After-School Activities - The Fay School
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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August 26, 2024: First Day of Fall 2024 After School Activities
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December 12, 2024: Last Day of Fall 2024 After School Activities
General Reminders
How to Register
Registration for these programs is available to currently enrolled students. Registration opens on July 8, 2024, 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.
Snack Time
Registration Fee
Carpool Instructions
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Primary ASA carpool will take place at 3:30pm at the Fondren Building.
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Please do not arrive early, as our 3:15pm dismissal carpool must be complete before you may get in line for pickup at the Fondren Building.
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Kindergarten through Fifth Grade ASA carpool will take place at 4:30pm at the Elementary Benches.
Schedule Changes
If you wish to change your ASA schedule, please contact the Extended Day office.
Cancellations
If you have questions regarding our After-School Activities, please contact the Extended Day office by email at ExtendedDay@thefayschool.org or at 713-681-8300.
Below includes all information regarding Fall 2024's After-School Activity course offerings by grade level.
Primary
Primary ASA Offerings
- Creative Chefs - Mondays and Thursdays
- Junior Athletes - Mondays
- Zen Kids Yoga - Mondays
- Soccer Shots - Tuesdays and Fridays
- Little Spanish Brains - Tuesdays
- Make Your Mark: Art with Glassell - Tuesdays
- Tennis - Tuesdays
- Ballet & Jazz - Wednesdays
- Drama - Wednesdays
- Tae Kwon Do - Wednesdays
- All the STEM - Thursdays
- Gymnastics - Thursdays
- Mad Science - Fridays
Creative Chefs - Mondays and Thursdays
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.
*Please register for this class only one day of the week. Two-day per week registrations will be adjusted.
Primary Creative Chefs classes are offered on Monday and Thursday.
Class Time: 2:30–3:30pm
Junior Athletes - Mondays
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
Zen Kids Yoga - Mondays
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
Materials needed: Shorts under uniform dresses. *Yoga mats provided, but you may bring and store your own on campus
Soccer Shots - Tuesdays and Fridays
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. *Soccer Shots will begin one week AFTER the start of Activities, and is priced to reflect one less class. Classes will begin September 3, 2024.
Primary Soccer Shots classes are offered on Tuesday and Friday.
Class Time: 2:30-3:30pm
Little Spanish Brains - Tuesdays
Empower Your Child with the Joy of Learning A Second Language: Say HOLA to Spanish this Spring at The Fay School!
Tailored for 3 and 4-year-olds, our approach centers around interactive and playful learning, starting with friendly greetings and progressing to vocabulary introduction through engaging games and culturally enriched lessons. Real-life scenarios encourage active participation, reinforcing previous vocabulary through repetition. Basic Spanish phonics, grammar, and pre-reading concepts are also introduced, allowing children to appreciate the structured routine of games, songs, crafts, and Total Physical Response (TPR) techniques that make language learning enjoyable and effective.
We provide digital access to a rich array of resources—videos, voice files, flashcards, and pronunciation guides—enabling parents to extend the learning experience at home. Give your child the invaluable gift of language proficiency and cultural enrichment with Little Spanish Brains.
Little Spanish Brains classes are offered on Tuesday.
Class Time: 2:30-3:30pm
Make Your Mark: Art with Glassell - Tuesdays
Join Glassell Junior School for Make Your Mark Art Class! Students learn to work with a variety of materials in this exciting introduction to art. Activities include drawing, painting, building sculptures and more! Basic techniques are presented with a lot of encouragement!
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. The Glassell School is known as the “teaching wing” of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Make Your Mark: Art with Glassell classes are offered on Tuesday.
Class Time: 2:30-3:30pm
Tennis - Tuesdays
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
Ballet & Jazz - Wednesdays
This class will teach basic techniques of three dance genres (Ballet, Tap, and Jazz), while also encouraging self-expression and creativity. Dancers in this class will enjoy being silly, using their imagination, and dancing with friends. Our original, high-energy music is used to ensure dancers are learning and moving throughout the entire dance class. Our instructors will keep the music and curriculum moving along while encouraging, supporting, and keeping all little dancers on track.
