After School Program – Class Descriptions
See below for a description of classes offered for Spring 2020.
Stay & Play
with Far Brook Faculty & Staff
Nursery – Grade Two
Monday – Friday
Stay for an afternoon of more fun and more games. Students will be able to choose from a variety of activities to keep them engaged and have fun with their classmates as well as other Far Brook students. This a great way to spend more time in the classroom and socialize with other grades, too! Stay & Play is also available on a drop-in basis by notifying administration office.
Mondays – 15 classes
Tuesdays – 16 classes
Wednesdays – 15 classes
Thursdays – 15 classes
Fridays – 13 classes
Time: 3:30 – 4:30 (M-F)
Cost:
Mondays – $240
Tuesdays – $255
Wednesdays – $240
Thursdays – $240
Fridays – $210
Drop-in Rates:
Mondays-Fridays – $20 per day
Homework Club
with Far Brook Faculty & Staff
Grades Three – Eight
Monday – Friday
Spend some supervised time after school in the 5th grade classroom, which is located in the back of the Middle School Building. Grades Three through Eight can complete their homework in a quiet atmosphere, Monday through Friday. Homework Club is also available on a drop-in basis by notifying the administrative office.
* Rates vary according to grade
Mondays – 15 classes
Tuesdays – 16 classes
Wednesdays – 16 classes
Thursdays – 16 classes
Fridays – 13 classes
Time: 3:30 – 4:30 (M-F)
Cost:
Mondays – $225
Tuesdays – $240
Wednesdays – $240
Thursdays – $240
Fridays – $195
Drop-in Rates:
Mondays – Fridays – $20 per day
Extended Day
with Far Brook Faculty & Staff
Nursery – Grade Eight
Monday – Friday
Extended Day is for students to stay at school when the After School Program classes have finished.
Students will spend time in the library until they are picked up. Students will work on homework and have a variety of activities to choose from. Parents may pick up students any time before 6:00 pm. Extended Day is available after any full school day, following the After School Program. This program is also available on a drop-in basis by notifying the administrative office.
* Rates vary according to grade
Mondays – 15 classes
Tuesdays – 16 classes
Wednesdays – 16 classes
Thursdays – 16classes
Fridays – 13 classes
Time: 4:30 – 6:00 pm (M-F)
Cost:
Mondays – $180
Tuesdays – $190
Wednesdays – $190
Thursdays – $190
Fridays – $155
Drop-in Rates:
Mondays-Thursdays – $15 per day
POP CULTURE
with PARTEAZ
Nursery – Grade One
Mondays
Each week the students will make a craft (slime, jewelry, sewing) or spa product (Lip gloss, Shower Gel, Bath salts) incorporating some of our best party themes! Mermaids, Unicorns, Spa, Emojis, Rock Star, PJ, Rainbow; are all part of the mix! Play group games as well as individual activities that promote self esteem, while helping others and make each child feel unique and creative!
Mondays – 14 classes
Class Size – 10 Students
Time: 3:30 – 4:30 pm
Cost: $330
Chef’s Club: Sweet & Savory
with Jennifer McTernan
Grades Two – Four
Mondays
Chef’s Club is a cooking and baking class that encourages and instills a love of cooking through a variety of age-appropriate recipes. In addition to learning the fundamentals of cooking, the group members will also enjoy the fun and creative process. They prepare tasty dishes and desserts through hands-on sessions that they can then take home to share with family and friends.
Mondays – 14 classes
Class Size – 10 Students
Time: 3:30 – 4:45 pm *This class has a later dismissal time*
Cost: $360
STEAM: Tinkering Club
with Mike Chodroff
Grades Five – Six
Mondays
Through the lens of design thinking, students will have the opportunity to create innovative solutions to the environmental and societal problems that we face in the 21st century. STEAM Tinkering will provide structured and unstructured time for understanding challenges, brainstorming solutions, designing and building prototypes, and testing products.
Time: 3:30 – 4:30
Happy Feet
with Danyel Mayers
Nursery – Kindergarten
Tuesdays
Get your body grooving and moving in this high-energy movement class. We will take part in fun games with props, imagination, and music!
Tuesdays – 15 classes
Class Size – 10 Students
Time: 3:30 – 4:30 pm
Cost: $330
Backyard All-Stars
with Don Diefes
Grade One – Three
Tuesdays
Students will play a variety of games including dodgeball, soccer, flag football and more! Games are played in a fun, encouraging social environment where children are able to interact with those in other grades. Sportsmanship and character development are emphasized.
Tuesdays – 15 classes
Class Size – 15 Students
Time: 3:30 – 4:30
Cost: $335
Knitting
with Nancy McIntyre
Grade Three – Four
Tuesdays
Knit one, purl one, knit one, purl one…and before you know it, you have a yarn creation! Knitters of all levels can join this class. Everyone will learn knitting fundamentals and will knit their own scarf in three color blocks!
Tuesdays – 15 classes
Class Size – 10 Students
Time: 3:30 – 4:30 pm
Cost: $350
Club: Sweet & Savory
with Jennifer McTernan
Grades Four – Seven
Tuesdays
Chef’s Club is a cooking and baking class that encourages and instills a love of cooking through a variety of age-appropriate recipes. In addition to learning the fundamentals of cooking, the group members will also enjoy the fun and creative process. They prepare tasty dishes and desserts through hands-on sessions that they can then take home to share with family and friends.
