Athletics
ACTIVE KIDS
The idea behind “ Active Kids” is that you can develop and increase your own fitness levels at your own pace. Students will also improve gross motor skills through play. Many of the activities include running, jumping, leaping, balancing, hopscotch, tossing and catching objects of different sizes and a variety of obstacle course. Each class will start with 5 minutes of mindfulness yoga.
BASKETBALL
Does your child want to learn the game or become an even better player? If so, then this class is for you. In this comprehensive instructional basketball program, your child will learn all the fundamentals of the game. Kids will receive small group and some individual instruction as well as real-game full court experience. They will learn discipline and sportsmanship in a fun and competitive environment. Regardless of the skill level, this program will be a benefit to his/her game.
capoeira
This class is a fun and engaging medium to teach students about the impact of African culture through the world and expose them to one of the many art forms of the African Diaspora. Capoeira is a unique art form that blends self-defense, acrobatics, dance-like movements, and music into a martial art. Capoeira also promotes self-expression so students will have fun while learning in this active class.
FLAG FOOTBALL
Flag Football teaches football fundamentals in a fun, non-contact environment. Passing, catching, route running all learned through fun drills and team games. Great way to burn competivie energy while fostering teamwork.
Martial arts
Our children's karate classes offer a fun and safe environment for kids to learn discipline, respect, and self-defense skills. Our experienced instructors focus on teaching traditional martial arts techniques while also emphasizing the importance of concentration and physical fitness. With a structured curriculum and positive reinforcement, the classes aim to build confidence and improve coordination in children of all skill levels. Our goal is to instill valuable life lessons and promote a healthy, active lifestyle through the practice of karate.
Parkour ninja zone
Parkour Ninja Zone is a combination of obstacle training, gymnastics, martial arts and freestyle movement. It builds character, exercises the body and mind while promoting confidence, discipline, focused energy, and skill.
Soccer
Our curriculum is specifically designed to improve the players’ balance and coordination, skill development and positional awareness. Our coaches will work with each child to improve their ball familiarity, their understanding of basic teamwork principals while instilling a love for the world’s most popular sport!
Tennis
Dedicated to providing quality tennis instruction to culturally diverse, inner-city youth as a tool that supports and enhances their personal growth, physical health and academic achievement. Structured tennis instruction is an excellent vehicle for building character, developing discipline, and promoting physical fitness and mental alertness. Please note that all participants must be at least 6 years old.
Universal Fun Fitness
Provides a safe, structured play environment that promotes teamwork, good sportsmanship, spatial awareness, and fun play.
yoga
Yoga is an exercise performed by balancing different parts of our bodies. Yoga uses breathing exercises, physical postures, and meditation to improve overall health, reduce stress, and relax.
Performing Arts
African dance
Learn the fascinating style of dance called African dance. This performing art form involves rhythmic body movements combined with music and sometimes theatrical components. There will be a showcase performance at the end of the cycle.
animal adventures
Help your favorite monkey escape from the zoo! Join the Circus Ship with a troupe of animal performers! Through theater games and improvisation, kids explore their inner Wild Thing. (Tails and tales provided). Students unleash their imaginations and tap into their intrinsic sense of play in this vibrant theater class. Theater games, improv, and sophisticated dramatic play support learning and meaningful connections with peers. Best of all, these classes help young children explore empathy, literacy and boost their self-esteem in a fun, joyful environment.
Ballet Dance
This class will introduce students to basic ballet technique. They will learn proper body placement, leaps, turns, and jumps. Students will learn how to move rhythmically to various musical genres with choreographed dances. There will be a showcase performance at the end of the cycle.
DJ Live
DJ LIVE is a class to make it happen. We will teach the fundamentals of mixing, blending, and scratching. No matter your music tastes or commitment level, lessons and curriculum are tailor-made to every skill level and aspiration.
DJEMBE (AFRICAN DRUMMING)
This class will focus on traditional West African rhythms and techniques. Students will learn songs, rhythms, culture, and history with master drummers. There will be a showcase performance at the end of the cycle.
