Long Beach’s Community Learning Hub at the Houghton Park Community Center is reopening for free independent study and after-school activities for students.
Long Beach Unified School District students from kindergarten to eighth grade can register for the programs beginning at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 17.
The hub provides high-speed internet for LBUSD students to participate in independent study assignments on weekdays between 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Youth can participate in after-school activities like academic support, sports and fitness from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Earlier this year, the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department ran three other Community Learning Hubs—located at Ernest McBride Park, Oribaza Park and Veterans Park—which closed in June for summer break and did not reopen due to the return to in-person learning.
The Community Learning Hub Program began last fall thanks to federal American Rescue Plan Act funding allocated through the Long Beach Recovery Act.
The Houghton Park Community Learning Hub is the only location reopening. Face coverings are required and participants must follow COVID-19 safety protocols.
Weekly registration for the program is required. Those interested can apply online or in-person starting Nov. 17 at 3 p.m. Registration is available in-person at Houghton Park on weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. after Nov. 17.
