After School Programs

List of 6 items.

• Schedule

   

  Mondays	Tuesdays	Wednesdays	Thursdays	Fridays
  3/10	3/11	3/12	3/13	Early Dismissal
  3/17	3/18	3/19	Spring Break begins at dismissal	Spring Break
  3/31	4/1	4/2	4/3	4/4
  4/7	4/8	4/9	4/10	Early Dismissal
  4/14	4/15	4/16	4/17	Good Friday
  4/21	4/22	4/23	4/24	4/25
  4/28	4/29	4/30	5/1	LS Conferences
  5/5	5/6	5/7	5/8	Early Dismissal
  5/12	5/13	5/14	5/15	5/16
  Over	Over	Over	5/22	5/23

• Mondays

  Crafting Club (Grades 2-4): Ms. Marcee

  Join me for fun with beading, slime-making, rubber band jewelry-making, paper crafts, and object painting.

   

  Fun and Games Sports Club (Grades 1-3): Ms. Whelan/Mrs. Vengels

  This Fun and Games Sports Club is a high-energy club for students who love physical activity and teamwork. If P.E. is your favorite class, this is the perfect club for you! Participants will enjoy a variety of fun games, including bombardment, basketball, floor hockey, tag games, kickball, and capture the flag, among others. It’s all about having a blast, staying active, and playing with friends.

   

  Sculpture Lab (Grades 1-2, MAX 10): Ms. Clinkscales
  Students will explore, discuss, and practice sculpture-making techniques and practices to create works of art. From paper sculptures to clay creations and more, each project will involve observation, exploration, and creative problem-solving.

   

  Sewing and Crafts (Grades 2-5, MAX 15): Ms. Leschinsky
  A typical afternoon in Sewing Club consists of a lot of sewing and a lot of fun! We will learn how to hand sew and then apply what we’ve learned to make fabulous projects.

   

  Spanish Enrichment (Grades PreK-2): Dra. Malavé

  During this club, children will practice and strengthen their Spanish language skills through books, storytelling, and hands-on games.

• Tuesdays

  Adventures in STEM using LEGO® Materials (Grades K-2, minimum of 12 to Run)
  Let your imagination run wild with tens of thousands of LEGO® parts! Build engineer-designed projects and use special pieces to create your own unique designs! Projects are rotated seasonally to ensure that both new and returning students can explore the endless creative possibilities of the LEGO® building system.

   

  Bollywood Dance (K-5): Mrs. Walecha

  This club is a fun and energetic way for students to explore dance while learning about Indian culture, meditation, and India's geography.

  
  

  Fiber Fun (Grades 2-5): Ms. Clinkscales

  Students will explore, discuss, and practice fiber art-making techniques like finger knitting and weaving to create works of art that showcase color, pattern, and design.

  
  

  Junior Gator Field Hockey Club (Grades 1-5): Ms. Whelan
  The Junior Field Hockey Club is a co-ed club. Each session will begin with a fun warm-up game followed by a review of the basic skills and rules of Field Hockey. The group will learn how to dribble, dodge, pass, and shoot the ball. Each session will end with a small-sided game that will review the rules and skills taught that day. The goal is to improve skills, gain self-confidence, build relationships with teammates, and encourage fair play in a fun way. Equipment needed for each session: water bottle, shin guards, and a mouth guard. Sticks will be provided.

   

  Soccer Stars (Grades K-3, MAX 20 with two coaches)

  Soccer Stars’ unique curriculum will introduce your child to the game of SOCCER! We focus on teaching the FUNdamentals in a creative manner so kids can have FUN while learning at the same time. Our classes will have a lesson and theme each week. Kids will learn individual skills such as juggling and shooting, along with team building. Our classes include warm-ups, stretches, skill-building, partner skill-building, teamwork, and scrimmages.

• Wednesdays

  Intro to Knitting - In the Round (Grades 2-5, MAX 10): Mrs. Varner

  In this club, we will learn to knit “in the round” using circular needles. Knitting “in the round” is an easy and fun technique that allows you to make hats, cowls, and other garments. All students will learn how to knit on flat needles and in the round. Students will work on knitting a hat, and in doing so, will learn garter stitch, stockinette, and how to increase and decrease stitches. Students do not need prior knitting experience! 
  
