Academics & Beyond

Classes vary from term to term. Please check current program schedule for activities available this season.

Board Games ** NEW This Year
Explore popular games such as Monopoly, Scrabble, Checkers, Clue, Battleship, Trivial Pursuit, and other great classics. A great option for the Winter months!

Creative Writing • The Art of Storytelling
In this program, students enhance their writing skills and learn to work as a team in a creative setting. Students collaborate in brainstorming sessions to select an original story idea, complete individual writing assignments, and provide feedback and advice to their peers – fostering social skills in the process!

Debate Club
Learn the art of persuasion! Students work in rotating groups and practice their debating skills in a supportive environment, including developing arguments, issuing rebuttals, providing examples, rebuilding their case and summarizing points of view. Students learn to think on their feet and enhance their public-speaking skills, gaining self-confidence in the process.

Docu-Journalism
Join the production team and help create our Newsletter! In this workshop students will develop time management and writing skills as they learn “who, what, when, where and why.” Students practice basic skills such as how to conduct an interview, write about local stories, voice their opinions in op-ed essays, and manage production of their digital publication. A must for aspiring newspaper writers and editors!

Dungeons & Dragons
Popular role-playing game in which a group of players create and play out the activities of characters within a fantasy world. This world is controlled by another player, the Dungeon Master, who arbitrates actions and provides challenges and circumstances for the players to interact with. Imagination a must!

Foreign Languages 
Led by native speakers, our language clubs are designed to provide exposure to the new language in a playful environment. Children learn words for common actions, as well as colors, numbers, and other key vocabulary for everyday life. By the end of the semester participants should be comfortable leading some basic daily routines in the new language. Languages vary from term to term, depending on instructor availability, but Spanish and French are offered most semesters.

Get Smart(er) ** NEW This Year
Take your thinking skills to the next level! In this class students strengthen their reasoning and teamwork as they solve brain teasers, language riddles, and strategy games; explore real-world math puzzles; and discover creative ways to tackle complex problems. It’s a place where math becomes a game and every student gets to be a critical thinker!

Model UN
Students act as United Nations (UN) delegates, collaborating in teams to develop policy recommendations and debating current global issues aligned to the UN’s sustainable development goals.Students enhance their research and communication skills, while gaining a solid exposure to debating international affairs, problem solving in a diplomatic context, and making persuasive presentations.

My First Passport
This fun program helps students develop a global mindset and build international awareness! Explore cultural differences across countries, geography games, famous landmarks, world currencies, current global events, the role of international institutions like the UN, and more. Students role-play as diplomats and come up with solutions to key global problems like hunger, poverty and pollution.