Growing Outdoors at Oak Hills Elementary
Spring Trimester Registration is OPEN!
Spring Trimester Registration Closes March 5th
Spring Trimester Exploratory descriptions are listed below
- Spring Trimester Exploratories will begin on Monday, March 10th.
- Exploratories will meet 6-8 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: 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 OPUSD 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 an additional fee of $25 per exploratory.
*Please note that these are the exploratories being offered for the Spring Trimester (March 10 – May 9).
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Kindergarten Exploratories: Spring Trimester
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Hip Hop Dance! – 1:20pm – 2:15pm
Are you ready to ROCK! Learn the basic techniques of dance and how to move to the beat. We promote a healthy lifestyle through fun, physical activity that encourages self-expression through music and movement. This is a performance-based class, designed to help students gain confidence and self-esteem. We teach age-appropriate dance routines to pop music and classics from the past!
Cost: $180 (6 Classes) Class Dates: March 10, 24, 31; April 7, 21, 28 (No class: March 17; April 14; May 5)
Fantastic Gymnastics! – 1:20pm – 2:15pm – 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: $200 (7 Classes) Class Dates: March 11, 18, 25; April 1, 8, 22, 29 (No class: April 15; May 6)
Sketchbook Adventures! – 1:20pm – 2:15pm
Students will receive a sketchbook that they’ll use for the entire trimester. Students will customize their sketchbook and mindfully fill it with weekly exercises, stories, characters, and other activities that help students reach the limits of their imagination. Students will leave this program with these projects in hand and have much stronger confidence in their ability to draw, compose, and express their ideas.
Cost: $220 (7 Classes) Class Dates: Class Dates: March 13, 20, 27; April 3, 10, 24; May 1 (No class: April 17; May 8)
1st – 3rd Grade Exploratories: Spring Trimester
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Academic Chess! – 2:40pm – 3:40pm
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: $185 (7 Classes) Class Dates: March 10, 24, 31; April 7, 21, 28; May 5 (No class: March 17; April 14)
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Hip Hop Dance! – 2:40pm – 3:40pm
Are you ready to ROCK! Learn the basic techniques of dance and how to move to the beat. We promote a healthy lifestyle through fun, physical activity that encourages self-expression through music and movement. This is a performance-based class, designed to help students gain confidence and self-esteem. We teach age-appropriate dance routines to pop music and classics from the past!
Cost: $205 (7 Classes) Class Dates: March 10, 24, 31; April 7, 21, 28; May 5 (No class: March 17; April 14)
Fantastic Gymnastics! – 2:40pm – 3:40pm – 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: $225 (8 Classes) Class Dates: March 11, 18, 25; April 1, 8, 22, 29; May 6 (No class: April 15)
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GO Science! – 2:40pm – 3:40pm – Click here to view flier!
Biologists, Chemists, and Archeologists, oh my! Come join this exciting and hands-on exploratory with a new experiment each week. We will learn how the scientific process works by asking questions, making a hypothesis, and seeing the results right there in front of us! Each week is a new scientific mystery to solve… let’s work together to figure it out!
Cost: $195 (8 Classes) Class Dates: March 11, 18, 25; April 1, 8, 22, 29; May 6 (No class: April 15)
Glass Art Fusion! – 2:40pm – 3:40pm – 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: $260 + $20 materials fee (8 Classes) Class Dates: March 12, 19, 26; April 2, 9, 23, 30; May 7 (No class: April 16)
Sketchbook Adventures! – 2:40pm – 3:40pm
Students will receive a sketchbook that they’ll use for the entire trimester. Students will customize their sketchbook and mindfully fill it with weekly exercises, stories, characters, and other activities that help students reach the limits of their imagination. Students will leave this program with these projects in hand and have much stronger confidence in their ability to draw, compose, and express their ideas.
Cost: $250 (8 Classes) Class Dates: March 13, 20, 27; April 3, 10, 24; May 1, 8 (No class: April 17)
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LEGO Engineering! – 2:40pm – 3:40pm
Mini figures unite! It’s time to join the wonderful world of Mini figures, LEGO® bricks, and engineering. Our LEGO® STEM class is the perfect place for young minds to explore, create, and discover the endless possibilities of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Cost: $230 (8 Classes) Class Dates: March 13, 20, 27; April 3, 10, 24; May 1, 8 (No class: April 17)
Kinflow! – 1:15pm – 2:15pm – Click here to watch a KinFlow video!
*This exploratory is open to 1st-5th grade students
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: $240 (8 Classes) Class Dates: March 14, 21, 28; April 4, 11, 25; May 2, 9 (No class: April 18)
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Woodworking: Train Project! – 1:15pm – 2:15pm – Click here to view flier!
*This exploratory is open to students in 1st-5th Grade
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: $240 + $45 materials fee (8 Classes) Class Dates: March 14, 21, 28; April 4, 11, 25; May 2, 9 (No class: April 18)
4th – 5th Grade Exploratories: Spring Trimester
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Academic Chess! – 3:05pm – 4:05pm
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: $185 (7 Classes) Class Dates: March 10, 24, 31; April 7, 21, 28; May 5 (No class: March 17; April 14)
GO Science! – 3:05pm – 4:05pm – Click here to view flier!
Biologists, Chemists, and Archeologists, oh my! Come join this exciting and hands-on exploratory with a new experiment each week. We will learn how the scientific process works by asking questions, making a hypothesis, and seeing the results right there in front of us! Each week is a new scientific mystery to solve… let’s work together to figure it out!
Cost: $195 (8 Classes) Class Dates: March 11, 18, 25; April 1, 8, 22, 29; May 6 (No class: April 15)
Glass Art Fusion! – 3:05pm – 4:05pm – 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: $260 + $20 materials fee (8 Classes) Class Dates: March 12, 19, 26; April 2, 9, 23, 30; May 7 (No class: April 16)
LEGO Engineering! – 3:05pm – 4:05pm
Mini figures unite! It’s time to join the wonderful world of Mini figures, LEGO® bricks, and engineering. Our LEGO® STEM class is the perfect place for young minds to explore, create, and discover the endless possibilities of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Cost: $230 (8 Classes) Class Dates: March 13, 20, 27; April 3, 10, 24; May 1, 8 (No class: April 17)
Woodworking: Train Project! – 1:15pm – 2:15pm – Click here to view flier
*This exploratory is open to students in 1st-5th Grade
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: $240 + $45 materials fee (8 Classes) Class Dates: March 14, 21, 28; April 4, 11, 25; May 2, 9 (No class: April 18)
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Kinflow! – 1:15pm – 2:15pm – Click here to watch a KinFlow video!
*This exploratory is open to 1st-5th grade students
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: $240 (8 Classes) Class Dates: March 14, 21, 28; April 4, 11, 25; May 2, 9 (No class: April 18)
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Why aren’t Transitional Kindergarten (TK) exploratories offered?
What happens on Fridays after school gets out before the exploratories begin?
What happens if my child participates in Club Oak Park?
What is the additional "Facility Use" fee in my registration?
OPUSD charges Growing Outdoors “rent” to provide our programming to Brookside families. These fees are set by the OPUSD school board.
Growing Outdoors has separated this expense from our tuition to help you better understand what your payment is going towards!
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 divided into trimesters?
Why are the exploratories priced differently?
What does my exploratory tuition pay for?
- 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!