After School Care Program & Activities

Provides enrollment in after school care plus Choice Time, five days per week. Includes a special activity each day of enrollment at no additional cost. This option is $2,500 per semester. 

Provides enrollment in after school care plus Choice Time, three days per week.  Includes a special activity each day of enrollment at no additional cost. This option is $1,500 per semester.

Students are welcome to enroll in only specific activities each semester. See the activity schedule below for schedule, pricing and enrollment. Activities begin the week of Monday, September 13th.

Students who may need after school care on an as-needed basis would enroll on a daily basis at a rate of $35 per day. Students signed up for just the day will participate in choice time (see activity description below). Please call the school office at 718-833-9090 to confirm enrollment for the specific day. 

 

Mondays
2:30pm - 5:00pm
Choice Time

2:45pm - 3:30pm:
Chess with Coach Bah (Gr. K-2)
limited enrollment

3:30pm - 4:15pm
Chess with Coach Bah (Gr. 3-6)
limited enrollment

Tuesdays
2:30pm - 5:00pm
Choice Time

2:45pm - 3:45pm
Dance with Danielle (Gr. K-2)
limited enrollment

Wednesdays
2:30pm - 5:00pm
Choice Time

3:15pm - 4:00pm
Karate with James (Gr. 2-5)
limited enrollment

3:00pm - 3:45pm
Karate with Erik (Gr. 6-8)
limited enrollment

Thursdays 
2:30pm - 5:00pm
Choice Time

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Arts & Crafts with Libby (Gr. K-5)
limited enrollment

Fridays
2:30pm - 5:00pm
Choice Time

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Yoga with Linda Cheung-Soogrim (Gr. K-5)
limited enrollment

3:15pm - 4:15pm
Basketball Clinic with Erik (Gr. 6)
limited enrollment

Chess Coach Bah is a National Chess Master with more than 5 years of coaching experience. Classes are divided into 2 halves. In the first half, the instructor uses the demonstration board to teach ideas and show games. The students are encouraged to participate by asking and answering questions and a point system is established to help engage the students. Students earn points for good sportsmanship, participation, and correct answers. During the 2nd half of the class, the students are playing chess with opponents assigned by the instructor. While games are in progress, the instructor will supervise and offer helpful hints and ideas. Points can also be earned during playing time by using any ideas from the lesson in the actual game. Small tournaments are also organized within the classroom setting. The school develops a chess team that will represent them at the local, state, and national tournaments! “Bay Ridge Chessmasters” encourages the students to participate in monthly scholastic Chess Championship tournaments which are held in different NYC schools. 

Cost: $500/semester

Danielle holds a Master of Arts Degree in Dance Education from NYU. In this class, students will investigate body, effort, shape and space through guided explorations and games. Through a warm up series, skill building, and free dance, students will develop strength, flexibility, and balance. Students will have the opportunity to invent their own movement and perform for their peers in a supportive and fun environment.

Cost: $500/semester

Taught by Libby, our Kindergarten teacher, this class offers a fun environment to help your child's creativity grow. Your child will learn to have fun with art while practicing the basic elements of art, including various types of artistic styles. We will draw, paint, and sometimes sew. We will use pencils, watercolors, acrylics, markers, paints, and a lot of glue. 

Cost: $500/semester

Basketball Clinic offers beginners the opportunity to learn the basics of basketball while giving seasoned players the chance to improve their skills. The clinic is taught by Erik Fezzuoglio, who has served as the Lower & Middle School Basketball Coach for the past 7 years.

Cost: $500/semseter

James instructs the Gr. K-5 classes and Erik instructs the Gr. 6-8 classes. Students participate in Tae Kwon Do as a non-contact physical activity, safely learn basic self-defense, and stimulate their minds with instruction in spirit, focus, and power. James and Erik are both Black Belts practicing with the World Martial Arts Association. 

$100/annual

Move It: This class is dedicated to high energy movement experiences through games such as Messy Backyard, Gaga, and a variety of tag games. We will also explore gymnastics activities and build our own obstacle courses. Whether working as a team, with a partner, or as an individual, we will work on hand eye coordination, catching and passing skills, and movement strategies.

Yoga offers proven methods of developing the inner resilience needed to navigate any situation in a fun and interactive way. This program  encompasses the full spectrum of breath, body work, and stress management and is tailored to children in a fun and imaginative way. 

$500/semester

When students are not participating in a specific after school class or activity, they can relax in a quiet setting and read, explore resources, do homework, create artwork, build, do puzzles, and play games. Healthy snacks are provided and help with school work is also available.

Choice Times is supervised by our speech language pathologist and after school coordinator, Shannon Rafferty, and Emily Visintini, who is an assistant in our Kindergarten class.

Choice Time is included in the Full After School Program and Three Days Per Week After School Program. Students who enroll in after school on a daily/as-needed basis are placed in Choice Time.