Withrow After School Program: Winter 2014

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

A few changes: We're back to 8-week sessions starting on January 13th and ending on March 7th.

We're excited to welcome The Kids Fun Factory and Red Cross. They are bringing us very exciting programming, like Hovercraft, Exciting Engineering and Baby Sitting course.

ATTENTION TO KINDERGARTEN PARENTS:
Because the time difference between the kindergarten and grade school dismissal, we offer JK/SK specific programming starting at 3:15 and finishing at 4:45. Kindergarteners can only join kindergarten specific programs because we cannot offer supervision between 3:15 and 3:30.

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.

If your child is missing a session please contact the program providers directly to let them know that your child will be absent.

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 – Painting and Mixed Media (1-4)	Theatre Games with The Kids Fun Factory (2-6)	Dance Club with Artists Play (1-3)	Karate (1-6)	iCompute - Video Game Animation (1- 6)
Karate (1-6) CANCELLED	Lotions and Potions (1-6)	Dinosaurs with The Kids Fun Factory (JK-SK)		Red Cross Baby Sitting Course (Age 11 +) CANCELLED
Woodworking (4-6) CANCELLED	Young Rembrandts (1-6)	Exciting Engineering with The Kids Fun Factory (1-3)		Mad Science – Crazy Chemworks (1-6)
	Avenue Road Arts School – Painting and Mixed Media (JK/SK)

Avenue Road Arts School - Grades 1 to 4

This engaging and dynamic program is perfect for the child who wants to learn many art techniques, while creating diverse and imaginative projects. Students will create different, unique and individualized art pieces through a variety of themes and subject matter. Projects will include drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, clay and numerous mixed media-based concepts, using an array of fun and tactile materials and techniques suited to each age group.

Dates: Mondays (Jan. 13 to Mar. 3) 7 weeks (No class on Family Day - February 17th)

Cost: $180.00 + HST

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

Register: To register please click here.

Karate - Grades 1 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: Mondays (Jan. 13 - Mar. 3), 7 weeks. (No class on Family Day - February 17th)

Cost: $ 140.00 (plus HST $158.20)
For Thursdays $180.80 (Including HST)
Registration and more information: Please print the registration form and bring it to the office with payment.

Woodworking - Grades 4-6

Classes are designed to help students develop fine motor skills as well as problem-solving and analytic skills as they use tools to build their very own structures such as a bird house, or train, ship, tepee, etc.

Projects focus on assembling wood model kits. The advantage of hands-on learning is that students grasp concepts easier while having fun building their take home projects.

Dates: Mondays (Jan. 13 - Mar. 3), 7 weeks. (No class on Family Day - February 17th)

Cost: $ 84.00 (plus HST $94.90)
Registration and more information: Email kids@thekidsfunfactory.com , call The Kids Fun Factory at 416-239-6047, or visit http://www.thekidsfunfactory.com/

Theatre Games - Grades 2 to 6

The memorization skills required to take part in a traditional school play often prohibit young kids from participating. TheatreGames incorporates many aspects of improvisational techniques in which no script is used. Instead, the actors create the dialog and action themselves, as they perform. Simple improv games draw out each child's natural talents and abilities. We will work our way to more challenging character development and improv scene work. TheatreGames can help your child: increase self-esteem, understand the benefit of a team effort, improve listening skills, and have some good fun.

Dates: Tuesdays (Jan. 14 - Mar. 4) – 8 weeks
Cost: $93 + HST = $105.09
Registration: Please register at the website here
More Information: Email kids@thekidsfunfactory.com , call The Kids Fun Factory at 416-239-6047, or visit http://www.thekidsfunfactory.com/

Lotions and Potions - Grades 1 to 6

Have Riverdale’s own ‘skin chef’ Graydon Moffat (owner of clinicalluxurybynture.com) touted as the ‘kitchen chemist’ teach your children how to make a range of completely natural skincare products, including a body cream, foot scrub, face masque, cleanser, air spritz, hand sanitizer, 'perfume' oil and massage ‘butter’. Your kids will have a blast making these creations learning about natural stuff and will be proud taking home their loot to show you.

Dates: Tuesdays (Jan. 14 to Mar. 4) - 8 weeks

Cost: $120 + tax = $135.60

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

Register: Please email GM@ClinicalLuxuryByNature.com

Drawing 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.

