After School and Music Academy
Laurel School happily offers enriched, supervised after school care and classes for children in Early Learners through Eighth Grade from dismissal until 6:00 p.m., on days when school is in session. In order to provide the appropriate setting for each student, the programs are offered by grade level.
NEW for 2017-2018 school year: Registrations for after school Supervised Play (early learners thru Grade 6) and Middle School Homework Room (Grades 5-8) are done directly through the parent portal.
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Supervised Play & Homework Room
Explore our 2017-2018 after school options.
M-F: Supervised Play [Early Learners-Grade 4]
Dates: August 23, 2017 – May 31, 2018
Day: Monday-Friday, 3:00-6:00 p.m.
Cost: Variable -- see registration link for details
Supervised Play meets in the Primary and Pre-Primary classrooms at Laurel which are conveniently located near our beautiful playgrounds and spacious Multipurpose Room. Classrooms are divided by grades to offer a quiet space for homework, a relaxing place to read a book, enjoy a snack or place to run and play. This option is open to students enrolled in Early Learners through Grade 4. Note: Supervised Play is only available on days when school is in session.
NEW for 2017-2018 school year: Registration for after school Supervised Play (early learners thru Grade 6) is done directly through the parent portal.
M-F: Middle School Homework Room [Grades 5-8]
Dates: August 23, 2017 – May 31, 2018
Day: Monday-Friday, 3:30-6:00 p.m.
Cost: Variable -- see registration link for details
The Middle School Homework Room provides a supervised comfortable environment for students when they are not involved in an after-school activity to complete homework, enjoy a snack and a good book or play a relaxing game with a friend.This option is open to Laurel students enrolled in grades 5 through 8. Note: Middle School Homework Room is only available on days when school is in session.
NEW for 2017-2018 school year: Registration for Middle School Homework Room (Grades 5-8) is done directly through the parent portal.
M-F: Music Academy
The Music Academy is a year-long after-school program. Through the Music Academy, Laurel students and their siblings may sign up for traditional private music instruction, Suzuki violin instruction and Rock Band classes. Each Music Academy program consists of thirty lessons, two of which will be recital preparation classes, and two recitals. All lessons take place at Laurel’s Lyman Campus between the hours of 3:30 and 6:00. After School at Laurel offers child care coverage at a discounted rate to Music Academy students on the days of their lessons.
Traditional Private Lessons
Laurel School Music Academy offers private instruction in the following instruments: violin, viola, cello, guitar, piano, voice and flute. Our faculty members are accomplished performers and teachers with advanced degrees from highly reputable universities and conservatories. Many of our teachers are also on faculty at institutions such as The Cleveland Institute of Music, The Music Settlement, and Cleveland State University.
Cost: $1040 for weekly thirty-minute lessons (longer lessons are pro-rated).
Suzuki Program
More than fifty years ago, Japanese violinist Shinichi Suzuki realized the implications of the fact that children the world over learn to speak their native language with ease. He began to apply the basic principles of language acquisition to the learning of music, and called his method the mother-tongue approach. The ideas of parent responsibility, loving encouragement, and constant repetition are some of the special features of the Suzuki approach.
Laurel School Music Academy is pleased to offer Suzuki violin instruction. This after school program consists of weekly private lessons as well as a weekly group class. Suzuki lessons are offered to students ages four and older. Private lessons will be scheduled based on the availability of the teacher, student and parent. Group classes will be held between 3:30 and 4:15 on Friday afternoons.
Cost: $1340 for weekly thirty-minute private lessons as well as weekly group classes.
For additional information, please email Cara Tweed.
TUESDAYS: Junior Adventure Girls [Girls, Grades 1-2]
Day: Tuesdays, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Dates: 3 sessions, May 8, 15 & 22
Cost: $85
Instructors: Chuck Allen, Pre-Primary Physical Education & Experiential Learning / Shannon Lukz, Primary Faculty and Director of the NorthStar Collaborative
Junior Adventure Girls will be a modified version of Adventure Girls, continuing the tradition of challenging young girls to be strong independent thinkers and good friends. Most of all, we will have an amazing amount of fun and laugh a lot! We are offering trial sessions of Junior AG on May 8th, 15th and 22nd with the expectation of starting a full semester of Jr. AG in the Fall 2018. The trial session will cost $85 per participant and includes instruction, snack, and one special walking field trip! We will meet in Mrs. Lukz’ room at 3:30pm with pick up being at the pre-primary entrance at 5pm.
If needed, girls may go to After School after Jr. AG. (A small drop-in fee will apply. Please note that After School at Laurel closes at 6:00 pm. To reach the After School Hotline, please call 216-455-0153.)
