Every family has its own schedule

We know that many families have work and obligations that extend beyond the end of the school day, which is why Triangle Day School offers after-school care and enrichment activities throughout the year.

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After-School Program

The After-School Program is designed to provide students with engaging activities and outdoor exploration after the end of the school day.

Offered from 3:00-6:00 PM, ASP provides students with:

  • a safe, comfortable, enjoyable experience
  • supported time to complete homework and assignments
  • snacks provided to all participants
  • play-based activities that allow children to interact with their friends and relax after a day of classes

After-School Program care is available to all TDS students throughout the school year on a drop-in basis, or families can choose a contract option for a discounted daily rate. Semester and full-year contracts can range from 2-5 days per week, based on your family’s needs.

Counselor-in-Training Program

Triangle Day School is proud to offer a Counselor-in-Training (CIT) program to enrolled 5th-8th grade students interested in taking on more responsibility and learning important leadership techniques and skills relating to communication, goal setting, teamwork, and problem solving. CIT program members also receive a discounted rate for After-School!

On their assigned days, CIT students join the After-School Program for snack/homework time and then help supervise younger students during organized activities and playtime until 6:00 PM. We count on CIT students to promote a fun and safe atmosphere in After-School!

Clubs & Extracurriculars

In addition to our After-School Program, TDS has expanded enrichment options for those students interested in extending their learning beyond school hours.

Students enrolled in a club or extracurricular activity meet their instructor directly after school and have time for a snack before their program begins. After the meeting ends, students can be picked up by their family or transition to After-School Program care.

Meetings run from 3:15-4:15 PM and are separated by grade-levels to ensure their activities are age-appropriate and engaging. Most clubs and extracurriculars meet once a week for ten weeks (with exceptions for programs associated with outside organizations), and each semester’s offerings may be different from the last!

2023 Fall Clubs:

Grade levels: TK-2nd, 3rd-5th
This afterschool program is designed to be a fun, age appropriate, hands-on educational journey through the world of art.

Grade levels: 3rd-5th
Meets twice a week
The TDS Cheerleading Program supports and promotes all aspects of the school including athletics, good sportsmanship, academic excellence, school spirit, and student leadership. Students in grades 2-5 may participate. This group will perform during basketball games, assemblies, and during major school events, like the Twister Trot.

Grade levels: 2nd-5th
We’ve partnered with Triangle Chess to bring this program to campus!

Chess gives students confidence that carries over to many other pursuits. Reading and math skills of children who play chess tend to soar. Their social skills increase substantially with respect to playing fairly, courage facing difficult situations or opponents, and the patience needed for exceptional timing.

Grade levels: 3rd-5th
Are you interested in mandalas, fabric dying, jewelry making, basic sewing, and other crafty pursuits? If the answer is yes, register for Crafting Club with Ms. Lazar and you will be guaranteed to make and take home some beautiful creations.

Grade levels: 6th-8th
Know how to play or looking to learn? Join with fellow middle schoolers to create characters and guide them through exciting, adventurous, and even dangerous quests. The stories are only limited by the imaginations of those who play.

Grade levels: 2nd-5th
Forge Fencing will introduce fencing to TDS with a variety of activities designed to develop coordination and competitive skills. According to their website, “students will learn about themselves, how their bodies work, and intellectual and competitive skills through the ancient art of swordplay.”

Grade levels: TK-1st
Does your child have an inquisitive mind and endless curiosity? This could be the club for them. Students in this club will enjoy hands-on activities to answer basic scientific questions. They will also build problem solving skills, explore engaging experiments, and most importantly, have fun!

Grade levels: 2nd-5th
Calling all aspiring magicians! TDS is excited to welcome Wayne Haarhaus of Maximum Magic to share his passion for magic with our students. Wayne loves to explore all forms of magic and is eager to teach his tricks of the trade in this club.

Grade levels: 3rd-5th
A rigorous academic interscholastic competition that consists of a series of different hands-on, interactive, challenging and inquiry-based events that are well-balanced among the various disciplines of biology, earth science, environmental science, chemistry, physics, engineering and technology. Events are designed to enhance and strengthen both science content and process skills. Become an expert in 2-3 events such as: computer science, forensics, pasta bridge building, rocks and minerals, bottle rockets, weather, or ecology.

Grade levels: TK-K, 1st-2nd
Soccer Shots is coming to TDS!

The TK-K program utilizes creative and imaginative games to focus on basic soccer skills like dribbling, passing and shooting. They also “highlight a positive character trait each session.” We are thrilled that many of these line up with TDS’ own core values.

The 1st-2nd grade program “focuses on individual skill, fitness and sportsmanship, providing an opportunity for children to be challenged through fun games and team interaction.” Students will also engage in competition, in a developmentally appropriate way.

Grade levels: 3rd-5th
TDS and Triangle Ultimate are joining forces to bring ultimate frisbee to upper elementary students. Learn what it takes to play the game in a fun and supportive environment and get a taste of what it could be like to join the middle school team.