The cost of the end of semester recital is $97 and this includes sales tax, your student's costume, three tickets to the show, and the venue fee. Additional tickets will be available for purchase through the Tippi Toes website a few weeks prior to the show and dancers do not need a ticket. The $97 recital fee is built in to your registration fee.
Ballet & Jazz classes are offered on Wednesday.
Class Time: 2:30–3:30pm
Drama - Wednesdays
Join Ms. Paula for creative drama, an improvisational, non-exhibition, process-oriented form of drama where participants are guided to imagine, enact, and reflect on experiences real and imagined. All Drama instruction is lead with an out-of-the-box approach to learning that engages imagination, concentration, and sensory awareness in a playful, theatrical environment. Drama helps children work on social skills and academic subjects using theater games and improvisations, and provides a safe environment for students to practice public speaking skills. Primary Drama invites children to explore and celebrate their inner and outer worlds through dramatic play. The curriculum is mindful and supports public speaking skills, developing literacy and locomotor skills while bringing stories to life!
Drama classes are offered on Wednesday.
Class Time: 2:30-3:30pm
Tae Kwon Do - Wednesdays
Master Bruce and Olympia Tae Kwon Do are 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
Materials Needed: Bring provided Tae Kwon Do Uniform on class days. Uniform is built into the cost of the class.
All the STEM - Thursdays
This STEM introduction class has it all: building, creating, designing, engineering, coding concepts, basic robotics, and an introduction to drones. We aim to make a child's first experience with STEM both fun and engaging, so we create a space for the kids to work collaboratively to bring their ideas to life. This is a very hands-on class. Our belief is, the more fun they have in this learning environment, the more likely they are to continue pursuing STEM opportunities in the future. Opportunities will abound in this space in the future, and no STEM company has more fun - so come join us this summer in living out our motto: "Bringing the Future to People...Today."
All the STEM classes are offered on Thursday.
Class Time: 2:30-3:30pm
Gymnastics - Thursdays
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
Materials Needed: Shorts under uniform dresses. *Students will NOT change clothes for this activity.
Mad Science - Fridays
Put on your goggles and lab coat...it is time to have some FUN! Join Mad Science this semester as we learn science through hands-on experiments and interactive demonstrations. Our Mad Scientists make science easy to understand and spark imaginative learning. Enroll today and science will become your favorite subject!
Mad Science classes are offered on Fridays.
Class Time: 2:30-3:30pm
Kindergarten
Kindergarten ASA Offerings
- Junior Athletes - Mondays
- Zen Kidz Yoga - Mondays
- Soccer Shots - Tuesdays
- Kinder Drama - Wednesdays
- Tae Kwon Do - Wednesdays
- All the STEM - Thursdays
- Gymnastics - Thursdays
- Kinder Creative Chefs - Fridays
- Tennis - Fridays
Junior Athletes - Mondays
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
Zen Kidz Yoga - Mondays
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
Materials needed: Shorts under uniform dresses. *Yoga mats provided.
Soccer Shots - Tuesdays
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. *Soccer Shots will begin one week AFTER the start of Activities, and is priced to reflect one less class. Classes will begin September 3, 2024.
Kindergarten - Second Grade Soccer Shots classes are offered on Tuesday.
Class Time: 3:30-4:30pm
Kinder Drama - Wednesdays
Kinder drama classes focus on fun, interactive activities built around the drama skill set. The class is non-exhibition but focuses on a process-oriented form of drama. We will work on social skills that will carry us through life, using theater games where we focus on public speaking, memory, brain exercises, following directions and cooperation. We will often take guided imaginary journeys that take us on all types of adventures. We will bring to life our favorite stories with a curriculum that is mindful, supports public speaking, developing literacy and locomotor skills to bring our imagination and best ideas to life! All Drama instruction is an out-of-the-box approach to explore behavior, ideas and creativity, allowing Kindergarten students a unique approach to learning that engages imagination, concentration, teamwork and sensory awareness in a playful, fun environment. Activities include improvisation, pantomime, Imaginative Journeys, Poetry, Props, Speech, Stage directions, and so much more, all presented in a high energy, FUN class!