Drama
Musical theatre is a wonderful reflection of life in all its varied forms. During this drama class, children will explore their imagination and learn how to communicate their ideas through telling stories, improvisation, and by portraying characters. Builds Confidence and Self-Esteem, encourages teamwork and FUN!!! Students will have the opportunity to perform a fictional role in our stage production at the end of the cycle.
Dramatic Play
In this class, children will have the opportunity to reenact everyday actions or situations that they observe, engage in intensely imaginative activities based on knowledge they gain from books, movies, and other sources, retell and reenact stories, and act out songs.
DUNGEONS and DRAGONS DRAMA CLUB
Join Child’s Play NY Theater teachers as we create fantastical adventures and role play with Dungeons and Dragons. We will embark on quests as bards, wizards, rogues, and more! In addition to playing the classic tabletop game, we will devise our own stories and use improvisation to make unforgettable characters. This is a great session for students to learn new skills, collaborate with friends, and light up their imagination.
Guitar
Sign your child up for small group guitar lessons with Mr. Oleg, our talented music instructor. During each lesson your child will learn to play chords and simple songs with proper guitar technique. Instruments are provided for in-class instruction. It is recommended that families acquire a guitar for practice at home. Students will receive a specific time slot before the second week of class.
Hip Hop Dance
In this Hip Hop Dance class, the students will learn the culture of the genre and how it relates to movement. They will learn the fundamentals and dance forms of the style such as choreography, popping, locking, and freestyle. With new and exciting choreography each week, students gain the confidence to perform on stage or in front of a camera.There will be a showcase performance at the end of the cycle.
Modeling (Runway/Photoshoot)
Fundamentals of Modeling will give you the tips, tricks, and training you need to succeed in the exciting world of modeling. This class will teach you how to walk the runway and how to pose for the camera. Photos will be provided.
modern dance
Modern dance focuses on the dancer’s own interpretations of structured dance steps. It involves total body movement and creative expression. Dancers learn technique through inventive, exciting, original choreography set to music. There will be a showcase performance at the end of the cycle.
Mythical improv
Stoke your creativity, find your funny bone, and exercise your imagination in this dynamic theater arts class. Led by professional actors from Child's Play NY, students get to play with their peers and learn new games and story-telling techniques. The class involves gross-motor workouts that warm-up the actor's instrument, followed by improv and acting technique work. Young people learn how to think on their feet, work spontaneously and give their creativity a work-out. Classic myths and fables are the springboard for original stories that are developed throughout the course of the semester. Prioritize play and bring expressivity center stage this semester!
PIANO
Our Small Group lessons foster a comfortable and fun environment for students to become interested in Music through the Piano. Students learn age-appropriate Music & Piano skills that include listening, note reading & writing, and more. Students will receive a specific time slot before the second week of class.
SINGING
Students learn about vocal technique, rhythm, melody, and harmony while practicing and performing as the dynamic “PS11 Young Voices Chorus.” Our goal is to develop strong singers who perform fearlessly and joyfully alongside their peers. They will sing songs that are a mix of new and old, from pop songs to classic R&B hits. There will be a showcase performance at the end of the cycle.
unicorns and dragons
Students unleash their imaginations and tap into their intrinsic sense of play in this vibrant theater class. Warm-up your fairy gibberish, polish your unicorn horn, and get your dragon-fire ready! In this enchantment-filled exploration of mythical beings, we use legends from around the world to create our original plays as magical creatures! Theater games, improv, and sophisticated dramatic play support learning and meaningful connections with peers. Best of all, these classes help young children explore empathy, literacy and boost their self-esteem in a fun, joyful environment.
S.T.E.M.
Baking
Baking classes will highlight the use of fresh ingredients. The overall theme is to teach students the ‘science’ of baking, and how, at heart, most great bakers are really good chemists. At the end of each session, students will present a spread of dishes they have learned to make.
CHESS
Through chess, children develop fundamental lessons of life. Enlighten concentration, logical thought, foresight and planning, pattern recognition as well as developing creative solutions. This class teaches self-discipline and taking responsibility through the game of Chess. Come learn to strategically maneuver knights, rooks, kings, queens and CONQUER! Students have the opportunity to participate in tournaments, as well as local and state championships.
