Mission
The missions of the After-School and Summer Programs are:

1. Help youth improve their performance in school and facilitate graduation.
2. Individualized instruction designed to a learning progress.
3. Provide a safe place for young people to gather and learn.
4. Extend the school day both after school and in the summer months.

In order to meet our goals the After-school & Summer Program offers a research-based curriculum in math and reading.  There are a variety of groups and clubs, two state of the art computer labs, and we also offer a Robotics Program in association with Carnegie Mellon University.

Our History
The Manchester Youth Development Center (MYDC) was founded in 1968 by a small group of concerned residents from the Manchester community. First known as the Bidwell Education, Music and Recreation Center, MYDC was formed with financial support of Pittsburgh Presbytery and Bidwell Presbyterian Church, as well as other community organizations and individuals.

MYDC developed as an outreach program of the church responding to the expressed needs of the community. From its earliest days, education -primarily reading and math- have been and remain at the core of its mission.

Later, MYDC identified a need for a Charter School in the community. The School was approved by the Pittsburgh Public Schools in the spring of 1998 and the first class was enrolled in the fall of the same year. While established as a separate organization, the Manchester Academic Charter School (MACS) and MYDC are complimentary programs that work collaboratively under one roof.

Today more than 200 children throughout the City of Pittsburgh, from Pre-K through 12th grade, attend the Training Wheels Nursery School, the After School program and Manchester Academic Charter School.