Kaleidoscope | Expanded Learning
Angela Barnette
Director of Expanded Learning
Office of Expanded Learning (Kaleidoscope)
721 Wappoo Road
Charleston, SC, 29407
Contact Us
If you have general questions, please contact Chelsea Niles at chelsea_niles@charleston.k12.sc.us or (843) 402-7817.
If you have questions about Procare, our online payment system, please contact Allison Eidson at allison_eidson@charleston.k12.sc.us or (843) 402-7806.
Purpose
The Office of Expanded Learning leads Charleston County School Districts' after-school efforts (Kaleidoscope). Kaleidoscope is a fee based program that operates using an income based sliding scale for tuition. The office also manages 21st Century Afterschool Grants, summer programs, as well as after-school enrichment classes such as chess, dance, art, coding, engineering, foreign language, music, and lacrosse.
Our Mission
Provide high quality after-school care in a safe, challenging environment. Our programs provide age-appropriate activities which focus on the physical, social, emotional, and educational needs of our students.
How Are We Organized?
Each after-school program has one dedicated Site Coordinator on staff to handle the day-to-day operations and management of the program. Each of our 46 Site Coordinators reports to one of the four Program Officers. Our department currently has four Program Officers who oversee all programs. Each Program Officer is responsible for 9-13 after-school programs.
News and Announcements
**Updated as of April 2025**
Registration for the 25-26 school year will begin for internal families (currently enrolled k-scope families) on May 6th. If spots are still available, registration will open to the public on May 26th.
For existing Kaleidoscope families, please login to your Procare account and click the registration tab at the link below.
https://connect.schoolcareworks.com/login.jsp
For families without a Kaleidoscope Procare account, please click the link below.
https://schoolcareworks.com/registration/kaleidoscope/start_registration.jsp
*Reminder- the school year option will not appear until the appropriate date.
Parent Resources
For Enrichment Partners
All interested after-school providers wishing to provide enrichment services with the Office of Expanded Learning must complete an application form. We accept applications on a rolling basis and review them twice a year.