Extended Day and Enrichment Programs
St. John's Enrichment Programs
St. John's is excited to offer a variety of enrichment opportunities for our students during Extended Day. From sports to music to cooking, there is a program for every child, and every age! See below for our Spring 2024 offerings.
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Dungeons & Dragons
Instructor: Vinyard App Camp
Grades and Time: 5th – 8th: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Have you ever wanted to play the nationally known game Dungeons and Dragons role-playing game? Stretch your imagination telling stories with your friends, and build useful creative skills? What about play the game they do in Stranger Things? Well, this is your chance! In this class, we'll be exploring collaborative storytelling through Dungeons and Dragons. Along the way, we'll develop social and emotional skills that will serve us well outside of the RPG.
Flag Football
Instructor: Kidokinetics
Grades and Time: 1st - 4th: 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Kidokinetics has partnered with NFL Flag Football to provide this fun program. Flag Football enables participants to learn and play the game in a tackle free environment. Through drills, scrimmage, and skill building games players are taught the fundamentals of football, teamwork and sportsmanship while building confidence! Coaches implement the NFL Flag curriculum focusing on agility, speed, accuracy and overall coordination.
Little Inventors
Instructor: Spark Business Academy
Grades and Time: Kinder - 2nd: 3:15 - 4:15 p.m.
In this “inventive” program, students design and create solutions to problems, teaming up to identify the need for a new invention, and producing real structures and solutions. In one STEM challenge, students build bridges using a variety of materials and experiment with how much weight they can hold. Students will also learn about famous inventors, and discuss how inventions improve our lives.
Minecraft Mondays!
Instructor: St. John's Faculty
Grades and Time: 1st – 4th: 3:15 - 4:15 p.m.
Do you enjoy building and designing in Minecraft with your friends? Are you interested in checking out Minecraft Earth, the latest feature? Each week students will tackle new architectural challenges and collaborate in order to exercise their creativity and build new worlds. Whether you are a Minecraft noob or a pro, you will certainly improve your Minecraft IQ with this camp.
Music & Movement
Instructor: DIMATexas
Grades and Time: Preschool 3's - Kinder: 2:30 - 3:15 p.m.
Children love engaging with music and movement in early childhood education. It helps them express their feelings and emotions, learn to work in groups and develop their self-confidence and imagination. This class will help strengthen both fine and gross motor skills while developing self-expression. Students will communicate feelings, ideas and thoughts through music, movement or playing an instrument. Students will also work on social skills like cooperation, taking turns and sharing the music experience of learning to recognize and play instruments and dance to different rhythms.
Poms/Cheer
Instructor: Creative Dance Kids
Grades and Time: 1st – 4th: 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
This class is designed to improve self-confidence, physical health, and teamwork skills all while having a ton of fun! Learn and perfect arm movements, cheers, chants, and choreography that are full of excitement and energy. Students focus on developing strength and flexibility along with technique as a basis for tumbling skills.
Run The Bases
Instructor: Kidokinetics
Grades and Time: PreK-TK-Kinder: 2:30 - 3:15 p.m.
There is no better feeling than running across home plate. We will learn the basics of what it means to run bases while we rotate between kickball, T-ball, baseball and base running games. Kids will learn basic skills for each of these sports as well as work on their cardiovascular endurance and teamwork.
Piano Private Lessons
Instructor: Madeleine Rosemond
Grades and Time: Pre-K - 8th: 1/2 hour limited openings! See registration form for available times!
Madeleine Rosemond, a graduate of Highland Park High School and Texas Tech University has taught on-campus piano at SJES from 2005 through March 2020. When the Pandemic had everyone studying remotely that Spring of 2020, this included Ms. Rosemond's piano students. St. Johns piano students continued remotely through the 2021-2022 school year. Ms. Rosemond has maintained her status as a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music in Piano since 2004 and has done graduate study in piano at SMU. Her favorite summer activity from 1985 through 2010 was the 4-day National Piano Teachers Institute at SMU featuring various composers of children's piano literature as clinicians.
Piano Private Lessons
Instructor: DIMATexas
Grades and Time: PreK - 8th: 1/2 hour limited openings! See registration form for available times!
Class time will be divided between learning repertoire, developing technique, and learning music theory and history. Students are taught familiar, level-appropriate pieces, memorization and practice techniques, and reading skills. Soon, your children will be performing beautiful, well-known melodies for family, while having fun learning an instrument. Students and teachers will also prepare repertoire to perform in the DIMATexas Recital Series. They will be a part of beautiful recitals, festivals, and concerts, while developing their self-esteem and building confidence. All classes are taught by acclaimed artists and teachers from the DFW Institute of Musical Advancement (DIMATexas). Instructors are easy to connect with via email or text and are very responsive to parents and children's specific needs.