Tuesdays – 15 classes
Class Size – 10 Students
Time: 3:30 – 4:45 pm *This class has a later dismissal time*
Cost: $380
Amazing Animal Adventures
with Sol Child LLC.
Nursery – Kindergarten
Wednesday
From slow-moving sloths to fast-swimming sharks, from itty-bitty insects to giant giraffes, our world is full of amazing animals! Join us as we go on a new adventure each week to explore these incredible creatures through stories, crafts and games.
Tuesdays – 14 classes
Class Size – 10 Students
Time: 3:30 – 4:30 pm
Cost: $330
Chess!
with Diplomat Chess
Kindergarten – Grade Four
Wednesday
Learn how to play chess with Diplomat Chess! State and national champions have come from our programs, but most of our students are casual players looking to learn and have fun. Club time is split between an interactive lesson and supervised play. Lessons depend on the group, but can range from the rules to advanced tournament strategies. Game time is structured to ensure that participants play someone of similar ability.
All equipment will be provided by Diplomat Chess and each participant will receive a complimentary ChessKid.com gold account (a value of $49/year) for the duration that they are enrolled in chess club.
Wednesday – 14 classes
Class Size – 10 Students
Time: 3:30 – 4:30
Cost: $310
Paint & Print
with OHCanary!
Grades One – Three
Wednesday
During this class, elementary artists will use processes of painting and printmaking! How do colors mix? Can we use the motion in our bodies to create interesting marks? How can we combine media to create layers in our work? What is repetition? We’ll explore these ideas through a dynamic and colorful curriculum that is sure to engage any child. We’ll create gestural abstract paintings, layered prints mono prints, our own stamps to print on a tote, and more!
Mondays – 14 classes
Class Size – 8 Students
Time: 3:30 – 4:30
Cost: $340
Craft Time!
with Ke Kim
Nursery – Kindergarten
Thursday
Thursday – 14 classes
Class Size – 10 Students
Time: 3:30 – 4:30 pm
Cost: $330
Little Architects
with OH! Canary
Grade One – Three
Thursdays
In this class, elementary artists will design and build in three different units. First we’ll assemble treehouses from natural materials. Then we’ll observe skyscrapers and build our own, and finally we’ll analyze work by architects like Gaudi, Buckminster Fuller, Lloyd Wright, Zaha Hadid, and Frank Gehry, and choose one to inspire our own 2-d and 3-d design.
Thursday – 14 classes
Class Size – 8 Students
Time: 3:30 – 4:30
Cost: $340
Coding
with Chris Murphy
Grade Two – Four
Thursdays
Welcome to the world of computer science! Using tools such as code.org and MIT’s SCRATCH, participants will learn how computers work and have the opportunity to learn the basics of coding. Each student will be working in a collaborative setting in order to allow students to help and mentor each other.
Thursday – 14 classes
Class Size – 10 Students
Time: 3:30 – 4:30
Cost: $310
Dodgeball
with Don Diefes
Grades Four – Six
Thursday
There’s always time for more dodgeball! This class offers the classic game, as well as other types of games that will challenge young athletes pysically and strategically.
Thursday – 14 classes
Class Size – 15 Students
Time: 3:30 – 4:30
Cost: $310
Spectrum, A Social Justice Club
Grades Six – Eight
Thursday
Spectrum is a class that provides students in Grades 6-8 an opportunity to engage in conversations about social justice, personal experiences, learn about history, and discuss current events.
Thursday – Sept 5, Oct 3, Nov 14, Dec 12, Jan 9, Feb 13, Mar 5, Apr 2, May 7
Time: 3:30 – 5:00
Super Hero Training
with PARTEAZ
Nursery – Kindergarten
Friday
Our goal is get your child active and increase his/her self-confidence, courage and coordination through the use of fun exercises, games, crafts, and group activities. Some of the things we’ll do in addition to using our x-ray vision are: make our own superhero capes, power belts, masks, etc… Superhero smoothies and Trail mix are part of the activities to keep up our super-duper strength.
Thursday – 13 classes
Class Size – 10 Students
Time: 3:30 – 4:30 pm
Cost: $320
Dirt Diggers
with Sol Child LLC.
Grades One -Three
Friday
Children revel in sensorial experiences like digging in dirt, pulling weeds and lifting “heavy” items like a wheelbarrow. Students will be sure to love and benefit from participation in learning what and how to plant, experimentation with the needs of plants, transplanting seedlings, watering and caring for the garden, and of course, harvesting the rewards!
Mondays – 13 classes
Class Size – 10 Students
Time: 3:30 – 4:30
Cost: $310
- Co-ed, open to Grades 5-8.
- Begins Monday, January 6 and ends Wednesday, March 25
- Held in the Gym from 3:30 – 4:30.
- Students may sign up for one or both of the days.
- Cost is $250 and is billed through TADS.
- Registration will end Friday, January 3 or until enrollment reaches 15 students.
- Teacher: Paul Pierre, Associate Athletics Teacher at Far Brook.