ALCNY afterschool program at Villars Campus

These classes are designed for students to have fun, make new friends, build confidence, and experiment with writing in a fun, supportive setting. Creative writing is a great way for kids to express their feelings, clarify their own ideas and beliefs, and learn the fundamentals of good storytelling.

Fashion & Design Lab and Knitting is a hands on classe. Children will discover the magical world of fashion through the colors, the different textures, shapes but also through history and culture.

Calling all chefs! With a focus on exciting recipes, techniques, fresh flavors, and hands-on activities paired with expert instruction, this in-school cooking class delivers the perfect recipe for hands-on learning and fun while nurturing an essential life skill

The Planet needs YOU! This class is aboutenvironmental issues awareness and care. Children will receive hands-on science education on how to preserve our environment. As well as being formed to contribute at their own scale by crafting, fixing and recycling different objects

With guidance from their instructor, students will invent their own characters and learn to create comic strips with original story lines. Inventive and fun, this class is a big favorite.

Central to our performing arts program are our musical theater offerings where children hone their skills in singing, dancing, and acting in the process of producing fully staged productions. 

Our popular Visual Arts classes help children develop their creativity through exploration of everyday art and materials. What can we make with paper, string, fabric, sticks, a little glue…and more? We’re all excited to find out!

These classes touch on all types of creative writing—fiction, non-fiction, poetry, playwriting, journalism and more—so that students can discover the form (or forms) they love most. Through fun and unique writing exercises, students have the chance to create their own stories, articles and poems each week, all in a stress-free and supportive environment led by experienced writers.  

Enjoy a fun assortment of inspiring board & card games, playground sports and fun activities including dodgeball, kickball, flag & tag… 

Individual and team challenges are designed to invigorate, enthuse, and engage students. This class is popular among children who enjoy a wide variety of games and sports

This class also helps cultivate children’s concentration, logic, physical skill, self-esteem, and body awareness.