After School Activities and Programs in Houston
After School Activities (ASA) are a variety of enrichment classes offered through The Fay School’s partnership with Fay Faculty and local teaching professionals. The cost of these classes varies; ranging from $300 - $600 per semester, depending on the subject matter and the number of sessions offered per semester. Classes are offered once a week for an hour.
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January 10, 2022: First Day of Spring After School Activities
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April 28, 2022: Last Day of Spring After School Activities
Registration for these programs is available to currently enrolled students. Registration opens on November 5, 2021, and is held online through the Extended Day Registration Module which can be accessed through My Portal or directly through our Extended Day Registration Module.
Kindergarten – Fifth Grade students gather at 3:15pm for a snack time prior to the start of After School Activities. If your child has dietary restrictions, please provide your own snack.
- A $25 registration fee will be waived between November 5, 2021 - December 17, 2021.
- Beginning December 18, 2021, a $25 registration fee will be applied to registrations.
- After School Activities do not operate during school holidays.
- Primary ASA carpool will take place at the Fondren Porch.
- K-5 ASA carpool will take place at the Elementary Benches.
If you wish to change your ASA schedule for the Spring Semester, please contact the Extended Day office.
One or more After School Activity registrations can be canceled for a full refund less a single $50 fee (each time one or more registrations are dropped) through January 24, 2022. After this date, all registration fees for After School Activities are non-refundable and non-transferable.
Primary ASA Offerings
Are your children asking to help cook or bake in the kitchen? Then Creative Chefs is perfect for your child! Every chef will learn skills such as kitchen hygiene, kitchen safety, and utensil skills. Throughout the semester, chefs will create appetizers, main entrees, side dishes, salads, and desserts, as well as explore different cultures by creating foods from various parts of the world. Each week, our recipes will alternate between sweet and savory.
Primary Creative Chefs classes are offered on Monday.
Class Time: 2:30–3:30pm
Cost: $374 per child
Materials needed: none
The Junior Athletes program is designed to allow students to experience a wide range of activities. Sports based lessons (soccer, basketball, baseball, flag football, tennis, etc.) along with fun fitness activities (dodgeball, obstacle courses, bowling, scooter boards, relay races, etc.) will be introduced throughout each semester. Students will practice cooperation, sportsmanship, and teamwork. It is important that students experience success while learning. We will work to instill into each student the skills and confidence needed to succeed!
Primary Junior Athletes classes are offered on Monday.
Class Time: 2:30-3:30pm
Cost: $330 per child
Materials Needed: none
Yoga for kids is all about stillness AND movement. In this class, children are able to develop flexibility, focus, and coordination for a happy, healthy, and balanced life. The students have a blast playing games, learning breathing techniques, dancing, practicing mini-meditations, and creating their own yoga adventures! We often integrate yoga poses through meaningful story-telling that teaches concepts such as kindness, how to be present, believing in yourself, and the importance of gratitude. Kids’ yoga helps to increase confidence, build focus, improve emotional regulation, and release energy.
Primary Yoga classes are offered on Monday.
Class Time: 2:30-3:30pm
Cost: $330 per child
Materials needed: Shorts under uniform dresses. *yoga mats provided
Improve your child’s literacy skills through Imaginations at Work! During this class, children are given the opportunity to engage in a variety of activities and learning experiences to build and improve vocabulary, phonological skills, word recognition, narrative skills, letter knowledge, and storytelling. This is a learning experience that not only improves literacy skills but builds self-confidence while empowering children to use their own creativity to stimulate their imaginations!
About the Instructor: Joan Katrib has designed our Imaginations at Work classes. She served as a Primary I Assistant Teacher at The Fay School for many years and has mentored with The Rice Literacy Project for over twenty years. Mrs. Katrib loves teaching because she enjoys inspiring children to use their imaginations while learning in a fun and meaningful way. Through creating and acting in stories, children retain the information learned during the class. She loves to share stories with children and listen to their own stories from their imaginations at work.
Primary Imaginations at Work classes are offered on Tuesday.
Class Time: 2:30-3:30pm
Cost: $490 per child
Materials Needed: None
Come serve it up with TGA Premier Youth Tennis! TGA has partnered with the United States Tennis Association to create a fun and innovative tennis program for your child. TGA’s five-level elementary school curriculum includes games, drills, and physical fitness activities. Every TGA class focuses on academic concepts developed by educational experts along with the rules and etiquette of tennis. TGA brings all the equipment, training materials, and a 10:1 student-to-instructor ratio to allow for plenty of individual attention. Our goal is to develop our students’ tennis skills and give children the building blocks for future achievement on the tennis court and in life.
Primary Tennis classes are offered on Tuesday.
Class Time: 2:30-3:30pm
Cost: $462 per child
Materials Needed: None *Rackets are provided
Your child will dance with delight all semester! Students are taught fundamental Ballet and Jazz skills in this class. For class, students need to have a leotard (any color), pink leather ballet shoes for girls/black leather ballet shoes for boys, and tights (optional).
Ballet & Jazz classes are offered on Wednesday.