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Chess
Instructor: St. John's Faculty
Grades and Time: 1st – 4th: 3:15 - 4:15 p.m.
Master the Game of Kings! Learn about chess notation, openings and great tactics like skewers, pins, X-ray attacks and more. You will also learn the rules of tournament chess including various timed chess games. It’s your move! Space is limited to 14 students.
Disaster Island!
Instructor: Challenge Island
Grades and Time: 1st - 4th: 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Inspired by the bestselling “I Survived” book series, Disaster Island will take your STEAM Team on a thrilling adventure through some of the most famous disasters in history! From the eruption of Mount Vesuvius to the sinking of the Titanic to the Great San Francisco earthquake, you and your STEAM teammates will work together to overcome epic challenges using only the materials in your treasure chest and the power of your imagination! .
Hoops, Scoops & Shots
Instructor: Kidokinetics
Grades and Time: PreK-TK-Kinder: 2:30 - 3:15 p.m.
Kidokinetics Hoops Scoops and Shots combines three popular sports to create a fun learning experience with just the right emphasis on fitness and exercise. Hoops (basketball) introduces passing, shooting and ball handling basics. Scoops (lacrosse) instructs the basic skills of cradling, passing, scooping and catching. Shots (USTA NetGeneration tennis) teaches groundstrokes, serves, and net play. These skills combined with game play provide a confidence-building environment. Physical skills developed include agility, accuracy, flexibility, balance, endurance, coordination, and speed.
Intro To Boxing
Instructor: St. John's Faculty
Grades and Time: 5th - 8th Grade: 4 - 5 p.m.
Boxing has many physical and mental health benefits including gaining strength, focus, agility, discipline, and confidence. In this program, we will learn the basics of boxing such as proper footwork, boxer’s stance, the main punches and defensive moves, as well as conditioning. Boxing is incredibly beneficial for athletes as cross-training for other sports and has many transferable life skills.
Red Hot Peppers Jump Rope Team
Instructors: St. John's Faculty
Grades and Time: 1st – 4th: 3:15 - 4:15 p.m.
Students will develop a variety of tricks and skills like Double Dutch, Chinese jump rope, and choreographed routines. We will focus on building confidence to try new activities, developing an appreciation for rhythm, body awareness and gross motor skills. Space is limited to 30 students and Red Hot Peppers Jump Rope Team members will be given priority.
Sharktooth Island
Instructor: Challenge Island
Grades and Time: PreK-TK-Kinder: 2:30 - 3:15 p.m.
STEAM + Reading = STREAM! This STREAMy island brings The Bridge to Sharktooth Island, the first book in the Challenge Island series, to life! You and your STEAM Team will chomp into FINtastic challenges from building bridges over “shark-infested” waters to designing and racing pirate ships to mixing up spectacular slime seas. You’ll dive into the fascinating world of SHARKS and tackle an ocean full of shark and book-inspired challenges!
Piano Private Lessons
Instructor: Madeleine Rosemond
Grades and Time: PreK - 8th: 1/2 hour limited openings! See registration form for available times!
Madeleine Rosemond, a graduate of Highland Park High School and Texas Tech University has taught on-campus piano at SJES from 2005 through March 2020. When the Pandemic had everyone studying remotely that Spring of 2020, this included Ms. Rosemond's piano students. St. Johns piano students continued remotely through the 2021-2022 school year. Ms. Rosemond has maintained her status as a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music in Piano since 2004 and has done graduate study in piano at SMU. Her favorite summer activity from 1985 through 2010 was the 4-day National Piano Teachers Institute at SMU featuring various composers of children's piano literature as clinicians.
Private Music Lessons
Instructor: DIMATexas
Grades and Time: PreK - 8th: 1/2 hour limited openings - See registration form for available times!
Class time will be divided between learning repertoire, developing technique, and learning music theory and history. Students are taught familiar, level-appropriate pieces, memorization and practice techniques, and reading skills. Soon, your children will be performing beautiful, well-known melodies for family, while having fun learning an instrument. Students and teachers will also prepare repertoire to perform in the DIMATexas Recital Series. They will be a part of beautiful recitals, festivals, and concerts, while developing their self-esteem and building confidence. All classes are taught by acclaimed artists and teachers from the DFW Institute of Musical Advancement (DIMATexas). Instructors are easy to connect with via email or text, and are very responsive to parents and children's specific needs.