For the Winter 2014 Session, students at Withrow will shake the winter blues with 8 new drawing lessons from our Drawing curriculum. Young Rembrandts students will flex their creative muscle as they take on artistic challenges like our Still Life Backpack, Sporty Snowboarder and Tae Kwon Do lessons; then master perspective and personality as they complete a challenging Palm Tree Scene, cute Penguins and their own version of Grant Wood’s American Gothic.

Dates: Tuesdays (Jan. 14 to Mar. 4)- 8 weeks

Cost: $120.00 (includes HST and materials) (option to pay in 2 instalments is available online)
For more Information and to register: please go to www.youngrembrandts.com/toronto

If you have any questions or require any information, please do not hesitate to contact us at (416) 907-0750 or e-mail us at toronto@youngrembrandts.com.

Avenue Road Arts School - Grades JK/SK

Dates: Tuesdays (Jan. 14 to Mar. 4) 8 weeks

Cost: $200.00 + HST

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

Register: To register please click here.

Dance Club with Artists Play - Grades 1 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 (Jan. 15 to Mar. 5) - 8 weeks

Cost: $135.00 (HST included)

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

More Information: 416.309.7529 or jason@artistsplay.com

Dinosaurs - JK/SK

Using actual fossil materials, hands-on demonstrations and take-home projects, the budding paleontologists will uncover a world forgotten by time…the realm of the dinosaurs. Imagine the children’s excitement as they build bubbling volcanoes, make a real Eoraptor skeleton mold and experience a realistic paleontology dig! Dinosaur Club projects and demonstrations cause children to have so much fun, they often forget they are learning. Expect lots of completed take-home projects from your proud certified Paleontologist. All of our programs combine a unique blend of educational curriculum based activities and fun team-oriented learning.

Dates: Wednesdays (Jan. 15 to Mar. 5) - 8 weeks
Cost: $150.00
Registration: Please register at the website here
More Information: Email kids@thekidsfunfactory.com , call The Kids Fun Factory at 416-239-6047, or visit http://www.thekidsfunfactory.com/

Exciting Engineers - Grades 1 to 3

This program combines a unique blend of educational curriculum based activities and fun team-oriented learning. Each week the students will work in teams to solve various engineering problems. From building wooden motorized cars, building bridges, to experimenting with electric circuits, your young engineer will gain experience with many science concepts. They will then apply this knowledge to various group-solving engineering challenges.

Dates: Wednesdays (Jan. 15 to Mar. 5) - 8 weeks
Cost: $93.00 + HST = $105.90
Registration: Please register at the website here
More Information: Email kids@thekidsfunfactory.com , call The Kids Fun Factory at 416-239-6047, or visit http://www.thekidsfunfactory.com/

Video Game Animation by iCompute - Grades 1 to 6

Have you ever dreamed up a new comic book idea in your mind? Have you wondered what that comic book would look like as a DVD? Here is your opportunity to experiment with action figures, digital cameras, adding sound effects, voices and music to create a one of a kind video comic book to take home with you at the end of the session.

Dates: Fridays (Jan. 16 - Mar. 6) - 6 weeks. NOTE: No classes on PA days.

Cost: $ 70.00 (plus HST)
Registration and more information: please visit http://www.greenacres365.com/register

Red Cross Baby Sitting Course - Age +11

Children 11 years old or older who want to become a certified babysitter will have an opportunity to complete the Red Cross Babysitting Course. The Babysitting Course covers the responsibilities of a babysitter, safety tips for children of all ages, basic child care skills and what to do in case of an emergency.

Dates: Fridays (Jan. 16 - Mar. 6) - 6 weeks. NOTE: No classes on PA days.

Cost: $ $70 + $15 for the book plus HST
Registration and more information: please visit http://www.greenacres365.com/register

Mad Science: Crazy Chemworks - 1 to 6

As real Mad Scientists, students will learn to manipulate laboratory equipment, slide down the colourful pH scale and create a tiny world of atoms. Students will be wowed by polymers, in our popular SLIME class!!! They will probe the properties of light as well as explore unusual applications of glow-in-the-dark technology! Children will stick it to the walls as they explore super sticky stuff.

Topics may include: Lab Works, Jr. Reactors, PH Phactor, Slime Time, The Glow Show, Super Sticky Stuff, Matter of Fact, Chem in a Flash

Dates : Fridays (Jan. 16 - Mar. 6) - 6 weeks. NOTE: No classes on PA days.

Cost: $87.00 + HST

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

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

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.