SUMMER ENROLLMENT
2024 Summer Enrollment is now open!
Summer Camp School-Age Program
SHADES offers 9 weeks of summer camp for kindergarten to 13 year old campers. Register to attend one week or all 9.
Summer Afterschool Program
If KCS Summer School is offered at Brickey, Karns, Pond Gap or New Hopewell, the SHADES Summer Afterschool program will be available. Scroll down to access preregistration Information.
Summer PreK Extended Learning Program
SHADES Extended Learning Summer PreK program is located at Ft. Sanders Developmental Center and Karns PreK. Scroll down to access preregistration Information.
Please note: On May 4, 2022 the Knox County Board of Education approved to recognize Juneteenth as a Holiday for all year-round KCS employees. SHADES will also be recognizing Juneteenth as a Holiday. All Knox County School facilities and offices will be closed on June 19, 2024 in observance of Juneteenth.
Summer will be here soon! Are you worried that your kids are missing out on a full summer of vacation? Let us ease your mind! At SHADES every week is a vacation! Check out our lineup of 9 weeks of “staycations” your kids will love as we explore, experiment, and learn about places near and far!
Begin the registration process by pre-registering for the school-age summer camps in the green section or the PreK Extended Learning Summer Program in the gold section. Once your have pre-registered online you will be contacted by a SHADES staff member to begin the registration process.
(Note: Pre-registration does not register your camper for the program. You must still complete and submit all summer enrollment paperwork, submit applicable fees and attend a summer orientation before your camper’s space is reserved and guaranteed for summer camps.)
Summer Camp School-Age Programs Pre-registration
Current and Previous Participants
Click the link below to start the pre-registration process.
(Note: If you are changing site locations, please contact your current site location to request to have your account transferred to your new location. )
New Customers
Click the desired site location to access the pre-registration link and begin the pre-registration process.
Site contact numbers:
- Karns – 865-690-0906
- Brickey 865-367-2947
- New Hopewell 865-399-7702
- Pond Gap 865-454-0198
Submit completed paperwork, registration fee and applicable deposits (Note: Registration fees and deposits are non-refundable.)
Once you have completed the pre-registration form, you will be contacted to complete the registration process. You will be given a deadline date (typically 48 hours from the time you are contacted) to attend an orientation and complete and submit all required paperwork and applicable fees. Failure to adhere to the deadline will forfeit your child’s place on the summer waiting list, and we will contact the next family on the list until all available slots are filled. Payments can be made at orientation by check or credit card. Payment can also be made by credit card through the engage app, over the phone or at the site location.
Complete the registration paperwork by
- Printing paperwork below, or
- Completing the fillable forms below, saving the forms to your device and e-mailing the forms to the program director, or
- Stopping by the site location to receive the paperwork
School-Age Summer Registration Forms
The first set of forms provide information for you to keep. The second set of forms must be submitted to SHADES as part of the registration process.
Information for Parents to Keep
Families First vouchers through DHS are accepted! Please check your eligibility in order to receive tuition assistance.
DHS Online Assistance Application Link
DHS Family Assistance Service Number 866-311-4287
Afterschool Summer
What is Summer Afterschool?
Summer Afterschool is a 5 week afterschool program intended to provide extended day service from 2:45-6:00pm Monday – Friday to those students enrolled in the KCS Summer Learning Program. Students enrolled in this program are securing a space for the full 5 weeks Monday – Friday.
Each week Afterschool activities will bring a featured “Staycation” to life, connecting children’s literature with adventure learning activities. Get ready for your best summer vacation!
Forms to be returned to SHADES
Summer PreK Extended Learning Program Pre-Registration
Pre-register online to be contacted by a SHADES Staff member to begin the registration process to access Myprocare.
New SHADES participants click the appropriate site location link below to start the pre-registration process.
- Current customers click here to access your MyProcare account to complete pre-registration for Ft. Sanders or Karns. (Note: If you have participated at a different SHADES site location in the past, please let your summer site director know, so we can electronically connect you to the summer site location of your choice.)
Complete the registration paperwork by
- Printing paperwork below, or
- Completing the fillable forms below, saving the forms to your device and e-mailing the forms to ft.sanders@shadesofdevelopment.org, or karns@shadesofdevelopment.org
- Stopping by the site location to receive and complete the paperwork
You must complete an orientation, submit required paperwork and any applicable fees to complete the registration process and secure your child’s space in the SHADES PreK/Kind Summer Program.
Note: At our Karns location, kindergarten programming is at the Karns PreK/Kindergarten campus only.
PreK Extended Learning Summer Registration Forms
The first set of forms provide information for you to keep. The second set of forms must be submitted to SHADES as part of the registration process.
Information for Parents to Keep
Forms to be returned to SHADES
Families First vouchers through DHS are accepted! Please check your eligibility in order to receive tuition assistance.
DHS Online Assistance Application Link
DHS Family Assistance Service Number 866-311-4287
