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August 14, 2023
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Registration for afterschool clubs is now open. Check out all of the great options below...

Sylvan Park Student Clubs 2023/24

Monday

  • AES – Let’s Code It (2nd – 5th)
  • Cub Scouts (K – 5th) @ 6pm

Tuesday

  • AES – Smart Start Art (K-3rd)
  • Chess Club (1st-5th)

Wednesday

  • AES – Stage Stars (K-5th)
  • Rally Cats Tennis (K-5th)
  • Nature Explorers Club (3rd-5th)

Thursday

  • NSU Soccer (K-1st)
  • Nature Explorers Club (3rd-5th)
  • NSU Soccer (2nd-4th) @ 5pm Richland Park
  • Girl Scouts (K-5th) @ 6pm

Sylvan Park Rally Cats Tennis Club, Wednesday 3:15 – 4:15p

Sylvan Park Rally Cats Tennis Club
A beginner’s youth tennis program for all grades

GET ACTIVE, HAVE FUN, AND MAKE FRIENDS WHILE LEARNING TO PLAY TENNIS!
Equipment is provided!

Sylvan Park Elementary School
Wednesday Afternoons on the school blacktop next to the playground

September Session- Sept. 6, 13, 20, 27
October Session- Oct. 18, 25, Nov. 1, 8

3:15- 4:15 pm
Price: $80 (per session)

SIGN UP HERE


Let’s Code It Digital Design Club, Mondays 3:05 – 4:05p

coding
Digital Design – Your child will have a blast designing video games and animations in this exciting STEM program. Our innovative approach to coding is sure to spark your child’s interest in computer science, using a kid-friendly, intuitive, block-based programming system called Scratch, developed by the MITMedia Lab. The fun filled curriculum hones important skills related to problem solving, attention to detail, creativity, storytelling and critical thinking. Classtopics include conditional statements, cloning, variables, loops, control structure, object-oriented design concepts and data structures.

Schedule: 9 Mondays, September 25th – November 27th, 3:05-4:05 PM (No class: 10/9)

Course Code: SYL9.25.23

Register

Nature Explorers Club, Weds & Thurs

Dirty shoes
Sylvan Park Nature Explorers Club
Wednesdays and/or Thursdays August 23rd to October 5th

Come with us after school, to explore the woods, fields, and creek along the greenway.

3rd, 4th, and 5th grades

Teachers pick students up at school at dismissal, and families pickup at 5pm at Richland Park Greenway

Register Here for Explorers Club

NSU Soccer, Thursdays

Nashville Soccer united

Kindergarten to 4th Grade Leagues

In-Town League: 1 practice/week + 8 Saturday games

Kindergarten & 1st grade = 4 practice options.

2nd, 3rd & 4th grade = 4 practice options.

1st practice = Week of August 28

1st game = Saturday, September 9

Last game = Saturday, November 4

Separate leagues for Kindergarten, 1st grade, 2nd grade & 3rd/4th grade

Anticipated Practice Options for Fall 2023: Thursdays 3:20-4:10 pm @ Sylvan Park Elementary

Register for Soccer

Sylvan Park Chess Club: Tuesdays 3:05 – 4:05 PM

2023-24 Sylvan Park Elem. Chess Club
Dates: Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26 – Oct. 2, 16, 23, 30 – Nov. 7, 14, 28 – Dec. 5, 12 (2nd Semester) Jan. 9, 16, 23, 30 – Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27 – Mar. 19 and 26 – Apr. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 (28-weeks)

Who can join the club? Students in 1st - 5th Grades

Why chess?

Chess is fun and competitive, but it also offers lasting educational benefits such as enhanced problem solving and logical reasoning skills, increased attention span, improved patience and self-esteem, and there is direct correlation between chess and increased math and reading standardized test scores. It’s so much more than just a game!

Registration is required and it opens 8/20/2023 at 6:00 AM

Payment In Full In Advance Only

Register @ NashvilleChess.org

Cub Scouts Pack 17, Monday @ 6p

Cob Scouts
For Girls and Boys in Grades K – 5. Monday @ 6pm

Family-Friendly Adventures, Friendships, and Character Building
Pack 17 meets at Sylvan Park Elementary

For more information email SPCubScoutPack17@gmail.com

Stage Stars Club, Wednesday 3:05 – 4:05pm

Kids on stage
Dramarama- Does your child have a “dramatic side”? You might have a budding Stage Star in your family! Our drama class introduces students to the craftof stage acting with a skilled theater instructor. During this exciting class, students will learn theatrical skills, improv basics, and participate in interactivedrama games. This class provides opportunities for students to have fun, express themselves, gain confidence, and interact with others, all within the context of theatre arts.

Schedule: 9 Wednesdays, September 27th – December 6th, 3:05-4:05 PM (No class: 10/11, 11/22)

Course Code: SYL9.27.23

Please register by 9/20 for the early bird price of $153.00

Register for Stage Stars

Smart Start Art Club, Tuesdays 3:05-4:05pm

children painting
Outer Space- Every child is an artist” - Pablo Picasso. Explore your artistic side with Smart Start Art from Afterschool Enrichment Solutions. Blast off yourimagination, explore faraway galaxies, and meet outrageous space creatures! Discover your creativity and imagination as an artist, developing fine motorskills, style, and vision as we explore different artistic techniques through a variety of inspiring projects. Sketch and draw, shade and color, cut, glue, fold...create! See your imagination come to life! Learn about great artists from throughout history and the present day, through a weekly featured artist and fun, exciting games.

Schedule: 9 Tuesdays, September 26th - December 5th, 3:05-4:05 PM (No class: 10/10, 10/31)

Course Code: SYL9.26.23

Please register by 9/19 for the early bird price of $153.00

Register

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