Drama classes are offered on Wednesday.
Class Time: 3:30-4:30pm
Tae Kwon Do - Wednesdays
Master Bruce and Olympia Tae Kwon Do are 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
Materials needed: Bring provided Tae Kwon Do uniform on class days. Uniform is built into the cost of the class.
All the STEM - Thursdays
This STEM introduction class has it all: building, creating, designing, engineering, coding concepts, basic robotics, and an introduction to drones. We aim to make a child's first experience with STEM both fun and engaging, so we create a space for the kids to work collaboratively to bring their ideas to life. This is a very hands-on class. Our belief is, the more fun they have in this learning environment, the more likely they are to continue pursuing STEM opportunities in the future. Opportunities will abound in this space in the future, and no STEM company has more fun - so come join us this summer in living out our motto: "Bringing the Future to People...Today."
K-1 All the STEM classes are offered on Thursday.
Class Time: 3:30-4:30pm
Gymnastics - Thursdays
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
Materials needed: Shorts under uniform dresses. Students will not change clothes for this activity.
Kinder Creative Chefs - Fridays
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
Tennis - Fridays
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 Friday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
First-Second Grade
First-Second Grade ASA Offerings
- Junior Athletes - Mondays
- Fencing - Mondays
- Zen Kidz Yoga - Mondays
- Soccer Shots - Tuesdays
- Ceramics - Tuesdays and Fridays
- Tae Kwon Do - Wednesdays
- Chess - Wednesdays
- Musical Theatre - Wednesdays
- Gymnastics - Thursdays
- Creative Chefs - Thursdays
- K-1 All the STEM - Thursdays
- Tennis - Fridays
- Coder Kids - Fridays
Junior Athletes - Mondays
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
Fencing - Mondays
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
Zen Kidz Yoga - Mondays
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 - Fourth Grade Yoga classes are offered on Monday.
Class Time: 3:30-4:30pm
Materials needed: Shorts under uniform dresses. Yoga mats provided but you may bring and store your own on campus.
Soccer Shots - Tuesdays
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. **Soccer Shots will begin one week AFTER the start of Activities, and is priced to reflect one less class. Classes will begin September 3, 2024.
Kindergarten - Second Grade Soccer Shots classes are offered on Tuesday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Ceramics - Tuesdays and Fridays
This ceramics course, taught by Glassell 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 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. This ceramics course, taught by Glassell 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.
First - Fifth Grade Ceramics classes are offered on Tuesday and Friday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Tae Kwon Do - Wednesdays
Master Bruce and Olympia Tae Kwon Do are 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
Materials needed: Bring provided Tae Kwon Do uniform on class days. Uniform is built into the cost of the class.
Chess - Wednesdays
Chess Wizards is a premier chess education company providing fun, informative and challenging chess lessons to students. Chess Wizards teaches children many important life concepts, such as learning the ability to win graciously and accept defeat with dignity and sportsmanship. Students will be divided into groups according to their chess experience. At the end of this session, each student would have had the chance to participate in a mini chess tournament.
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Chess classes are offered on Wednesday.
Class Time: 3:30-4:30pm
Musical Theatre - Wednesdays
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This class will feature instruction in dance, singing, and acting that builds into the performance of a musical scene/showcase. This workshop gives students (trained and untrained alike) the opportunity to perform in a musical number. For participants who may be nervous on stage, performing in the chorus will allow them to cooperate with others in a group. For those who wish to step out of their own a little, performing special solos and leading routines will be offered. In the end all parts work together to make a very entertaining whole.