Class Time: 2:30–3:30pm
Cost: $480 per child
Materials needed:
- Leotard (Girls)/ Bike Shorts & T-shirt (Boys)
- Leather ballet shoes (All)
- Tights (optional)
Master Bruce and Olympia Tae Kwon Do is back! Master Bruce is an 8th degree Black Belt who has been practicing Tae Kwon Do for over forty years. He has over thirty years of experience teaching children and adults and has produced over 2,000 black belt students. Master Bruce opened Olympia Tae Kwon Do in 1988 and has taught at private schools throughout the Houston area for almost twenty years. Master Bruce uses Tae Kwon Do to help students improve concentration, confidence, and focus while also emphasizing the importance of positivity and respect. Master Bruce teaches Tae Kwon Do techniques through a variety of drills to help improve students’ balance, attention span, and more. Classes are a combination of learning basic self-defense moves (blocks, kicks, and punches) as well as games and drills to improve coordination and focus. Each registered student will receive a Tae Kwon Do uniform.
Primary Tae Kwon Do classes are offered on Wednesday.
Class Time: 2:30-3:30pm
Cost: $515 per child
Materials Needed: Bring provided Tae Kwon Do Uniform on class days. Uniform is built into the cost of the class.
Our mission at American Robotics Academy® is to excite, inspire, and motivate young people about the fun, importance, and impact of robotics technology in today's world including STEM/STEAM curriculum. We hope to stimulate their imagination and creativity by encouraging them to explore, experience, and express themselves through our hands-on interactive robotics program. Held in a friendly, sports-like atmosphere, we focus on team building, problem solving, creativity and fun. Students will be working with the widely known and popular plastic LEGO building blocks, including the more specialized pieces such as axles, gears, beams, wheels, motors, microcomputers, pneumatics, and other parts that will enable them to safely create animated and exciting mechanical movements and other effects. The LEGO Technic System has been adopted as the standard material for robotic designers, because of its sophisticated and powerful set of mechanical design components. The fact that they can be disassembled and reconfigured as necessary is essential in testing, design, and instruction.
Let your imagination and ideas take you wherever you want to go!
In this American Robotics Academy course, you will learn key concepts and fundamentals in putting pieces together to create a structure or setting using Lego materials with structural Integrity. You will engage in fun activities that include math skills to identify pieces required to build structures or settings. Mountains, McDonald’s-Future, and Community are just some of the settings that will be introduced in the program. This program offers STEAM as well diversity, self-esteem, social competency, collaboration, and more. Concepts and Core values are taught to prepare students for life challenges.
Primary Imagineers in Gear classes are offered on Thursday.
Class Time: 3:30-4:30pm
Cost: $525 per child
Materials needed: none
At Brown’s Gymnastics, our goal is to make healthy, happy, and confident kids. We specialize in great instruction from a highly trained staff, thinking of ourselves as teachers, not just coaches. It is not enough to just show a child a trick; we help them to understand it and then guide them through the experiences of failure and success. We recognize that not every student is the same. That is where our almost 30 years of experience comes in. We use time-proven methods to get the best results possible, all while having tons of fun!
Primary Gymnastics classes are offered on Thursday.
Class Time: 2:30-3:30pm
Cost: $495 per child
Materials Needed: Shorts under uniform dresses. *students will NOT change clothes for this activity.
Soccer Shots is an engaging children’s soccer program with a focus on character development. Our caring team positively impacts children’s lives both on and off the field through best-in-class coaching, communication, and curriculum. Our coaches are the best-trained in the business. Our expert-approved curriculum is age-appropriate and aligns with childhood education standards. In addition, we provide an exceptional customer experience and ongoing communication with parents.
Primary Soccer Shots classes are offered on Friday.
Class Time: 2:30-3:30pm
Cost: $390 per child
Materials Needed: None
Students will learn the fundamentals of nature and the history of science. Students will explore the beginning steps of the scientific method and put those to use through hands-on projects that develop their critical thinking and deductive reasoning. As they utilize the scientific method, they will be creating models of various significant scientific inventions to test their hypotheses.
There are eight units:
- Science Over Time
- Bio- Exploration
- Kid Chemistry
- Comets, Asteroids & Meteors
- Third Rock From The Sun
- Organisms and their environments
- Light, Heat, Magnetism
- Art of Science and History of Explosions
Primary Investigative Science Lab classes are offered on Friday.
Class Time: 2:30-3:30pm
Cost: $416 per child
Materials Needed: None
Kindergarten ASA Offerings
The Junior Athletes program is designed to allow students to experience a wide range of activities. Sports based lessons (soccer, basketball, baseball, flag football, tennis, etc.) along with fun fitness activities (dodgeball, obstacle courses, bowling, scooter boards, relay races, etc.) will be introduced throughout each semester. Students will practice cooperation, sportsmanship, and teamwork. It is important that students experience success while learning. We will work to instill into each student the skills and confidence needed to succeed!
Kindergarten - Second Grade Junior Athletes classes are offered on Monday.
Class Time: 3:30-4:30pm
Cost: $330 per child
Materials needed: None
Yoga for kids is all about stillness AND movement. In this class, children are able to develop flexibility, focus and coordination for a happy, healthy, and balanced life. The students have a blast playing games, learning breathing techniques, dancing, practicing mini-meditations, and creating their own yoga adventures! We often integrate yoga poses through meaningful story-telling that teach concepts such as kindness, how to be present, believing in yourself, and the importance of gratitude. Kids’ yoga helps to increase confidence, build focus, improve emotional regulation, and release energy.
Kindergarten - Third Grade Yoga classes are offered on Monday.
Class Time: 3:30-4:30pm
Cost: $330 per child
Materials needed: Shorts under uniform dresses. *Yoga mats provided.
Soccer Shots is an engaging children’s soccer program with a focus on character development. Our caring team positively impacts children’s lives both on and off the field through best-in-class coaching, communication, and curriculum. Our coaches are the best-trained in the business. Our expert-approved curriculum is age-appropriate and aligns with childhood education standards. In addition, we provide an exceptional customer experience and ongoing communication with parents.
