Growing Outdoors at Mariposa Elementary
Spring Trimester – Happening Now!
Spring Trimester Registration closed February 26th
Spring Trimester Exploratory descriptions are listed below
- Spring Trimester Exploratories begin on Monday, March 3rd.
- Exploratories will meet 7-9 times, depending on the day of the week and the grade level.
- Exploratories take place Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday each week.
- Exploratories are divided into three age groups: TK-Kindergarten, First-Third Grade, and Fourth-Fifth Grade.
- There is an additional $25 “Facility Use Fee” per exploratory. This helps Growing Outdoors pay for the “rent” that LVUSD charges to run our program on campus.
- Registration must be completed and submitted online.
- Any late registrations are at the discretion of the Growing Outdoors Director based on enrollment and staffing. All late registrations will be charged a fee of $25 per exploratory
*Please note that these are the exploratories being offered for the Spring Trimester (March 3 – May 9).
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TK – Kindergarten Exploratories: Spring Trimester
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Mindful Mondays Yoga! *Waitlisted* – 1:35pm – 2:30pm – Click here to view flier!
Yoga encourages movement, creativity, and playfulness. Through music, books and age-appropriate games yoga poses will be taught to help develop focus, concentration, self-regulation, and confidence. Yoga improves children’s physical and mental well-being.
“Just like a flower needs sunlight to bloom, our minds need mindfulness to shine brightly”
-Thich Nhat Hanh
Cost: $230 (8 Classes) Class Dates: March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; April 7, 28; May 5 (No class: April 14, 21)
Tuesday Yoga class still has space! Same class, different day!
Thoughtful Tuesdays Yoga! – 1:35pm – 2:30pm – Click here to view flier!
Yoga encourages movement, creativity, and playfulness. Through music, books and age-appropriate games yoga poses will be taught to help develop focus, concentration, self-regulation, and confidence. Yoga improves children’s physical and mental well-being.
“Just like a flower needs sunlight to bloom, our minds need mindfulness to shine brightly”
-Thich Nhat Hanh
Cost: $255 (9 Classes) Class Dates: March 4, 11, 18, 25; April 1, 8, 22, 29; May 6 (No class: April 15)
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GO Art! – 1:35pm – 2:30pm – Click here to view flier!
Join us as we explore the colorful universe of art techniques, mediums, & history! Students will dabble in watercolors, pastels, charcoal and more while engaging with their inner artist and utilizing challenging techniques including perspectives, blending, and proportions. This exploratory will focus on the many disciplines of the practice of art, such as patience with the process, working independently, sharing art experiences, and encouraging art and creation in others.
Cost: $180 (9 Classes) Class Dates: March 4, 11, 18, 25; April 1, 8, 22, 29; May 6 (No class: April 15)
Sports and More! – 1:10pm – 2:10pm
Our class will take your child away from the screens and into the sun. Participants will exercise and have fun while learning fundamental skills of each game, social skills, teamwork, and sportsmanship.
Cost: $225 (9 Classes) Class Dates: March 5, 12, 19, 26; April 2, 9, 23, 30; May 7 (No class: April 16)
*For students enrolled in this exploratory, Growing Outdoors provides a supervised lunch period before the exploratory begins at 1:15.
Kinflow! – 1:35pm – 2:30pm – Click here to watch a KinFlow video!
KinFlow is a new and engaging mindful team sport that fuses fitness and mindfulness into an immersive sporting experience for all ages, genders, and skill levels alike. As both a sport and learning tool, it is inclusive in nature, promoting healthy competition, mental/physical fitness, and teamwork! For more info on the field disc sport, please visit www.kinflow.com
Cost: $250 (8 Classes) Class Dates: March 6, 20, 27; April 3, 10, 24; May 1, 8 (No class: March 13; April 17)
Fantastic Gymnastics! – 1:35pm – 2:30pm – Click here to view flier!
