AUSD Adventures
Expanded Learning Programs
- Where curiosity takes flight -
Expanded Learning Programs
- Where curiosity takes flight -
AUSD Adventures is a district-wide program that provides academic and educational enrichment opportunities at all thirteen Alhambra Unified School District elementary schools. Programs are creatively designed to promote ACTIVE, COLLABORATIVE, and MEANINGFUL engagement that SUPPORTS MASTERY and EXPANDS HORIZONS. Activities are created based on the interests of the students to create engaging opportunities for positive growth, both academically and emotionally.
8/13/2026 UPDATE
If you would like to request a change to your a student's schedule, please fill out the following form: CLICK HERE!
Requests for earlier times and program cancellations will be honored immediately. Space is limited and requests for a later end time will be placed on a waitlist.
8/12/2026 UPDATE
Adventures will NOT be adding any students off the waitlist for the start of the school year. We will be revisiting enrollments on/after September 1st. To join the waitlist, use the 6crickets portal found in the slide decks below. Registration for Trimester 1 is currently waitlist ONLY.
Invitations will be sent through email if our program is able to enroll waitlisted students after the school year begins for Trimester 1. The waitlist only applies to Trimester 1 (ending on October 23, 2026) it does not roll over for Trimester 2.
Families will need to submit a separate registration once Trimester 2's enrollment period begins.
中文最新通知 — 2026 年 8 月 13 日
如果您希望更改学生的课程安排,请填写以下表格:点击此处!
对于申请提早结束课程时间或取消课程的请求,我们将立即予以处理。由于名额有限,申请延长课程结束时间的学生将被列入候补名单。
中文最新通知 — 2026 年 8 月 12 日
Adventures 课后扩展学习项目在新学年开始时不会从候补名单中招收任何学生。我们将于 9 月 1 日或之后重新审查招生情况,以确定是否有空缺名额可招收候补名单上的学生。如需加入候补名单,请使用下方演示文稿中提供的 6crickets 注册平台进行申请。目前,第一学期的注册仅开放给候补名单上的学生。
如果本项目在学年开始后有空余名额,可招收候补名单上的学生,我们将通过电子邮件向候补名单上的学生家庭发送录取通知。
此候补名单仅适用于第一学期。第一学期将于 2026 年 10 月 23 日结束,候补资格不会自动延续至第二学期。
待第二学期的注册期开放后,各家庭需要重新提交一份注册申请。
Actualización del 13 de Agosto de 2026
Si desea solicitar un cambio en el horario de su estudiante, por favor complete el siguiente formulario: ¡HAGA CLIC AQUÍ!
Las solicitudes para horarios más tempranos y las cancelaciones del programa se procesarán de inmediato. El cupo es limitado; las solicitudes para un horario de finalización más tardío se incluirán en una lista de espera.
Actualización del 12 de Agosto de 2026
Adventures NO agregará estudiantes de la lista de espera para el inicio del año escolar. Revisaremos las inscripciones a partir del 1 de Septiembre. Para unirse a la lista de espera, utilice el enlace del portal de 6crickets que se encuentra en las presentaciones a continuación. Actualmente, la inscripción para el primer trimestre se realiza únicamente a través de la lista de espera.
Se enviarán invitaciones por correo electrónico si el programa puede inscribir a estudiantes de la lista de espera una vez iniciado el 1er Trimestre. La lista de espera se aplica únicamente al 1er Trimestre (que finaliza el 23 de Octubre de 2026) y no se traslada al 2do Trimestre.
July 2, 2026 update: Registration for the 26-27 Trimester 1 Adventures Extended Day Program is now on a waitlist. Join the waitlist by completing the application through 6crickets using the 6crickets portal link. For sign-up/registration support, Click the slide deck for registration information and portal access:
NOTE: The waitlist is only for Trimester 1. It does not rollover to Trimester 2.
The Alhambra Unified School District is offering the 2026-2027 Adventures Extended Day program at all elementary schools to students in TK-6th grade. Registration for Trimester 1 opened on Friday, May 22nd at 8:30 am and closed on Tuesday, June 23rd at 11:59 pm.
There is a new enrollment procedure. Registration is now powered by 6crickets. Please see the linked presentation for program information and registration instructions.
Program and Registration Information
Información del Programa y Registro
*Not registering by the designated deadline is equivalent to opting out of the program.
Notice about communication: Adventures Expanded Learning Programs uses the Blackboard Connect system to send out important program information to participants. We use the GUARDIAN EMAIL provided in PowerSchool. Please direct emails from BlackboardConnect-do-not-reply@ausd.us to your inbox instead of the junk/spam folder. Parents/Guardians who do not receive the emails may have opt out of the mailing system. Parents/Guardians may opt back into receiving emails from Blackboard Connect by following the instructions here. Parents/Guardians may also call our office 626-943-3537 for assistance.