Kindergarten - Second Grade Soccer Shots classes are offered on Tuesday.
Class Time: 3:30-4:30pm
Cost: $420 per child
Materials needed: None
Our mission at American Robotics Academy® is to excite, inspire, and motivate young people about the fun, importance, and impact of robotics technology in today's world including STEM/STEAM curriculum. We hope to stimulate their imagination and creativity by encouraging them to explore, experience, and express themselves through our hands-on interactive robotics program. Held in a friendly, sports-like atmosphere, we focus on team building, problem solving, creativity, and fun. Students will be working with the widely known and popular plastic LEGO building blocks, including the more specialized pieces such as axles, gears, beams, wheels, motors, microcomputers, pneumatics, and other parts that will enable them to safely create animated and exciting mechanical movements and other effects. The LEGO Technic System has been adopted as the standard material for robotic designers, because of its sophisticated and powerful set of mechanical design components. The fact that they can be disassembled and reconfigured as necessary is essential in testing, design, and instruction.
Let your imagination and ideas take you wherever you want to go!
You will learn key concepts and fundamentals in putting pieces together to create a structure or setting using Lego materials with structural integrity. You will engage in fun activities that include math skills to identify pieces required to build structures and or settings. Mountains, McDonald’s-Future, and Community are just some of the settings that will be introduced in the program. This program offers STEAM as well diversity, self-esteem, social competency, collaboration, and more. Concepts and Core values are taught to prepare students for life challenges.
Kindergarten Imagineers in Gear classes are offered on Tuesday.
Class Time: 3:30-4:30pm
Cost: $490 per child
Materials Needed: None
Improve your child’s literacy skills through Imaginations at Work! During this class, children are given the opportunity to engage in a variety of activities and learning experiences to build and improve vocabulary, phonological skills, word recognition, narrative skills, letter knowledge, and storytelling. This is a learning experience that not only improves literacy skills but builds self-confidence while empowering children to use their own creativity to stimulate their imaginations!
About the Instructor: Joan Katrib has designed our Imaginations at Work classes. She served as a Primary I Assistant Teacher at The Fay School for many years and has mentored with The Rice Literacy Project for over twenty years. Mrs. Katrib loves teaching because she enjoys inspiring children to use their imaginations while learning in a fun and meaningful way. Through creating and acting in stories, children retain the information learned during the class. She loves to share stories with children and listen to their own stories from their imaginations at work.
Kindergarten - First Grade Imaginations at Work classes are offered on Wednesday.
Class Time: 3:30-4:30pm
Cost: $535 per child
Materials needed: none
Master Bruce and Olympia Tae Kwon Do is back! Master Bruce is an 8th degree Black Belt who has been practicing Tae Kwon Do for over forty years. He has over thirty years of experience teaching children and adults and has produced over 2,000 black belt students. Master Bruce opened Olympia Tae Kwon Do in 1988 and has taught at private schools throughout the Houston area for almost twenty years. Master Bruce uses Tae Kwon Do to help students improve concentration, confidence, and focus while also emphasizing the importance of positivity and respect. Master Bruce teaches Tae Kwon Do techniques through a variety of drills to help improve students’ balance, attention span, and more. Classes are a combination of learning basic self-defense moves (blocks, kicks, and punches) as well as games and drills to improve coordination and focus. Each registered student will receive a Tae Kwon Do uniform.
Kindergarten - Third Grade Tae Kwon Do classes are offered on Wednesday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $515 per child
Materials needed: Bring provided Tae Kwon Do uniform on class days. Uniform is built into the cost of the class.
Come serve it up with TGA Premier Youth Tennis! TGA has partnered with the United States Tennis Association to create a fun and innovative tennis program for your child. TGA’s five-level elementary school curriculum includes games, drills, and physical fitness activities. Every TGA class focuses on academic concepts developed by educational experts along with the rules and etiquette of tennis. TGA brings all the equipment, training materials, and a 10:1 student-to-instructor ratio to allow for plenty of individual attention. Our goal is to develop our students’ tennis skills and give children the building blocks for future achievement on the tennis court and in life.
Kindergarten - Fifth Grade Tennis classes are offered on Thursday.
Class Time: 3:30-4:30pm
Cost: $495 per child
Materials needed: none *rackets are provided
At Brown’s Gymnastics, our goal is to make healthy, happy, and confident kids. We specialize in great instruction from a highly trained staff, thinking of ourselves as teachers, not just coaches. It is not enough to just show a child a trick; we help them to understand it and then guide them through the experiences of failure and success. We recognize that not every student is the same. That is where our almost 30 years of experience comes in. We use time-proven methods to get the best results possible, all while having tons of fun!
Kindergarten- Fifth Grade Gymnastics classes are offered on Thursday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $495 per child
Materials needed: Shorts under uniform dresses. Students will not change clothes for this activity.
Are your children asking to help cook or bake in the kitchen? Then Creative Chefs is perfect for your child! Every chef will learn skills such as kitchen hygiene, kitchen safety, and utensil skills. Throughout the semester, chefs will create appetizers, main entrees, side dishes, salads, and desserts, as well as explore different cultures by creating foods from various parts of the world. Each week, our recipes will alternate between sweet and savory.
Kindergarten Creative Chefs classes are offered on Friday.
