Casey, we have an ACE program (After Class Enrichment). We pay parents and high school kids $20/hr to teach a 4 week class. Classes have included Origami, Chess, Arts & Crafts, Kickball, Yoga, Babysitting, Panata Making, Sign Language. We charge the students $5 for the four weeks plus any materials cost. Last fall we offered 25 classes and had over 30% of our students enrolled. It ends us being a wash financially. Some high school kids do it for community Service Credit. jane
Don't know if this will help any, but our school has let the Scouts come in. Even though the school is not really affiliated with us and does not sponsor us we use their facility. The Girl Scouts used the facility for awhile but they have moved to one of the leaders houses for their cooking and sewing badges. The Scouts do things all year round so this maybe something for the kids to stay involved in durring the summer too.
Also at the school they have a literature debate club, after school tutoring, drama club, music and band also have after school activities.
Other popular after-school classes/clubs we offer include karate, jumprope, choir, Hands-On science, and "Today's Girl/Kid" (how to wrap a gift, set the table, manners, simple cooking, etc.). I've also saw a school who got Home Depot to offer a series of their "kid workshops."
