Fall 2021 Catalog Available 8/20/21
Registration Opens Monday 8/30/21
In Person Ultimate Football with Ms. Donato
Day Monday 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24, 6/7 and 6/14 Time 2:15 - 4:15 pm Tuition $315
Description Join Ms. Donato for Flag Football in the schoolyard. Your child will practice, catching, throwing, and passing while learning offense and defense plays. All students will have an opportunity to play different positions. For students in grades 3-5. If your child loves flag football but is not in the prerequisite grade please contact Barbara at bmcgouranps154@gmail.com
Instructor Ms. Donato teaches Physical Education at PS 154 and usually runs games or Harry Potter Club in After School.
In Person Playground games with Mr. casey
Day Monday 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24, 6/7 and 6/14 Time 2:15 - 4:15 pm Tuition $315
Description From all-time favorites like Kickball, Four Square and Capture the Flag to less common games like Swim Fishy Swim and Kick the Can, Playground Games has something for everyone who enjoys running around outside with friends.
For students in grades 2-5.
Instructor Mr. Casey teaches Theater Arts at PS 154. We are so pleased to have Mr. Casey join us for the Spring Session.
in person Harry Potter Club
Day Tuesday 4/13, 4/20, 4/27, 5/4, 5/11, 5/18, 5/25, 6/1, 6/8 and 6/15
Time 2:15-4:15 pm Tuition $350
Description Join Ms. Donato for Harry Potter Club. Each week your child will listen to a chapter or two from Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets followed by games, puzzles, and other activities inspired by magic and adventure. Participants will be spending time outdoors and indoors in a ventilated space with open doors and windows. For students in grades 2-5.
Instructor Ms. Donato has been running Harry Potter Club since she has joined PS 154 in September 2018.
in person OUtdoor splat!
Day Tuesday 4/13, 4/20, 4/27, 5/4, 5/11, 5/18, 5/25, 6/1, 6/8 and 6/15
Time 2:15-4:15 pm Tuition $400
Description Outdoor Splat Lab is an engaging STEAM and SEL experience that kids love! We begin with a distanced Splat welcome circle to hype up the group. Youth choose stations like gooey spider web slime, fizz balls, unicorn masks or cup towers. We have hundreds of stations and each Splat Lab session features a mix of different projects or seasonal specialties. We close with a Splat circle where youth give each other shout-outs and talk about their favorite station. For students in grades 1-3.
Instructor Instructors from Voices Advance lead children through STEAM inspired activities and problem solving.
Hybrid Ps 154 Instrumental band
Day Wednesdays and Fridays
Time 2:30 - 4:00 pm
Tuition $1350 (Billed in three installments of $450)
Wednesday: - In Person Concert Band - 4/7, 4/14, 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26, 6/2, 6/9, and 6/16
Friday:- Online Sectionals Concert Band - 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28, 6/4, 6/11, and 6/18
Description The PS 154 Instrumental Band program is one of the best around. Beginning in 3rd grade, students may choose a brass or woodwind instrument. They are divided into beginning (Ensemble) and advanced (Concert) groups and receive three lessons per week: a small-group sectional rehearsal, a full ensemble rehearsal, plus a music theory in every class. Students will have performance opportunities and can audition to join the concert band as they progress. (Private lessons will also be available for an additional fee.)
In the event there is inclement weather or closure due to covid incidents we will hold this class online.
NOTE Band runs weekly for the full school year. Registration is for the entire year. The fee for the full year is $1350 / child, billed in three $450 installments (once for each session--fall, winter, spring) plus a one-time $50 rental fee for any child who uses a PS 154 instrument. Students may drop or add band at any session break and fees will be adjusted accordingly. For students in grades 3-5.
In Person SchoolYard Sports with Ms. Donato
Day Wednesday 4/7, 4/14, 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26, 6/2, 6/9, and 6/16
Time 2:15 - 4:15 pm
Tuition $350
Description A sports sampler in the schoolyard. Your child will get to play street hockey, wiffle ball, basketball and other favorite recreation sports. For students in grades 2-4.
Instructor Ms. Donato teaches Physical Education at PS 154 and usually runs games or Harry Potter Club in After School.
