Your child can be enriched and entertained after school by getting involved in one of many programs offered by Alphonsus Academy.The programs do not require parental attendance and are conveniently located on our campus.
AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
AACA After School Enrichment: A variety of groups meet after school for special interest activities like private music lessons, robotics, art club and more!
Smarty Party: A third-party company that facilitates a variety of activities in 6-8 week intervals throughout the year. Activities range from arts, athletics, and fun activities. All of these activities are located on school grounds.
Enrichment: Through Northwestern University, we have students in grades 3-5 participating in an online curriculum for children who are working at an accelerated pace in math and who benefit from additional challenges.
Learning Assistance: In addition to our learning specialists, we offer a number of after-school programs for students that need additional guidance:
Title I (reading and math remediation)
Homework Club (2 days/week for 30 minutes)
Tutoring—select teachers are available after school for individual tutoring.
BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL SUPERVISION
This program was designed as a service for the working parents and follows the same schedule as our school calendar.
Before School Session runs from 7 A.M. until 7:50 A.M.
After School Session runs from 2:50 P.M. until 6 P.M.
The activities include outside playtime (weather-permitting), homework time, TV and movie time, computer time and snack time. There are also various other activities such as games, computers and free time. Parents are encouraged to send students with a healthy snack and drink.
ATHLETICS
Biddy Sports: Our biddy sports program is designed for Pre-Kindergarten through Kindergarten to introduce kids to different sports. It is meant to be fun and provide basic skills.
Instructional Sports: Our instructional sports program is designed for first – third grade students to provide a more robust set of skills for the kids in order to help them determine their interests and develop skills to prepare for competitive sports.
Competitive Sports: AACA currently has a basketball, volleyball and cheer-leading for girls. For boys, we offer football, step and basketball.
Individual Sports: Additional programs are available, such as Girls on the Run and Boys on the Run.