Coding wITH Scratch, Minecraft + More
Scratch is a fun and exciting coding program developed to meet the interests of younger students. In this course, students will be introduced to fundamental programming concepts. Students will learn how to create animations, computer games, and interactive projects using Scratch, a graphical programming language developed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). At the end of the course, students create their own computer game and share it with their instructor and classmates. No previous programming skills are required, but students should be comfortable using a computer and browser.
Cooking adventures
Join us for cooking adventures around the world! We will visit different countries across the world with our fun, hands-on, cooking classes from-scratch. This class is great for students of all ages and provides a platform for a lifetime of adventurous eating and purposeful life-skills. Classes focus on international cuisine and food history. Students will cook tasty dishes.
DIGITAL MUSIC PRODUCTION
Concorde Education’s music class teaches students to work with Digital Audio Workstations (DAW). Students will learn: The skills required to be a modern music producer; the basics of recording, mixing, and editing in a DAW; how to share finished songs or instrumentals online so that others can download or stream finished music; and basic music theory which will help develop and organize musical ideas. Students will be able to show progress on the music they are developing and working on.
ENGINEERING and Math club
The Engineering and Math Club will focus on math and engineering, using inquiry-based and project based learning to challenge students in an exploration of these subjects. The group will explore logic related questions, and practice solving math problems, endeavoring into math competitions like Kangaroo Math, which is an international mathematics competition.
ENGINEERING
The Engineering Club encourages students to become problem-solvers and critical thinkers using hands-on activities that are both fun and challenging. We will focus on physical science concepts to deepen our understanding about force, motion, friction, and energy. Teams will build wind-powered water lifts, catapults, electric circuit-powered insects, mazes, parachutes, and solar-powered systems.
MAD SCIENCE FOR KIDS
If your child is using your home as their personal science lab, then this is the class for them. Kids will have the opportunity to engage in wacky science experiments and produce new creations. These interactive learning experiences will allow kids to develop their own creativity while learning new concepts in a fun environment.
ROBOTICS
Beginning Robotics: For children who like building and exploring! Students will learn about the exciting fields of engineering and technology while embracing their natural curiosity. The class introduces challenges to be solved by imagination, critical thinking, and research. Students work with LEGO elements and moving parts while learning team building and presentation skills.
Advanced Robotics: For children who like building and exploring! Students will learn about the exciting fields of engineering and technology while embracing their natural curiosity. The Advanced class provides challenges to be solved by imagination, critical thinking, research, and programming. Students work with LEGO elements and moving parts while improving team building and presentation skills.
Visual Arts
Animation & Modern Art for Kids
Spark your child’s creativity with this exciting art class. Students will learn different art techniques and work with unique textures while creating their own artistic masterpieces. This class allows students to build confidence in their own artistic ability while having fun in the process.
CERAMICS
Ceramics is a Created by Kids arts program that provides the skill and materials for your child to explore their artistic abilities in a encouraging, engaging environment. Each student gets a double dose of creativity - first, we learn about the history behind the projects we do, examining the works of famous working artists for inspiration. Then we use this knowledge to jumpstart their imaginations and take their ideas to the next level. Engaging with art studies in this manner has proven to have far-reaching implications in every child's life, whether they pursue art-making later in life or not, and for younger students, it can also help to refine important motor skills.
digital animation
This class focuses on the fundamentals of creating an animated short. Designed to cover 2D and/or 3D animation, students will be able to utilize several skills in their work including frame rate, keyframes, tweeting, easing, character/puppet design, and basic blocking and movement. Students will show progress on their animation project.
Jewelry Making
Jewelry making is a creative art form that provides students with the opportunity to learn the process of creating ornamental pieces that can be worn for personal decoration or adornment. Finished pieces of jewelry can also make great gifts for birthdays and holidays.
video editing
Students will learn the skills necessary to tell a story through storyboarding, recording their content, and editing their clips. Whether students are creating a commercial, esports highlight reel, video, or school video essay, editing helps play a huge role in how viewers engage with their video. Students will show progress on their video project
World Languages
french, mandarin, and spanish immersion classes
We are excited to continue our After School Enrichment World Language Program.
Students will have a full immersion experience in either French, Mandarin, or Spanish while learning new vocabulary words each day in a fun and exciting way. Classes will take place on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.