TUESDAYS: Adventure Girls [Girls, Grades 3-7]
Day: Tuesdays, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Dates: 12 sessions, January 23 - May 1 (end of year camp out Friday, May 4)
Cost: $400
Instructors: Chuck Allen, Pre-Primary Physical Education & Experiential Learning / Shannon Lukz, Primary Faculty and Director of the NorthStar Collaborative
Experience the adventure that all of the girls are raving about! Students love their time in Adventure Girls as they cultivate their resilience through challenging games, indoor and outdoor activities, as well as adventure-packed field trips and an overnight camping trip at Butler Campus.
Research shows many benefits to being exposed to “stress episodes” in building resilience. Adventure Girls not only fills that role but also provides many opportunities for providing humor, which has also been proven to “convey intelligence…and confidence”.
The leadership and adventure skills developed in primary and middle school can be applied in our multiage Adventure Girls setting. This is a great way for adventurous 6th and 7th graders to sharpen both adventure, survival and leadership skills. The books The Gutsy Girl by Caroline Paul and Strong is the New Pretty by Kate T. Parker are two of the resources used during this semester experience. If you like being strong, courageous, spirited and brave, this is the group for you!
- Minimum enrollment 8 students / Maximum enrollment 40 students
- Meets Tuesday 3:30-5:00 pm. Pick up on Field Trip days 6:30 or 7:00 pm / no additional cost for field trips
WEDNESDAYS: Running Club [ Girls, Grades 4-6]
Day: Wednesdays, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Dates: 5 sessions, April 11 - May 9
Cost: FREE!
Questions? Please contact Olivia Cora for more information at oCora@laurelschool.org.
WEDNESDAYS: Little Geniuses Chess [Girls & Boys, Preschool-Pre-K; GIRLS Kindergarten]
Day: Wednesdays, 3:30-4:15 p.m.
Dates: 12 Sessions, January 17 - April 18 (no class 3/21 and 3/28)
Cost: $300
NEW for 2017-2018!
Brought to you by The Knight School of Chess, Little Geniuses is a chess-song singing, laughing, chess-tourney, dancing, chess clock-slapping, zany chess video, puppet show introduction to chess and being the smart kid in class.
Only for kids ages 3-5, Little Geniuses comes one day per week into your Early Learning Center and puts on a high-energy 45-minute chess practice in which kids play chess for bead necklaces, compete weekly for one of 20 brightly-colored silicone wristbands, and look forward each week to our 22 daily activities.
Kids report Little Geniuses to be the favorite part of their week because kids love our developmentally-targeted, infectiously-fun thinking activities and find them compelling, exhilarating, and extremely gratifying. The class has gone viral, exploding in its first year to 207 Little Geniuses in 24 locations, and kids were still enrolling during the final week of the year! Little Geniuses classes cap at 16 Geniuses, so sign up today. Your school is invited to affiliate with us as we--at this crucial and developmentally formative preschool stage--delightfully impart to every one of our Little Geniuses a self-identity as a very smart person! And the first two weeks are always free sample promo weeks, so there is absolutely no commitment required.
Register for Little Geniuses ChessTHURSDAYS: Little Racquets Tennis [Girls and Boys, Pre-K-Grade 3]
Day: Thursdays, 3:30-4:15 p.m.
Dates: 6 sessions, April 12 - May 17
Cost: $100
This nationally-renowned program helps students progress through the beginning stages of tennis. Students are engaged in stimulating, playful activities that enhance their physical and emotional abilities.
A minimum of 8 registrants is needed to run program. Maximum enrollment is 16 students.
Classes in May will be held on the outdoor tennis court at Lyman Circle. Please dress for the weather and bring a water bottle!
Destination Imagination [Girls, Grades K-2]
Please contact Karen Edwards for more information: kEdwards@LaurelSchool.org
After School at Laurel Terms and Conditions
Days/Times: After School at Laurel follows the standard school calendar. When Laurel School is in session for only half a day or is not in session at all, After School does NOT meet. After School at Laurel does NOT meet on the last day of school.
Pick-Up: Pick-up from all Classes and Supervised Play is in Laurel’s Pre-Primary Circle. Please call 216-455-0153 to have your child escorted to the Pre-Primary door. Pick-up from Middle School Homework Room will be at the Laurel’s Middle School entrance. Please call 216-455-0153 to have your child dismissed from Middle School Homework Room. Late pick-up fees will be levied. Late pick-up = $25 in 15- minute increments past 6:00 p.m.
All payment is handled online.
Questions? Contact Karen Edwards at kEdwards@LaurelSchool.org.
Laurel School reserves the right to cancel any class due to insufficient enrollment, at which time refunds will be given. No refunds or adjustments will be made after classes begin. There are no adjustments, refunds or discounts for absences in Supervised Play, Middle School Homework Room or any classes.