Enrichment Classes

Each trimester, Belmont Day offers a range of exciting classes led by enthusiastic teachers.

Enrichment classes are offered Monday through Thursday, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis and is often limited to ten students per class. Our classes often fill, and we maintain waiting lists when this occurs.

We do not move students to alternate classes once the trimester has begun to ensure the quality of the program, curriculum, and classroom community.

Below are our class offerings for Trimester 1 of the 2024-25 school year.

If an enrichment class must be unexpectedly canceled on a given day, students will join After School for the class period.

Mondays

Yoga Theater – pre-k to grade 2 | Mrs. Peterman | $320
Students will build focus, strength, flexibility, mindfulness, and self-management through fun games, music, and activities. They will practice yoga poses, breathing techniques, self-calming tools, and more.

Naturalists at Work – grades 1 & 2 | Profe Restrepo| $320
Through data collection, research, and conservation activities, students will learn about and observe nature. Activities include scavenger hunts, identifying trees, classifying plants, birdwatching, backyard art, camping preparation, hiking, and more.

Money Math Finance – grades 3 & 5 | Mr. Mitch | $336
Managing money and developing financial goals are essential life skills. Through simulations and hands-on activities, students will learn about setting goals, making a budget, debt, credit cards, FICO scores, mortgages, and taxes.

Tuesdays

Puppet Pals – pre-k & kindergarten | Mr. Parsons | $320
Students will create colorful puppets, master puppetry techniques with engaging voice and movement activities, and explore beloved puppets and shows from around the world.

Chess Wizards – grades 1 & 2 | Mr. Harrison | $320
This class emphasizes logic, tactics, and sportsmanship. It is based on a discovery-based curriculum that inspires students to think ahead, visualize their goals, treat others respectfully, and learn from their mistakes. Open to all skill levels, students will build upon their knowledge through lessons, tournaments, and variation games.

Sewing Design – grades 3 to 5 | Ms. Chelsea | $432
Students will develop skills to become confident and independent sewers. Techniques and skills will include sketching and design, hand stitching, machine stitching, and more. Students will experience each step of turning a creative vision into unique art pieces.

Wednesdays

Craftastic – pre-k & kindergarten | Ms. Vitale | $320
Combining stories and art, students will sculpt clay, make collages, and paint with watercolors to make crafts based on the books read aloud. Students will explore their creativity and discuss the books we read while crafting with their friends.

Outdoor Science Adventure – grades 1 & 2 | Mr. Fox | $320
This adventure-filled class will get students outdoors to explore the amazing natural world. Activities will include making an eclipse on a stick, daytime moonwalks, and testing hypotheses about (en) lightning bugs.

Metalsmiths: Jewelry Design – grades 3 to 5 | Profe Restrepo | $370
Working with copper, resin, beads, and string, students will explore and combine different materials and techniques to create jewelry and wire pieces. The projects will include techniques such as hammering, wire wrapping, stringing, crimping, and using jump rings.

Thursdays

Action Bus – pre-k & kindergarten | Coach Jen | $375
This mobile gym features tumbling tools plus fun and age-appropriate obstacle courses. Students will learn to use a zip line, trapeze bar, and hanging rings while developing their gross motor and tumbling skills.

Book Design – grades 1 & 2 | Mr. Todd | $576
This class will be led by Scholastic graphic novelist Jonathan Todd, author/illustrator of “Timid.” In the first five classes, participants will learn to draw characters from cartoons, video games, and children’s books and design their own characters. During later lessons, students will design coloring pages and a cover for their unique coloring book.

Speech and Debate – grades 3 to 5 | TBA | $366
Confidence-building exercises will reinforce the fundamentals of public speaking, including posture, articulation, and vocal expression. Speech-writing workshops will guide students in crafting strong theses and using precise rhetoric. With tailored lessons, exercises, games, speeches, and in-class presentations, participants will learn how to construct, deliver, and respond to an argument and speak confidently in any setting.