Class Time: 3:30-4:30pm
Cost: $442 per child
Materials Needed: None
TGA Premier Junior Golf brings the golf course to you! Our national, award-winning, five-level program is specially designed for children and builds upon the math and science educational concepts they are learning about in the classroom. The fun comes first in every TGA class, but our curriculum also focuses on improving motor skills and physical fitness as well as instilling self-confidence and life values through professional golf instruction. Students learn the fundamentals, etiquette, and rules of the game. Best of all, we provide all the equipment and training materials, so children of all skill levels have the chance to come out and tee it up with TGA!
Kindergarten - Third Grade Golf classes are offered on Friday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $429 per child
Materials needed: None
First- Second Grade ASA Offerings
The Junior Athletes program is designed to allow students to experience a wide range of activities. Sports-based lessons (soccer, basketball, baseball, flag football, tennis, etc.) along with fun fitness activities (dodgeball, obstacle courses, bowling, scooter boards, relay races, etc.) will be introduced throughout each semester. Students will practice cooperation, sportsmanship, and teamwork. It is important that students experience success while learning. We will work to instill into each student the skills and confidence needed to succeed!
Kindergarten - Second Grade Junior Athletes classes are offered on Monday.
Class time: 3:30-4:30pm
Cost: $330 per child
Materials needed: None
The elegant sport of fencing, popular in Europe, is now gaining popularity in the United States and in the Houston area. Many Americans are discovering the benefits of fencing! These include helping young people gain admission and scholarships to prestigious universities as well as providing a life-long sport in which physique and age are not limited.
First - Fifth Grade Fencing classes are offered on Monday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $374 per child
Materials needed: None
Yoga for kids is all about stillness AND movement. In this class, children are able to develop flexibility, focus and coordination for a happy, healthy, and balanced life. The students have a blast playing games, learning breathing techniques, dancing, practicing mini-meditations, and creating their own yoga adventures! We often integrate yoga poses through meaningful story-telling that teach concepts such as kindness, how to be present, believing in yourself, and the importance of gratitude. Kids’ yoga helps to increase confidence, build focus, improve emotional regulation, and release energy.
Kindergarten - Third Grade Yoga classes are offered on Monday.
Class Time: 3:30-4:30pm
Cost: $330 per child
Materials needed: Shorts under uniform dresses. Yoga mats provided.
Act, Sing, and Dance with “triple threat” training from a professional teaching artist! Every week, students develop and improve creative skills through a variety of theatrical activities using materials from favorite musicals. They build confidence, participate collaboratively, and enhance problem-solving abilities. This class is a wonderful introduction to the world of theater in a fun, nurturing environment. The semester culminates with a parent-invited showcase of the activities, skills, and materials studied.
First - Fifth Grade Musical Theatre classes are offered on Tuesday.
Class time: 3:30-4:30pm
Cost: $434 per child
Materials needed: None
Soccer Shots is an engaging children’s soccer program with a focus on character development. Our caring team positively impacts children’s lives both on and off the field through best-in-class coaching, communication, and curriculum. Our coaches are the best-trained in the business. Our expert-approved curriculum is age-appropriate and aligns with childhood education standards. In addition, we provide an exceptional customer experience and ongoing communication with parents.
Kindergarten - Second Grade Soccer Shots classes are offered on Tuesday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $420 per child
Materials needed: None
This ceramics course, taught by Glassel Junior School, places emphasis on individual creativity and the development of design skills as students receive instruction in hand-building, clay sculpture techniques and the use of special tools and glazes to create finished pieces. About Glassel Junior School: The Glassell Junior School is an art school for young people, devoted to nurturing creativity and dedicated to fostering an appreciation of the arts and an awareness of the world. Classes and workshops for children ages 4 through 18 are offered year-round. The Glassell School is known as the “teaching wing” of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
First - Fifth Grade Ceramics classes are offered on Wednesday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $555 per child
Materials needed: None
Improve your child’s literacy skills through Imaginations at Work! During this class, children are given the opportunity to engage in a variety of activities and learning experiences to build and improve vocabulary, phonological skills, word recognition, narrative skills, letter knowledge, and storytelling. This is a learning experience that not only improves literacy skills but builds self-confidence while empowering children to use their own creativity to stimulate their imaginations!
About the Instructor: Joan Katrib has designed our Imaginations at Work classes. She served as a Primary I Assistant Teacher at The Fay School for many years and has mentored with The Rice Literacy Project for over twenty years. Mrs. Katrib loves teaching because she enjoys inspiring children to use their imaginations while learning in a fun and meaningful way. Through creating and acting in stories, children retain the information learned during the class. She loves to share stories with children and listen to their own stories from their imaginations at work.
Kindergarten - First Grade Imaginations at Work classes are offered on Wednesday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $535 per child
Materials needed: None
Master Bruce and Olympia Tae Kwon Do is back! Master Bruce is an 8th degree Black Belt who has been practicing Tae Kwon Do for over forty years. He has over thirty years of experience teaching children and adults and has produced over 2,000 black belt students. Master Bruce opened Olympia Tae Kwon Do in 1988 and has taught at private schools throughout the Houston area for almost twenty years. Master Bruce uses Tae Kwon Do to help students improve concentration, confidence, and focus while also emphasizing the importance of positivity and respect. Master Bruce teaches Tae Kwon Do techniques through a variety of drills to help improve students’ balance, attention span, and more. Classes are a combination of learning basic self-defense moves (blocks, kicks, and punches) as well as games and drills to improve coordination and focus. Each registered student will receive a Tae Kwon Do uniform.