GroovinKids brings the studio experience right to your child’s school! Our gymnastics program offers a safe and fun environment for your child to learn rolls, bridges, cartwheels, handstands, and more. Our attentive and highly trained coaches know how to challenge and support our students and keep them excited for the next class. Each lesson includes a fun warm up, skill work and circuits, and a gymnastics game and stickers to finish. We hope to see you soon!
Cost: $220 (7 Classes) Class Dates: March 7, 28; April 4, 11, 25; May 2, 9 (No class: March 14, 21; April 18)
1st – 3rd Grade Exploratories: Spring Trimester
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Mindful Mondays Yoga! – 2:55pm – 3:55pm – Click here to view flier!
Yoga encourages movement, creativity, and playfulness. Through music, books and age-appropriate games yoga poses will be taught to help develop focus, concentration, self-regulation, and confidence. Yoga improves children’s physical and mental well-being.
“Just like a flower needs sunlight to bloom, our minds need mindfulness to shine brightly”
-Thich Nhat Hanh
Cost: $230 (8 Classes) Class Dates: March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; April 7, 28; May 5 (No class: April 14, 21)
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Woodworking: Train Project! – 2:55pm – 3:55pm – Click here to view flier!
All aboard the Growing Outdoors Express!!! This fall, we’re building our own train to transport us to new places around the world. Trains are possibly the greatest mode of travel of all time, allowing us to discover different areas easily, transport supplies, and expand civilization! Our trained instructors will teach you how to saw, glue, sand, and more to be able to complete the project using the skills you learn. At the end of the session, you will add your own touches to your train, so it stands out wherever it goes!
Cost: $250 + $45 materials fee (8 Classes) Class Dates: March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; April 7, 28; May 5 (No class: April 14, 21)
Thoughtful Tuesdays Yoga! – 1:35pm – 2:30pm – Click here to view flier!
Yoga encourages movement, creativity, and playfulness. Through music, books and age-appropriate games yoga poses will be taught to help develop focus, concentration, self-regulation, and confidence. Yoga improves children’s physical and mental well-being.
“Just like a flower needs sunlight to bloom, our minds need mindfulness to shine brightly”
-Thich Nhat Hanh
Cost: $255 (9 Classes) Class Dates: March 4, 11, 18, 25; April 1, 8, 22, 29; May 6 (No class: April 15)
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Sew Fun! – 2:55pm – 3:55pm – Click here to view flier!
Ripped a hole in your favorite backpack? A button popped off your coat? Not to worry! Growing Outdoors is here to guide students in developing the incredibly helpful life skill of sewing! Not only can sewing help solve the issue of rips and tears from everyday life, it can also inspire creativity, boost problem-solving and fine-motor skill coordination, and – our favorite part – IT’S FUN! Together we will explore hand-sewing, sewing machines (provided), and everything in-between. We hope to sew together soon!
Cost: $260 (9 Classes) Class Dates: March 4, 11, 18, 25; April 1, 8, 22, 29; May 6 (No class: April 15)
Sports and More! – 1:15pm – 2:15pm
Our class will take your child away from the screens and into the sun. Participants will exercise and have fun while learning fundamental skills of each game, social skills, teamwork, and sportsmanship.
Cost: $225 (9 Classes) Class Dates: March 5, 12, 19, 26; April 2, 9, 23, 30; May 7 (No class: April 16)
*For students enrolled in this exploratory, Growing Outdoors provides a supervised lunch period before the exploratory begins at 1:15.
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Academic Chess! – 1:15pm – 2:15pm
*This exploratory is open to 1st-5th grade students only
We are devoted to promoting the merits of chess among children by using stories, dances, and catchy songs to make the game of chess exciting and easy to understand. Children participating in our program: Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills; Have better concentration and mental discipline; Gain confidence and have lots of FUN!!! All students in the chess club receive an exclusive Academic Chess workbook, prizes for good sportsmanship and participate in the “BIG TOURNAMENT” on the last day where all kids take home a prize! New and returning students are welcome!
Cost: $260 (9 Classes) Class Dates: March 5, 12, 19, 26; April 2, 9, 23, 30; May 7 (No class: April 16)
*For students enrolled in this exploratory, Growing Outdoors provides a supervised lunch period before the exploratory begins at 1:15.
