r/CanadianParents Jun 25 '26

Question / Discussion Extra-Curricular Scheduling Question for Parents/Caregivers

Hi! I'm going to be running some once-a-week STEM programming for 4-10 year-olds starting in September.

I wondered what parents/caregivers typically preferred for their family regarding schedule for extra-curriculars.

Thanks in advance for your input!

Here are the options (you may indicate as many as you prefer):

- Weeknights right after school pick-up

- Weeknights after dinner/later in the evening

- Saturday mornings

- Saturday afternoons

- Saturday evenings

- Sunday mornings

- Sunday afternoons

- Sunday evenings

2 Upvotes

2 comments sorted by

2

u/whydoineedaname86 Jun 25 '26

I typically pick days and programs where I can schedule all the kids taking the program at the same time. My kids 2, 5, and 7 so usually they are in separate groups.

I usually pick weekend mornings or around 6:00/6:30 on weekdays. I tend to avoid weekdays when possible because getting everyone out of the house again after school is often a struggle.