2101 E. River Road | Tucson, AZ 85718
Phone: 520-209-7551 | Fax: 520-209-7575
Office Hours: 8:30am - 5:00pm
CARE: 520-209-7548
Travis Kolter
Director
Ventana Vista
Site Lead: Erin Usie-Cooper 209-8023
2101 E. River Road | Tucson, AZ 85718
Phone: 520-209-7551 | Fax: 520-209-7575
Office Hours: 8:30am - 5:00pm
CARE: 520-209-7548
Travis Kolter
Director
Ventana Vista
Site Lead: Erin Usie-Cooper 209-8023
Catalina Foothills School District’s commitment to 21st Century Learning continues after school with Community Schools’ elementary programs. Afterschool enrichment opportunities include special activities and classes for students on early release days. Afterschool classes and camps extend into the later afternoon hours to broaden lifelong learning options for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. Special programs through Community Schools serve as avenues for learning new skills and experiencing meaningful activities during school vacations and weekends.
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Third Quarter Enrichment Classes
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No CS Classes: Jan. 2, 16, Feb.14, 23 & 24, and March 17
Mondays (9 weeks)
KidStage presents Once Upon a Time Grades: 2-5 Fee: $200
Participants will have a blast in this coming-of-age tale about what it means to believe in yourself, work together and trust in your friends. KidStage is a theatre and acting class for kids! The curriculum includes concentration, teamwork, improvisation, movement, voice and basic theatre terminology. Journey to the Land of Imagination and meet a ton of legendary Fairy Tale characters...Peter Pan, Rapunzel, Pinocchio and Cinderella name a few! With the help of Lucy, our heroine, they must defeat the Evil Queen and her minions before fairy tales are destroyed for good! Once Upon a Time teaches valuable lessons about acceptance and the importance of standing up for what is right!
TGA Golf
Grades 3-5 Fee: $264
Tee it up with Teach, Grow, Achieve (TGA), a national after-school sports enrichment program. TGA's five-level program brings the golf course to you. Have fun learning the techniques of golf! Great for beginners as well as experienced golfers.
TGA Floor Hockey Grades 3-5 Fee: $264
Take your best shot and discover how fun and exciting playing floor hockey can be with TGA! This modified version of ice hockey can be played in regular shoes on virtually any hard surface with a small ball and hockey sticks.
KidzArt 3:00-4:00pm Grades: K-2 Fee: $193
A KidzArt certified instructor will guide students through a different project each week. Students will learn how to break projects into simple steps, art terms and vocabulary, as well as experience and learn techniques for varying drawing mediums. Each week students will bring home a different masterpiece all their own. Our curriculum never repeats!
Wednesdays (11 weeks)
Cooking with Ms. Jean Grades: 3-5 Fee: $220
Students will learn to use fun kitchen gadgets like an instant pot, waffle iron, indoor grill and air fryer to create creatively delicious food! They will then add their newly learned recipes to cookbooks so they can show off their new skills at home.
Minecraft Master Engineering with Play-Well
Grades 3-5 Fee: $260
Bring your favorite Minecraft adventures to life with our enthusiastic Play-Well instructors. In a Minecraft world powered by LEGO® resources, we will build shelters to keep out Creepers, craft mystical items that only true masters can wield, and perfect our crossbow skills to stop the Wither from taking over! If you can imagine it, we can build it.
TGA Cheer Grades: K-2 Fee: $322
Discover how fun and exciting cheerleading can be! Coaches will lead students through drill and activities to build their skills in tumbling, stunting, choreography, motions, jumps and performance. Students will also partake in labs to explore concepts like gravity, balance and aerodynamics in cheerleading.
TGA Flag Football
Grades 3-5 Fee: $322
Kick it off with this modified version of America’s game that makes it fun and exciting to play with TGA! There is a strict no-contact rule to maintain all player’s safety. Coaches lead students through station-based drills and games that develop the fundamental skills of passing, catching, running, and defending. Students participate in STEAM labs that allow them to explore academic concepts like gravity, compression, and aerodynamics through the game.
TRAK: Animal Friends - 3:00-4:00pm*Note ending time
Grades K-2 Fee: $283
How far can a rabbit hop? Why does a pig roll in the mud? How can you tell if a horse is happy? What does it mean to be a predator or prey animal? These questions and many others will be answered in our Animal Friends hands-on program with TRAK (Therapeutic Ranch for Animals and Kids). Children will learn a variety of information ranging from the diet and required care for some ranch animals to behaviors and interesting facts. The TRAK animal family enjoys traveling to schools and being a part of this educational and fun experience.
Thursdays (10 weeks)
Capoeira Mandinga Grades 1-5 Fee: $210
Learn the flowing, beautiful Afro-Brazilian martial art Capoeira with Capoeira Mandinga Tucson. Students will learn kicks, escapes, and fluid moves that build mind and body strength, flexibility, and agility. Students also learn music that drives the energy of the Capoeira game. Capoeira increases balance, creativity, and confidence. Teachers Anne Pollack and Aidan Miller-Wells were honored with a 2019 Southwest Folklife Alliance Award. Aidan has trained capoeira over 12 years. Anne is the only master of Capoeira and Afro-Brazilian arts in the State of Arizona.
Challenger Soccer Grades: 3-5 Fee: $322
Challenger Soccer Academy will focus on introducing and developing each player’s soccer skills as their International coaches follow an innovative curriculum. Players will develop their soccer skills in a relaxed and fun environment. Each week will focus on a particular soccer skill and progressively will be more challenging, allowing each player to succeed and improve.
Cooking with Ms. Jean Grades: K-2 Fee: $200
Students will learn to use fun kitchen gadgets like an instant pot, waffle iron, indoor grill and air fryer to create creatively delicious food! They will then add their newly learned recipes to cookbooks so they can show off their new skills at home.
MultiMedia Art presented by Color Me Mine Grades K-5 Fee: $279
Every week the students will experience working with wood, ceramic and clay using both acrylic and water-based paints building on what they have learned the previous week to continue to improve their artistic skills.
Fridays (9weeks)
Challenger Soccer Grades: K-2 Fee: $290
Challenger Soccer Academy will focus on introducing and developing each player’s soccer skills as their International coaches follow an innovative curriculum. Players will develop their soccer skills in a relaxed and fun environment. Each week will focus on a particular soccer skill and progressively will be more challenging, allowing each player to succeed and improve.
TGA Volleyball
Grades 3-5 Fee: $264
Serve it up with volleyball class and discover how fun and exciting volleyball can be with TGA! Coaches lead students through station-based drills and games that develop the fundamental skills of passing, setting, serving, spiking, and blocking.
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