Swanton After School Programs 

MONDAYS

-DESTINATION IMAGINATION: Solve awesome STEAM challenges, make new friends, learn new skills, develop your creative side, plan, build and present your own solution! We are looking for a committed group of kids to take to the Destination Imagination Competition at VSU Randolph in April. Practices will take place every Monday (as long as Crossroads is running) until that competition. You will automatically be enrolled in this program on Mondays in future sessions. Please make sure this is a program you will stick to throughout the year.

-DANCE WITH TRIA: Learn new dance moves and put them into a routine to be performed at the end of the session. (Must attend both Monday and Wednesday)

-OPEN SPACES: Want to chill out with friends, read, draw, do legos, play board games or cards? This might be something for you.

TUESDAYS

-COOKING WITH KATHY: We will be cooking, baking and sharing recipes while learning about nutrition.

-WANDERERS’ THEATRE - SPOTLIGHT: At long last, performing arts are coming back to Swanton School! MVSD After School’s new Wanderers’ Theatre will be producing musicals and shows throughout the district all year and Winter Session will be Swanton’s time to shine! We will perform either Seussical the Musical or Charlie & the Chocolate Factory; Crossroads students will be voting for their choice later this month.  Let’s work together to make it a success. Sign up for Spotlight if you want to perform on stage. We will hold auditions, learn lines, songs and choreography. We will also have time for fun stage movement exercises and active games. (MUST ATTEND TUES & THURS)

-WANDERERS’ THEATRE - BEHIND THE SCENES: We will produce either Seussical the Musical or Charlie & the Chocolate Factory; Crossroads students will be voting for their choice later this month.  Let’s work together to make the show a success. Sign up for Behind the Scenes if you want to work on the show without being onstage. We won’t just need performers - there will be activities and jobs for everyone, from costumes & makeup to props & set design, plus lighting & sound. We will also have time for fun stage movement exercises and active games.  Don’t miss out on being a part of the show! (MUST ATTEND TUES & THURS)

WEDNESDAYS 

-BOOK ART & JOURNALING: Students will get creative with old books through hands-on activities, including folded paper sculptures, creating treasure boxes out of old books and making our own writing and drawing journals. We will also explore some creative poetry including black out poetry and book spine poetry.

-DANCE WITH TRIA: Learn new dance moves and put them into a routine to be performed at the end of the session. (Must attend both Monday and Wednesday)

-DIAMOND PAINTING: Did you miss out on the last bedazzling class? This class is for students that missed out on bedazzling in the fall session. We will be bedazzling different diamond painting projects, including water bottles and lanyards. (Please do not register for this class if your student participated in the fall session of Bedazzling Fun.)

THURSDAYS

-WANDERERS’ THEATRE - SPOTLIGHT: See Description Above (MUST ATTEND TUES & THURS)

-WANDERERS’ THEATRE - BEHIND THE SCENES: See Description Above (MUST ATTEND TUES & THURS)

-WINTER CRAFTING: Lets craft! We will be making winter-themed crafts such as potpourri, crafting custom candles, paper-mâché lanterns, handcrafted jewelry, and MORE!

TUTORING OPTIONS (TUES & THURS)

-GAME SHUFFLE FOR TUTORING STUDENTS: Play a game with friends when tutoring is done for the day! We will have a variety of board & card games plus team games to help unwind after a long day.

-THEATRE ENSEMBLE FOR TUTORING STUDENTS: Tutoring students that want to be a part of the musical can join the cast after their tutoring session is done for the day. Since their rehearsal time is limited, they will be part of the ensemble cast only. (MUST ATTEND TUES & THURS)

MONDAYS

-OCEAN ART & SCIENCE: Students will explore different ocean habitats through art activities and hands-on science experiments.

-SPORTS SHUFFLE: In winter time it’s more important than ever to get the blood flowing and shake off the cabin fever. Sports Shuffle will focus on getting the wiggles out after the school day.

-WINTER STEM: Let’s have some winter fun! We will be making snow ice cream, snowflakes and experimenting with how the cold affects different elements. Winter themed games and (low stakes) competitions will be played.

TUESDAYS

-STORYTELLING & PUPPETS: Students will be creating puppets to tell different stories each week.  Various types of puppets will be made, including paper bag puppets, jointed puppets, shadow puppets and MORE!

-WANDERERS’ THEATRE - SPOTLIGHT: At long last, performing arts are coming back to Swanton School! MVSD After School’s new Wanderers’ Theatre will be producing musicals and shows throughout the district all year and Winter Session will be Swanton’s time to shine! We will perform either Seussical or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Crossroads students will be voting for their choice later this month.  Let’s work together to make it a success. Sign up for Spotlight if you want to perform on stage. We will hold auditions, learn lines, songs and choreography. We will also have time for fun stage movement exercises and active games. (MUST ATTEND TUES & THURS)

-WANDERERS’ THEATRE - BEHIND THE SCENES: We will produce either Seussical or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Crossroads students will be voting for their choice later this month.  Let’s work together to make the show a success. Sign up for Behind the Scenes if you want to work on the show without being onstage. We won’t just need performers - there will be activities and jobs for everyone, from costumes & makeup to props & set design, plus lighting & sound. We will also have time for fun stage movement exercises and active games.  Don’t miss out on being a part of the show! (MUST ATTEND TUES & THURS)

WEDNESDAYS

-KITCHEN SCIENCE: Let’s get into the kitchen and experiment with different foods. Lets make dyes using foods, test oil and water density and make ziploc ice cream.  (Please note that this is not a cooking class. There will sometimes be edible elements and final projects.)

-PERLER BEADS: Join us for our perler bead fun. Plan, design, and make keychains, backpack charms and more.

-WINTER CRAFTING: Lets craft! We will be making winter-themed crafts such as potpourri, crafting custom candles, paper-mâché lanterns, handcrafted jewelry, and MORE!

THURSDAYS

-YOGA, MINDFULNESS & FUN!: Let’s have some fun practicing yoga to get our wiggles out and be more flexible. This class will focus on simple, fun yoga flows and mindfulness reflection.

-WANDERERS’ THEATRE - SPOTLIGHT: See Description Above (MUST ATTEND TUES & THURS)

-WANDERERS’ THEATRE - BEHIND THE SCENES: See Description Above (MUST ATTEND TUES & THURS)

TUTORING OPTIONS (TUES & THURS)

-GAME SHUFFLE FOR TUTORING STUDENTS: Play a game with friends when tutoring is done for the day! We will have a variety of board & card games plus team games to help unwind after a long day.

-THEATRE ENSEMBLE FOR TUTORING STUDENTS: Tutoring students that want to be a part of the musical can join the cast after their tutoring session is done for the day. Since their rehearsal time is limited, they will be part of the ensemble cast only. (MUST ATTEND TUES & THURS)