Youth Programs
AFTERSCHOOL PLAY CLUB
Play Club is ideal for students needing afterschool care or looking for more fun after school. Activities include arts and crafts, nature walks, science projects and outdoor field games. SRD staff will pick-up students from Strawberry Point School and bring them to Strawberry Rec.
Individual day drop-ins & prorates are not available.
PLAY CLUB & ENRICHMENT CLASSES
2023 SPRING SESSION Registration opens February 13 at 10:00am
MARCH 20 – JUNE 2
MONDAYS
Creative Sewing 1st -5th (2:45pm -3:45pm)
HRT Tennis / K-2nd (2:45pm -3:45pm)
Taekwondo K -5th (2:45pm – 3:45pm) – New Program
TUESDAYS
Play Well – Lego K – 3rd grade (2:45pm – 4:00pm)
Spanish Program K -2nd (2:45pm -3:45pm)
Spanish Program 3rd – 5th (4:00pm-5:00pm)
Golf (2:45 – 3:45)
WEDNESDAYS
Tinker Tech k -2nd (2:00pm -3:00pm)
Tinker Tech 3rd -5th (3:00pm -4:00pm)
Katia and Company Theater K -5th (2:00pm -3:30pm)
Soccer K -2nd (1:45pm -2:45pm)
THURSDAYS
Ms. Hales Art Club K -5th (3:30pm-4:00pm)
Skill Samurai Computer Science (2:45pm -3:45pm)
SRD Tennis 1st -2nd (2:45pm -3:45pm)
FRIDAYS
Tennis/ HRT 3rd – 5th (2:45pm -3:45pm)
Chess Club K -3rd (2:45pm – 3:45pm) – New Program
Course Descriptions
Play Club
Play Club is SRD’s standard afterschool care for students from grades K-5, and includes pick-up from Strawberry Point School through 6 pm.
Led by SRD staff members, students will have their choice of both structured and unstructured activities including sports, arts & crafts, games, story time and more.
Play Club enrollment is separate for each day of the week, and includes an entire session (between 7 – 10 weeks, depending on schedules).
Play Club – Enrich+
Play Club Enrich+ = PLAY CLUB BEFORE AND AFTER ENRICHMENT CLASSES. PLAY CLUB ENRICH+ DOES NOT INCLUDE THE ENRICHMENT CLASS. YOU MUST SIGN UP FOR ENRICHMENT CLASSES SEPERATELY. Play Club Enrich + classes are structured to correspond with the enrichment classes listed below. Play Club Enrich+ includes pick-up from Strawberry Point School, taking students to their SRD enrichment classes, and bringing them back to Play Club after their enrichment class is over. Play Club Enrich+ ends at 6 pm.
Play Club Enrich+ and Play Club students are in the same group and do the same activities such as sports, arts & crafts, games, story time and more.
Play Club Enrich+ enrollment is separate for each day of the week, and includes an entire session (between 7 – 10 weeks, depending on schedules).
Select Play Club Enrich+ if your student is enrolled in one of our enrichment classes on the same day of the week.
We know this may be slightly confusing. Please call our office for additional information: 415.383.6494.
Chess – New Spring 2023
Learning to play chess comes with many beneficial advantages for a young mind. Chess teaches children critical thinking skills. They learn to plan ahead and come up with possible scenarios that could occur and how to strategically overcome them. In chess class, students learn to see and recognize patterns and how to solve problems. Many studies show that kids who take chess lessons perform better in math and reading exercises. Our chess program offers classes from beginners to advanced levels. During class, students are assigned chess puzzles to solve, and they challenge each other by competing in teams. Our students have loads of fun while their brains are constantly stimulated to figure out the next move.
Taekwondo – New Spring 2023
We use martial arts to develop fitness, confidence, self-discipline. We teach self-defense and emergency safety skills so students will be learning different techniques and skills such as poomsae, kicking, breaking, and sparring while gaining strength, flexibility, and agility. Taekwondo not only teaches self-defense but also the values of respect for others, community service, and personal growth. Through physical training, the students will learn patience, self-control, courage, passion, and teamwork. Character is developed through one’s habits, and by learning, practicing, and repeating good habits, our students are encouraged to grow into leaders and role models at home, school, and in society. (New students will need to purchase “padded sticks” from the instructor for $40. Basic uniforms & nunchucks may be ordered on Amazon but are not required by the first class.
Katia & Company Presents: Frozen!
Join Katia & Co for this charming and heartwarming tale of sisterhood and love. Actors will participate in a mini-audition process on the first day, and each be assigned a role to perform in the production. Rehearsals are spent learning songs and dances for the show, as well as basic acting and improvisation techniques and theater games. A great way to build character and resilience while boosting confidence and making friends.
Class will culminate in an informal performance for family and friends on the final day.
Skills Samurai Computer Coding
Skill Samurai’s Scratch coding courses provide a solid foundation for younger learners who are new to coding and game design. Kids make exciting games using Scratch’s visual block coding language while gaining some of the skills they’ll need to make the jump to text-based coding.
In this course, you will learn the basics of how to use the Scratch website and start your journey to be a pro game designer! Your adventure starts here! Students will complete multiple animations and video game projects. This course is one of our premier experiences, infused with hands-on, project-based learning, designed to equip students with 21st-century technology skills.
