WESTMINSTER ENRICHMENTS & AFTERCARE
When is Aftercare?
Aftercare runs from 3:15 p.m.- 6:00 p.m in the CLC on school days. Aftercare is not available on school holidays (including when the whole school releases for half-days).
How do I pay for Aftercare?
There are two options to pay for Aftercare:
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Full-time: A semester of full-time aftercare is $1,100. This reflects a 20% discount. This may be paid in full at the beginning of the semester or payments may be spread out monthly.
- Pay as you go: $6.00/hour. Your FACTS account will be billed on the 25th of the month, due the 5th of the following.
Students who are picked up after closing will be assessed a late fee of $2.00 per minute, per student.
How do I enroll my student?
All JK-8th grade Westminster Academy students are already enrolled in our program! All you need to do is let us know that you’re planning to come.
When you let us know that your child is attending, we are better prepared to serve you and your family.
Learning happens beyond the classroom! Join us in a variety of enrichments this year that will expand your athletic, artistic, musical, and reasoning abilities.
AfterSchool at Westminster is a fun place of learning and play. Aftercare provides students an opportunity to eat a provided snack, play outdoors, complete homework, and engage friends in a relaxed and caring environment.
Enrichments offer students the chance to dive deep into the fine arts, athletics, and more!
Students who enroll in an enrichment that begins after 3:10 p.m. will receive complimentary aftercare until the beginning of the enrichment. Students who remain after any enrichment or sport will enter aftercare and be billed at the hourly rate of $6.00.
Just for JK-K!
Ballet
Come join the fun at ballet! Rachel Himebook, the Artistic Director of IPC Ballet and an accomplished dancer in her own right, teaches the fundamentals of ballet.
*Students should wear comfortable dance clothing (girls in any color leotard, pink ballet shoes, and hair secured in a bun or ponytail).
Grades: Junior Kindergarten-Kindergarten
Dates: January 15-April 22 (April 30: dress rehearsal at IPC ; May 2: performance at IPC); no ballet on March 18
Day: Wednesdays, 12:30-1:15 p.m.
Cost: $250 + $50 recital cost (fee and costume)
Computer Explorers Junior STEM Lab
Grab your lab coat and soar into learning with our Junior STEM Lab Club. Each week, our preschool Junior STEM Lab incorporates a fun, hands-on approach to learning. Junior Scientists will participate in weekly STEM challenges that range from coding robots, simple machines, exploring Legos, using microscopes, and more. Junior STEM Lab classes develop a love for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math in all of our students. Sign up today and let the learning begin!
Grades: Junior Kindergarten-Kindergarten
Dates: February 3-March 23
Day: Mondays, 12:30-1:15 p.m.
Cost: $150
Tumbling
Come learn the fundamentals of tumbling with Christi Hall, a local choreographer for Theatre Memphis and New Day Children’s Theatre as well as numerous Memphis private schools. She has been teaching for over 25 years specializing in tap, musical theatre, and gymnastics. Beginners welcome.
*Students should wear comfortable tumbling clothing (girls in leotard and shorts).
Grades: Junior Kindergarten-Kindergarten
Dates: January 16-April 23 (dress rehearsal May 1; performance May 2; at St. Benedict)
Day: Thursdays, 12:30-1:15 p.m.
Cost: $250 + $25 recital fee + costume (~$50)
Athletics
Yoga
Emily Smith, a registered yoga teacher (RYT-200) and mom to four active kids at Westminster, teaches basic yoga poses to stretch and strengthen muscles, increase flexibility, and improve balance in a fun environment. Minimum of 7 students.
*Please bring a yoga mat and wear athletic clothing that is easy to move in and will accommodate being upside down.
Grades: 2nd-8th grade
Dates: January 7-March 3 (Session 1); March 17-May 5 (Session 2)
Day: Tuesdays, 3:10-4:15 p.m.
Cost: $100 per session
Dance (Jazz & Tap)
Come learn the fundamentals of jazz and tap with Christi Hall, a local choreographer for Theatre Memphis and New Day Children’s Theatre as well as numerous Memphis private schools. She has been teaching for over 25 years specializing in tap, musical theatre, and gymnastics. Beginners welcome.
*Students should wear comfortable dance clothing (girls in leotard and shorts).
Grades: Kindergarten+
Dates: January 16-April 23 (dress rehearsal May 1; performance May 2; at St. Benedict)
Day: Thursdays, 3:50-4:35 p.m.
Cost: $250 + recital fee ($25) + 2 costumes (~$50 each)
Tumbling
Come learn the fundamentals of tumbling with Christi Hall, a local choreographer for Theatre Memphis and New Day Children’s Theatre as well as numerous Memphis private schools. She has been teaching for over 25 years specializing in tap, musical theatre, and gymnastics. Beginners welcome.
