After School Programs
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Extra-Curricular Programs
We offer after school programs for students each fall, winter, and spring term. The goal for these classes is to encourage children to enjoy learning and to build on skillsets to improve. All classes are interactive with a focus on developing the growth mindset. Check out our programs!
Does your child love to write stories? Spark their imagination and send them on a whirlwind adventure with words! In this class, your child will learn to express themselves through storytelling in a fun and enjoyable way. Through interactive activities, your child will learn all about the structure of the plot line to build their characters and setting.
Having your child manage their time, get their schoolwork done, stay organized and focused, set goals, and follow through with everything is the key to success both in and out of school. Ready to Go is a fun program that focuses on strategies and techniques to help empower your child.
With this program, your child can unleash their creativity and turn their game ideas into reality. Learning is enjoyable when it's fun and engaging, and this project-based program ensures just that. Your child will also develop organizational skills and learn how to see a project through from start to finish.
Ready to Go (Grades 5-7)
Teaching students to manage their time, get their schoolwork done, stay organized and focused, set goals, and follow through with everything is the key to success both in and out of school. In this program, students will learn about the growth mindset and gain these skillsets to develop positive habits that will help them be better prepared for school.
In this class, students will learn to:
construct attainable goals
set up a planning system that will allow their goals to be met
manage, schedule, and keep track of their schoolwork
use strategies to better focus and have a growth mindset to love learning
find balance between work and play
Dates
Duration
Location
Cost
Dates and times to be determined
Monday-Friday after school
1 hour classes/8-9 weeks
At VSB elementary schools
Ranges from $225-$253 +GST (8-9 weeks)
Registration
Registration will be done through each elementary school.
Creative Writing Adventures (Grades 2-7)
Do your kids love writing stories? Spark their imagination and send them on a whirlwind adventure with words!
In this class, students will learn to express themselves through storytelling in a fun and enjoyable way. Students will learn about the structure of the plot line to build their characters and setting to write creatively and build on details. All of this will develop positive habits that will help them become strong writers.
Dates
Duration
Location
Cost
Dates and times to be determined.
Monday to Friday after school
1 hour classes / 7-9 weeks / term
At VSB elementary schools
Ranges from $178-$230 +GST (7-9 weeks)
Registration
Registration will be done through each elementary school.
Creative Boardgamers (Grades 4-7)
Calling all board game lovers! Let’s design, create, and play your own boardgame!
In this writing class, students will be encouraged to think creatively to
plan, design, and construct a board game from start to finish
apply and reinforce collaborative learning and project based learning skills
gain lots of paragraph writing practice (e.g. writing to explain the rules, to describe the game, and to persuade others to play)
develop positive habits that will help them become strong writers and planners
have fun learning.
Dates
Duration
Location
Cost
Dates and times to be determined
Monday-Friday after school
1 hour classes / 7-9 weeks
At VSB elementary schools
Ranges from $178-$230 +GST (7-9 weeks)
Registration
Registration will be done through each elementary school.