Activities

Please see below the range of activities offered in our after school program.



Basketball

Have fun while learning basic skills: dribbling, passing, shooting and much more. Enjoy friendly games with your class mates. Sports clothing and shoes are required.





Dog Seminar

The dog seminar will teach our students about dog behavior, body language, senses, breeds, leadership, the communication between humans and dogs and why these furry creatures are our best friends.


Soccer

The most popular sport in the world!! Join this activity and have fun while learning basic skills like dribbling, passing, kicking and heading. And of course...play some matches with your friends too!



Krav Maga

Israeli Self Defense (Krav Maga) is the most effective self-defense system in the world and was developed in the Israeli Defense Force. We invite you to learn how to defend yourself in the best way under the guidance of an international expert and former Israeli Defense Force instructor. Krav Maga helps develop self-confidence, self-esteem, discipline and teamwork.



Arts & Crafts

Arts and crafts activities include collage, beads, printing, clay, sculpture building and more!

Students will learn the fundamentals of drawing, painting, stone mosaics, papier-mâchés, clay sculpting techniques, fun with felt and many creative crafts.

Every class, they will explore a variety of art media like watercolors, acrylics painting , oil pastels, chalk, color pencils, pen and ink, clay, collages and many more creative projects.

Students will be taught the elements of art and various art techniques through fun projects which they will cherish forever. (eg: color theory, color blending, creating texture, light and shade, perspectives, etc. develop their creativity. )







Karate

The karate we teach is called "Traditional Karate" and is part of the Israeli Traditional Karate Federation, which belongs to the World Traditional Karate Federation (WTKF). The practice of karate provides a total workout for the body, develops self-discipline, and respect for others. The training will include a warm-up, stretching, learning variety of punches, kicks and blocks, basic sparing and Katas. The training gives the youngsters a good aerobic workout and builds breathing, muscle control and correct posture. Traditional Karate is almost non-contact training, and will teach the children to avoid violence and conflicts. They will not learn to strike each other, but rather to control and work from the center of their body and rely on strategy and good timing, rather than on physical strength.





Step-Up & Dance

Step-Up & Dance - An exciting and extremely fun energetic dance class geared for kids incorporating all Ballroom and Latin dance steps. Step-Up helps to develop coordination, balance, partnering skills, self-confidence & expression while learning all of the latest popular dances such as swing, jive, cha-cha, rumba, waltz, salsa, samba, mambo and more. Master all of the latest dance moves in Broadway Style Ballroom, Swing and Latin dance choreography. Build your self-esteem, learn new life skills and make new friends all while learning to be a great dancer. Time to Step up and Dance with Dorothy !


Mad Lab

Wanted: Budding young scientists.

Do you want to erupt volcanoes, make your own ice cream and ‘flubber’? Will Chemical cupcakes and EggSperimments intrigue your young scientists. Don’t mind getting a bit messy? Come do FUN science experiments with your friends in MadLab.

Parents, our experiments are based on the Evan-Moor Educational publications and provide your child with a hands-on, exciting and curiosity provoking experience in science. This year’s theme will be- “Water: in its 3 states of matter: solid, liquid & gas.”

THE MAD SCIENTIST AWAITS YOU



Swimming

The after school swimming activity is focused on learning how to breathe correctly and feel safe in the water. It also concentrates on improving the technique of freestyle, breaststroke and backstroke. An introduction to butterfly will also be taught. At the end of each lesson there is free time or water games such as looking for toys in the water.


Table Tennis

If you always wanted to learn how to play table tennis, this is the perfect place for you! You will learn the foundation of table tennis skills until you will play like a pro. Come and enjoy a fun and enriching experience, an atmosphere of learning and play. The activity develops self empowerment, consistency and determination. Mr. Shahar is an international table tennis coach with many years of teaching and playing experience. Each participant will receive a table tennis paddle and ball :-)


Ceramics

Think about how much fun the students will have eating fruit (yes and even a vegetable salad ) from the ceramic plate or bowl they made themselves at the ceramic workshop .

They will proudly look at the beautiful sculpture that will be laid out in their room or even in the living room of the house and will be happy to receive the compliments from guests.

Yes, if your kids love ceramics and love to create ... and imagine, you don’t have to look far!!!

We will learn many techniques of hand building such as pinching, coils, slab methods and. Then we will move onto more complicated techniques of sculpturing such as painting with spectacular glazes and special exciting effects.

The cups, plates, bowls and everything you produce can be put in the dishwasher and used for a long time.

Skateboarding

Skateboarding is a healthy activity that builds strength, balance and confidence. Join us and have pure fun while riding and learning tricks on your board in a safe and professional way. We are passionate about children and teaching them the skills that will take them to the next level in their skateboarding journey, while working in small groups. The activity will be led by an experienced skateboarder with years of teaching experience. All levels are welcome. Participants will be provided with pads (helmets, knee pads, wrist guards and elbow pads) and skateboards will be provided if necessary.


Outdoor Survival

In this activity, the students will learn the foundations of outdoor survival: how to make a fire without matches or a lighter, shelter building, navigation and water collection. In addition they will learn a host of other important survival skills!


Tennis

Our tennis instructor will be Shlomo Weiss, who has decades of coaching experience. He is a certified PE teacher and tennis coach. In the tennis activity, students will learn how to manage the game, will learn different strokes as well as sportsmanship and specific fitness skills related to tennis. The sport develops agility, confidence, self esteem and determination.