Kinflow! – 2:55pm – 3:55pm – Click here to watch a KinFlow video!
KinFlow is a new and engaging mindful team sport that fuses fitness and mindfulness into an immersive sporting experience for all ages, genders, and skill levels alike. As both a sport and learning tool, it is inclusive in nature, promoting healthy competition, mental/physical fitness, and teamwork! For more info on the field disc sport, please visit www.kinflow.com
Cost: $250 (8 Classes) Class Dates: March 6, 20, 27; April 3, 10, 24; May 1, 8 (No class: March 13; April 17)
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Glass Art Fusion! – 2:55pm – 3:55pm – Click here for a neat video about Fireglass Studio!
Growing Outdoors and Fire Glass Studio are proud to offer a unique art enrichment program! In this class, participants will discover the amazing world of fused-glass and mixed-media. Each student will create beautiful projects such as candle holders, holiday ornaments, small dishes, suncatchers, and much more. Come learn how to cut, shape, and form glass to make amazing artworks out of glass and other media too!
Cost: $270 + $20 materials fee (8 Classes) Class Dates: March 6, 20, 27; April 3, 10, 24; May 1, 8 (No class: March 13; April 17)
Fantastic Gymnastics! – 2:55pm – 3:55pm – Click here to view flier!
GroovinKids brings the studio experience right to your child’s school! Our gymnastics program offers a safe and fun environment for your child to learn rolls, bridges, cartwheels, handstands, and more. Our attentive and highly trained coaches know how to challenge and support our students and keep them excited for the next class. Each lesson includes a fun warm up, skill work and circuits, and a gymnastics game and stickers to finish. We hope to see you soon!
Cost: $220 (7 Classes) Class Dates: March 7, 28; April 4, 11, 25; May 2, 9 (No class: March 14, 21; April 18)
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Adventures in Watercolor! – 2:55pm – 3:55pm
Here’s where you learn how to draw and paint! In this class, students learn the basics of painting pictures – from shadows, shapes, and colors to portraits, landscapes, and comics. Kids will end this program with new skills, greater confidence, and visual and creative thinking skills that will last a lifetime. All levels of experience are welcome! The class is taught by local painter Miles Lewis who will guide beginning students through fun fresh projects and happily help more advanced artists to develop the skills for their own picture ideas. All materials are included. Students will have paintings to take home every week.
Cost: $220 (7 Classes) Class Dates: March 7, 28; April 4, 11, 25; May 2, 9 (No class: March 14, 21; April 18)
4th – 5th Grade Exploratories: Spring Trimester
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Woodworking: Train Project! – 3:20pm – 4:20pm – Click here to view flier!
All aboard the Growing Outdoors Express!!! This fall, we’re building our own train to transport us to new places around the world. Trains are possibly the greatest mode of travel of all time, allowing us to discover different areas easily, transport supplies, and expand civilization! Our trained instructors will teach you how to saw, glue, sand, and more to be able to complete the project using the skills you learn. At the end of the session, you will add your own touches to your train, so it stands out wherever it goes!
Cost: $250 + $45 materials fee (8 Classes) Class Dates: March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; April 7, 28; May 5 (No class: April 14, 21)
Sew Fun! – 3:20pm – 4:20pm – Click here to view flier!
Ripped a hole in your favorite backpack? A button popped off your coat? Not to worry! Growing Outdoors is here to guide students in developing the incredibly helpful life skill of sewing! Not only can sewing help solve the issue of rips and tears from everyday life, it can also inspire creativity, boost problem-solving and fine-motor skill coordination, and – our favorite part – IT’S FUN! Together we will explore hand-sewing, sewing machines (provided), and everything in-between. We hope to sew together soon!