*Students should wear comfortable tumbling clothing (girls in leotard and shorts).
Grades: 1st grade +
Dates: January 16-April 23 (dress rehearsal May 1; performance May 2; at St. Benedict)
Day: Thursdays, 3:05-3:50 p.m.
Cost: $250 + recital fee ($25) + costume (~$50)
Tennis Fundamentals
Alyssa Ivey is a Westminster parent and USPTA certified tennis professional who has eight years’ experience coaching junior tennis. She is also the tennis coach for Westminster Academy. This class will introduce the sport of tennis and will cover six of the basic tennis strokes (forehand groundstroke, backhand groundstroke, forehand volley, backhand volley, serve, and overhead) and tennis-specific movement in a fun atmosphere!
*All equipment will be provided!
Grades: 4th-8th grade
Dates: January 8-February 12
Day: Wednesdays, 3:10-4:00 p.m.
Cost: $75 per session (includes equipment!)
Arts & Music
Art Club: Clay
Learning a variety of techniques, students will use clay to create 3-D works of art.
Grades: 5th grade and up
Dates: January 30-March 5
Day: Thursdays, 3:15-4:30 p.m.
Cost: $250
Art Club: Sculpture
Students will use a variety of techniques to create 3-D sculptures, including papier-mache and found object sculptures.
Grades: 1st-4th grade
Dates: March 19-April 30
Day: Thursdays, 3:15-4:30 p.m.
Cost: $215
Drama Club
Sherlock Holmes is retired and in a foul mood as he fears his best days are past and that the future holds little promise for him. Everything changes, however, when two neighbor girls, Milly and Maggie Turner, beseech him to find their missing father. Join the cast as we dive deep into character study this spring with Help Us, Mr. Holmes, tackling motivation, action-reaction, and using all the tools at our disposal to communicate emotion to the audience. Beginners welcome.
Grades: 5th grade and up
Dates: February 3-May 4 (performance May 4 at 4:00 p.m.)
Day: Mondays, 3:10-4:45 p.m.
Cost: $150
Knitting Club: Crochet Edition
Handicrafts like knitting and crochet build fine motor skills and the same neural connections as math and music. Come for a relaxing end to the week as you learn the basics of crochet!
Grades: 4th grade+
Dates: January 10-March 6 (session 1); March 20-May 1
Day: Fridays, 3:10-4:00 p.m.
Cost: $75 per session (supplies included)
Guitar Group Lesson
Joee Nagem, father to three Westminster students, will offer three group lessons this spring: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Joee has been a professional guitar and bass player for over 15 years, playing with the US Army band for the last ten years, and has taught students throughout his professional career. Students will learn fundamentals of theory, technique, and performance. Beginner bass guitar players are also welcome to sign up.
*Students will need to provide their own guitars.
Grades: 1st grade+
Dates and times: TBD
Cost: $250 for the semester
Additional
Chess Club
Chess promotes discipline, patience, logical reasoning, decision making, analytical thinking, and it’s FUN! Coach Flickinger, an advanced mathematics teacher, also directs Memphis Scholastic Chess with about 1500 players.
Grades: Kindergarten-8th grade
Dates: January 10-May 15
Day: Fridays, 3:10-4:30 p.m.
Cost: $125 (sibling discount available)
Robotics STEM Club
We are excited to partner with Bits, Bytes, and Bots to bring an introductory course to robotics and programming. Bits, Bytes, and Bots will provide all of the teachers, tablets, computers, and robots so that students can learn the fundamentals of programming. The Dash robots will respond to voice commands, navigate objects, dance, and sing. Working in teams of two, students will give Dash new behaviors and meet challenges by using drag-and-drop coding. Once students have mastered working with Dash, they will have the opportunity to move into more difficult coding with Lego Mindstorms.
Grades: 2nd-5th grades
Dates: January 13-April 27
Day: Mondays, 3:15-4:45 p.m.
Cost: $270
Executive Functions Skills Training Course
Executive function skills are the cognitive processes children should develop to self-regulate and become independent learners. Many students benefit from coaching and training to build self-confidence and self-worth as they learn to multi-task, focus, organize, problem solve, increase processing speed, and manage time. MAZ Resources will provide a weekly coaching session to small groups.
Students will develop these skills in a Spatial Reasoning Skills project. Students will apply the lost art of map skills to design and create maps of cities and world that will connect and interact with the group. Focus-shifting, note-taking, time management, and turning abstract goals into concrete tasks will produce physical maps, much like the virtual maps in the popular game, Minecraft.
Grades: 3rd-8th grade
Dates: January 14-March 31
Day: Tuesdays, 3:15-4:15 (3rd-5th), 4:15-5:15 (6th-8th)
Cost: $325