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.
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.
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.
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