Have it ALL after school this year!
+What is ALL?
+ How does it work?
Parents receive schedule and registration info a couple of weeks before the session begins (via fliers, WHAL) and can signup and pay online. Once the registration is closed, ALL volunteers tally up the results and send out confirmation emails to the parents. Once the class begins, children will meet their instructors in the PKP hallway after dismissal, where attendance will be taken before the kids are escorted to camp. Pick-up will be at 4:00 in the front entrance hallway (3:30 on Wednesday). We reserve the right to dismiss from the program (w/o refund) children who are picked up late more than once or who are disruptive in class.
+What else do I need to know?
● If needed, kids may eat a nut-free snack that can be eaten in the hall before class begins.
● Need-based scholarships are available
● No late registrations
● No refunds are given after the first week
● Kids in Clubhouse/Hepzibah will be picked up by staff in those programs
+What is ALL?
- Afterschool Learning at Longfellow (ALL) is a fee-based, after-school enrichment program that offers affordable, educational classes to all Longfellow students.
- Each class begins immediately after school dismissal and runs for 1 hour.
- ALL has 3 sessions (fall, winter, and spring) and operates M-Th most weeks of the year. Classes involve art, movement, STEAM and more!
+ How does it work?
Parents receive schedule and registration info a couple of weeks before the session begins (via fliers, WHAL) and can signup and pay online. Once the registration is closed, ALL volunteers tally up the results and send out confirmation emails to the parents. Once the class begins, children will meet their instructors in the PKP hallway after dismissal, where attendance will be taken before the kids are escorted to camp. Pick-up will be at 4:00 in the front entrance hallway (3:30 on Wednesday). We reserve the right to dismiss from the program (w/o refund) children who are picked up late more than once or who are disruptive in class.
+What else do I need to know?
● If needed, kids may eat a nut-free snack that can be eaten in the hall before class begins.
● Need-based scholarships are available
● No late registrations
● No refunds are given after the first week
● Kids in Clubhouse/Hepzibah will be picked up by staff in those programs
Spring 2024-2025 CLASS SCHEDULE AND OFFERINGS
REGISTRATION OPENS: March 10th
www.homeroom.com/sites/longfellow-elementary-oak-park/enrichment
ALL Policies (reference for Parents) (PDF)
Spring ALL Brochure (PDF)
Spring ALL Program Guide
www.homeroom.com/sites/longfellow-elementary-oak-park/enrichment
ALL Policies (reference for Parents) (PDF)
Spring ALL Brochure (PDF)
Spring ALL Program Guide
- Registration will open March 10th
- ALL registrations are handled online, via Homeroom: ALL Spring 2025 Registration
- Payment: Online (preferred) or via check made payable to Longfellow PTO, delivered to Yulonda Nicols at front desk. Please specify your child’s name/course name on the memo line.
- Scholarships: A limited number of need-based scholarships are available based on eligibility for free or reduced-fee lunch. You can apply for one scholarship per child per session. If applying for a scholarship, reach out to [email protected] for a registration code
- Classes are filled on a first come, first served basis.
- No refunds are issued after the first week of classes and classes may be canceled due to insufficient enrollment.
Spring 2024-2025 Class Descriptions
Visit the homeroom website to view class descriptions and register: https://www.homeroom.com/sites/longfellow-elementary-oak-park/enrichment
Visit the homeroom website to view class descriptions and register: https://www.homeroom.com/sites/longfellow-elementary-oak-park/enrichment
Monday
Tuesday
Thursday
- Flag Football (3-5) By Legacy Sports: Run by our partners at Legacy Sports Camp, kids will learn the fundamentals and play flag football in a fun, safe, challenging and energetic environment.Through fun and exciting theatre games, students learn the basics of creative dramatics while being introduced to the wonderful world of theatre. Students get to create a new character each week by engaging in the art of story theatre!
- Library Club (3-5), with Ms. Shea: Join Ms. Shea in the Longfellow Library for an hour of reading with friends, reviewing books, designing bookmarks, creating displays, and learning more about how the library works.
