After School Enrichment

Chess is a game going back thousands of years with a deeply rich history, though many children today do not grow up learning the game and taking advantage of its many cognitive and social benefits. Chess is a fun activity that trains many crucial life skills like strategy and analysis. This class will be an introduction to the game of chess with topics beginning with how the pieces move and branching out to tactics, openings, and more. Playing chess is a lifelong skill and this class will position your child to be able to enjoy the game for years to come. Each class is accessible at any skill level and will involve lots of participation and group work. Classes will include chess practice, puzzles, and tournaments with each providing a new way to train in-game skills. Boards and sets will be provided, and all that is required is to come ready to learn and excited to play!

Pickleball is a craze that's quickly sweeping the nation because it's fun, fun, fun! It’s also a great way to get some exercise. And because it's easy to learn and play, kids can play together while making lasting memories. Pickleball is an invigorating racquet sport that includes a combination of techniques and game strategies taken from tennis, ping-pong, and badminton.  Pickleball encourages communication, teamwork, and celebration, making it an awesome activity for kids.  These racquet sports are aerobic activities that can strengthen the upper body and improve coordination. Whether it's an after-school activity, a birthday party, or a weekend playdate, pickleball can be a confidence builder for kids as well as a way to make new friends. The sport also helps kids develop hand-eye coordination and motor skills. Our amazing coach will teach students the universal pickleball grip and techniques for forehand and backhand groundstrokes and volley. Students will learn to serve and various return strategies. In addition to improving physical strength, pickleball stimulates critical thinking as students must plan and strategize to outdo their opponents! Your child will have so much fun playing this sport with their peers! www.enbridgement.com.

This class provides a great introduction to physical science and the senses. First, for the flash, we learn about light, making shadow prints and seeing all the colors of rainbows. Then, we play with reflections and lenses. Then we compare animal eyes and learn how much fun it is when our eyes are tricked. For the zap, we explore static electricity and electrical circuits. For the boom, we will investigate sound, by making spinning buzzy bees and Pan pipes and learning how bats echolocate, and how our own ears work. For the bubble, we create a variety of concoctions, including glow in the dark slime. Through discovery–based science learning, your child will explore the natural world with a fun, credentialed science teacher. Class size is capped at ten students to ensure quality instruction. Beth Touchette is a credentialed science teacher with 25 years’ experience and a local mom.

Dodgeball is a popular team sport that is nothing but pure fun! The objective is to eliminate your opposing team players by hitting them with balls (nerf balls, beach balls, water balloons, glow-in-the-dark balls) and avoiding being hit. Our dodgeball is full of fun as our coach will bring interesting variations to the game and keep your kids on their toes and engaged. Your kids will have an amazing time and not want to stop playing the game with their peers while gaining strength and endurance through physical exercise as well as confidence and social skills from teamwork and camaraderie. Come out and play with us! Instructor: enBRiDGEment |[email protected] | www.enbridgement.com.

Our courses are chock full of games, stories, songs, and so many other hands–on learning experiences. We see play as a natural medium for learning, thus all classes are filled to the brim with play–based learning. Each class is perfectly tailored according to age groups, considering the time of the day as well as their specific needs. Your student will be happy to come to us to play while also even learning some Spanish! While our classes are not full immersion, they are inclusive of all ages and skill levels. Nevertheless, our focus is to safely care for the students while they grow and love to learn a foreign language.

Our courses are chock full of games, stories, songs, and so many other hands–on learning experiences. We see play as a natural medium for learning, thus all classes are filled to the brim with play–based learning. Each class is perfectly tailored according to age groups, considering the time of the day as well as their specific needs. Your student will be happy to come to us to play while also even learning some Spanish! While our classes are not full immersion, they are inclusive of all ages and skill levels. Nevertheless, our focus is to safely care for the students while they grow and love to learn a foreign language.

After School Hoops® is a weekday afternoon basketball program for aspiring young players. The one–hour instructional sessions combine fundamental skills instruction with organized team competition with the goal of providing an enjoyable and educational after school athletic event. Developing players benefit by improving their individual skills such as passing, dribbling, shooting, rebounding, and defending while, at the same time, learning how to work within the framework of a team. Children of all skill levels are encouraged to join. One of the many merits of After School Hoops® is that it provides school children with an organized after school event at which they can learn, socialize, and most of all, have fun. Parents and teachers often express concern that idle and unsupervised after school hours provide too many negative temptations for their children. Using athletics as the vehicle, After School Hoops® provides children with an opportunity to improve their overall physical fitness, develop sportsmanship and athletic integrity, and gain an understanding of the game of basketball.