Penguin Clubs are enrichment and recreational after-school activities. The program is well balanced with an emphasis on the combination of education and recreation. Clubs fall into three categories: Arts & Crafts, Physical Movement, and Enrichment.
- Students in Arts & Crafts clubs create or decorate objects.
- Physical Movement clubs encourage students to get moving through sports, aquatic programs, dance and active games.
- Enrichment clubs introduce students to life skills and academics related activities.
Pre-K
- No clubs during first half of the year.
- One water-game activity per week (Splash), beginning Term 3
Kinder
- One water-game activity per week (Splash) in Terms 1, 2 & Winter Term.
- Up to three clubs per week in Terms 3 & 4
Grade 1-5
- Up to three clubs per week in Terms 1, 2, 3 & 4.
- One club per week in Winter Term.
Club Guidelines
Guidelines for Participating in Penguin Clubs
- The student should attend all days of the activity unless s/he is sick.
- If a student misses a session without permission of the instructor, s/he may be removed from the club.
- The student should arrive to each club session on time. Kindergarten and grade one students will be taken from their classroom to the south cafeteria to meet their club instructor.
- Aquatics clubs participants: parents are responsible to arrange transport to and from the pool and to help with their swimmers getting changed.
- A parent/guardian must collect the student promptly at the end of the club period.
- Groups meet from 15:30 to 16:30 on their designated day(s).
To cancel participation in the club please email plife@aas.ru.
Available Penguin Clubs
Club Participants
Penguin Clubs Dates to Remember 2019-20
|
Start / End Dates |
Registration Period |
Participant Lists |
|---|---|---|
| Term 1 September 9 - October 17, 2019 |
August 28 - September 3, 2019 | September 4, 2019 |
| Term 2 November 4 - December 12, 2019 |
October 16 - October 29, 2019 | October 30, 2019 |
| Winter Term January 20 - February 13, 2020 |
December 11 - January 14, 2020 | January 15, 2020 |
| Term 3 February 24 - April 2, 2020 |
February 5 - February 11, 2020 | February 12, 2020 |
| Term 4 April 20 - May 28, 2020 |
April 1 - April 14, 2020 | April 15, 2020 |
Aquatic clubs such as Swim Club, Deep End Water Games, and Splash are offered to students as part of elementary Penguin Clubs after school program serving students in grades Pre-K through grade five. For specific days, times, and relevant participants ages, please check the elementary Penguin Clubs schedule during the sign-up periods.
ES Swim Club
Stroke Development
PreK Water Games
Swimmers will swim in the shallow pool only. Please note that it is the parents’ responsibility to arrange transport to and from the pool and to help with their swimmers getting changed.
K-1 Water Games
Focuses on swimmers becoming more confident in the water through a variety of instructor-supervised activities and games. Swimmers will swim in the shallow pool only. Please note that it is the parents’ responsibility to arrange transport to and from the pool and to help with their swimmers getting changed.
Deep End Water Games
Open to all ES swimmers Level 3 and above. Swimmers are required to be confident in deep water.
Saturday Swim Program
These programs are designed to help the AAS community feel safer in and around water.
Private Swim Lessons
Mother Language Program
Students have the opportunity to become communicatively competent in the four skill areas of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in their mother tongue.
SportZone
ES Drama Club
A popular ES after-school activity, the Drama Club focuses on developing public speaking and performance skills with students in Grades 3-5.