2024 Spring Clubs:

Grades: TK–1st
Instructor: Caro Arce
Join us as we “travel” the world together. This club will explore a different Spanish-speaking country each week through music, movement, art, literacy, and food. No passport required… just an adventurous spirit!

Grades: K-2nd
Instructor: Shelley Turkington & Clara Pinella
Nature has all the answers! In BioBuilders, students will explore the natural world, and use their discoveries to create something amazing. They will become experts in biomimicry (a unique form of engineering) and by the end of the club, will have created their own biomimetic device for the TDS garden!

Grades: 1st-5th
Instructor: Bouncing Bulldogs
The Bouncing Bulldogs jump rope group is back! Through fun-filled, challenging activities and learning tasks, students will have the opportunity to develop their mind and body. The club also focuses on social, intellectual and emotional development, while emphasizing sportsmanship, leadership, and teamwork.

Grades: K-2nd
Instructor: Dragonfly Nature Programs
We are thrilled to partner with Dragonfly Nature Programs to bring the Citizen Naturalist program to TDS. According to the website, the program is designed to get students safely outdoors, exploring and observing living organisms in their natural environments. It will focus on relationships between living species, how living things impact their environment and our human relationship with it all.

Grades: TK–1st
Instructor: The Superlative Club
TDS is excited to welcome The Superlative Club to our after-school clubs program. If your student enjoys “helping” in the kitchen or wants to learn to cook, start here! They will explore a variety of cooking skills in a fun atmosphere and most importantly, get to taste their creations!

Grades: TK-K
Instructor: T3 Lab
T3 Lab is coming to TDS with a focus on basketball IQ, fundamentals, and skill development through interchangeable drills and challenging games. The club will have fun activities and innovative ways to teach fundamental skills to our beginners.

Grades: 3rd-5th Girls
Instructor: Melissa Perez-Heydrich
Join Coach Perez-Heydrich on a journey with HER Time to Play. This program is dedicated to championing change on behalf of girls and providing them with ways to connect, collaborate, and actively engage with one another through the game of basketball.

Grades: 7th-8th
Instructor: Sergio Camacho
Students will learn advanced technical skills and knowledge to maintain, repair, and upgrade computers. They will explore hands-on topics, troubleshooting techniques, PC architectures, disk drives, peripheral cards, memory management, and communication devices.

Grades: K-2nd
Instructor: Bull City Music School
Bull City Music is joining our club program with Introduction to Strings. Their student centered instruction will focus on bow and instrument hold, rhythms, ear training, and learning to play together.

Grades: TK-1st; 2nd-5th
Instructor: Premier Martial Arts
Are you ready for your student to find focus, confidence, and power? Premier Martial Arts will be here to instill the values of hard work, respect, and determination, in an environment that is fun, engaging and sociable. Their curriculum aligns with the core values of TDS and your student will benefit from both the physical and mental activity.

Grades: TK–1st
Instructor: The Superlative Club
TDS is excited to welcome ‘The Superlative Club’ to our after school clubs program. Your student will delight in discovering new perspectives and telling their stories through photography and creativity.

Grades: K-2nd
Instructor: Jenn Phillips
Reader’s Theater is the oral presentation of a written work that is performed with two or more people. Memorization is not required because the focus of this form of drama is on READING. This is the perfect club for students who love to perform, but is equally good for those who need encouragement to find their voice and practice reading aloud. The scripts will accommodate a variety of different reading levels and include a wide range of story genres.

Grades: 3rd-5th
Instructor: Melissa Perez-Heydrich
Ms. Perez-Heydrich is bringing her love of STEM to Robotics club. Using a curriculum developed by the internationally known FIRST LEGO League program, participants will plan, build, code, and test a robot, using LEGO robotics tools. They will use this robot to complete a series of challenges in the FIRST LEGO League’s Robot Game.

Grades: 2nd-5th
Instructor: Rose DeLaTorre
Would your student like to cut a rug with Mrs. DeLaTorre? Salsa Club is a dance party with an emphasis on DANCE. Join us to learn basic steps, music and culture surrounding salsa music. No dance experience necessary!

Grades: 3rd-5th
Instructor: Silverquicken
Silverquicken will bring Solvers Club back to TDS this spring. The fun, immersive, and collaborative program is designed to challenge students to stretch their brains and work together to solve complex puzzles, games, and challenges.

Grades: 1st-5th
Instructor: T3 Lab
T3 Lab is bringing their experienced basketball coaches to TDS. Triple Threat Training will provide an environment that is fun, positive, interactive, inspiring, instructive and challenging. They’ll focus on building self-confidence regardless of athleticism, skill level, gender or age.

Questions?

Maria Morrison

Auxiliary Programs Director
Deb Newlin
Deb Newlin

Caryn Rosenberg 

After-School Clubs Coordinator