Kindergarten- Third Grade Tae Kwon Do classes are offered on Wednesday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $515 per child
Materials needed: Bring provided Tae Kwon Do uniform on class days. Unifrom is built into the cost of the class.
Come serve it up with TGA Premier Youth Tennis! TGA has partnered with the United States Tennis Association to create a fun and innovative tennis program for your child. TGA’s five-level elementary school curriculum includes games, drills, and physical fitness activities. Every TGA class focuses on academic concepts developed by educational experts along with the rules and etiquette of tennis. TGA brings all the equipment, training materials, and a 10:1 student-to-instructor ratio to allow for plenty of individual attention. Our goal is to develop our students’ tennis skills and give children the building blocks for future achievement on the tennis court and in life.
Kindergarten- Fifth Grade Tennis classes are offered on Thursday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $495 per child
Materials needed: None
Are your children asking to help cook or bake in the kitchen? Then Creative Chefs is perfect for your child! Every chef will learn skills such as kitchen hygiene, kitchen safety, and utensil skills. Throughout the semester, chefs will create appetizers, main entrees, side dishes, salads, and desserts, as well as explore different cultures by creating foods from various parts of the world. Each week, our recipes will alternate between sweet and savory.
First - Second Grade Creative Chefs classes are offered on Thursday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $510 per child
Materials needed: None
At Brown’s Gymnastics, our goal is to make healthy, happy, and confident kids. We specialize in great instruction from a highly trained staff, thinking of ourselves as teachers, not just coaches. It is not enough to just show a child a trick; we help them to understand it and then guide them through the experiences of failure and success. We recognize that not every student is the same. That is where our almost 30 years of experience comes in. We use time-proven methods to get the best results possible, all while having tons of fun!
Kindergarten - Fifth Grade Gymnastics classes are offered on Thursday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $495 per child
Materials needed: Shorts under uniform dresses. Students will not need to change clothes for this activity.
TGA Premier Junior Golf brings the golf course to you! Our national, award-winning, five-level program is specially designed for children and builds upon the math and science educational concepts they are learning about in the classroom. The fun comes first in every TGA class, but our curriculum also focuses on improving motor skills and physical fitness as well as instilling self-confidence and life values through professional golf instruction. Students learn the fundamentals, etiquette, and rules of the game. Best of all, we provide all the equipment and training materials, so children of all skill levels have the chance to come out and tee it up with TGA!
Kindergarten- Third Grade Golf classes are offered on Friday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $429 per child
Materials needed: None
Our mission at American Robotics Academy® is to excite, inspire, and motivate young people about the fun, importance and impact of robotics technology in today's world including STEM/STEAM curriculum. We hope to stimulate their imagination and creativity by encouraging them to explore, experience, and express themselves through our hands-on interactive robotics program. Held in a friendly, sports-like atmosphere, we focus on team building, problem solving, creativity and fun. Students will be working with the widely known and popular plastic LEGO building blocks, including the more specialized pieces such as axles, gears, beams, wheels, motors, microcomputers, pneumatics and other parts that will enable them to safely create animated and exciting mechanical movements and other effects. The LEGO Technic System has been adopted as the standard material for robotic designers, because of their sophisticated and powerful set of mechanical design components. The fact that they can be disassembled and reconfigured as necessary is essential in testing, design, and instruction.
First -Third Grade Robotics - Robotics Justice League & Freshman Robotics
Next steps to becoming a Master Builder in the Justice League!
As a student apprentice of robotics, a master builder must conquer the concepts of robotics. Learn the basic mechanical properties of how things work and move through a hands-on learning experience. Students will explore the use of gears, pulleys, wheels and axles, motors and so much more. This class will open new windows, leading to the fun and mechanical world of robotics. You will work in teams to create extraordinary builds. This class will introduce you to why a robot needs power transferred to its wheels from a power source located a distance away; in addition, the direction of the motion needs to be reversed so the robot will go forward instead of backward. Begin your journey in becoming a Master Builder!
Have you finished our apprenticeship and are ready to stair-step your way to the top? Now you can collaborate with your teammates to prepare an Infrared Wireless robot for a variety of activity-based challenges. Students will explore the use of motors, gears, pulleys and IR technology while building Lego Robot inventions. Each build will be followed by a thrilling challenge that illustrates the need for “simplicity” and the pitfalls of “complexity”.
First- Third Grade Robotics classes are offered on Friday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $481 per child
Materials needed: None
Young Picassos is a specifically designed afterschool arts education program using the creative art-making process to create pathways to personal insights and socio-emotional growth. Students will embark on a fast-paced journey, exploring various contemporary art techniques through hands-on, expressive problem-solving projects. Young Picassos art-based projects foster healthy communication, build teamwork, and honor culture. Children build a sense of agency and awareness by learning how to think like an artist and to express themselves in healthy ways. Young Picassos holds a nurturing space for all children to gain healthy communication skills, self-knowledge, and resilience without judgment, all in a fun and innovative way.
In our art classes, students will…
- Create Fun and Exciting Art Projects
- Be introduced to various artists.
- Learn How to Paint, Draw and Sculpt
- Explore Art History
- Express Themselves Visually
- Develop Emotional Intelligence and Resilience
First- Fifth Grade Young Picassos classes are offered on Friday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $507 per child
Materials needed: None
Third Grade ASA Offerings
The elegant sport of fencing, popular in Europe, is now gaining popularity in the United States and in the Houston area. Many Americans are discovering the benefits of fencing! These include helping young people gain admission and scholarships to prestigious universities as well as providing a life-long sport in which physique and age are not limitations.
