After School Programs

List of 6 items.

• Schedule

   

  Mondays	Tuesdays	Wednesdays	Thursdays	Fridays
  9/8	9/9	9/20	9/11	9/12
  9/15	9/16	9/17	9/18	9/19
  9/22	Rosh Hashanah	9/24	9/25	9/26
  9/29	9/30	10/1	Yom Kippur	10/3
  Fall Break	In-Service Day	10/15	10/16	10/17
  10/20	10/21	10/22	10/23	10/24
  10/27	10/28	10/29	10/30	Halloween
  11/3	11/4	11/5	11/6	11/7
  11/10	11/11	Over	11/13	Over
  Over	11/18	Over	Over	Over

• Mondays

  Crafts and Treats (Grades 2 & 3): Ms. Marcee

  This fall, our After School Club will be full of creativity and delicious fun! Students will bake tasty snacks like cupcakes, cookies, Rice Krispie Treats, and popcorn. Each session will also include a hands-on craft project that your child can proudly take home.

  
  

  All Aboard the Hogwarts Express! (Grades 3-5): Vineyardappcamp

  In this engaging program, students will craft magical wands, brew ""potions"" using safe ingredients, and participate in house-themed challenges that bring favorite wizard stories to life. Young wizards-in-training will explore their creativity by designing magical creatures, creating enchanted maps, and discovering the imaginative elements that make these beloved stories so captivating. You'll get to participate in wizard-themed games, learn about the literary elements behind magical storytelling, and develop friendship bonds through collaborative magical challenges! This course will empower scholars with a deeper appreciation for fantasy literature while encouraging teamwork, creative thinking, and the magic that happens when imagination is given room to flourish. Please Note: This is a hands-on, literature-inspired creative class for students focused on crafts and games, not a reading-intensive book club.

  
  

  Mixed Media Explorations Club (Kindergarten only, MAX 10): Ms. Clinkscales

  In the Mixed Media Explorations Club, students will have the opportunity to explore a variety of materials, including paint, paper, fabric, clay, and recycled objects, to create unique mixed media and sculpture projects. Throughout each project, students will practice and refine their motor skills, express their creativity, and experiment with the elements of art and principles of design using various art styles and techniques. It’s all about exploring, building, and having fun while creating art!

  
  Soccer (Grades PreK-2): Coach Brian McDaid
  

• Tuesdays

  Crafts and Treats (Grades 4 & 5): Ms. Marcee

  This fall, our After School Club will be full of creativity and delicious fun! Students will bake tasty snacks like cupcakes, cookies, Rice Krispie Treats, and popcorn. Each session will also include a hands-on craft project that your child can proudly take home.

  
  

  Drawing Foundations Club (Grades 3-5, MAX 15): Ms. Clinkscales

  Do you love to draw or want to improve your drawing skills? Join us in the Drawing Foundations Club to explore the essential elements of art, drawing, and creative expression. We will practice sketching, shading, and using various materials to bring our creative ideas to life. Whether you are a beginner or have some experience, this club will help you enhance your skills, try new techniques, and build confidence as a young artist. All you need is curiosity and a passion for making art!

  
  
  

  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.

  
  

  STEM Discovery using LEGO® Materials (ages 5-7) 

  Unleash your creativity with tens of thousands of LEGO® pieces at your fingertips! Build engineer-designed projects as you discover the world around us through our inquiry-based learning model. Projects are rotated seasonally to ensure that both new and returning students can explore the endless creative possibilities of the LEGO® building system.

  
  

  Yoga and Mindfulness (Grades K-2): Ms. Sklow

  Students will stretch and strengthen their bodies and minds. Sessions will start with circle discussions, followed by yoga poses, and end with an inspirational book.

• Wednesdays

  Bollywood Dance (K-5): Ms. Walecha

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

  
  

  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.

  
  

  Sewing and Crafts (Grades 2-5, MAX 14): 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.

   

  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. We will wrap up the club with a field trip to Wheelhouse!

  
  

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

  
  

  The Gator Gallopers Running Club (Grades 3-5): Coach Viscardo

  This club is designed to instill a love for running through games, running specific drills, form technique, relay races and more! The participants will also learn about the sport of Cross Country, which is a Fall sport offered in the middle and upper school grades! 

• Thursdays

  Amazing Athletes - Sports Discovery (Grades 4 & 5 only) 

  AA- Sports Discovery is designed for active kids ready to challenge themselves with learning different sports. Kids will be introduced to a wide variety of sports in a fun, engaging, non-competitive environment. Each class will focus on building sport-specific skills, improvement in athletic performance, and boosting confidence through age appropriate instruction and play.

  Athletes will explore and develop basic techniques to play volleyball, baseball, lacrosse and many more! There will be structured drills, team activities, and kids will develop their speed, agility and strategic thinking in sports!

  
  

  Crafty Science (Grades PreK-2): Vineyardappcamp

  In each session, students will explore real scientific concepts through exciting experiments and creative projects designed just for young learners. From fizzy reactions and non-toxic slime to straw rockets and colorful neuron models, each session transforms big scientific ideas into hands-on, age-appropriate adventures. Using everyday materials, kids explore topics like static electricity, chemical reactions, and the five senses—all while building science-themed art they can be proud of. Designed for curious minds and crafty hands, this class helps children build confidence in asking questions, experimenting, and making connections to the world around them. It’s a playful, creative way to spark a lasting love of science—one fun project at a time!

  
  

  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!

  
  

  STEM FUNdamentals using LEGO® Materials (Grades K-4) 

  Level up 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)

  Let’s make this back-to-school season a masterpiece! Young Rembrandts’ drawing lessons will ignite your child’s creativity and sharpen their artistic skills. We’ll tackle creative projects like a detailed gumball machine, a mouthwatering sandwich, and a dazzling Egyptian headdress that’ll whisk your artist back in time. A fall-themed illustration will introduce them to warm and cool color theory. With every lesson, your child will enhance their art skills, strategic thinking and problem- and self-expression. Creativity is calling—sign up now!

• Fridays

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

  
  

  Amazing Athletes (Grades 1-3)

  AA- Sports Discovery is designed for active kids ready to challenge themselves with learning different sports. Kids will be introduced to a wide variety of sports in a fun, engaging, non-competitive environment. Each class will focus on building sport-specific skills, improvement in athletic performance, and boosting confidence through age appropriate instruction and play. Athletes will explore and develop basic techniques to play volleyball, baseball, lacrosse and many more! There will be structured drills, team activities, and kids will develop their speed, agility and strategic thinking in sports!