MONDAYS
GRADES 2-6

Fabulous Fall Baking

Come join Shelly for some fun fall baking.  Learn fundamental baking skills and make delicious fall treats such as zucchini bread, mini pumpkin pies and more.

TUESDAYS
GRADES 6 – 8

How Money Works

An introduction to personal finance.  This interactive and engaging course will explore the purpose of money, basic budgeting, debt, and credit.  Students will engage in activities, discussions, and simulations around money that will relate to their lives.  Students will build a budget, create short and long term money goals, and will consider where and when to spend, save, or take on debt in their future. 

TUESDAYS
GRADES K-8
Have you worked with clay before?  Well, if you think you know how it’s done – think again!  We will create several fun and challenging clay sculpture projects using techniques that will raise some eye brows for sure. The instructor will challenge you to take clay sculpture to the limit that will require you to be a bit of an engineer.  Bring lots of imagination and a healthy portion of patience and watch your hands bring a piece of clay to life!  At the end of the course you will be able to take home all your pieces of art to enjoy.  THIS CLASS IS ALSO OPEN TO PARENTS!

WEDNESDAYS
GRADES 1-8
The Oregon Fencing Alliance offers Portland’s best fencing instruction in a fun, easy to learn, engaging atmosphere—for everyone from beginning fencers as young as 6 to world-class athletes like Mariel Zagunis every day. Classes emphasize the proper blade work, footwork, personal character and sportsmanship qualities fencers of all ages need to succeed on the strip and in life. The results are impressive. Many of our fencers receive college scholarships every year from such prestigious universities as Notre Dame, Air Force, Stanford, Duke, Princeton, Yale and more. http://www.oregonfencing.org

WEDNESDAYS
GRADES K-6
Explore clay and discover what you can do with it. Learn and refine hand-building skills, decorative methods and glazing. Create fun projects based on your ideas and led by your imagination! Individual and open-ended instruction for all ages and levels keeps it interesting for both new and returning students.

THURSDAYS
GRADES K-8
Wow – two very fancy words…  What do they mean?  In the collage section of the course we will create a fabulous piece of original art on real canvas using nothing but acrylic paint and clippings from magazines and newspapers.  You will be amazed what you can create using little bits and pieces of colored paper and arranging them to form a larger image – your art piece!  During our decoupage segment we will be decorating useful every-day items such as holiday ornaments, picture frames, and boxes also using images on paper and then preserving them with acrylic, so you can enjoy them for a long time to come! And you will never have to hear not to use so much glue – the instructor will tell you to use more!  
I wouldn’t miss this one, if I were you!  
THIS CLASS IS ALSO OPEN TO PARENTS!

THURSDAYS
GRADES K-5
Imagination Yoga is a movement, a platform to inspire real change in the lives of our children. Not only is it a fun and effective yoga class for kids it is also our opportunity to teach them concepts like; compassion, concentration, relaxation and something we call being ‘Boldly kind’. Being a boldly kind person is a person that says “hello” to the new kid at school, a person that stands up for what is right, a person that uses their imagination like a tool carving out a space for peace and joy.

THURSDAYS
GRADES K-3
Portland Early Learning Project’s mission is to empower children, families, and educators to use language – in all its forms – to develop relationships that enrich their personal lives and inspire positive change in the world. 
Each lesson is packed with games, songs and active reading activities that maximize confidence! Individual attention and creative lessons benefiting all learning styles. 
Students will start speaking in phrases from the very first class using “puzzle piece” sentences, role-plays, active book reading and more!

FRIDAYS
GRADES 1-8

Your child is welcomed onto the mat and into an exciting journey through the Indonesian jungle! They will learn essential elements of this holistic martial art along with age-appropriate self-defense skills that last a lifetime.  Your Tiger discovers internal self-sufficiency, resilience, leadership potential and grit, which spills over into school and all aspects of life. And you will find new allies and a supportive community to walk alongside you in what can easily be considered the most important journey of your lifetime. Raising a whole, healthy and happy human being!
Developmentally, your child is starting to spend more time away from home. Feel the weight lift off your shoulders as they learn to stand up and speak out whenever and wherever the situation calls for it. Watch their growing self-reliance and toughness. Breathe easy, we’ve got this!

AUDITIONS 9/5/18 at 7:30am

MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS
GRADES 6-8
This course covers the study and performance of swing, latin, funk and rock styles with an emphasis on advanced rhythmic concepts, chord to scale relationships and improvisation. Studying privately is encouraged.
Jazz Band runs all year long and is a full year commitment. Sign up is three times a year.

AUDITIONS 9/7/18 at 7:30am

FRIDAYS
GRADES 5-12
This course will introduce the young jazz musician to basic jazz, latin, funk and rock arrangements, work on listening skills, ensemble playing techniques and explore improvisation. Open to all instruments, this is the perfect opportunity for the beginning jazz student or seasoned jazz player interested in working on a second instrument. All students must have at least one year of musical study.
Jazz lab runs all year long and is a year long commitment. Sign up is three times a year.

For brand-new students!

M/W or T/TH (INSTRUCTOR WILL MAKE CLASS PLACEMENT)
GRADES 4-8

WORKSHOP: 2 WEDNESDAYS
GRADES K-8
The ghoulish time of year is coming to haunt you soon…  
Come join the instructor for a fun workshop and make some spooky Halloween-ware!
We will be making a glow-in-the-dark skull pin, a “blood” splatter shirt, and some floating ghosts.  All materials will be provided by instructor. 
BOOO!  Gotcha ya!
THIS CLASS IS ALSO OPEN TO PARENTS!

WORKSHOP: 2 TUESDAYS
GRADES K-8
Want to be a little holiday elf?  Let’s get busy and create some lovely gifts and holiday decorations from clay!  We will be making a cookie plate, lovely ornaments with evergreen impressions in the clay, and the instructor can surely help you with a lovely gift idea for someone special. THIS CLASS IS ALSO OPEN TO PARENTS!

New Community School Registration Step
Please Sign the Behavioral Contract Before Signing up for a class
Only one contract needed per session
Thank you!

Riverdale After School Program, Inc. (RAS) offers before and after school care to all Riverdale families. RAS is open Monday – Friday from 7:30 – 8:20am before school and from 3:20 – 6:00pm after school. (2:20 – 6:00pm on Wednesdays). We will open our doors on the first day of school and follow the school calendar.