Cost: $260 (9 Classes) Class Dates: March 4, 11, 18, 25; April 1, 8, 22, 29; May 6 (No class: April 15)
Academic Chess! – 1:15pm – 2:15pm
*This exploratory is open to 1st-5th grade students
We are devoted to promoting the merits of chess among children by using stories, dances, and catchy songs to make the game of chess exciting and easy to understand. Children participating in our program: Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills; Have better concentration and mental discipline; Gain confidence and have lots of FUN!!! All students in the chess club receive an exclusive Academic Chess workbook, prizes for good sportsmanship and participate in the “BIG TOURNAMENT” on the last day where all kids take home a prize! New and returning students are welcome!
Cost: $260 (9 Classes) Class Dates: March 5, 12, 19, 26; April 2, 9, 23, 30; May 7 (No class: April 16)
*For students enrolled in this exploratory, Growing Outdoors provides a supervised lunch period before the exploratory begins at 1:15.
Kinflow! – 3:20pm – 4:20pm – Click here to watch a KinFlow video!
KinFlow is a new and engaging mindful team sport that fuses fitness and mindfulness into an immersive sporting experience for all ages, genders, and skill levels alike. As both a sport and learning tool, it is inclusive in nature, promoting healthy competition, mental/physical fitness, and teamwork! For more info on the field disc sport, please visit www.kinflow.com
Cost: $250 (8 Classes) Class Dates: March 6, 20, 27; April 3, 10, 24; May 1, 8 (No class: March 13; April 17)
Adventures in Watercolor! – 3:20pm – 4:20pm
Here’s where you learn how to draw and paint! In this class, students learn the basics of painting pictures – from shadows, shapes, and colors to portraits, landscapes, and comics. Kids will end this program with new skills, greater confidence, and visual and creative thinking skills that will last a lifetime. All levels of experience are welcome! The class is taught by local painter Miles Lewis who will guide beginning students through fun fresh projects and happily help more advanced artists to develop the skills for their own picture ideas. All materials are included. Students will have paintings to take home every week.
Cost: 220 (7 Classes) Class Dates: March 7, 28; April 4, 11, 25; May 2, 9 (No class: March 14, 21; April 18)
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Why a new After-School Enrichment Program?
A few features of the Growing Outdoors program:
- We have a Site Coordinator on campus from before the first program begins until the last child is picked up! The Site Coordinator will be reachable by phone while program is running, have a health form for each child, a first aid kit, student lists, and release/emergency information.
- There is a Growing Outdoors Exploratory Leader in each class! Our trained staff person is there to focus on the students’ well being, while the vendor or Program Specialist will handle the instruction of the activity. Our staff person can help with any individual or emotional problems that may arise, so the instructor can focus on the activity as a whole. They will also handle attendance and dismissal (don’t forget to bring your picture ID!) so you can be sure that your child is well cared for.
- The Site Coordinator and each Exploratory Leader will have a walkie talkie so additional assistance is only a walkie talkie call away!
- Registration and payment for all after-school exploratories happens online, making it easier for you!
Will there be students from Sumac in the classes as well?
What happens if my child participates in the Cool Club extended care program?
What are the additional LVUSD fees in my registration?
LVUSD charges Growing Outdoors “rent” to provide our programming to Mariposa families. These fees are set by the district.
Growing Outdoors has separated this expense from our tuition to help you better understand what your payment is going towards!
Why are the exploratories divided into trimesters?
What do I do if my child has to miss an exploratory day?
Why does registration close before the first day of each exploratory?
Why are the exploratories priced differently?
What does my exploratory tuition pay for?
There are many factors that affect Growing Outdoors exploratory prices! These might include:
- We have a Site Coordinator on campus from before the first program begins until the last child is picked up!
- There is a Growing Outdoors Exploratory Leader in each class! Our trained staff person is there to focus on the students’ well-being, while the Vendor or Program Specialist will handle the instruction of the activity.
- We are dedicated to offering the highest quality after-school programs to our families! Each exploratory has a Vendor or Program Specialist who provides specialized and exciting instruction. To make this possible, each has a fee of their own which makes up the bulk of our exploratory pricing.
- Each school district requires use rental fees for all indoor and outdoor exploratory locations. These fees go directly back to your school district!
Is it possible for an exploratory to be cancelled?
Could an individual class meeting be cancelled?
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