AUSD Adventures

Expanded Learning Programs

Welcome!

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.

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.

Registration for 2024-2025 School Year is now available. 

Registration required. 

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.

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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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 contacting Technology and Information Services. Parents/Guardians may also call our office 626-943-3537 for assistance.

Important Dates

AUSD Student Calendar
Please note:  AUSD Adventures is closed on 3 days in addition to the school closures listed on the AUSD Student calendar.

2023-2024 Adventures Operating Calendar 

Previous Announcements & Program Updates 

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.

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. 

Change in planned closure date for May 2024.

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. 

March 25, 2024: Summer Adventures Registration is now closed.

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.  

2023-2024 Enrollment Update

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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2024 Summer Adventures Registration is now open.

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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ANNOUNCEMENT: Adventures Program Closure (Monterey Highlands)

Due to the school's campus closure, the following Adventures program will be CLOSED:

March 1, 2024 - Monterey Highlands Elementary

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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.

Parent Portal Instructions

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ANNOUNCEMENT: ASES Program Closure

Due to unforeseen staffing challenges, the following ASES program will be CLOSED:

April 15, 2022 - Park Elementary

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-ANNOUNCEMENT-

Programs will be closed for spring break from 3/28/22-4/1/22.

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ANNOUNCEMENT: ASES Program Closure

Due to unforeseen staffing challenges, the following ASES program will be CLOSED:

January 21, 2022 - Northrup Elementary

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Pupil Free Day, January 24, 2022

1/14/2022  Update: The district's scheduled Pupil Free Day on Monday, January 24, 2022 will remain.

All ASES programs will be CLOSED on Monday, January 24, 2022.

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Pupil Free Day, January 10, 2022

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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ANNOUNCEMENT: ASES Program Closures

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

We look forward to having your child in our program!