After School Programs
NEW! Indoor Rock Climbing for Grades 6, 7, and 8
Academic Challenge - Elementary 2 and Middle School
Instructor: Dominic Ianiro
Day/Time: Tuesdays, 3:30-5:00pm
Session 1 - Concluded
Session 2 - 1/10/2023 - 5/15/2023
Description: Academic Challenge offers our students a valuable chance to engage in extracurricular learning opportunities covering a variety of subjects in a team setting. Key subjects include: Art, Science, Math, Geography, Literature, Film, Sports, Modern, American and Ancient History, Pop Culture, and Music. We will engage in trivia-based projects to promote discovery in new subject areas while utilizing quiz sites such as Sporcle, Kahoot!, Qwiz5 and NAQT to supplement our learning experience.
The Academic Challenge team will compete in 4-6 regional tournaments throughout the school-year. If the Middle School team qualifies, we will compete in the NAQT National Tournament May 12-14 in Chicago.
Classics Club - Middle School
Instructor: Dominic Ianiro
Day/Time: Tuesdays, 5:00-6:15pm
Session 1 - Concluded
Session 2 - Concluded
Session 3 - 4/4/23 - 5/23/23
Description: Classics Club is for any Middle School student who is interested in learning more about Ancient Mediterranean Culture, Archaeology, Literature, Architecture, and Language. We will engage in different projects throughout the school year to better understand ancient themes. We will also delve into lessons concerning how we, especially Americans, are influenced today by ancient civilizations while gaining a rudimentary understanding of Latin. Our study of Latin will have two goals: 1. To understand English at its root levels (grammar and vocabulary) 2. Give students the confidence to enroll in Latin courses in high school.
Classics will be split into 3 sessions this year. Latin, history and mythology will be spread throughout each session.
Session 3 Project Focus Area:
General History/Geography/Literature - Comic Book Creation
Spring Running Club - Elementary 1 and 2
Instructor: Evey Steiger
Day/Time: Tuesdays, 3:45 - 4:45pm
Total Sessions: 8
Start Date: 4/4/22
Description: If your student is interested in running, this club is for you! Coach Evey will be providing a general introduction to both short and long-distance running. Games and activities will be designed to build confidence in running skills while enforcing the importance of staying fit while having fun with friends. On the last day of the session, students will compete in an on-campus 1-mile race!
Elementary 1 Sports Club - Spring 2023
Instructor: Dominic Ianiro
Day/Time: 3:45 - 4:45pm, mostly Fridays, with 3 Thursdays due to school days off: April 14, 21, 27; May 5, 12, 19, 25; June 1
Total Sessions: 8
Description: Elementary 1 Spring Sports Club is a general introduction to ultimate frisbee, lacrosse and softball/baseball. Our primary focus for the 1st half of the session will be ultimate frisbee. Games and activities will be designed to build disc skills, playing disc golf to learn throwing techniques. We will play full games of ultimate ball to reinforce the rules and format of team ultimate. The 2nd half of the session will be focused on lacrosse and softball/baseball; students will have a chance to choose which sport they would like to learn more about. We will introduce students to fundamental skills of each sport along with basic gameplay.
Crafting Club - Kindergarten and 1st Grade
Instructor: Ellyn Klein
Description: Come get crafty! We'll be creating some fun arts & crafts projects from a variety of items. Most crafts will be completed in the hour, while others might take two or more sessions. We'll be sewing, weaving, cutting, following patterns, folding, and gluing (among other crafty activities!). Students can have fun with their imagination on Mondays after school!
Minecraft Club - Elementary 1 and 2
Instructor: Mike Griffith
Day/Time: Thursdays, 3:45 - 4:45pm
Total Sessions: 7
Start Date: 4/13/23
End Date: 5/25/23
Description: Students will build their own structures and learn the Minecraft platform. Special emphasis is placed on creativity, working with partners or small groups. and just having fun with friends!
- Pursue interests
- Build friendships
- Work in small groups
- Learn or hone skills
- Have fun!
- Extracurricular activities are a great addition to high school applications!