Session 3 programming will resume on Monday, July 6th.
Registration for the 26-27 Trimester 1 Adventures Extended Day Program is now on a waitlist. Join the waitlist by completing the application through 6crickets. Click the slide deck below for registration information and portal access.
Session 2 programming will resume on Monday, June 22nd.
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Session 1: June 1 - June 12, 2026
Session 2: June 15 - June 26, 2026 (Closed 6/19)
Session 3: June 29 - July 10, 2026 (Closed 7/3)
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2/4/2026 - Confirmation emails for students enrolled in Trimester 3 for the Adventures Extended Day program were sent Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 5 pm via Blackboard Connect.
2/2/2026 - 2026 Summer Adventures registration is opening soon! Please see the flyers for more information.
1/26/26 - Submit your registration by January 30, 2026 to be considered for enrollment in Trimester 3. Limited space available. Qualifying unduplicated TK-6th grade students are given priority.
10/14/25 - Trimester 2 Enrollment Confirmation emails are scheduled for 6 PM tonight. They will be sent via Blackboard Connect (BlackboardConnect-do-not-reply@ausd.us). Please check the inbox of the parent/guardian listed for your child for their program start date. Look for the subject line "25-26 Adventures Extended Day Confirmation." Students not selected for Trimester 2 will remain on our waitlist for an opportunity to participate in Trimester 3. If your child will no longer participate in the program, please contact the Adventures office at 626-943-3537.
9/17/25 - Submit your registration by October 10, 2025 to be considered for enrollment in Trimester 2. Limited space available. Qualifying unduplicated TK-6th grade students are given priority.
8/11/25 - All schools are currently on a waitlist for the Extended Day Program. Please click here for the instructions to join our waitlist.
7/17/25 Confirmation emails for qualifying unduplicated pupils will be sent today around 5 pm from Blackboard Connect ( BlackboardConnect-do-not-reply@ausd.us ) to all students who submitted the "After School Program" form in Parent Portal by the July 11th deadline.
Students admitted through the lottery drawing (includes students new to the district) will receive an email from Blackboard Connect tomorrow, July 18th, around 3 PM.
Reminder: Late applicants (any submissions after July 11th) will be placed on a waiting list and contacted once space is available.
Please note a change in our office hours if you need to call us for assistance in July.
July 1 - July 11 (9 am - 2 pm)
July 14 - July 18 (8:30 - 4 pm)
July 21 - July 31 (closed)
Our office will open up for the 25-26 School Year on August 1st.
2025-2026 Extended Day Registration (Now Available)
6/24/2025 - A reminder to register for the program was sent to unduplicated pupils yesterday through a Blackboard Connect email at 5 pm. Priority registration closes on July 11, 2025. Please submit your application to secure your spot for the start of the school year.
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5/13/2025 - Registration for the 25-26 Extended Day program is now open. Invitations were sent through Blackboard Connect on 5/12/2025 at 6 PM.
Parents/Guardians of qualifying and currently enrolled TK - 5th grade students will have access to submit the form through the Parent Portal. Nonqualifying students will be directed to complete the lottery form. If you feel like your child is a qualifying student, please contact the Adventures office for assistance.
For students new to the district (incoming TK/K or transfers) - please call our office at (626) 943-3537 to join our New Student Waitlist.
Note: The district has reset the Alternative Income Form (AIF) for the 25-26 School Year. Families must resubmit the form (found in the Parent Portal) if your student previously qualified as an unduplicated pupil through AIF data. Invitations will be sent to those newly identified as a qualifying student throughout the enrollment period.
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Summer Adventures will be closed on Friday, July 4th for the federal holiday
Summer Adventures Registration (Closed 4/25/2025)
Emails were sent to the parents/guardians of qualifying TK-6th grade unduplicated pupils on March 3. Please log into Parent Portal to complete the registration. Registration closes on April 25, 2025.
Update: 4/14/2025 - Program Information for each satellite site is shared here.
Trimester 3 Enrollment 1/30/2025
Emails will be sent to families on our waitlist (UPP and Lottery) on Friday, January 31, 2025 at 5 PM. Please check your spam/junk folder if you do not see the email. The sender would be BlackboardConnect-do-not-reply@ausd.us and has "24-25 Adventures" in the subject line.
Please read the letter about a change in location for the Day Camp. Due to low enrollment, all Day Camps will now be operating only out of Ramona Elementary School.
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!! Upcoming Program Closures !!
Staff Development - Our program will be closed on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 for a planned staff development day. Please plan for alternative care on this day. School releases early for Short Wednesday.
