Fall 2013 Programming

ATTENTION: Kindergarten Parents:

We have found a resolution for the early dismissal issue. All children registered in any after school programs will have access to supervised care from 3:15 to 3:30.

Hello! 
We hope you've had a great summer! We are ready with a new line-up of after school programs for the fall. 

A few changes: We're running one long session starting Monday Sep. 16 and ending at Christmas. That's a 14 week run and it means you won't have to think about signing up again until the new year!

We're excited to welcome Avenue Road Arts School as well as The After School Club who are bringing us karate and magic. Another change is that Mad Science is offering an exclusive kindergarten program, which sounds like a lot of fun!
The rest of the line-up is mostly familiar to you, with a few tweaks and schedule changes that will hopefully work out for everybody.

There will be announcements the first week of programs, to let students know where each program is located. The kids should go straight there after the bell rings and programs will start at 3:45. Please let your child's teacher know ahead of time if they are attending programs so the teacher knows how to dismiss them safely.

All programs end at 4:45. The students will be escorted to the front doors and the instructors will wait there until all students have been picked up. Please let the program providers know who will be picking up your child.

As always, you sign up directly with the program providers using the links below, and once you've registered you'll be communicating directly with the program providers about about any schedule changes, etc.
   
Programs will run if enough students sign up. Sometimes individual programs don't get enough interest and we have to cancel. That's why we're constantly striving to find fun and exciting programs and to cater to a variety of interests.

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Avenue Road Arts School (SK-3) SOLD OUT	Glee Club  Little Jammers' (SK-3)  Glee Superstars (4-6)	Dance Club with Artists Play (SK-3)	Karate (SK-6) SOLD OUT	iCompute -  LEGO Animation (1- 6)
Mini-Tennis (SK - 3) SOLD OUT	Yoga (1-6)	Mad Science: Discovery Lab (JK-SK)	Games of Strategy (1-6)
Advanced Chess (1-6)	Young Rembrandts Drawing and Cartooning (1-6) SOLD OUT	Magic (SK-6)

Avenue Road Arts School - Grades SK to 3

In this mixed media-based program children will experiment with an exciting variety of artist's tools, media and techniques, while also learning to explore and trust their creative instincts. Projects will include drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, clay and numerous mixed media-based concepts. Design fundamentals, including line, proportion, shape and basic colour theory will be explored during this 13-week class.

Dates: Mondays (Sept.16 - Dec. 16), 13 weeks NOTE: 
No class on Thanksgiving Monday, October 14.

Cost: $180 + HST

More information: http://www.avenueroadartsschool.com/

Register: To register please click here.

Mini-Tennis - Grades SK to 3

Mini Tennis participants will be introduced to the magic of tennis!  Through games and teamwork activities we will build the fundamentals of tennis in a fun and encouraging environment. This includes developing understanding of space and basic co-ordination for little ones while challenging older participants with technique and strategy. By the end of the session, participants will have an overall understanding of the sport. Returning students will continue to perfect their technique.

Wilmington Tennis instructors are certified pros, each having earned their designation through Tennis Canada. Each lesson will hold a 6:1 instructor to participant ratio. Please note that participants are required to arrive with appropriate footwear and water bottles. Racquets provided. Parents are welcome to watch.

Dates: Mondays (Sep.16 - Dec. 16), 13 weeks NOTE: No class on Thanksgiving Monday, October 14.

Cost: $264.42 (including HST)

More Information: www.wilmingtontennis.ca or email wilmingtontennisgroup@gmail.com

Register: Click on "take me to Online Registration" on the following page: http://www.wilmingtontennis.ca/#!registration

ADVANCED CHESS with Brett Campbell - Grades 1 to 6

Chess Master Brett Campbell will be teaching an advanced tournament preparation program. Sign up for an opportunity to learn more about the tactics and strategies and lots of chances to do puzzles, play tournaments and prepare for the Toronto District School Board Chess Championships! The course is open to all grade 1-6 students although it is strongly recommended that your child is already enrolled in the lunch-time chess program and has some tournament experience.

Dates: Mondays (Sept. 16 - Dec. 16), 13 weeks. NOTE: No class on Thanksgiving Monday, October 14.
Cost:  $120
Registration and for more information: Please contact Brett at 416-463-8815 or email brett.campbell@rogers.com or click here to print registration form. 





 Glee Club Little Jammers' – Grades SK-3 

All new Little Jammers Glee club is back this fall for students that love to sing and perform. Students will learn to sing and perform all new pop and Broadway songs. We will also focus on pitch, breathing, and performing techniques

The program ends with a big performance for family and friends

Dates: Tuesdays (Sept. 17 - Dec. 17) – 14 weeks
Cost: $185 (including HST)
Registration: Download this form and bring to the school office along with payment, or
email littlejammers@yahoo.com
More Information: Email littlejammers@yahoo.com , call Little Jammers at 416-787-
1782, or visit www.littlejammers.com


Glee Superstars – Grades 4-6

Introducing Superstars Glee club for students that love to sing and perform. This is the more advanced version of our Little Jammers Glee Club. Students will learn to sing and perform pop songs and Broadway theater hits. We will also focus on pitch, breathing, performing techniques, solos and singing in harmony. The program ends with a performance for family and friends

Dates: Tuesdays (Sept. 17 - Dec. 17) – 14 weeks
Cost: $185 (including HST)
Registration: Download this form and bring to the school office along with payment, or
email littlejammers@yahoo.com
More Information: Email littlejammers@yahoo.com , call Little Jammers at 416-787-
1782, or visit www.littlejammers.com

Yoga - Grades 1 to 6

During Yoga, we will be stretching, balancing, breathing, relaxing and strengthening ourselves (body, mind + spirits!) through fun and interactive yoga moves, songs, games and activities.