First - Fifth Grade Musical Theatre classes are offered on Tuesday.
Class time: 3:30-4:30pm
Gymnastics - Thursdays
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
Materials needed: Shorts under uniform dresses. Students will not need to change clothes for this activity.
Creative Chefs - Thursdays
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
K-1 All the STEM - Thursdays
This STEM introduction class has it all: building, creating, designing, engineering, coding concepts, basic robotics and an introduction to drones. We aim to make a child's first experience with STEM both fun and engaging, so we create a space for the kids to work collaboratively to bring their ideas to life. This is a very hands-on class. Our belief is, the more fun they have in this learning environment, the more likely they are to continue pursuing STEM opportunities in the future. Opportunities will abound in this space in the future, and no STEM company has more fun - so come join us this summer in living out our motto: "Bringing the Future to People...Today.” *Open to Kindergarten and First Graders ONLY.
K-1 All the STEM classes are offered on Thursday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Tennis - Fridays
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 Friday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Coder Kids - Fridays
Coding Foundations (K-2)
🧠 Develop a strong foundation in logic and computational thinking, the core of all learning and coding! 🎮 Use the best in logic games and apps like Robot Turtles, Osmo, Lightbot, CodeKarts, and Code.org to practice overcoming logic challenges and prepare for more advanced topics! 🚀
Coder Kids classes are offered on Friday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Third Grade
Third Grade ASA Offerings
- Zen Kids Yoga - Mondays
- Creative Chefs - Mondays
- Fencing - Mondays
- Ceramics - Tuesdays and Fridays
- Chess - Tuesdays
- Tae Kwon Do - Wednesdays
- Musical Theater - Wednesdays
- Coder Kids - Wednesdays
- Gymnastics - Thursdays
- Golf - Thursdays
- Tennis - Fridays
Zen Kids Yoga - Mondays
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 - Fourth Grade Yoga classes are offered on Monday.
Class time: 3:30–4:30pm
Materials needed: Shorts under uniform dresses. *Yoga mats provided but you may bring and store your own on campus.
Creative Chefs - Mondays
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
Fencing - Mondays
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
Ceramics - Tuesdays and Fridays
This ceramics course, taught by Glassell 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 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. This ceramics course, taught by Glassell 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.
Third - Fifth Grade Ceramics classes are offered on Tuesday and Friday.
Class time: 3:30–4:30pm
Chess - Tuesdays
Chess Wizards is a premier chess education company providing fun, informative and challenging chess lessons to students. Chess Wizards teaches children many important life concepts, such as learning the ability to win graciously and accept defeat with dignity and sportsmanship. Students will be divided into groups according to their chess experience. At the end of this session, each student would have had the chance to participate in a mini-chess tournament.
Third - Fifth Grade Chess classes are offered on Tuesday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Tae Kwon Do - Wednesdays
Master Bruce and Olympia Tae Kwon Do are 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
Materials needed: Bring provided Tae Kwon Do uniform on class days. Uniforms are built into the cost of the class.
Musical Theater - Wednesdays
Young Audiences of Houston Arts Partner with iACT Houston: Disciplines to Make a Triple Threat!
This class will feature instruction in dance, singing, and acting that builds into the performance of a musical scene/showcase. This workshop gives students (trained and untrained alike) the opportunity to perform in a musical number. For participants who may be nervous on stage, performing in the chorus will allow them to cooperate with others in a group. For those who wish to step out of their own a little, performing special solos and leading routines will be offered. In the end all parts work together to make a very entertaining whole.
First - Fifth Grade Theater classes are offered on Wednesday.
Class time: 3:30–4:30pm
Coder Kids - Wednesdays
Gymnastics - Thursdays
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
Materials needed: Shorts under uniform dresses. Students will not change clothes for activity.
Golf - Thursdays
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. 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!
Third - Fifth Grade Golf classes are offered on Thursday.