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Ballet & Hip Hop
Instructor: Creative Dance Kids
Grades and Time: PreK - Kinder: 2:30 - 3:15 p.m.
Especially for young children, Creative Dance Kids classes improve coordination, strength, flexibility, endurance, balance, and focus. We’ll learn age appropriate, basic dance movements with a creative twist! These classes support each child’s determination, unique talents, and imagination.
Cooking Around The World (Lower School)
Instructor: Vinyard App Camp
Grades and Time: 2nd - 4th: 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Does your child have a passion for cooking? In this cooking class, students will discover how to prepare delicious international and American dishes safely and skillfully. We'll explore diverse recipes from Africa, Asia, Europe, and North and South America, all kid-friendly and perfect for after-school cooking. During our sessions, your child will play kids' games from other countries, learn food terms from around the world, and receive simple recipes they can use at home. This course is tailored for younger students and includes recipes like Japanese Onigiri (Rice Balls), Filipino Pancit (Noodles), English Bread Pudding, and many more!
Please Provide Student Food Sensitivities ***Dietary Restrictions & Food Allergies***
Cooking Around The World (Middle School)
Instructor: Vinyard App Camp
Grades and Time: 5th - 8th: 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Welcome to Cooking Around the World! brought to you by VAC. Throughout this program we will be embarking on a culinary adventure filled with flavor, curiosity, and of course, fun! Our travels will take us across the continents in a whirlwind of tasty treats, uncommon delicacies, and environmental stewardship - because knowing where our food comes from is just as important as knowing how to cook it. Without further ado, Chefs, Travelers, pack your appetites and Let's Get Cookin'!
Please Provide Student Food Sensitivities ***Dietary Restrictions & Food Allergies***
Dungeons & Dragons
Instructor: Vinyard App Camp
Grades and Time: 1st - 4th: 3:45 - 4:45 p.m.
Have you ever wanted to play the nationally known game Dungeons and Dragons? Stretch your imagination telling stories with your friends, and build useful creative skills? What about play the game they do in Stranger Things? Well, this is your chance! In this class, we'll be exploring collaborative storytelling through Dungeons and Dragons. Along the way, we'll develop social and emotional skills that will serve us well outside of the RPG.
Games Day! Club
Instructor: St. John's Staff
Grades and Time: PreK, TK, and Kinder: 3:15 - 3:45 p.m.
Grades and Time: 1st & Up: 3:45 - 4:30 p.m.
Who says Games Day can't be any day?! On Wednesdays, your child can join us after school to play dodge ball, soccer, kickball, touch football, fort building, or some other amazingly fun activity. We will also practice and perfect relays for Game Day domination and laugh and have fun at full capacity! These different physical activities each week will hopefully help them get those remaining “wiggles” out at the end of the day. Space is limited to 15 students per class.
Hip Hop
Instructor: Creative Dance Kids
Grades and Time: 1st - 4th: 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
A high-energy dance form that uses the latest age-appropriate Hip Hop and Pop music coupled with dance steps influenced by some of today's finest dance choreographers. A style that is incessantly changing, Hip Hop incorporates poppin’, lockin', and body isolations. Students will learn the trendy hip hop style of today as well as old school, and always emphasizes dancers finding their own individual swagger and style. Hip Hop is a fun, high-energy way to express oneself in a big way!
Karate
Instructor: Chamberlain Studios of Self Defense
Grades and Time: PreK, TK, and Kinder: 3:15 - 4 p.m.
Grades and Time: 1st – 4th: 4:00 - 4:45 p.m.
Has your child always wanted to take karate? Now’s the time! Our Karate Class is a satellite program for the Chamberlain Studios of Self Defense™ and welcomes both new and continuing students. Our program uses the same materials, curriculum and testing that Dr. Chamberlain offers at his other studios. The goal of the karate program is for students to continue their training and have the opportunity to advance their belt ranks by the end of the year. Space limited to 20 students per class.
Little Geniuses: Chess
Instructor: The Knight School
Grades and Time: PreK-TK-Kinder: 2:30 - 3:15 p.m.
This chess class specifically developmentally targets our Prek-Kinder age kids with puppet shows, dancing, fast chess clocks, playing chess for Mardi Gras beads, collecting 22 colorful silicone wristbands, zany movies, hilarious songs, fun chess tourneys, and a great, fun spirit that makes kids never leave chess and gain problem-solving ability and academic confidence each week.