Lotions & Potions Dates: Tuesdays (Sep. 17 to Dec. 17) - 14 weeks

Cost: $160 (including HST ) 

More Information: Contact Graydon at GM@ClinicalLuxuryByNature.com or 647.297.9642 

Register: Please email GM@ClinicalLuxuryByNature.com 

Drawing and cartooning by Young Rembrandts - Grades 1-6

This fun and engaging program is designed to teach basic to advanced drawing skills, art vocabulary and art techniques.  At Young Rembrandts, we believe that drawing is the core skill required to enhance future artistic and academic success and we believe that all children can learn to draw.

Our Fall ‘13 session runs for 14 weeks with 10 lessons from our elementary drawing curriculum and 4 lessons from our cartoon curriculum. Each week, we present new drawing lessons that encompass a fascinating world of color, pattern, and design. Our lessons for this session include illustration of a decorative, Egyptian headdress and celebrating the fall season with warm and cool colors. All this and more await your child in a Young Rembrandts classroom. 

Dates: Tuesdays (Sep. 17 -  Dec. 17) - 14 weeks

Cost: $210 incl. HST

For more Information and to register, please go to www.youngrembrandts.com/toronto 

Mad Science: Discovery Lab - JK-SK

Fun and hands-on Mad Science programs spark imaginative learning. Children engage in exciting hands-on activities, watch spectacular demonstrations, participate in inquiry-based discussions and take home things that they have made themselves. Mad Science offers children a chance to see just how awesome science can be! Topics include:  Adventures in Air, Colour Lab, Eye to Eye, Keep in Touch, Butterflies, Mad Mixtures, Magnetic Attraction, Space Frontiers, and more! 

Dates : Wednesdays (Sept. 18 - Dec. 18) -14 weeks
Cost: $192.50 + HST

More Information: http://www.toronto.madscience.org

Registration: http://register.madscience.org/toronto/

Dance Club with Artists Play - Grades SK to 3

Introducing Dance Club!
DANCE! Jazz, Hip Hop and Contemporary styles.  Learn new moves and create your own! Dancers will learn a variety of skills for each style as well as some fun sequences.  Using popular and engaging music students will also have the opportunity to create dances using their newfound skills. This high energy club requires willingness to move and create.

Dates: Wednesdays (Sept. 18 - Dec. 18) - 14 weeks

Cost:  $235.45 incl HST

Register online:  http://www.artistsplay.com/withrow

More Information: 416.309.7529 or jason@artistsplay.com

Magic - Grades SK to 6

This 14 week program will include all the magic classics like  mind reading, card tricks, close-up and money magic, and much much more. 

Every week the kids will watch demonstrations of fun tricks and then learn to perform them themselves. At the end of the session we will put on a show for siblings and parents, so the students can show off their new, cool skills. 

And that's not all: Each student will receive $40 worth of magic gifts!

Dates:  Wednesday (Sept. 18 - Dec. 18), 14 weeks. 

Cost: $ 280 (plus HST) 

Registration and more information: please visit http://theafterschoolclub.ca/parents/

Please print the registration form from the website and bring it to the office with payment.

Karate - Grades SK to 6

Karate is a great way of building up confidence by increasing a child's self esteem.

Our Karate instructors will not only teach your child to punch and kick, but they will also remind them to be polite, well mannered and well behaved.

Karate is about controlling your movements, which translates very well into the classroom, as proven in multiple studies.

Respect Each Other. Encourage and Support Each Other. Share in Each Others’ Success.

Dates:  Thursday (Sept. 19 - Dec. 19), 14 weeks. 

Cost: $ 280 (plus HST) 
Registration and more information: please visit http://theafterschoolclub.ca/parents/
Please print the registration form from the website and bring it to the office with payment.

Games of Strategy with Brett Campbell - Grades 1 to 6

Would you like to learn the most exciting games of strategy in the world? Outwit your buddy at Risk and conquer a continent. Calculate the possibilities with Backgammon. Show off your vocabulary at Scrabble. Solve a puzzle with Clue. Demonstrate your negotiating skills at Monopoly. Sign up today for lots of board game fun!

Dates: Thursdays (Sept. 19 - Dec. 19), 14 weeks.

Cost: $140.00 ($120.00 for current members of the chess club and for siblings)

Registration and for more information: please contact Brett Campbell: 416-463-8815 or email  brett.campbell@rogers.com or print this Form.

LEGO Animation by iCompute - 
Grades 1 to 6

Ready to take your fascination with Legos to the next level? At iCompute, we will have all the Legos you need to create amazing movies. The ideas will be yours, the sets will be built by you, and you will operate all the equipment to bring your masterpiece to the big screen. Whether it’s a re-creation of an epic pirate battle scene, or an adventure in another galaxy, this workshop is the ultimate place to play with Legos. Each student will take home a DVD of their masterpiece filled with titles, narration, music & special effects.

Dates: Fridays (Sept. 20 - Dec. 20), 11 weeks. NOTE: No classes on PA days.

Cost: $ 130.00 (plus HST) 
Registration and more information: please visit http://www.greenacres365.com/register

This blog is created by the Withrow After School Program Committee with the support of the Withrow Home & School Association.

If you have any questions or comments or ideas for the committee, please contact us at withrowasp@gmail.com.