MONDAYS
GRADES K-3
For girls and boys!!  Catch on to the latest dance craze!  Learn the basic techniques of dance and how to move to the beat.  We promote a healthy life-style through fun physical activity that encourages self expression through music and movement.  This is a performance based class, designed to help students gain confidence and self-esteem.  We teach age appropriate dance routines to pop music and classics from the past.  We put on a rockn’ performance in costumes on the last day for family and friends to enjoy.

TUESDAYS
GRADES 2-8
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!

TUESDAYS
GRADES 4-8
Calling all Popstars!  It’s time to move and groove to the best new tunes.  Each week we crank up the music, teach cutting-edge choreography, dress up in Rockstar Costumes and film clips for a fun music video.  The video will be edited and emailed at the end of the course to be viewed over and over.  Lights, camera, Rock Out!!

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.

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

THURSDAYS
GRADES K-8
Want to learn how to play chess? The rules of the game, how pieces move and how to win at chess?   New players will learn the rules and objective of the game and how the various pieces move.  Students will also learn some principles of chess openings, such as exerting control/defending control of the center, developing the minor pieces first, protecting the King and not exposing the Queen to danger too early in the game. Advanced beginners will study opening principles and study and practice some openings such as Giuoco Piane, Ruy Lopez, Queens Gambit and Sicilian Dragon.  These students will also be introduced to middle and end game tactics.  The class will include instruction time followed by playing time.  Students will have the opportunity to have games vs. peers in the class.

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!

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 flower pots, 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.

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!

MONDAY/WEDNESDAY
Grade 5

Community School is happy to announce that there will be 5th grade boys basketball with our amazing coach Keli Hall this winter. She will run the same awesome program she has offered through the district, minus the games. The players will do drills and play fun games twice a week in January and February. We will make an attempt to find opportunities for scrimmages against other teams but these details are still up in the air. This will be a great way to stay in shape during the cold winter months while working on your game.

FRIDAY
Grade 6

This program will provide opportunities for basic basketball skill development and coaching.  These skill sessions will be run once a week for two hours and will focus on instructional development.
Coach Spencer Gerke coached the 6th grade boys last year and is coming back to again work with the kids. He knows his way around local tournaments in town for the players that are interested in weekend games.

TUESDAY/THURSDAY
Grade 5/6

Community School is happy to announce that there will be 6th grade girls basket ball with our amazing coach Keli this winter. She will run the same awesome program she has offered through the district minus the games. The players will do drills and play fun games twice a week in January and February. We will make an attempt to find opportunities for scrimmages against other teams but these detail are still up in the air. This will be a great way to stay in shape during the cold winter months while working on your game.

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.

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.

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