Middle School Band
Instructor: Brad Spellicy
Grades and Time: 5th - 8th: 4:45 - 5:45 p.m.
Has your student always wanted to learn a band instrument? Are they interested in joining band in high school? Now is your chance, as St. John’s is offering a weekly band instrument class this fall! Brad Spellicy, an instructor with 23 years of music and band teaching experience, will teach your student the fundamentals of instrumental music and performance, as well as basic music theory skills. There is no previous music experience necessary, as the class will be taught at a beginner level. Instruments will be selected once the class begins, will be selected from the clarinet or the saxophone. There will be a one-time supply fee assessed that will purchase a book and music stand for each student, and an instrument rental or purchase will also be necessary outside of the fee for the class. An informational session will be held before the start of the class to demonstrate the instruments, answer questions, and allow students to state an instrument preference. Help your student get a leg-up in their high school applications with instrumental music experience!
Piano Private Lessons
Instructor: DIMATexas
Grades and Time: PreK - 8th: 1/2 hour limited openings! See registration form for available times!
Class time will be divided between learning repertoire, developing technique, and learning music theory and history. Students are taught familiar, level-appropriate pieces, memorization and practice techniques, and reading skills. Soon, your children will be performing beautiful, well-known melodies for family, while having fun learning an instrument. Students and teachers will also prepare repertoire to perform in the DIMATexas Recital Series. They will be a part of beautiful recitals, festivals, and concerts, while developing their self-esteem and building confidence. All classes are taught by acclaimed artists and teachers from the DFW Institute of Musical Advancement (DIMATexas). Instructors are easy to connect with via email or text, and are very responsive to parents and children's specific needs.
Piano Private Lessons
Instructor: Madeleine Rosemond
Grades and Time: PreK - 8th: 1/2 hour limited openings! See registration form for available times!
Madeleine Rosemond, a graduate of Highland Park High School and Texas Tech University has taught on-campus piano at SJES from 2005 through March 2020. When the Pandemic had everyone studying remotely that Spring of 2020, this included Ms. Rosemond's piano students. St. Johns piano students continued remotely through the 2021-2022 school year. Ms. Rosemond has maintained her status as a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music in Piano since 2004 and has done graduate study in piano at SMU. Her favorite summer activity from 1985 through 2010 was the 4-day National Piano Teachers Institute at SMU featuring various composers of children's piano literature as clinicians.
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Book Cooks
Instructor: St. John's Faculty
Grades and Time: TK - 1st: 3:00 - 4:15 p.m.
Join Mrs. Benton in the kitchen for some Book Cooking Fun! Each week, we will explore recipes and activities inspired by children’s literature. Students will have fun mixing, measuring and making friends while creating in the kitchen. Space limited to 10 students.
Drama Club
Instructor: St. John's Faculty
Grades and Time: PreK, TK & Kindergarten: 3:45 - 4:30 p.m.
Grades and Time: 1st – 2nd: 4:30 - 5:15 p.m.
For our PreK 4, TK & Kinder kids, Drama will be introduced through “Theatre Arts and Crafts.” In this class, Ms. Lauerman and students will read different story books together and then create a craft that goes with the story (for example: puppets, masks, and character cutouts) and then act out the story they read with their crafts. For 1st and 2nd grade Drama class, Ms. Lauerman will run a “Theatre Workshop.” In this class students will read a script from an age-appropriate play and then perform a small play each week!
Harry Potter Musical
Instructor: DIMATexas
Grades and Time: 1st - 4th: 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
In this Harry Potter-themed musical theater class, students will enjoy learning songs and choreography based on the popular series. Students will develop their musical theater skills and knowledge and build confidence with a supportive group of peers who share an interest in all things magical. The class will prepare a performance showing off what they have learned at the end of the semester!
Pickleball/Tennis
Instructor: Kidokinetics
Grades and Time: 1st - 4th: 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
There is no faster growing sport! Kidokinetics Pickleball is the perfect hybrid of tennis, badminton and table tennis! We will learn the basics of the sport and have fun with drills and skill building games! Kids will focus on teamwork, accuracy, agility and overall coordination.
Super Sports Sampler
Instructor: Kidokinetics
Grades and Time: Preschool 3's - PreK: 2:30 - 3:15 p.m.