First- Fifth Grade Fencing classes are offered on Monday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $374 per child
Materials needed: None
Are your children asking to help cook or bake in the kitchen? Then Creative Chefs is perfect for your child! Every chef will learn skills such as kitchen hygiene, kitchen safety, and utensil skills. Throughout the semester, chefs will create appetizers, main entrees, side dishes, salads, and desserts, as well as explore different cultures by creating foods from various parts of the world. Each week, our recipes will alternate between sweet and savory.
Third - Fifth Grade Creative Chefs classes are offered on Monday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $374 per child
Materials needed: None
Yoga for kids is all about stillness AND movement! We practice breathing techniques and meditate, but we also stretch, strengthen, balance, and wiggle. In this class, the students have a blast putting together different sequences, playing games, dancing, and creating their own yoga adventures! We also discuss valuable mindfulness topics and complete fun crafts to reinforce these ideas. Topics include: how to handle worries, being present, practicing gratitude, the power of positive thinking, showing love and kindness to others, and appreciating your uniqueness. Kids’ yoga helps to increase positive moods, build concentration, develop self-awareness, and manage stress.
Kindergarten - Third Grade Yoga classes are offered on Monday.
Class time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $330 per child
Materials needed: Shorts under uniform dresses. Yoga mats are provided.
Act, Sing, and Dance with “triple threat” training from a professional teaching artist! Every week, students develop and improve creative skills through a variety of theatrical activities using materials from favorite musicals. They build confidence, participate collaboratively, and enhance problem-solving abilities. This class is a wonderful introduction to the world of theater in a fun, nurturing environment. The semester culminates with a parent-invited showcase of the activities, skills, and materials studied.
First- Fifth Grade Musical Theatre classes are offered on Tuesday.
Class time: 3:30-4:30pm
Cost: $434 per child
Materials needed: None
Students will explore different programming concepts as they create various arcade-style games inspired by Breakout, Snake, and Flappy Bird using a block-based programming language called Scratch. Students are introduced to basic game design concepts and learn how to use different types of blocks (or programming concepts) to create their own games. Concepts include variables, conditionals, loops, functions, animation, clones, video detection, and more!
Third- Fifth Grade Code Ninja classes are offered on Tuesday.
Class time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $686 per child *Prices are commensurate with Code Ninjas On-Site classes
Materials needed: None
The ceramics course, taught by Glassell Junior School, places emphasis o individual creativity and the development of design skills as students receive instruction in hand-building, clay sculpture techniques, and the use of special tools and glazes to create finished pieces. About Glassell Junior School: The Glassell Junior School is an art school for young people, devoted to nurturing creativity and dedicated to fostering an appreciation of the arts and an awareness of the world. Classes and workshops for children ages 4 through 18 are offered year-round. The Glassell School is known as the "teaching wing" of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Third- Fifth Grade Ceramics classes are offered on Wednesday.
Class time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $555 per child
Materials needed: None
Master Bruce and Olympia Tae Kwon Do is back! Master Bruce is an 8th degree Black Belt who has been practicing Tae Kwon Do for over forty years. He has over thirty years of experience teaching children and adults and has produced over 2,000 black belt students. Master Bruce opened Olympia Tae Kwon Do in 1988 and has taught at private schools throughout the Houston area for almost twenty years. Master Bruce uses Tae Kwon Do to help students improve concentration, confidence, and focus while also emphasizing the importance of positivity and respect. Master Bruce teaches Tae Kwon Do techniques through a variety of drills to help improve students’ balance, attention span, and more. Classes are a combination of learning basic self-defense moves (blocks, kicks, and punches) as well as games and drills to improve coordination and focus. Each registered student will receive a Tae Kwon Do uniform.
Kindergarten- Third Grade Tae Kwon Do classes are offered on Wednesday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $515 per child
Materials needed: Bring provided Tae Kwon Do uniform on class days. Uniforms are built into the cost of the class.
The Knight School is the chess party for the well-rounded kids of America, and brand-new beginners through advanced tactical geniuses are welcome! Unlike your typical chess program, our primary focuses are good sportsmanship and fun. That being the case, our students continue to win state championships year after year with our proven, nation-wide curriculum. Join The Knight School chess party and give your child the gift of undeniable academic confidence, amazing chess friends, a self-identity as a smart kid, and a weekly dose of childhood joy that is the highlight of their week!
Third- Fifth Grade Chess classes are offered on Wednesday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $525 per child
Materials needed: None
At Brown’s Gymnastics, our goal is to make healthy, happy, and confident kids. We specialize in great instruction from a highly trained staff, thinking of ourselves as teachers, not just coaches. It is not enough to just show a child a trick; we help them to understand it and then guide them through the experiences of failure and success. We recognize that not every student is the same. That is where our almost 30 years of experience comes in. We use time-proven methods to get the best results possible, all while having tons of fun!
K-5 Gymnastics classes are offered on Thursday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $495 per child
Materials needed: Shorts under uniform dresses. Students will not change clothes for activity.
Come serve it up with TGA Premier Youth Tennis! TGA has partnered with the United States Tennis Association to create a fun and innovative tennis program for your child. TGA’s five-level elementary school curriculum includes games, drills, and physical fitness activities. Every TGA class focuses on academic concepts developed by educational experts along with the rules and etiquette of tennis. TGA brings all the equipment, training materials, and a 10:1 student-to-instructor ratio to allow for plenty of individual attention. Our goal is to develop our students’ tennis skills and give children the building blocks for future achievement on the tennis court and in life.
