Dear BUSD Community,
Applications for enrollment for Summer LEARNS and for the 2025-’26 school year will open to all BUSD families on Monday, April 21, 2025 at 12:00 noon.
Enrollment is prioritized based on income and other demographic factors and not a first come first serve enrollment. We will be reaching out to site LEARNS coordinators and specialists to provide updates.You should expect to hear from them later this month. Thank you for your patience, we know there is great anticipation for after school enrollment! To register for Fall 2025 starting April 21, 2025 at 12:00 noon, please click .Please review the brochure for Summer 2025 LEARNS .
Berkeley BEARS (Berkeley’s Excellent Academic Road to Success)
The BEARS After School Programs are in operation at five (5) elementary school sites: John Muir, Malcolm X, Ruth Acty, Sylvia Mendez, and Washington.
Berkeley LEARNS (Links Enrichment, Academics and Recreation to the Needs of Students)
The LEARNS After School Programs are in operation at nine (9) elementary school sites (Berkeley Arts Magnet, Cragmont, Emerson, Malcolm X, Oxford, Rosa Parks, Sylvia Mendez, Thousand Oaks and Washington), and at all three (3) middle school sites (Longfellow, Martin Luther King Jr., and Willard).