Become the Boss, at every age.
Four pathways from ages 5–24, delivered through our Summer Camp and After-School Program, with financial assistance available for families who need it.
Baby Boss
Creativity, money basics and a first taste of selling, learned through play.
Hi I am Baby BossAshton!
As a Baby Boss at The ARK, you learn the basics of entrepreneurship through fun and play-based activities. You'll be introduced to customer service, basic counting, service skills, and product distribution in a way that's engaging and age-appropriate.
Meet Ashton
Mini Boss
A business plan, marketing, funding to make the product, and a booth at the Expo to sell it.
Hi I am Mini BossMelanie!
As a Mini Boss at The ARK, you dive deeper into the world of business. You'll learn how to create a business plan, develop marketing strategies, explore graphic design, and bring your product ideas to life. The best part? You'll receive funding to create your products and showcase them at our annual Youth Boss Expo!
Meet Melanie
Big Boss
Advanced business and career skills, an apprenticeship, and the option to register a real LLC.
Hi I am Big BossAkyla!
As a Big Boss at The ARK, you receive all the training provided to Mini Bosses, but with an added level of professionalism. You'll have the opportunity to legally register your business as an LLC and take real steps toward becoming a young CEO.
Meet Akyla
Be Entrepreneurial
Workforce preparation and entrepreneurship, ending in paid work for real clients.
Hi I amJaime!
Be Entrepreneurial at The ARK is a workforce development program for young adults who want to innovate without the risks of business ownership. This program introduces intrapreneurship , teaching how to lead, create, and problem-solve within the security of an established organization.
Meet Jaime
Two ways to join The ARK.
Entrepreneur Summer Camp Ages 5–24
Ten weeks each summer filled with weekly trips to the zoo, museums, skating and more, alongside entrepreneurial enrichment classes and activities, capped by our Youth Boss Expo, where campers showcase the businesses they created during camp.
- The full-day program: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (late pick-up can be arranged)
- $45/day, payable bi-weekly, monthly, or in full
- Low-income families can apply through Action for Children to cover part or all of tuition
Before registering: have your Mini/Big-Boss physical and immunization records filled out and ready to upload (download the forms here). Need more time? Submit a doctor's appointment letter.
After-School Program Ages 5–24
The half-day program: year-round, Monday through Friday, 3:00 – 7:00 pm. Entrepreneurial enrichment classes, tutoring, arts, and many other activities that turn after-school hours into boss hours.
- $25/day, payable bi-weekly, monthly, or in full
- Low-income families can apply through Action for Children. See Financial Assistance
- Same registration documents as Summer Camp (physical & immunization records)
Teens attend The ARK at no cost. They are paid to train. Apprentices aged 14–15 receive a stipend; interns aged 16–24 are paid $17.04 an hour. Learn about financial assistance →
Drop-off. Pick-up. Handled.
One place before school and after it, and the ride in between. Children start the morning with us, we drive them to school, and we bring them back to The ARK when the day is over.
Sign up for transportationTransportation has its own sign-up, separate from program registration.
- Morning Before care and breakfast
- Drop-off We drive them to school
- Pick-up We collect them after school
- Afternoon After care in the After-School Program
Before care
Start the day with purpose
- Supervised from drop-off
- Breakfast and enrichment
- Homework support
After care
Learn. Create. Grow.
- Business and leadership
- STEM, culinary and the arts
- Homework help and tutoring