At Grande Innovation Academy, we encourage scholars to participate in after-school enrichment programs. Clubs meet from 4:15 – 5:15 PM on the specified day. Pick-up occurs promptly at 5:15 PM in the front office. Each scholar must be prepaid in full before joining the club. Payment can be made in the office: Cash, check, credit/debit card. Clubs begin the week of August 20th and run through December 13th. Please contact the club sponsor directly for more information.
The following clubs will be held at Grande Innovation Academy during the 1st Semester:
Glee Club
Love to sing? Join our new glee club! You’ll be performing at GIA events.
Contact: Kim Calderone at [email protected]
Grades: K-8th.
Cost: $50
Day(s): Wednesdays
Jr Z / Girls in Action
If you are a girl in grades 5-8 and seek an opportunity to learn and grow, check out Girls in Action. Through discussion and activities, Girls in Action provide girls with the opportunity to think about and discuss challenges encountered in real-life while developing self-confidence, respect and leadership skills.
Contact: Ms. Fogarty, [email protected]
Grades: 5th-8th.
Cost: $50
Day(s): Tuesdays
Guitar
Learn basic chords …and what to do with them! Learn guitar techniques and playing styles with unconventional but effective lessons. After we learn some basics, you will learn what each of these electronic effects pedals do, as well as how my guitar synthesizer works…and be able to play through my effects pedals, to learn what each effect does to the guitar sound. So join the GIA Guitar Club and learn how to make and create some of the coolest sounds on earth! Oh yeah…you’ll a need a guitar to join…acoustic or electric.
Contact: Mr. Rebecchi at [email protected]
Grade: 5th-8th
Cost: $50
Day(s): Tuesdays
Garden
Love to grow veggies and help raise the chickens and ducks? Any scholar in K-8th grade can join the garden club. It’s recommended that scholars bring in an extra pair of old shoes or boots because the garden gets messy!
Contact: Mills at: [email protected]
Grades: K-8th
Cost: $75
Day(s): Thursdays
Lego Club
The GIA Lego after-school club emphasizes science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through the use of what students love most-toys and computers! The hands-on experiences through Lego’s relate to real-world activities by not only enhancing daily Common Core curriculum skills through rigorous, basic engineering, but builds collaborative and problem-solving skills across primary grade levels.
Contact: Mr. Salazar at [email protected]
Grades: 1st-2nd
Cost: $75
Days: Tuesdays
K-Kids
The Kiwanis offer this club to elementary scholars who are interested in leadership and service learning.
Contact: Mrs. Bielski at [email protected]
Grades: 3rd – 5th
Cost: $20
Days: Wednesdays
Robotics
This is a competitive league for 6th-8th graders.
Contact: Mrs. Newell at [email protected]
Grades: 6th-8th
Cost: $75
Days: Thursdays
Other After School Options:
Sports: All year/all ages. Email: [email protected]
Student Council (6th-8th Grade): Email: [email protected]
SADD: Student Against Destructive Decisions (6th-8th) Email: TBD
Tutoring: (2nd-8th): Offered M-TH, for Homework Help. Email: Your scholar’s teacher if attending
