Enrichment Classes

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Classes complement your student’s curriculum in a creative, engaging way. Credentialed teachers and professionals enhance learning beyond the classroom.

Parent-Teacher Conference Art Classes

Unleash your creativity with exciting art classes during parent-teacher conferences! Each day offers something different, from crafting adorable clay owls and graffiti lettering to creating glowing neon art and fall-inspired pieces. Reserve your spot for one or more of these fun-filled sessions. 

Owls

Tuesday, Oct. 8

Who doesn’t love owls?  We will make clay owls and a mixed media art piece involving trees and owls.

Graffiti Art

Wednesday, Oct. 9

Come prepared to learn graffiti lettering, and learn how to make your name in some fun fonts.

Neon Days

Thursday, Oct. 10

Come to camp and make art under blacklights so we can see it glow!

Fall Fun

Monday, Oct. 14

Let’s create fall trees, clay leaves, and beautiful leaf prints.

Pumpkins

Tuesday, Oct. 15

Paint and design a pumpkin based off the artist Kusama. All of our artwork will incorporate PUMPKINS!

Scary, Spooky Art

Wednesday, Oct. 16

Join us for a spooky art session filled with creatures, monsters, and pumpkins.

Session 2

Classes Begin Monday, Oct. 21

 If your student qualifies for ELO-P funding for the 2024-25 school year, reach out to our Enrichment Manager at Karlie@CarlsbadEd.org to sign up for enrichment classes at no cost.
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Spanish Level 1

With Sing ‘n Speak Spanish
Grades: K-2

Ease your child into Spanish with our beginning Year 1A or Year 1B course! Children learn basic everyday vocabulary themes such as greetings, the classroom, numbers, colors, body parts, weather, days/months, clothing, foods, simple verbs, the alphabet and more.

Spanish Level 1

With Sing ‘n Speak Spanish
Grades: 2-5

Ease your child into Spanish with our beginning Year 1A or Year 1B course! Children learn basic everyday vocabulary themes such as greetings, the classroom, numbers, colors, body parts, weather, days/months, clothing, foods, simple verbs, the alphabet and more.

Spanish Level 2

With Sing ‘n Speak Spanish
Grades: 2-5

Children continue learning Spanish with our Year 2 course! We cover vocabulary themes such as the city, the house, adjectives, animals, prepositions, transportation, verbs, nature, higher numbers, commands and more.

Amazing Artists

With Lindsay Dudley
Grades: 1-5

Come join us for an afternoon of creating some amazing art and learning about awesome artists! Each week we will learn about a famous artist, study their style of art, and create some of our own. We will then use it to create some masterpieces of our own based on their style.

Robot Drivers & Coders

Grades: 2-5

Dive into the world of robotics as your student programs, drives, and controls multiple types of robots (Sphero + Dash/Cue) in this innovative Tech Adventure! The Robot Coder adventure emphasizes hands-on coding activities through games, puzzles, and challenges… all with robots!

Game-gineering 100: Game Design using Scratch Programming

Grades: 2-5

Game-gineers 100 is the ultimate adventure featuring STEAM Activities for Kids who love Games… Video Games Especially! Using the kid-friendly SCRATCH coding environment, Students will play a variety of STEAM-based games (digital & physical), learn game design principles (genres, storyboards, animations, sprites, artificial intelligence) and finally enjoy building+coding their own video game!

Adventures in STEM using LEGO

With Play-Well TEKnologies
Grades: 1-3

Let your imagination run wild with tens of thousands of LEGO® parts! Build engineer-designed projects and use special pieces to create your own unique designs! Projects are rotated seasonally to ensure that both new and returning students can explore the endless creative possibilities of the LEGO® building system.

