Join us for our after school program, “Kaleidoscopes” for further enrichment. “Kaleidoscopes” is our after school extended care from 3:15 – 5:30 p.m. In addition to snack time and an unstructured free time, structured activities such as cooking, arts and crafts, and/or scientific exploration, supervised by one of our teachers, will be offered.
In addition, a new Homework Session will be offered as an optional component of “Kaleidoscopes.” Students will have quiet time to do homework with teacher supervision. Any Park Street School student, Grades 1-6 may participate one to five days a week from 3:15 - 4:15 p.m. As well, included in our rich offerings for further enrichment are selections ranging from private piano and violin instruction to club activities such as dance, chess and creative writing.
See the following listing of 2008-2009 year club activities:
Dance Club: Mondays (Grades 1-6)
Have you ever leapt across a puddle or twirled around your bedroom? Does music make you want to move? Well, leap, twirl, and move your way to our dance class on Monday afternoons. We will be working on basic principals of ballet and exploring modern dance. We will also learn fundamentals of choreography in order to create our own dances. Boys and girls are both welcomed. We hope you join us for some movement, music, and fun!
Media Literacy Club: Tuesdays (Grades 5 & 6)
Do you love movies and television, and have you ever wondered why? Do you find yourself leaving the theater or living room with questions about what you just saw, or what emotions you experienced? This club will examine popular media texts (films and television shows) in an effort to understand the messages being broadcast and the lessons being consumed. Come tune in for some exciting, philosophical fun!
Creative Writing Club: Tuesdays (Grades 1-6)
Come explore your inner writer with the creative writing club! Have you ever found yourself interested in journalism, poetry, or storytelling? How would you like to produce a newspaper with other classmates to be circulated around the school community? In creative writing club, we will explore the steps of writing from drafts to publication, utilizing guest speakers from different writing genres and our own best resource: your creativity! So come join us for this fun, high-energy, creative club and learn how you can be a better writer, feeling free to express yourself in words!
Cooking Club: Wednesdays (Grades 1-6)
Do you love adding the flour to cookie batter? Do you want to know the secret ingredients to your favorite recipes? Come to Cooking Club and learn the art of making your favorite foods. Together we will learn the basics of cooking and how to live a healthy lifestyle by incorporating healthy foods and enjoyable exercise.
Sports Club: Wednesdays (Grades 2-5)
In the Sports Club, students will play three team sports: floor hockey, basketball, and indoor baseball. We will spend about five weeks on one sport before moving on to the next one. School is for learning, but after school is for playing. Thus, students will play actual games rather than work on skill development. This allows students to do what they enjoy most—play the game!
Chess Club: Thursdays (Grades 1-6)
Countergambit, Modern Benoni Defense, and Larsen’s Opening may sound far from our ordinary language, but these may just become familiar phrases during chess club on Thursday afternoons. We will focus our time on learning about the history of chess, strategy of chess, and legal moves of each piece; however, chess club will mostly just be a fun time to focus on the joy of the game! If you’re interested in learning more about chess, feel free to join us!
Speech and Debate: Thursdays (Grades 5 & 6)
Have you ever wondered what makes a good speech or what makes a really good argument? This spring, we will try our hand at public speaking and debate. We will watch famous speeches and write our own, and we will study the format of Lincoln-Douglass debate as we prepare to debate each other. Our semester’s activities will culminate with a speech and debate performance to show off our newfound skills!
Private Musical Instruction
For more information regarding the availability of private musical instruction for piano, strings and wind instruments from our fabulous teachers Amanda Holley, Julianne Johnson, Kirsten Peltz, Seth Little and Rose Davis, please call Park Street School at 617-523-7577.