- Sketch and Stroll (K-2): By Ms. Tatro and Ms. Bielecki: Kids will receive a sketchbook and join Ms. Tatro and Ms. Bielecki in exploring the outdoors (weather permitting), drawing, and sharing what they see in a class that combines social-emotional learning, drawing and movement.
Tuesday
- Actors’ Studio (K-2), by The Actors’ Garden: The Actors Garden will teach kids all about theatre fun through theatre games, story theatre and improvisation.
- Blazing Bears (3-5) By Ms. Keto, Ms. Russ and Jenn May Rosen: A running club centered on girls/nonbinary kids (but open to all) grades 3-5 to empower and improve confidence through running and leadership skills!
- Talent Show/Improv Games (3-5) by Ms. Utter: Do you want to be part of the Longfellow Talent Show? This class will be an opportunity to get involved, improve your act, create an act, and play fun improv games in the process. We will help students develop their acts, allow time for acts to practice, and create new acts based on common interest. This class is also for students who want to help back stage, or write the script for the MC's. PLEASE NOTE: Students can still participate in the talent show without being in this ALL Class. Any questions, please reach out to Mrs. Utter at [email protected].
- Good Food Experience (K-5), by Schoolhouse Kitchen: Students will learn practical and impressive culinary skills. While cooking, our enthusiastic instructors weave lessons about everything from biodiversity to food culture through the conversation. Our kid tested recipes and techniques are designed to inspire a lifetime of fun in the kitchen and are shared with families to continue the learning at home.
- Spheros Robotics (3-5), by Oak Park Educational Foundation: Sphero BOLT packs a whole ton of fun in its sphere. More than just a robot toy for kids, this programmable robot will help you learn how to code while completing fun and engaging activities! Participants will engage in increasingly complex challenges that flex their critical thinking, creative confidence, teamwork, and coding skills. Bring your D97 iPad for every session.
- ELFI Studio Sings: Broadway Journey (3-5), By ELFI Studio: Lights, Curtain, Action!! Join ELFI Studio on a BROADWAY JOURNEY as we prepare to hit the stage! Students will sing their hearts out, move those dancing feet, and act their faces off in this fun musical theater revue class. Expect numbers from shows including The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Six, and more! Students will shine on stage in their culminating performance on the last day of class.
- Garden Club (K-2): by Sarah Enloe Does your kid bring home rocks, cicada shells, sticks, acorns, or leaves? Check out the Garden Club! We will be getting muddy and we go outside even if it's lightly raining. If it's lightning or raining buckets, we craft (still messy). This Spring we will be planting seeds and seedlings, adding worms and compost to the garden, and preparing the garden for summer! Email [email protected] with questions.
- Amigos Club Spanish (K-5) by Chess Scholars: Learning Spanish is as easy as uno, dos, tres! In Amigos, children will learn the vocabulary basics of animals, food, numbers, colors, shapes, greetings, days of the week and more. We will be singing, clapping, and counting our way towards learning the Spanish Language.
Thursday
- Giving Artfully (2-5), by Giving Artfully: Led by BASE Camp favorite Ms. Tania, Giving Artfully enables children to make a difference by helping others through crafting. GA believes that the process of creating is a valuable tool to teach kids about the concept of giving, so that they may give to others, in their own way, after they complete this program. Past projects include creating kindness bags with necessities for those in need, and toys for the cats and dogs at Animal Care League, and to raise money for Beyond Hunger!
- Legacy Soccer (K-2) By Legacy Sports: Kids will scrimmage, participate in age-appropriate drills to reinforce their knowledge of the game, and most importantly, have fun!
- Good Food Experience (K-5), by Schoolhouse Kitchen: Students will learn practical and impressive culinary skills.. While cooking, our enthusiastic instructors weave lessons about everything from biodiversity to food culture through the conversation. Our kid tested recipes and techniques are designed to inspire a lifetime of fun in the kitchen and are shared with families to continue the learning at home.
The ALL Team
Have questions or suggestions? Email one of our ALL volunteers:
- Claire Battle [email protected]
- Dave Lucas Kamm at [email protected]