Cheer & Dance

Grades: 2-5

Taught by a former Carlsbad High School cheer captain and competition dancer, this fun and energetic class will introduce students to the basics of cheerleading and dance. Through engaging lessons and activities, participants will develop fundamental cheer skills such as motions, jumps, and cheer calls, while exploring dance styles like hip-hop and jazz. Students will also work on teamwork, coordination, and building confidence as they prepare for a small performance at the end of the session to showcase what they’ve learned. No prior experience is required—just bring your enthusiasm and a positive attitude!

Chess Club

With Strategic Kids
Grades: K-5

We bring the ancient and amazing game of chess to life! Our story-based lessons are tailored to the skill level of the students meaning all chess levels are welcome! In each class, children receive a dynamic lesson followed by chess playing time where they can practice what they have learned and make new friends! Chess teaches many life skills including sportsmanship, patience, strategic thinking, planning ahead, and learning from your losses. The session will end with a fun tournament where students have the opportunity to win trophies and prizes!

Kids Broadcasting Academy

With Andrew Luria
Grades: 1-5

Kids Broadcasting is a weekly broadcasting class, focused on teaching kids the skills of storytelling, dynamic speaking, videography, editing, reporting, producing, and interviewing. They will learn all of the pieces that go into creating stories for their school community and beyond, and put those concepts into practice each session.

Junior Mavericks Running Club

Grades: K-5

We are a USATF running club & teach your students through fun games to learn proper technique of running. We run field-based races as well as teaching them to run with a baton. We teach them to work as a team while running as an individual. We help build confidence and sportsmanship through positive encouragement and fun team-building relay races. We keep the FUN in teaching your students to run!

Yoga & Mindfulness

With Happy Kids Movement
Grades: 2-5

Shake off your worries and leave behind the stress of the day with yoga & mindfulness! Nourish your body, mind, and creativity with friends as you celebrate who you are. Together we will cultivate inner peace through simple yet effective exercises appropriate for all levels!

Sports Play

Grades: K-1

A fun introduction to sports designed to help kids get moving and build confidence! Each week features a warm up, an introduction to a new sport or activity, free play, cool down, and an age-appropriate anatomy and physiology lesson.

Musical at Magnolia

Grades: 3-5

A Musical at Magnolia! Students will participate in the production of Cinderella- A Modern Makeover. A modern twist on Cinderella where Cinderella and her furry friends are trying to become the new directors of the Prince’s Environmental Program. Come sing, dance, and act after school and at the end put on a play in the MPR for friends and family! *Students will be required to bring/make their own simple costumes.

Intro to Stage and Comedy Acting

Grades: 1-5

Lights! Camera! Action! This class will introduce students to the world of acting. Students will engage in acting games, create and perform their own comedic monologues, be animated while telling funny stories and be a confident public Speaker.

Baseball & Softball Fundamentals

With Allstar Baseball & Softball
Grades: K-5

Professional fundamental training for baseball and softball. Hitting , fielding, pitching, throwing, baserunning , pop flys , catching of the ball , live games and more. Staff is professional and great knowledge of the game . An excellent experience each week with quick improvement.

Flag Football

Grades: 1-5

Practice your passing, catching, offense, and defense with Coach T through drills and games. Players will improve their agility, skills, and confidence.

Martial Arts Self Defense

Grades: 1-5

In this Mixed Martial Arts class, students will learn age appropriate self defense and survival skill techniques based in Karate, Kung fu, Brazilian Martial Arts, Capoeira, Taekwondo and Boxing. Students will learn how to protect their bodies in a multitude of situations in a fun and energetic class designed to keep kids moving.

Expressive Arts After School

Grades: K-5

Students engage in hands-on mixed media art projects in a supportive and empowering atmosphere where they can express themselves freely and explore their creative potential. Throughout our diverse art projects, students learn about entrepreneurship, creative problem solving, confidence building, mindfulness, multicultural art, art history, and environmental stewardship as they bring intentional and eccentric mixed media works of art to life.

Questions?

Contact Enrichment Program Manager

Phone: (760) 332-5013