SHADES of Development @SHADESofDevelop
A not-for-profit organization dedicated to caring for our community's children during out-of-school time. SHADESofDevelopment.org Knoxville Joined April 2014-
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All SHADES locations will be closed Monday, September 1st as we celebrate Labor Day. We hope everyone has an enjoyable weekend and we look forward to seeing all of our friends Tuesday. #SHADESofdevelopment #happylaborday #SHADES #knoxvilleafterschoolprogram #easttnafterschool
Mt. Olive is having a great start to their school year 🍎✏️📚 We are still working on getting to know each other and learning new things about our friends. #SHADESofdevelopment #SHADES #afterschoolalliance #afterschool4all #easttnafterschool #lightsonafterschool #mtoliveshades
Karns Pre-k Silver group shared their favorite things through drawings. "A lot of food and snacks"... we might be best friends! #shadesofdevelopment #afterschoolalliance #afterschool4all #easttnafterschool #easttnafterschool #karnsshades #lightsonafterschool #afterschoolworks
Everyone was excited to be back to school, even the caterpillars! This fuzzy little fella decided to catch a ride on our friends shorts to transport himself. #SHADESofdevelopment #brickeyshades #afterschool4all #lightsonafterschool #SHADES #afterschoolalliance
Silver group at Karns Pre-K celebrated a friend’s birthday and made family portraits for their first day back to school! #SHADESofdevelopment #karnsshades #afterschoolalliance #easttnafterschool #afterschoolworks #lightsonafterschool #afterschool4all #afterschoolfun #SHADES
Our campers had a blast on their last field trip of the summer at Big Ridge State park. They explored, swam and panned for gold. What a great way to spend a hot summer day and finish our Great American Roadtrip 2025! #SHADESofdevelopment #afterschool4all #SHADES #afterschoolfun
Just a reminder that all SHADES locations will be closed tomorrow as we celebrate the 4th of July ❤️🤍💙 Happy Birthday America ❤️🤍💙 #SHADESofdevelopment #SHADES #4thofjuly #happybirthdayamerica
Our New Hopewell friends had fun playing mini-golf in space. It was an out-of-this-world experience! #SHADESofdevelopment #SHADESummercamp #afterschoolfun #afterschool4all #easttnafterschool #afterschoolalliance #afterschoolworks #tnafterschoolnetwork #SHADES
Making friends and memories at SHADES summer camp 💚 #SHADESofdevelopment #afterschool4all #SHADES #weareafterschool #afterschoolalliance #easttnafterschool #afterschoolworks #tnafterschoolnetwork #afterschoolmatters #lightsonafterschool
We enjoyed learning more about the 13 colonies and the creator of the flag! Then we used white crayons and water colors to create our own American flags. #SHADESofdevelopment #afterschoolalliance #afterschool4all #easttnafterschool #SHADES #weareafterschool #afterschoolworks
Everyone is having fun learning new things at SHADES this summer. Even our baby chicks. #shadesofdevelopment #shadessummercamp #afterschoolalliance #lightsonafterschool #afterschoolfun #easttnafterschool #afterschoolmatters #weareafterschool #tnafterschoolnetwork #afterschool4all
Our campers are getting into the spirit as they dressed as American icons and in red,white and blue 🇺🇸 #SHADESofdevelopment #afterschoolalliance #SHADES #afterschool4all #easttnafterschool #SHADESsummercamp #SHADESgreatamericanroadtrip #weareafterschool #afterschoolfun
Powells Gold group rocked their red, white and blue dress day and while painting flags! ❤️🤍💙 #shadesofdevelopment #afterschoolalliance #easttnafterschool #weareafterschool #lightsonafterschool #afterschoolfun
By the looks of these smiling faces, we have a full house of happy campers 💚 #SHADESofdevelopment #SHADESsummercamp #afterschool4all #SHADES #makingnewfriends #afterschoolalliance #easttnafterschool #weareafterschool #afterschoolfun #lightsonafterschool #tnafterschoolnetwork
SHADES staff is so excited and ready to start The Great American Roadtrip with all of our campers! Happy summer 2025 to everyone! #SHADESofdevelopment #SHADESgreatamericanroadtrip #afterschoolalliance #learningisfun #SHADES #lightsonafterschool #knoxvillesummercamp
✌️ Peace out… the weekend has officially arrived! We hope everyone enjoys some R&R time this weekend. #SHADESofdevelopment #knoxrocks #SHADES #afterschoolalliance #easttnafterschool #lightsonafterschool #weareafterschool #tnafterschoolnetwork #iheartafterschool #weekendvibes
Words of affirmation are our love language 💚 Our goal is to provide quality programming for afterschool children while creating a safe and fun learning enviroment. We love to hear feedback about the friendships and bonds resulting from these programs! #shadesofdevelopment
Karns crew has smiles for days when the sun is shining. Cheers to a weekend full of sunshine and smiles. Happy Firday! #shadesofdevelopment #afterschoolalliance #karnsafterschool #weheartafterschool #lightsonafterschool #afterschool4all #easttnafterschool #tnafterschoolnetwork
Reading Event at Fair Garden was so fun! We celebrated our favorite stories with activities, snacks, and some photo ops! #shadesofdevelopment #weheartafterschool #afterschoolalliance #afterschool4all #afterschoolmatters #easttnafterschool #fairgardenafterschool #afterschoolfun
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