  

  All students will need to provide their own yarn. Students should have one skein of bulky weight yarn for the first class. If students have yarn from the previous session, they can use that. Below are some options:

  • Premier Yarns- Serenity Chunky Solid
  • Lion Brand- Hue and Me Bulky Acrylic Blend
  • Knit Picks- Brava Bulky

   

  Latin Ballroom Dance (Grades 2-5): Dra. Malavé
  Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, and Chacha: Come learn about the genres, cultures, and influences while also learning how to dance.

   

  Nature Club (Grades 2-4): Ms. Marcee

  If you love nature, join me in listening to the world around us, sketching plants and animals, outdoor treasure hunts, and building collections.

  
  

  Rowing (Grades 3-5, MAX 7) Coach Gavin-Wisniewski

  Rowing is a sport that brings people together like few other activities. In this Intro to Rowing Encore Club, students will learn the fundamentals of the sport in a fun, engaging, team environment. Our State-of-the-art indoor rowing center at the Upper School Campus provides a safe, indoor rowing facility for students to explore this wonderful sport. Parents should be capable of picking up students at the Upper School Campus at our facility adjacent to the parking garage and tennis courts at 4:15 pm. Only a handful of schools across the country are able to offer a program like this, so be sure to take advantage of the great opportunity. Please note there will be no club on March 19 and cost will be prorated. 

   

  Sports Card Club (Grades 3-5, MAX 20): Mr. Wareikis

  Join Shipley’s sports card trading club! Come share some of your sports card collection and have fun trading! The club will include tips for trading, how to look up value cards with a database, organization and overall care, the different types of grading services, and a whole bunch more! While our focus will mainly be with sports cards, trading card games similar to ‘Magic’ and Pokemon’ will be an option if there is enough interest.

   

  Tennis (Grades 2-5, MAX 8): Mr. Caddle

   

  Perler Beads (Grades K-5): Ms. Leschinsky

  Spend peaceful afternoons creating colorful Perler bead creations with me in the library.

• Thursdays

  Knights, Captures, Action! (Grades K-5): Shining Knights Chess

  Whether you are new to the game, learning to push pawns for the first time, or have played in numerous tournaments and want to sharpen your skills, come to a Shining Knights Chess Club! We have trained numerous state champions and national trophy winners. We have trained even more kids to enjoy the game that they can spend hours playing with friends and family. So, whether you want to win games in your living room against parents or win tournaments in other states, come join us and learn how to play chess or play better chess!

  
  

  “DND” Dungeons and Dragons (Grades 3-5): Vineyard Camp

  Have you ever wanted to play the nationally-known game Dungeons and Dragons? Stretch your imagination telling stories with your friends, and build useful creative skills? What about playing the game they do in Stranger Things? Well this is your chance! In this class, we'll be exploring collaborative storytelling through Dungeons and Dragons. Along the way, we'll develop social and emotional skills that will serve us well outside of the RPG.

  
  

  STEM Explorations using LEGO® Materials (Grades 3-5, minimum of 12 to run)

  Master your engineering skills with Play-Well TEKnologies and tens of thousands of LEGO® parts! Apply real-world concepts in physics, engineering, and architecture through engineer-designed projects. Projects are rotated seasonally to ensure that even returning students get a new experience, so join us to design and build as never before and explore your craziest ideas.

  
  

  Young Rembrandts (Grades PreK-5, minimum of 8 to run)

  During our spring session, your child will learn about design, composition, and illustration using our unique step-by-step drawing method. Besides strengthening your child’s drawing and coloring skills, they will also learn about art history as we present lessons featuring a master artist. The drawings kids bring home are 100% their work, from the first pencil line starting to draw the lesson of the week with step-by-step instruction, to the coloring part. All lessons are designed to be age- and artistic-level-appropriate. The goal is to see improvement in a child’s work throughout the multi-week session and help them grow their self-confidence in their artistic abilities. Our March-May drawing club will teach all new lessons – spring birds, flowers, Frida Kahlo, and more!

• Fridays

  Bombardment (Grades 4-5): Mrs. Early/Mrs. Vengels

  
  

  Junior Baking (Grades K-1): Vineyard Camp
  Discover the world of baking in our beginner's baking class designed for children! Led by our experienced instructors, young bakers will explore the art of baking while fostering creativity and teamwork. Through a carefully crafted series of beginner-friendly activities, children will master the fundamentals of baking. Throughout the course, they will enhance their skills by participating in exciting projects like Cookie Decorating, Fudge Making, crafting Caramel Popcorn, and creating mouthwatering Caramel Apples. Along the way, students will also learn essential baking skills and safety techniques. Join us for a hands-on experience where the joy of baking intertwines with the excitement of learning!