Course Requirements:
Wired headphones to listen to instructions
Creative Sewing with Darlene!
Regardless if you are new to sewing or have sewing experience, this class will help take you to the next level of stitching fun! Projects will progress your skills to the next level. Felt, flannel, fleece and more to experience sewing them into fun projects. Decorations to bring your sewing projects to shine as unique as you are.
Spanish
Fun with Spanish K thru 2nd grade
In each class, students will be introduced to animals, numbers, colors, etc., using games, stories, songs, and so many other hands-on learning experiences. Each class is a lot of fun, active and engaging. We see play as a natural medium for learning, thus all classes are filled to the brim with play-based learning. Your student will be happy to come to us to play while also learning Spanish! While our classes are not full immersion, they are inclusive of all ages and skill levels. Nevertheless, our main focus is to safely care for the students while they grow and also love to learn a foreign language
Fun with Spanish 3rd thru 5th grade
Our courses are chock full of games, stories, songs, and so many other hands-on learning experiences. We see play as a natural medium for learning, thus all classes are filled to the brim with play-based learning. Each class is perfectly tailored according to age groups, taking into account the time of the day as well as their specific needs. We know that by playing and having a good time with us, they all will have a happy experience and thus ready to learn. Your student will be happy to come to us to play while also learning Spanish! While our classes are not full immersion, they are inclusive of all ages and skill levels. Nevertheless, our main focus is to safely care for the students while they grow and also love to learn a foreign language
Miss Hales
Each week, young artists will be encouraged to explore the joy of art and self-expression discovering their own personal artistic style in art and design! Taking inspiration from the Masters such as Monet, Matisse, Degas, Van Gough and Vermeer, instruction will focus on line, shape and color and composition in a variety of art projects– creating art in pastels, pen and ink, collage and watercolor to produce an individual portfolio of their own masterpieces! Kate Hale has worked with children at Edna Maguire and the Middle School for several years – she loves sharing her passion and training in art with children and encouraging young artists to develop their own artistic skills.
Awesome Kids Yoga
Kindergarten to 4th grade Awesome Kids Yoga will provide a yoga enrichment class for youth in our afterschool program for the dates and times stated above. In these classes children will explore ways to take a more mindful approach to their world. We will focus on teaching traditional yoga poses, breathing exercises, meditation and relaxation techniques in a fun and playful way. Students learn important lessons in self-awareness, self-control, positive thinking and self- esteem. Each class begins with a group discussion followed by yoga poses customized to a daily theme.
If you like to bring your own yoga mat, please bring with them to class.
Soccer Class
Alek uses his Bachelors of Art in Psychology to combine technical work, fitness, and cognitive decision making to maximum his players’ growth on and off the field. The goal for after school programs is to make your kid fall in love with the beautiful game using a open minded approach which leads players to be creative and reach their full potential. The program will focus on Technical work implemented with fitness and cognitive decision making.
Coach Alek will pick up your child from school and walk them over to Strawberry Recreation District
Golf
Whether this is the first exposure to golf or you’re looking to take your child’s game to the next level, we have a program to fit your needs. TGA has developed a Junior Golf Player Pathway to help guide families through the journey of learning and playing this amazing sport.
The pathway consists of four core TGA programs which are progressive in their skill level, knowledge requirements and challenges; yet also complimentary to one another so children can participate in all four programs throughout the year to continue developing and refining their game.
– We provide all equipment necessary to play so there is no additional investment required beyond registration.
– Our coaches are fully vetted, background checked, and trained on how best to coach children safely and effectively.
Tennis
Introducing Tennis programs with Tennis Pro instructors Keith Pollak & Elly Hakami and HRT
1st and 2nd Grade – K thru 2nd Grade – 3rd – 5th Grade
Players will continue to learn and develop proper technique of all strokes. We will keep it fun, challenging and promote good sportsmanship. The overall goal in this class is to prepare players for rallying and eventual game play.
Tinker Tech two classes (K-2) and (3rd – 5th)
TinkerTech one-hour pop-up classes for children ages 5-12 encourage creativity and playful hands-on learning. TinkerTech is STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, Math) and works at the intersection of art, science and technology.
The TinkerTech curriculum is founded on design and engineering challenges that encourage creativity and teamwork. We encourage students to have ownership of their ideas, to make with a purpose to create a project that is meaningful to them and to share these projects within their communities.
TinkerTech has a licensed curriculum of copyrighted activities that align to US and UK education standards and is seeking partners who want to share our passion for inspiring this generation of digital natives. When students have the confidence to tinker and use technology creatively, they are one step closer to becoming the next generation of innovators and inventors.
STEM with LEGO® Materials
At Play-Well TEKnologies, we know that kids are already naturally gifted creators. What we strive to provide is an environment where students can create without fear of mistakes, explore fundamental STEM concepts through play, and express their creativity in ways they never thought possible. Let your imagination run wild with tens of thousands of LEGO parts as we design and build leaping dolphins, buzzing beehives, and towering giraffes. Play, create, and learn in a world inspired by the animal kingdom. Design and build as never before and explore your craziest ideas.