PolyAcademics

After School & Enrichment

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Learning, discovery, and fun continue beyond regular school hours.

Poly’s Lower School offers a full extended day program for all students enrolled in Nursery to Grade 4.

Families have two options from which they can choose: After School Care and our Enrichment Program.

After School Care

Sometimes families need childcare support on an as-needed basis. This drop-in program is generally available from 3:30 PM until 6:00 PM during the school year and no pre-registration is required.

Students in the After School Care program engage with schoolmates from different classes and grades, and participate in the following programming:

  • Nursery and Pre-K After School Care includes activities such as art, storytime, games, and music. Children also visit the playground outdoors, weather permitting.
  • Kindergarten through Grade 4 care includes homework time, indoor and outdoor play, art, and games.
  • All children in Nursery though Grade 4 are provided with a daily snack.

Details:

  • Registration: This is a drop-in program; no prior registration is required.
  • Times: 3:30 PM – 6:00 PM
  • Pick up:  You may pick up your student anytime before 6:00 PM. Any student picked up after 6:00 PM will incur a $35 late fee.
  • Nursery students: Please note that Nursery students should be picked up by 5:00 PM during the fall trimester.
  • Tuition: $35/day (billed monthly)
  • Note: There are no classes on holidays or school closure days.
Lower School After School ballet
Lower School After School play - children on bike and bar
Lower School Harry Potter Class makes wands
Enrichment Program

Each trimester, families may register for our engaging Enrichment Program in which we offer courses in the arts, sciences, and athletics.

Taught by members of Poly’s Lower School faculty or outside experts, enrichment classes teach new skills and foster fun. They are age appropriate and designed to provide exciting educational opportunities for exploring a wide array of interests.

Each class meets once a week per trimester with sessions in the fall, winter, and spring.

Details:

  • Registration: Families must register each trimester for classes.
  • Times: Classes run from either 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM or 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM as noted, except for Chess Team (Thursdays and Fridays), which runs from 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM.
  • Pick up: Enrolled students may stay until 6:00 PM for no additional fee. If a student is picked up after 6:00 PM, there is a $35 fee.
  • Tuition: Ranges from $400-$700 per semester (depending on the number of class sessions)
  • Note: There are no classes on holidays or school closure days.

Read more about our Lower School Enrichment Program

After School Fun & Enrichment

Lower School After School play - children on slide

More After School Enrichment at Lower School

Lower School Journalism

Enrichment Options

Families may choose from a variety of engaging activities. Below is a list of sample classes in our rotation:

  • Basketball
  • Chess
  • Coding
  • Dance (Ballet, Broadway, Disney, India, South African)
  • Dungeons and Dragons
  • Graphic Novel Making
  • Gymnastics
  • Harry Potter Poly Prep School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
  • Journalism
  • Marine Biology
  • Math Team
  • Musical Theater
  • Needle Felting
  • Puppetry
  • Robotics
  • STEM
Poly Prep Lower School – After School Program FAQs
Questions?

Please check out our FAQs or contact Mr. Meek if you have further questions.

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