In Person Capoeira
Day Thursday 4/15, 4/22, 4/49, 5/6, 5/20, 5/27, 6/3, 6/10, and 6/17 Time 2:30 - 4:00 pm Tuition $315
Description Calling all K through 2nd grade Capoeiristas! Mestre Foca welcomes new and returning students to study the techniques and movements of this art form. Students will have opportunities to enter the “jogo” in which two Capoeiristas play together simultaneously in a ritualized, non-violent, playful game of movement set to rhythm. In the event there is inclement weather or closure due to covid incidents we will hold this class online. For students in K-2.
Instructor Mestre Foca with more than twenty-five years of experience training and teaching capoeira is a native of Brasília, Brazil. His unique and creative approach to instruction encourages discipline, focus, and respect in students of all ages and immerses them in Brazilian music, language, and culture.
In Person Theater with Mr. Casey
Day Thursday 4/15, 4/22, 4/29, 5/6, 5/13, 5/20, 5/27, 6/3, 6/10, and 6/17 Time 2:15 - 4:15 pm Tuition $350
Description Does your child love Theater? Theater Games? Come and join Mr. Casey every Thursday as we play games, read plays, learn new choreography from Broadway musicals and put on our own showcase at the end of the year! For students in 2 -5.
In the event there is inclement weather or closure due to covid incidents we will hold this class online.
Instructor Mr. Casey teaches Theater Arts at PS 154. We are so pleased to have Mr. Casey join us for the Spring Session.
In Person Environmental science
Day Friday 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28, 6/4, 6/11, and 6/18 Time 2:15 - 4:15 pm Tuition $350
Your child will learn about the basic structure of ecosystems, local habitat (woods, grasslands, wetlands, lakes), and the major global biomes, while walking through the woods in Prospect Park. Each week there will be opportunities for projects and experiments while learning a little about the park’s history and becoming familiar with current environmental challenges. For students in grades 3-5.
Instructor George Elliot, activist, environmentalist, and alumni of PS 154.
In Person Outdoor Play for Remote/Hybrid Learners
Day Monday - Friday 4/5 - 6/24
Time 2:15 - 4:15 pm Tuition 1 day per week - $35/day; 2 days per week - $33/day; 3 days per week - $30/day; 4 days per week - $27/day;
5 days per week - $25/day
Description Is your child a remote learner? Or is it your hybrid student’s remote day? Would they like some time for supervised play in the schoolyard at PS 154? After School staff will run some games and provide time for free play in the school yard for a couple of hours. Choose one or several days per week. Please note the daily fee goes down with multiple days. All grades.
Online Cartoon daredoodling with Tom
Day Friday 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28, 6/4, 6/11, and 6/18
Time 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Tuition $150
Description Join Cartooning instructing Tom Motley for a series of Daredoodling prompts! Kids need only paper and something to draw with (pencils, pens, markers, crayons) to follow along and create their own work. NOTE: There are two cartooning classes, open to all students. One on Wednesday grades K-2 and one on Friday grades 3-5.
Instructor Tom Motley is a cartoonist, illustrator, and educator. In addition to cartooning with PS 154 kids for the past few years, Tom teaches at the School for Visual Arts and at Pratt Manhattan. His comic work for kids includes the fantasy anthology, Cartozia Tales.
Online Chess with Mr. Jairo
Day Friday 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21, 5/28, 6/4, 6/11, and 6/18
Time 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Tuition $150 + $25 Chesslang.com 1-yr membership for new enrollees
Description Beginning and experienced players will start with a live, interactive group lesson with Mr. Jairo. After the lesson, each child will migrate to an on-line platform where they will be matched with a classmate to play chess match. Mr. Jairo will be watching matches, answering questions, offering tips, and encouragement. Beginner chess 3- 4pm on Fridays and Advanced Chess 4- 5pm Fridays..
Chesslang Fee: This club is priced per child, not per family. There is a one-time yearly membership fee of $25 to Chesslang.com, a secure on-line chess playing platform, for new enrollees. Children who participated in the on-line Spring Session have already paid this fee and will only be charged $150.00 for tuition.
Instructor Jairo Moreira and his team of chess instructors have a wealth of experience playing, teaching, and competing in tournament play. Mr. Moreira is the PS 154 chess instructor and the founder of Imagination Guru School of Chess and Computers which offers summer camps and tech-based enrichment programming for after schools in New York and New Jersey.