Barbieri Explorers
Mission
The Office of Community Resource Development (CRD) serves as a facilitator for the Framingham Public Schools in providing multifaceted, comprehensive, and holistic learning opportunities to all students through programming that addresses social and emotional development and provides academic supports that complement the school day.
CRD offers and manages affordable, quality after school programming for FPS Elementary Schools. Operating year round, Explorers aligns school-day curriculum with fun and engaging STEM activities for students in grades K through 5th. With full time district Coordinators at each site, Explorers as the ability to build relationships with school day teachers, building administrators, support staff and parents to offer holistic care for each and every child. Sites include: Brophy, Barbieri, King Wilson, Stapleton, McCarthy and BLOCKS.
Jenny Perez
My name is Jenny Perez and I am very excited to be the Barbieri Explorers’ Out of School Time (OST) Coordinator. I currently hold an Associates of Arts in Human Services and I am pursuing a Bachelors of Arts in Psychology. I have experience working in the Framingham Public School OST program as an Assistant Coordinator at Barbieri Elementary School, a lead teacher in King Elementary School and in the Planning Center in Woodrow Wilson Elementary School working with children who have additional social and emotional needs. Previously, I worked at the Boys and Girls Club for several years as a youth leader creating curriculum for summer camp and overseeing the kids as they do the activities. My goal is to help grow bilingual programming in our curriculum and to enrich children's learning in both Spanish and English, while continuing our tradition of fostering a positive, safe, and fun environment for children to explore and grow.
Email: jperez@framingham.k12.ma.us
Phone: 508-745-7981