Extracurricular clubs

Extracurricular Clubs, or "EC Clubs", are clubs, programs, and activities that are held during before-school and after-school hours, and are sponsored by Lea staff members and partner organizations. This page has detailed information about Lea EC Clubs including club and schedule information, as well as the the Enrollment Form required for students to enroll in EC Clubs.

CLUB INFORMATION

Click on the drop-down boxes for detailed information about each EC Club!

Before-School Clubs: 8:00 - 9:00 am

Algebra Club

This is an algebra readiness club (prep for algebra) for Lea students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades. We will tackle fun math tasks that support students in learning algebraic concepts. Students will work collaboratively with teachers and peers to solve problems, discuss their solutions, and build their math skills!

- Grades: 6th – 8th
- Sponsor: Ms. Odoroff, rodoroff@philasd.org

Ms. Bowe, lbowe@philasd.org

- Location: Room 303
- Schedule: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 8:00 am – 9:00 am
- Dates: 1/11/22 – 5/26/22

Tutoring: Autism Support

Students in Lea's Autism Support (AS) program will receive support with homework help and social skills development from Ms. Bechtold and Ms. Jacobs!

- Grades: Autism support students in 6th – 8th grades
- Sponsor: Ms. Bechtold, mdudascik@philasd.org

Ms. Jacobs, mwilsonjacobs@philasd.org

- Location: Room 311
- Schedule: Weekdays (Mondays – Fridays), 8:00 am – 9:00 am
- Dates: 12/13/21 – 5/27/22

Tutoring: Math

Mr. Hunter will provide math tutoring for Lea 3rd and 4th graders on weekdays during before-school hours! Students can bring schoolwork to complete with teacher support.

- Grades: 3rd – 4th
- Sponsor: Mr. Hunter, jhunter2@philasd.org
- Location: Room 209
- Schedule: Weekdays (Mondays – Fridays), 8:00 am – 9:00 am
- Dates: 12/13/21 – 5/27/22

Tutoring: Reading

Ms. Colon will provide reading tutoring for Lea 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders on Tuesdays and Thursdays during before-school hours! Reading tutoring will help increase students’ basic reading skills (e.g., decoding, comprehension, fluency).

- Grades: 2nd – 4th
- Sponsor: Ms. Colon, acolon2@philasd.org
- Location: Room 210
- Schedule: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 8:00 am – 9:00 am
- Dates: 12/14/21 – 5/26/22

After-School Clubs: 3:40 - 5:00 pm

Coding Club

Students learn computer programming (“coding”) with Mr. Mazzeo and Penn undergraduate students from the Department of Computer Science at the Penn School of Engineering and Applied Science!

- Grades: 4th – 8th
- Sponsor: Mr. Mazzeo, ssmazzeo@philasd.org
- Location: Computer Lab (Room B-2)
- Schedule: Tuesdays & Thursdays, 3:40 – 5:00 pm
- Dates: 2/1/22 – 4/28/22

Drama Club

Rehearse and perform a play in Drama Club with Mr. Gottschalk!

- Grades: K – 3rd & 4th – 8th
- Sponsor: Mr. Gottschalk, jgottschalk@philasd.org
- Location: Auditorium
- Schedule: To be determined. Check back for updates!
- Dates: Jan 2022 – May 2022. Check back for more updates in January!

Gaming Club

Students compete with each other in a variety of games, from table-top games to card games to eSports (video games). If possible, students will compete against students at other schools in both team events and individual competitions.

- Grades: 1st – 8th
- Sponsor: Mr. Mazzeo, ssmazzeo@philasd.org
- Location: Computer Lab (Room B-2)
- Schedule: Wednesdays, 3:40 pm – 5:00 pm
- Dates: 2/2/22 – 5/25/22

Rainbow GSA Club

Lea’s Rainbow GSA Club (Gender & Sexuality Alliance) is a safe and positive space for students of all sexualities and gender identities to learn about gender and sexuality expressions and issues, reflect on their personal experience, and provide mutual support for one another.

- Grades: 6th – 8th
- Sponsor: Nurse Harrison, mharrison@philasd.org
- Location: School Library
- Schedule: Wednesdays, 3:40 pm – 5:00 pm
- Dates: 12/15/21 – 6/8/22

ENROLLMENT FORM

If a Lea student wishes to participate in 1 or more EC Clubs, they must complete this Enrollment Form!

SCHEDULE & LOGISTICS

Weekly Schedule

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Drop-Off & Pick-Up Procedures

Before-School Procedures

8:00 – 8:05 am

EC Clubs start at 8:00 am and run until the school day starts at 9:00 am.
Parents/guardians must drop off their student in the Small Schoolyard on Locust Street no earlier than 8:00 am. The EC Club sponsor will meet their students in the Small Schoolyard and escort them to their classroom.

8:05 – 8:55 am

Sponsor facilitates EC Club with students.
If a student wishes to get a breakfast meal from the cafeteria, the student will be sent by their sponsor with a pass to the cafeteria at 8:30 am. The student should pick up their breakfast meal and bring it back to their EC Club classroom to eat it. The EC Club sponsor must ensure that each student who eats breakfast in the classroom cleans up after themselves.

8:55 - 9:00 am

The sponsor leads students to the appropriate schoolyard (big or small) for arrival and the start of the school day, which occurs promptly at 9:00 am.

After-School Procedures

3:40 – 3:50 pm

The school day ends at 3:39 pm, and EC Clubs begin at 3:40 pm and end at 5:00 pm.
Students report to the classroom of their club sponsor at the end of the school day.
Students sign-in with their club sponsor.

3:50 – 4:50 pm

Sponsor facilitates EC Club with students.
If the students wish to receive an after-school meal, their sponsor must:
- - Email the UACS After-School Program director, Ms. Arttia (arttiaw@sas.upenn.edu), with the names of students in their club who wish to receive a meal.
  - Bring their students to the cafeteria after they sign in to pick up a meal from UACS staff to eat in the EC Club classroom.

4:50 - 5:00 pm

Sponsor leads students to the school’s 1st floor hallway outside the Visitor Entrance for dismissal.
Students sign-out with their sponsor. After signing-out:
- - Students who have permission to walk home without a parent/guardian or take public transportation must exit the building from the Visitor Entrance on Locust Street.
  - Students who are picked up by parents/guardians must wait in the 1st floor hallway with the sponsor until their parent/guardian arrives to sign them out and take them home.
  - Students who are enrolled in––or have siblings enrolled in––the UACS after-school program CANNOT attend the UACS program on the same day they attend an EC Club, and therefore must be picked up by their parent/guardian from the sponsor. Such students CANNOT be left with UACS staff, as the sponsor is responsible for the child that day, not UACS.

Health & SAFETY PROTOCOLS

EC Club sponsors and students are required to follow all of the School District of Philadelphia’s health and safety protocols: https://www.philasd.org/studenthealth/health-and-safety-protocols/.
Students that sign up for EC Clubs can also participate in the UACS After-School Program but cannot attend the UACS After-School Program on the same day that they attend an EC Club.
1. 1. We want our students to take advantage of different opportunities and programs, and so students who sign up for and participate in EC Clubs can also participate in the UACS After-School Program, and vice versa.
  2. However, in order to maintain the health and safety of students, families, and staff, any students that attend an EC Club are not permitted to attend the UACS After-School Program on the same day, and therefore are required to go home at the end of the EC Club that day.

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