Kindergarten- Fifth Grade Tennis classes are offered on Thursday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $495 per child
Materials needed: None as rackets are provided.
Our mission at American Robotics Academy® is to excite, inspire, and motivate young people about the fun, importance and impact of robotics technology in today's world including STEM/STEAM curriculum. We hope to stimulate their imagination and creativity by encouraging them to explore, experience, and express themselves through our hands-on interactive robotics program. Held in a friendly, sports-like atmosphere, we focus on team building, problem solving, creativity and fun. Students will be working with the widely known and popular plastic LEGO building blocks, including the more specialized pieces such as axles, gears, beams, wheels, motors, microcomputers, pneumatics and other parts that will enable them to safely create animated and exciting mechanical movements and other effects. The LEGO Technic System has been adopted as the standard material for robotic designers, because of its sophisticated and powerful set of mechanical design components. The fact that they can be disassembled and reconfigured as necessary is essential in testing, design, and instruction.
First -Third Grade Robotics - Robotics Justice League & Freshman Robotics
Next steps to becoming a Master Builder in the Justice League!
As a student apprentice of robotics, a master builder must conquer the concepts of robotics. Learn the basic mechanical properties of how things work and move through a hands-on learning experience. Students will explore the use of gears, pulleys, wheels and axles, motors and so much more. This class will open new windows, leading to the fun and mechanical world of robotics. You will work in teams to create extraordinary builds. This class will introduce you to why a robot needs power transferred to its wheels from a power source located a distance away; in addition, the direction of the motion needs to be reversed so the robot will go forward instead of backward. Begin your journey in becoming a Master Builder!
Have you finished our apprenticeship and are ready to stair-step your way to the top? Now you can collaborate with your teammates to prepare an Infrared Wireless robot for a variety of activity-based challenges. Students will explore the use of motors, gears, pulleys and IR technology while building Lego Robot inventions. Each build will be followed by a thrilling challenge that illustrates the need for “simplicity” and the pitfalls of “complexity”.
First- Third Grade Robotics classes are offered on Friday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $481 per child
Materials needed: None
Young Picassos is a specifically designed afterschool arts education program using the creative art making process to create pathways to personal insights and socio-emotional growth. Students will embark on a fast-paced journey, exploring various contemporary art techniques through hands-on, expressive problem-solving projects. Young Picassos art-based projects foster healthy communication, build teamwork, and honor culture. Children build a sense of agency and awareness by learning how to think like an artist and to express themselves in healthy ways. Young Picassos holds a nurturing space for all children to gain healthy communication skills, self-knowledge, and resilience without judgment, all in a fun and innovative way.
In our art classes, students will…
- Create Fun and Exciting Art Projects
- Be introduced to various artists.
- Learn How to Paint, Draw and Sculpt
- Explore Art History
- Express Themselves Visually
- Develop Emotional Intelligence and Resilience
First- Fifth Grade Young Picasso classes are offered on Friday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $507 per child
Materials needed: None
Does your child love board games and card games? Games that make you think or work as a team? Join Mr. Hutyra, a member of Fay’s Tech Team, in this exciting course that will teach students how to play a variety of strategic games. Students will rotate through different games throughout the semester.
Third- Fifth Grade Strategic Games Club classes are offered on Friday.
Class time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $390 per child
Materials needed: None
TGA Premier Junior Golf brings the golf course to you! Our national, award-winning, five-level program is specially designed for children and builds upon the math and science educational concepts they are learning about in the classroom. The fun comes first in every TGA class, but our curriculum also focuses on improving motor skills and physical fitness as well as self-confidence and life values through professional golf instruction. Students learn the fundamentals, etiquette, and rules of the game. Best of all, we provide all the equipment and training materials, so children of all skill levels have the chance to come out and tee it up with TGA!
Third- Fifth Grade Golf classes are offered on Friday.
Class time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $429 per child
Materials needed: None
Fourth-Fifth Grade ASA Offerings
The elegant sport of fencing, popular in Europe, is now gaining popularity in the United States and in the Houston area. Many Americans are discovering the benefits of fencing! These include helping young people gain admission and scholarships to prestigious universities as well as providing a life-long sport in which physique and age are not limitations.
First- Fifth Grade Fencing classes are offered on Monday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $374 per child
Materials needed: None
Are your children asking to help cook or bake in the kitchen? Then Creative Chefs is perfect for your child! Every chef will learn skills such as kitchen hygiene, kitchen safety, and utensil skills. Throughout the semester, chefs will create appetizers, main entrees, side dishes, salads, and desserts, as well as explore different cultures by creating foods from various parts of the world. Each week, our recipes will alternate between sweet and savory.
Third - Fifth Grade Creative Chefs classes are offered on Monday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $374 per child
Materials needed: None
Students will explore different programming concepts as they create various arcade-style games inspired by Breakout, Snake, and Flappy Bird using a block-based programming language called Scratch. Students are introduced to basic game design concepts and learn how to use different types of blocks (or programming concepts) to create their own games. Concepts include variables, conditionals, loops, functions, animation, clones, video detection, and more!
Third- Fifth Grade Code Ninjas classes are offered on Tuesday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $686 per child *Prices are commensurate with Code Ninjas On-Site Classes
Materials needed: None
Act, Sing, and Dance with “triple threat” training from a professional teaching artist! Every week, students develop and improve creative skills through a variety of theatrical activities using materials from favorite musicals. They build confidence, participate collaboratively, and enhance problem-solving abilities. This class is a wonderful introduction to the world of theater in a fun, nurturing environment. The semester culminates with a parent invited showcase of the activities, skills, and materials studied.