The Super Sports Sampler program is designed to provide fun, healthy exercises, games, nutrition and sports activities. Each class introduces a new sport or sport activity teaching the skills and drills associated with the sport. Sports activities include Golf, Tennis, Basketball, Baseball/T-ball, Football, Hockey, Obstacle Course, Hula Hoops, Jump Rope, PE games, Jai Lai (scoop ball), Throw & Catch, Relays and Parachute activities. This program is a fun, first introduction to sports for children of all abilities!
Piano Private Lessons
Instructor: DIMATexas
Grades and Time: PreK - 8th: 1/2 hour limited openings! See registration form for available times!
Class time will be divided between learning repertoire, developing technique, and learning music theory and history. Students are taught familiar, level-appropriate pieces, memorization and practice techniques, and reading skills. Soon, your children will be performing beautiful, well-known melodies for family, while having fun learning an instrument. Students and teachers will also prepare repertoire to perform in the DIMATexas Recital Series. They will be a part of beautiful recitals, festivals, and concerts, while developing their self-esteem and building confidence. All classes are taught by acclaimed artists and teachers from the DFW Institute of Musical Advancement (DIMATexas). Instructors are easy to connect with via email or text, and are very responsive to parents and children's specific needs.
Piano Private Lessons
Instructor: Madeleine Rosemond
Grades and Time: PreK - 8th: 1/2 hour limited openings! See registration form for available times!
Madeleine Rosemond, a graduate of Highland Park High School and Texas Tech University has taught on-campus piano at SJES from 2005 through March 2020. When the Pandemic had everyone studying remotely that Spring of 2020, this included Ms. Rosemond's piano students. St. Johns piano students continued remotely through the 2021-2022 school year. Ms. Rosemond has maintained her status as a Nationally Certified Teacher of Music in Piano since 2004 and has done graduate study in piano at SMU. Her favorite summer activity from 1985 through 2010 was the 4-day National Piano Teachers Institute at SMU featuring various composers of children's piano literature as clinicians.
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Piano Private Lessons
Instructor: DIMATexas
Grades and Time: PreK - 8th: 1/2 hour limited openings! See registration form for available times!
Class time will be divided between learning repertoire, developing technique, and learning music theory and history. Students are taught familiar, level-appropriate pieces, memorization and practice techniques, and reading skills. Soon, your children will be performing beautiful, well-known melodies for family, while having fun learning an instrument. Students and teachers will also prepare repertoire to perform in the DIMATexas Recital Series. They will be a part of beautiful recitals, festivals, and concerts, while developing their self-esteem and building confidence. All classes are taught by acclaimed artists and teachers from the DFW Institute of Musical Advancement (DIMATexas). Instructors are easy to connect with via email or text and are very responsive to parents and children's specific needs.
BIKE CLASS
Beginner Bike Class (4 Sessions - See Below)
Session 1: March 4 - March 7 (Mon - Thu)
Session 2: April 8 - April 11 (Mon - Thu)
Session 3: April 15 - April 18 (Mon - Thu)
Session 4: May 6 - May 9 (Mon - Thu)
Instructor: Dallas Biking School
Grades and Time: PreK-TK: 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
PreK - TK Class: Step One of learning to ride your bike - safely balancing and gliding without training wheels! Balance and coordination exercises, along with leg strengthening activities are part of the program! Many kids are able to begin pedaling at this age. Please bring bike (without training wheels), helmet and water bottle. Space limited to 8 students.
Extended Day and Enrichment Program Frequently Asked Questions
- What are the hours of the Extended Day Program?
- What will my child do in Extended Day?
- What is your student/teacher ratio, and how are grades separated during Extended Day?
- What Enrichment classes are available after school?
- How do I pick up my child from Extended Day or Enrichment Programs?
- Do children in Extended Day receive homework help?
- Who do I contact for more information about Extended Day or Enrichment Programs?
What are the hours of the Extended Day Program?
What will my child do in Extended Day?
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Dismissal until 3:30 p.m. |
Arrival of Students: quiet time, snack |
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2:30 – 5:30 p.m. |
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Physical Activities/Sports (outdoor or gym play) |
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Free play: group time, additional snack, homework |
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5:30 – 5:45 p.m. |
Quiet activities |
| 5:40 – 6:00 p.m. | Cleanup and preparation for departure |
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6:00 p.m. |
Program ends, departure of children; departure of staff |
What is your student/teacher ratio, and how are grades separated during Extended Day?
What Enrichment classes are available after school?
See class offerings above
Registration for Spring 2024 Enrichment Classes will open at 10:00 a.m. on Dec. 1, 2023!