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January 27, 2025 Day Camp
AlphaBest Education in partnership with AUSD Adventures is operating a hands-on Full Day Camp on the Pupil Free Day on Monday, January 27, 2025.
Registration closes on January 10, 2025.
The form has closed.
Please call the Adventures Office at 626-943-3537 if you are still in need of the Day Camp.
A Blackboard Connect email will be sent with a link to complete the registration process with AlphaBest Education within a week of opting in. Participants must opt in by January 10th and register through KangarooTime with AlphaBest by January 13th.
Questions?
Please contact Favian Zavala
657.706.6278
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!! Continued program closure 1/10/2025 !!
All school sites continue to be closed for Friday, 1/10/2025. Our program is closed.
Please check the district's website for the latest information www.ausd.us
!! Adventure Programs Closed - 1/8/2025 & 1/9/2025 !!
The district will continue to be closed for Thursday, 1/9/2025. Our program is closed.
All AUSD elementary schools will be closed Wednesday, 1/8/2025 due to the windstorm advisory and its impact on San Gabriel Valley. The Adventures Extended Day program is canceled due to the closure.
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Winter Break - The Adventures Office will be closed from December 23, 2024 - January 3, 2025. We will reopen on January 6, 2025.
November 1 Day Camp opportunity.
Registration closes on October 25, 2024.
There will be no late registrations.
Questions?
Please contact Favian Zavala
657.706.6278
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Update: 10/22/2024: Confirmation emails for November - Trimester 2 were sent from Blackboard Connect on October 18, 2024 at 5 PM. Please check your spam/junk folder if you do not see the email. Some parents have opted out of receiving Blackboard Connect messages. Please opt back in if you aren't receiving the emails.
Please complete the "After School Program" form on Parent Portal to join our waitlist for Trimester 3. Trimester 3 enrollment starts at the end of January.
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Update: 8/14/2024. The Adventures program is currently at capacity. Please complete the "After School Program" form on Parent Portal to join our waitlist. Our office will look at the enrollment for qualifying unduplicated pupils in September. The Trimester 2 Lottery deadline is October 18, 2024 for non-qualifying students. Any communication regarding enrollment will be sent through Blackboard Connect to the guardian email in PowerSchool with subject line "Adventures."
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Update: 7/30/2024 Confirmation emails for August - Trimester 1 were sent from Blackboard Connect on July 25, 2024. Please check your spam/junk folder if you do not see the email. Some parents have opted out of receiving Blackboard Connect messages. Please opt back in if you aren't receiving the emails.
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Registration for 2024-2025 School Year is now available.
23-24 school year participants must re-register for the 24-25 school year. AUSD Adventures does not have automatic re-enrollment. Priority registration for August closes on July 15, 2024. Submissions after July 15th will be placed on a waitlist.
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The Adventures office will be closed on Friday, 7/26/24 and Monday, 7/29/24.
Enrollment confirmations (priority and lottery) and waitlist emails for the 24-25 School Year are sent by Blackboard Connect with "24-25 Adventures" in the subject line. Please check your junk/spam folder if you do not receive an email by Friday, 7/26/24.
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Summer Adventures closed on Thursday, 7/04/24
This is a friendly reminder that the Summer Adventures program will be closed on Thursday, July 4, 2024 for the federal holiday. Summer Adventures will resume normal operations on Friday, July 5, 2024.
我们想亲切地提醒大家,年的暑期历险项目(Summer Adventures) 该项目将会在2024年07月4日(星期四)暂停一天 为联邦假日。「年的暑期历险项目(Summer Adventures)」 将会在2024年7月5日(星期五)恢复正常运作。
Queremos recordarles que el programa de Summer Adventures estará cerrado el Jueves, 4 de Julio de 2024 por el feriado federal. Summer Adventures reanudará sus operaciones normales el Viernes , 5 de Julio de 2024.
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Summer Adventures closed on Juneteenth (Wed., 6/19/24)
This is a friendly reminder that the Summer Adventures program will be closed on Wednesday, June 19, 2024 for the Juneteenth federal holiday. Summer Adventures will resume normal operations on Thursday, June 20, 2024.
我们想亲切地提醒大家,年的暑期历险项目(Summer Adventures) 该项目将会在2024年06月19日(星期三)暂停一天 为联邦假日。「年的暑期历险项目(Summer Adventures)」 将会在2024年6月20日(星期四)恢复正常运作。
Queremos recordarles que el programa de Summer Adventures estará cerrado el Miércoles, 19 de Junio de 2024 por el feriado federal Juneteenth. Summer Adventures reanudará sus operaciones normales el Jueves, 20 de Junio de 2024.
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May 15, 2024: Forms must be completed for individual students. Students currently enrolled in Adventures MUST re-register in order to participate. Our program does not have automatic reenrollment.
