2020 Spring After Four Programs

  • Tuesday classes begin on Tuesday March 31st (except Children’s Art Studio) and end on Tuesday May 26th 2020
  • Thursday classes begin on Thursday April 2nd and end on Thursday May 28th 2020.  
  • Children must be at least four years of age to participate.
  • Registration for all programs is online. Limited spaces are available. Please register between Monday February 24th and Monday March 23rd 2020.
  • JK/SK Program Time: 3:05pm to 4:05pm
  • Grades 1 to 8 Program Time: 3:25pm to 4:25pm
  • Parents are asked to please pick up Kindergarten students at 4:05pm in room 106.
  • There is no supervision between 4:05pm to 4:25pm for Kindergarten students.
  • Students in Daycare and After care are asked to go directly to Daycare or After care at dismissal.  Staff members at Daycare and After care will escort their students to After 4 programs after they have completed attendance at Daycare and After care.

TUESDAY


Kindergarten Children’s Art Studio 

JK/SK, Kinder Clay Art, Room 106

Sculpting clay is a fun and creative process and medium that will help your child understand spatial awareness and develop fine motor skills. In this session students will create fun functional and decorative ceramics using pinch, coil, and other handbuilding methods. Kids will use a coloured slip to glaze their work. Please note there is a two week turn around for kiln firing. Projects made during the last two classes will be delivered to their cubbies after the session ends. 

There will not be a class on Tuesday March 31st 2020.
Fee:   $163.85

www.childrensartstudio.ca

Action Potential DaVinci Club 

Grades 1 to 4, Room 204 

Science and art connect in ways you didn’t dream possible. From
microbiology and DNA extractions to colour theory and Cézanne’s Still Life paintings, every week we learn a new branch of science fused with a new style of art and take home a creative project based on the day’s topic.
This program is student-inquiry based, so each class curricular is co-created by it’s own students. Past projects include: learning about mummification and preservation by creating your own sarcophagus and mummy out of a hot dog. Extracting DNA out of a strawberry and making it into a necklace. Discovering how a petri dish can transform into an artist’s canvas.

Have your kid researcher enjoy science and art like never before!
Fee: $274.59

To register visit: www.actionpotentiallab.ca/humewood

IN THE MIX HIP HOP DANCE AND IPAD MUSIC-VIDEO CREATION 

Grades 1 to 6, Room 217

In the Mix is an innovative program that provides a unique opportunity for children to explore what’s new in dance, music and internet technology. This experience is very much about developing mind and body, and gaining confidence and social skills. Students will learn a brief hip-hop dance to share with parents at the last class. They will also work collaboratively in small groups to create one-of-a-kind music-videos, using iPads supplied by In the Mix. Kids get to be Directors, DJs, and Choreographers while producing their own custom HipHop music-videos! Students have full creative freedom yet are guided appropriately to help them progress and spice up their videos and dancing. At the end of the session, students can securely view their videos at the In the Mix website.

To learn more about this program and register visit www.inthemixprogram.com

Fee: $140 + HST

CLAPBOARD KIDS FILM WORKSHOPS

Grades 2 to 8, Room 203

Clapboard Kids is a hands-on filmmaking program that gives kids the opportunity to learn professional skills from an award-winning filmmaker who has worked with Disney Touchstone Films, Columbia Pictures, Alliance Atlantis Communications, the CBC and the National Film Board of Canada!

Students learn about both the technical and creative aspects of filmmaking as they are guided – from the creation of an original film idea – through to the planning, shooting and editing of their films. This gives students the opportunity to try out a variety of filmmaking roles and skills (i.e. writing, acting, directing, wardrobe, sound, cinematography, and editing). Filmmaking techniques, such as stop motion animation, claymation, basic special effects and live action will be explored, along with the iMovie film editing program. At the end of the session, students will receive a copy of their finished films to share with family and friends. Due to the collaborative nature of the workshops, each session of Clapboard Kids is truly unique!
Our goal at Clapboard Kids is to inspire and guide the next generation of digital storytellers and filmmakers!

Fee: $205/student

To register, visit: http://clapboardkids.com


THURSDAY


Chess Institute 

JK/SK, Rookies Rooks, Room 106

Grades 1 to 6, Kool Kings, Room 104 and 109

All levels of chess players are welcome. Beginners will be gifted with the universal language of chess knowledge, while advanced players will be challenged and raised to new levels. While learning or expanding their chess knowledge, students also gain important values and life skills such as goal setting, creative analysis, resilience, respect for others, and responsibility for decisions.

These skills are gained through our approach to chess as a mental martial art, where choosing a move means: taking wise, calculated risks, dealing with unexpected and disappointing outcomes, reflecting critically on changing situations, looking deeper to find more viable options than may at first appear, valuing diverse abilities and skill sets, and realizing there are choices in every situation.

As this strong, respectful and resilient mindset is nourished, players will have a lot of fun with our experienced and engaging instructors, who will appeal to and elevate their natural abilities. Chess is an amazing activity for children of all ages, where focus and skills are gained with surprising speed.

Fee: $126/student.  Financial assistance is available.

Please pick up students at North East door labeled number 5.

Register and pay online: chessinstitute.ca/register

Cooking with Lesley Matthews 

Grades 1 to 4, Staff Room

Calling all kids!

Who doesn’t love making and eating fun and tasty treats?

In this program, aspiring chefs and bakers will get hands on experience in the kitchen. With an emphasis on creativity and fun, we will explore all of the wonders of the kitchen, the sense of accomplishment that comes from making something with your own hands, and the joy of sharing it with others. Yum!

Note: While no nuts will be used in any of our recipes, we cannot guarantee that all products are 100% allergen free.

For pick-up, please enter the school through the outside North East Grade School door labeled number 5 and pick up students from the staff room.

Fee: $180 per child. 

https://sites.google.com/site/cookingwithlesley/home

cookingwithlesleymatthews@gmail.com

Little Fingers Guitar

Grades 3 to 8, Room 112

Little Fingers Guitar is a program designed to introduce students in grades 3-8 to making music on the guitar.  The course will cover parts of the guitar, note layout, how to produce clear notes and chords, notation styles, songs for group play, classic guitar riffs, and much more.  

We’ll be exploring the fundamentals and history of the guitar through popular songs and performance. Students will learn chord chart reading and notation and will help choose the pieces that they learn. Students will feel comfortable with guitar basics and have a small repertoire of music to take with them to wherever the guitar leads them.

Register at www.LittleFingersMusic.com http://www.littlefingersmusic.com/

No need to have your own guitar, we will use the school’s guitars.  

Fee: tbd

Please pick up students at North East door labeled number 5.


Notes:


Humewood CS does not take attendance or share attendance information with providers. If your child is going to be absent from After 4, please contact the provider directly and not the Humewood Community School office or teachers.  It is important for the providers to know so they can ensure student safety. 

Please advise after school care providers if your child will be attending a club.   

If your child has medical and/or dietary needs, please share this information directly with the providers.

If you have any questions about After 4 please contact cheryl.batty@utoronto.ca.