REGISTER HERE FOR Spring 2024 Enrichment Programs
St. John's offers after-school Enrichment classes in a variety of educational and instructive areas for an additional fee. These optional Enrichment classes include chess, art, karate, sports and games, drama, instrumental music, Jump Rope Team, and technology. If you register for a fall afternoon class, your child will check in with the Extended Day staff on class days, receive a snack and stay until they are escorted to their Enrichment class location. Once the Enrichment class is over, students will need to be picked up or, may stay until 6pm in Extended Day for an additional fee (see Enrichment section above for more details).
How do I pick up my child from Extended Day or Enrichment Programs?
Student Pick Up
All students must be picked up from the Extended Day Program by 6:00 p.m. from the front carpool loop (Flagpoles). Families will incur a late fee for students who are not picked up by 6:10 p.m. The ASP operates only on regularly scheduled school days. It is not available on early-dismissal days, such as the last school day before Thanksgiving, the last school day before Christmas holidays, Games Day, or the last day of School. There is a 10-minute grace period for late pickup. After 6:10 p.m., families are charged $25 for every 5 minutes.
Student Pick Up Information for Enrichment Programs - Changes for Spring 2024!
For our Spring 2024 Semester, we are introducing a new Enrichment pick-up procedure which will hopefully streamline the carpool lines.
- Beginning on January 8th, 2024, all Enrichment programs that finish between 3:15p & 4:30p will have ONE pick-up at 4:30pm at the Lower School donut (this does NOT include private lesson students - see below for that information).
- Enrichment programs that end AFTER 4:30pm will have pick-ups at class release time at the front (Flagpole) entrance. If you need to pick up your child early (before 4:30p) you will pick them up from the front (Flagpole) entrance.
- Students who cannot be picked up by their assigned pick-up time should be pre-registered for the "Extended Day add-on" option to their Enrichment Program. Please select this option if your child will stay in Extended Day past the time of their Enrichment Program pick-up until as late as 6pm.
- Private Lesson students should be picked up immediately following their lesson time at the front (Flagpole) entrance unless pre-registered to stay in Extended Day past that time (see above for "Extended Day Add-On")
Do children in Extended Day receive homework help?
St. John's Extended Day has a Homework Club available for 5th-8th grade students which runs from 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. A staff member will be available to assist students who are registered for Homework Club. Following Homework Club, students who are enrolled in Extended Day will be checked in to that program, all others should be picked up at the lower school carpool loop.
REGISTER HERE FOR HOMEWORK CLUB
Who do I contact for more information about Extended Day or Enrichment Programs?
Kellyn Laurinski, Director of Auxiliary Programs at klaurinski@stjohnsschool.org or 214-328-9131 ext. 142
If you have questions about the Extended Day Program or Enrichment Classes, please email Kellyn Laurinski.
Extended Day
St. John's offers a fun and engaging Extended Day Program for our students from afternoon dismissal until 6:00 p.m. Organized by grade, the fee-based program provides opportunities for children to play, enjoy a snack, and engage in fun activities. Activities include crafts, games, activities, outdoor play, building with LEGO bricks, and FUN Fridays. Students are provided the opportunity to complete homework and reading assignments while attending Extended Day. The program is available for full-time enrollment (paid year in full, by semester, or monthly).
St. John's Extended Day has a Homework Club available daily for 5th-8th grade students from 3:45 - 4:45 p.m. A staff member will be available to assist students who are registered for Homework Club. Pick up for Homework Club is 4:45 p.m. unless the student is also registered for Extended Day.
For Extended Day Program information and availability, please contact Director of Auxiliary Programs Kellyn Laurinski.
Childcare Offerings On Non-School Days
St. John's Auxiliary Programs is happy to offer childcare on the two Conference Days each school year as well as on many of the faculty/staff Inservice/Professional Development days when the children are not in school. Here are the upcoming Conference and In Service days for the 2023-2024 school year when this will be offered:
Staff In Service/No School Days
- Monday - Friday August 14 - 18, 2023
- Monday - Tuesday August 21 - 22, 2023
Fall Break Camp*
- Friday October 6, 2023
Winter Break Camp*
- Friday February 16, 2024
Conference Day
- Friday November 3, 2023
- Friday March 22, 2024
Late Start Days (Early Care)
- Friday September 29, 2023
- Wednesday November 1, 2023
- Friday February 2, 2024
*Fall Break Camp and Winter Break Camps will be dependent upon a minimum number of registrations per age group (Preschool and PreK & Up) being met. Keep an eye out in the weekly school newsletter for information on pricing and registration details.