Open/Switch Enrollment for APS Employees is October 1 through 16
Albuquerque Public Schools
2026 APS Additional Summer Programs
Albuquerque Public Schools offer a variety of additional summer programs throughout the district.
Indian Education
The Indian Education Department (IED) was established as part of the Albuquerque Public School district in 1974, with the primary purpose for advocacy and representation for the 115 different American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Tribes enrolled in the school district. For the summer of 2026 IED will offer the courses below for K-12th grades students.
Location: Del Norte High School
Dates: June 8 - June 29 Monday - Friday (no program June 19th)
(off week of June 29 - July 3)
Program Resumes: July 6 - July 24
Times: 8:00 am - 2:00 pm
Courses Offered:
- Navajo 1 and 2
- Zuni 1 & 2
- Navajo History-Government
For questions or concerns you can contact: (505) 884-6392
Sustaining the Future
The Albuquerque Public Schools Office of Innovation and School Choice partners with innovative leaders and community to empower educators and students, elevate learning and transform education to equip all students with the knowledge, skills, and capacities for success in a rapidly changing world to grow Albuquerque's talented workforce.
This summer the Office of Innovation will offer a free Eco-Makers Summer Camp for current Albuquerque Public School students K-5 that will consist of:
- Gardening
- Robotics
- Composting
- 3D Modeling
- Game Design
- Nature Crafts
- Drones
- Circuits and more
Location: Polk Middle School / Transportation will be available
Dates: June 8 - 18, 2026 / Monday - Thursday
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. / Breakfast and lunch will be provided
Please click here to register your student. There is a capacity of 100 students, enrollment is on a first come first serve basis.
For questions or concerns you can contact: andrea.quintana@aps.edu
Special Education Extended School Year (ESY)
Albuquerque Public Schools ensures that ESY services are available as necessary to provide FAPE. ESY services may be provided only if a child’s IEP Team determines, on an individual basis, that the services are necessary for the provision of FAPE to the child.
For questions or concerns you can contact: esy.sped@aps.edu
Out of School Time
Below is a list of schools that will be providing Out of School Time (OST) at their sites. These schools will NOT have any other programs provided.
| School | Provider | Breakfast Provided | Lunch Provided | Program Time |
| Adobe Acres | Boys and Girls Club | Yes | Yes | 7:00 am - 6:00 pm |
| Whittier | Whittier will no longer have an OST program due to low enrollment. | |||
| Bandelier | Children's Choice | Yes | Yes | 7:00 am - 6:00 pm |
| Double Eagle | Children's Choice | Yes | Yes | 7:00 am - 6:00 pm |
| North Star | Children's Choice | Yes | Yes | 7:00 am - 6:00 pm |
|
Sombra del Monte |
Children's Choice | Yes | Yes | 7:00 am - 6:00 pm |
| Please Note: Children's Choice is full at all of their sites for their OST program but they do have a waitlist. | ||||
| Griegos | City Play + | Yes | Yes | 7:30am-5:30pm |
| Longfellow | City Play + | Yes | Yes | 7:30am-5:30pm |
| McCollum | City Play + | Yes | Yes | 7:30am-5:30pm |
| Painted Sky | City Play + | Yes | Yes | 7:30am-5:30pm |
| Rudolfo Anaya | City Play + | Yes | Yes | 7:30am-5:30pm |
| SR Marmon | City Play + | Yes | Yes | 7:30am-5:30pm |
| Armijo | RGEC | Yes | Yes | 7:00 am - 6:00 pm |
| Collet Park | RGEC | Yes | Yes | 7:00 am - 6:00 pm |
| EG Ross | RGEC | Yes | Yes | 7:00 am - 6:00 pm |
| GI Sanchez | RGEC | Yes | Yes | 7:00 am - 6:00 pm |
| Hawthorne | RGEC | Yes | Yes | 7:00 am - 6:00 pm |
| Janet Kahn | RGEC | Yes | Yes | 7:00 am - 6:00 pm |
| MacArthur | RGEC | Yes | Yes | 7:00 am - 6:00 pm |
| Mission Ave | RGEC | Yes | Yes | 7:00 am - 6:00 pm |
| Mitchell | RGEC | Yes | Yes | 7:00 am - 6:00 pm |
| Petroglyph | RGEC | Yes | Yes | 7:00 am - 6:00 pm |
| SY Jackson | RGEC | Yes | Yes | 7:00 am - 6:00 pm |
| Sandia Base | RGEC | Yes | Yes | 7:00 am - 6:00 pm |
| Seven Bar | RGEC | Yes | Yes | 7:00 am - 6:00 pm |
| Sierra Vista | RGEC | Yes | Yes | 7:00 am - 6:00 pm |
| Tierra Antigua | RGEC | Yes | Yes | 7:00 am - 6:00 pm |
| Tres Volcanes | RGEC | Yes | Yes | 7:00 am - 6:00 pm |
| Zia | RGEC | Yes | Yes | 7:00 am - 6:00 pm |
| Zuni | RGEC | Yes | Yes | 7:00 am - 6:00 pm |
| Bel-Air | YMCA | Yes | 7:00 am - 6:00 pm | |
| Matheson Park | YMCA | Yes | Yes | 7:00 am - 6:00 pm |
| Sunset View | YMCA | Yes | Yes | 7:00 am - 6:00 pm |
Non APS Programs
The City of Albuquerque offers additional summer programs. The link below will show all the CABQ Summer Programs happening throughout the City.
YMCA offers a camp in Jemez, NM called Camp Shaver. Please see flyers below for more information.
The Albuquerque Public Library Offers their UNEARTH A STORY summer reading program. Please see flyers below and for more information on any of their summer programs please visit: abqlibrary.org/summerreading
Additional Special Events Flyer