Qualifying unduplicated pupils must register through the Parent Portal. Log into your parent account and complete the "After School Program" form under the "Forms section." Non-qualifying students will be directed to complete the Lottery form linked in Parent Portal.
Students new to the district are asked to call our office at(626) 943-3537 to join our "New Student" waitlist.
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Originally we had planned our last professional development day for Wednesday, May 1, 2024. We will now be OPEN on May 1, 2024 and will instead be CLOSED on Friday, May 24, 2024. May 24th is the last day of school and is also a minimum day. Please plan for alternative care.
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An email has been sent to the parent/guardians of registered participants with the Course Selection Preference Survey. Our office sent the email through Blackboard Connect today (March 25, 2024) to the Guardian Emails on file in PowerSchool. The survey will close on April 5, 2024 at 11:59 PM. If you do not see the email, please check your spam/junk folder.
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Update March 6, 2024 The 2023-2024 Adventures Lottery Registration has closed and we will not be enrolling any lottery students for the remainder of the school year. If you are interested in adding your student to the 2024-2025 Adventures Extended Day Lottery, the form will be available on our website beginning May 2024.
Parents/Guardians of qualifying students can call our office to be placed on the waitlist. All our sites are currently at capacity. Enrollment for the rest of the 2023-2024 school year is subject to availability.
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A personalized link has been emailed to the parents/guardians of qualifying students to register through the Parent Portal. Parents of qualifying students will also be able to access the "Adventures Summer" form directly on Parent Portal.
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Due to the school's campus closure, the following Adventures program will be CLOSED:
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Enrollment Update February 9, 2024. Enrollment updates for students on the priority and lottery waitlist were sent today at 10 am for Trimester 3. The 2023-2024 Adventures Lottery Registration has closed and we will not be enrolling any lottery students for the remainder of the school year. If you are interested in adding your student to the 2024-2025 Adventures Extended Day Lottery, the form will be available on our website beginning May 2024.
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Enrollment Update for Trimester 3: 1/16/2024: Adventures will be enrolling students on the waitlist, pending site availability, for the start of Trimester 3. Qualifying pupils with priority should submit their interest through the After School Program form on Parent Portal. Parents/Guardians of students without priority will NOT have access to submit the form and should call our office at (626) 943-3537 by Wednesday, February 7, 2024 to join the lottery. Confirmation emails will be sent by Friday, February 9, 2024.
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10/26/2023 Enrollment: Confirmation letters were sent on October 20th. Site Youth Specialists have sent or will be sending out site specific information through email.
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Thursday, 10/26/2023 - The Adventures Extended Day program at Emery Park is closed today because the campus is closed. Program is expected to resume normal operations tomorrow, 10/27/2023.
The Dia De Los Muertos showcase scheduled for today has been postponed. The showcase is now scheduled for Wednesday, November 1, 2023.
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10/4/2023 - Enrollment updates for students on the priority and lottery waitlist will be sent via Blackboard Connect on October 20th. Please note we may not be able to accommodate all students on the waitlist if demand exceeds our program capacity. Unaccommodated students will remain on the waitlist for consideration in February 2024.
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8/11/2023 - Our office will be looking at enrollment in the upcoming weeks. Qualifying students with completed registration forms will be placed in our program pending availability. Please look out for confirmation emails from Blackboard Connect with a start date. A wait list email will be sent to those who we cannot service at this time.
Enrollment confirmations are sent through the district's Blackboard Connect email system. Qualifying pupils that completed our After School Program form on Parent Portal by July 16, 2023 were emailed an enrollment confirmation letter. Qualifying pupils that complete the form after July 16, 2023 are placed on our waitlist and placed pending availability.
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Interested in joining for the 2022-2023 school year?
22-23 pre-registration available in the AUSD Parent Portal beginning April 4th for ALL TK-8 AUSD students, including those at Brightwood! Simply fill out the interest survey located in the FORMS section of the portal. New students can be pre-registered by contacting the school's Site Youth Specialist.
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Due to unforeseen staffing challenges, the following ASES program will be CLOSED:
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Due to unforeseen staffing challenges, the following ASES program will be CLOSED:
January 21, 2022 - Northrup Elementary
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1/14/2022 Update: The district's scheduled Pupil Free Day on Monday, January 24, 2022 will remain.
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The district's scheduled Pupil Free Day on Monday, January 24, 2022 has been moved to Monday, January 10, 2022.
All ASES programs will be CLOSED on Monday, January 10, 2022.
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Due to unforeseen staffing challenges, the following ASES programs will be CLOSED:
January 7, 2022 - Marguerita Elementary
January 7, 2022 - Emery Park Elementary
January 6, 2022 - Marguerita Elementary
January 5, 2022 - Marguerita Elementary
January 4, 2022 - Marguerita Elementary