Class Time: 3:30-4:30pm
Tennis - Fridays
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 Friday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Fourth-Fifth Grade
Fourth-Fifth Grade ASA Offerings
- K-4 Zen Kidz Yoga - Mondays
- Creative Chefs - Mondays
- Fencing - Mondays
- Ceramics - Tuesdays and Fridays
- Chess - Tuesdays
- Musical Theater - Wednesdays
- Coder Kids - Wednesdays
- Strategic Games Club - Wednesdays and Fridays
- Gymnastics - Thursdays
- Golf - Thursdays
- Tennis - Fridays
K-4 Zen Kidz Yoga - Mondays
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. *Not available for Fifth Grade.
Kindergarten - Fourth Grade Yoga classes are offered on Monday.
Class time: 3:30–4:30pm
Materials needed: Yoga mats provided, but you may bring and store your own on campus.
Creative Chefs - Mondays
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
Fencing - Mondays
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
Ceramics - Tuesdays and Fridays
This ceramics course, taught by Glassell 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 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. This ceramics course, taught by Glassell 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.
First - Fifth Grade Ceramics classes are offered on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Chess - Tuesdays
Chess Wizards is a premier chess education company providing fun, informative and challenging chess lessons to students. Chess Wizards teaches children many important life concepts, such as learning the ability to win graciously and accept defeat with dignity and sportsmanship. Students will be divided into groups according to their chess experience. At the end of this session, each student will have had the chance to participate in a mini chess tournament.
Third - Fifth Grade Chess classes are offered on Tuesday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
Musical Theater - Wednesdays
Young Audiences of Houston Arts Partner with iACT Houston: Disciplines to Make a Triple Threat!
This class will feature instruction in dance, singing, and acting that builds into the performance of a musical scene/showcase. This workshop gives students (trained and untrained alike) the opportunity to perform in a musical number. For participants who may be nervous on stage, performing in the chorus will allow them to cooperate with others in a group. For those who wish to step out of their own a little, performing special solos and leading routines will be offered. In the end all parts work together to make a very entertaining whole.
First - Fifth Grade Musical Theater classes are offered on Wednesday.
Class time: 3:30–4:30pm
Coder Kids - Wednesdays
Strategic Games Club - Wednesdays and Fridays
Would you like your child to meet with peers for weekly creativity and conflict resolution exercises? Would you like them to gain necessary experience for character and skill development, while learning to quickly assess situations to find best practice solutions? Would you believe me if I said they can gain all these skills and lessons while playing board games? Then join Mr. Sanchez for Strategic Games Club! Learn life-building skills while playing new and exciting card, board, and tabletop games! Broaden your horizons and expand your imagination while building socio-emotional skills with like-minded peers. Prep your pawns, collect your cards, and distribute your dice, it's time for the Strategic Games Club!
Third - Fifth Grade Strategic Games Club classes are offered on Wednesday and Friday.
Class time: 3:30–4:30pm
Gymnastics - Thursdays
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
Materials needed: Shorts under uniform dresses. *Students do not need to change clothes for activity.
Golf - Thursdays
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. 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!
Third - Fifth Grade Golf classes are offered on Thursday.
Class Time: 3:30-4:30pm
Tennis - Fridays
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 Friday.
Class Time: 3:30–4:30pm
The Fay School Piano Studio
The Fay School Piano Studio offers private piano lessons after school to students in Primary II through Fifth Grade. The program covers a wide variety of musical aspects, such as music reading, basic piano technique, musicianship, and performance. Piano encourages creativity, boosts self-esteem, develops fine motor skills, rhythm, and hand-eye coordination. It also improves concentration, discipline, focus, patience, as well as counting and math skills. Registration occurs with the piano teachers. Students must have a piano (acoustic or digital) so they can practice at home. Lessons are offered once a week, and the cost is $65/30-min lesson. To inquire about lesson availability, email pianoatfay@gmail.com.
Dr. Karina Praxedes Barnett
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
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.