High-quality, safe and enriching out-of-school time opportunities contribute to the lifelong accomplishment of our children and youth. Montgomery County, Maryland is home to over 164,000 economically and culturally diverse children and youth who deserve safe and fun settings where they can laugh, learn, and achieve during non-school hours.

The Excel Beyond the Bell Partnership is committed to creating a strong out-of-school time system that will set standards of excellence, advance professional development, create and recognize quality programming and secure sustainable funding investment.

Working together, we are building brighter futures for all our children and youth here in Montgomery County.

A Special Report: Building Excel Beyond the Bell-Montgomery County's Out-of-School-Time System