After School Activities

After-School Curricular Clubs are designed (1) to promote school connectedness and spirit; (2) to enhance and advance psycho-social skills; (3) to provide opportunities for students to discover their natural bent and develop their genius through participation in artistic, scientific and linguistic activities; (4) to create contexts that encourage practice, refinement, and integration of reading, writing, thinking, listening and writing skills; and (5) to nurture students’ need for industry.

Club

Sponsors

Club Objectives

Meeting

Day/Time

Meeting

Frequency/Site

Annual

Fee

Bible

B. Stevenson

To foster a love of God’s Word by reading, interpreting, illustrating, and acting our Bible stories.  To engage in memory competitions.

(Grades K5 -5)

Tuesdays

3 – 4pm

2nd & 4th

Library

$25

Robotics

K. Swearinger

To learn “robotics” and develop a sense of problem-solving and strategic thinking. To participate in challenge projects and competitions.

(Grades 2 – 5)

Thursdays

3 – 4pm

2nd & 4th

Science Lab

$50

Chess

T. Lane

C. Fowlkes

To learn the board game of chess and to develop critical and strategic thinking skills. To compete in local amateur tournaments.

(Grades 1 -5)  Begins October 18th

Tuesdays

3 – 4pm

Weekly

Science Lab

$25

STEM

K. Morris

Z. Johnson

To stimulate and provoke an affinity for science and math in diverse contexts and to learn various applications for science and math concepts.

(Grades 2 – 5)

2nd

Wednesdays

3 – 4pm

Monthly

Science Lab

$35

Scrabble/

Spelling Bee

B. Haynes

D. Lofton

M. Holloman

To provoke, encourage, and nurture linguistics interests and vocabulary development through Scrabble, America’s favorite board game, and Spelling Bees.  To win competitions! (Grades 1 – 5)

Wednesdays

3 – 4pm

Weekly

Science Lab

$35

Student Governance

R. Plunkett

B. Haynes

To give students an opportunity to learn the decision –making and governance processes for school activities and personal development.

(Grades 1 – 5)

Mondays

3 – 4pm

TBA

Library

$25

6000 Radecke Avenue * Baltimore, Maryland 21206 * geniuses@mountpleasant.org