Rolling Hills Zoo), watching movies at the theater (depending on movies released in the summer), visits to museums (Flint Hills Discovery Center, K-State Beach Museum of Art, Topeka Discover Center), and trips to local parks and trails.  Children will also participate in the Summer Reading Challenge with Manhattan Public Library.  We will visit the library once a week to check-out books.  Each child will need to bring a library card to keep on-site for our visits.  Classroom teachers will be responsible for keeping track of minutes read throughout the summer. 

Children are transported in our 14-passenger school buses, that are driven by staff.  Staff must complete the driving curriculum for transporting children required by the Salina Diocese prior to driving. For out of town trips, USD 383 buses will be used when possible. 

The last few years we have utilized the free summer lunch program offered through USD 383.  We will continue to utilize this option for as long as it is offered.  

Please contact Anna Bonilla with any questions or to apply.  

(High School students age 18 are eligible to apply)

abonilla@manhattancatholicschools.org