First - Fifth Grade Musical Theatre classes are offered on Tuesday.
Class time: 3:30-4:30pm
Cost: $434 per child
Materials needed: None
This ceramics course, taught by Glassel Junior School, places emphasis on individual creativity and the development of design skills as students receive instruction in hand-building, clay sculpture techniques and the use of special tools and glazes to create finished pieces. About Glassel Junior School: The Glassell Junior School is an art school for young people, devoted to nurturing creativity and dedicated to fostering an appreciation of the arts and an awareness of the world. Classes and workshops for children ages 4 through 18 are offered year-round. The Glassell School is known as the “teaching wing” of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
First - Fifth Grade Ceramics classes are offered on Wednesday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $555 per child
Materials needed: None
The Knight School is the chess party for the well-rounded kids of America, and brand-new beginners through advanced tactical geniuses are welcome! Unlike your typical chess program, our primary focuses are good sportsmanship and fun. That being the case, our students continue to win state championships year after year with our proven, nationwide curriculum. Join The Knight School chess party and give your child the gift of undeniable academic confidence, amazing chess friends, a self-identity as a smart kid, and a weekly dose of childhood joy that is the highlight of their week!
Third- Fifth Grade Chess classes are offered on Wednesday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $525 per child
Materials needed: None
At Brown’s Gymnastics, our goal is to make healthy, happy, and confident kids. We specialize in great instruction from a highly trained staff, thinking of ourselves as teachers, not just coaches. It is not enough to just show a child a trick; we help them to understand it and then guide them through the experiences of failure and success. We recognize that not every student is the same. That is where our almost 30 years of experience come in. We use time-proven methods to get the best results possible, all while having tons of fun!
Kindergarten -Fifth Grade Gymnastics classes are offered on Thursday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $495 per child
Materials needed: Shorts under uniform dresses
Come serve it up with TGA Premier Youth Tennis! TGA has partnered with the United States Tennis Association to create a fun and innovative tennis program for your child. TGA’s five-level elementary school curriculum includes games, drills, and physical fitness activities. Every TGA class focuses on academic concepts developed by educational experts along with the rules and etiquette of tennis. TGA brings all the equipment, training materials, and a 10:1 student-to-instructor ratio to allow for plenty of individual attention. Our goal is to develop our students’ tennis skills and give children the building blocks for future achievement on the tennis court and in life.
Kindergarten -Fifth Grade Tennis classes are offered on Thursday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $495 per child
Materials needed: None
Does your child love board games and card games? Games that make you think or work as a team? Join Mr. Hutyra, a member of Fay’s Tech Team, in this exciting course that will teach students how to play a variety of strategic games. Students will rotate through different games throughout the semester.
Third- Fifth Grade Strategic Games Club classes are offered on Friday.
Class time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $390 per child
Materials needed: None
Young Picassos is a specifically designed afterschool arts education program using the creative art-making process to create pathways to personal insights and socio-emotional growth. Students will embark on a fast-paced journey, exploring various contemporary art techniques through hands-on, expressive problem-solving projects. Young Picassos art-based projects foster healthy communication, build teamwork, and honor culture. Children build a sense of agency and awareness by learning how to think like an artist and to express themselves in healthy ways. Young Picassos holds a nurturing space for all children to gain healthy communication skills, self-knowledge, and resilience without judgment, all in a fun and innovative way.
In our art classes, students will…
- Create Fun and Exciting Art Projects
- Be introduced to various artists.
- Learn How to Paint, Draw and Sculpt
- Explore Art History
- Express Themselves Visually
- Develop Emotional Intelligence and Resilience
First - Fifth Grade Young Picassos classes are offered on Friday.
Class time: 3:30–4:30pm
Cost: $507 per child
Materials needed: None
The Fay School Piano Studio
Dr. Karina Praxedes Barnett, a native of Natal, Brazil, has been a piano instructor at The Fay School since 2005. She loves teaching the little ones the fun of reading music at the piano. Her teaching approach emphasizes sight-reading skills, basic piano technique, and recital preparation. Dr. Barnett holds a position at Westbury United Methodist Church as Music Associate. Her past experiences include positions as piano faculty at UFRN in Brazil and as staff accompanist at University of Houston’s Moores School of Music. In 2003, she participated in an exchange program sponsored by Rotary International in which she did a series of five recitals throughout England, which originated her album entitled Ciclo Brasileiro. Dr. Barnett earned a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from UFPB, a Master of Arts from UNICAMP, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance/Collaborative Arts from the University of Houston, where she was a student of Timothy Hester.
Dr. Beatriz Pimentel Montoya was born in Brasília, Brazil, where she received her early musical education. She obtained a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from the University of Brasília, a Master of Music from the University of Wyoming, and a Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance, Chamber Music and Collaborative Arts from the University of Houston’s Moores School of Music, where she was a student of Nancy Weems and Timothy Hester. Dr. Montoya is the recipient of various awards in national and international piano competitions, and has performed extensively as an orchestral soloist, recitalist, and professional accompanist. Dr. Montoya has held a private piano studio at The Fay School since 2001, where she has helped develop an after-school piano program focused on music reading, technique, and performance skills. Her main goal is to instill the love of music in young children through a fun yet disciplined private lesson program, and to offer this opportunity to children of all levels and abilities.
If you have questions regarding our After School Activities, please contact Rachel Rubin, the Extended Day Coordinator at 713-681-8300 ext. 8915.
