After-School Programs

Registration for After-School Programs is now open

Greenspring Montessori School offers a variety of After-School Programs for its students. Programs offered are always responsive to parent and student interests. Activities for the 2023-24 school year are listed below. To learn more, please click on the activities below.

Please be aware that we are only be able to run programs for which the minimum number of participants registered by September 8, 2023. Registration for each program closes two weeks before the start date. The status of each program is listed below. 

Status

Open – the program is accepting registrations but does not yet have enough to meet the minimum requirement

Closed – the program is running but is no longer accepting registrations

Not running – there were not enough participants for the program to run

Confirmed – the program is accepting registrations and has surpassed the minimum required to run

Waitlisted – the program is now full, but is accepting a waitlist

If your child is waitlisted for an activity you will hear from us shortly after you register.

We hope that you find one or more activities that are of interest to you and your family. If you have any questions about the activities or your child’s registration please contact us at inform@greenspringmontessori.org. We look forward to seeing your child after school!

Elementary and Adolescent Programs

Art Club

Status: Session 1 – Closed, Session 2 – Waitlisted

The classes will focus on exploring different, age-appropriate media for each of the groups. The classes will all meet in the Art Room in the Patuxent Activity Center.

Minimum: 5 students, Maximum: 12 students

Levels: Lower Elementary – Adolescents

Times: 3:10-4:10pm, Adolescents will join at 3:20pm

Dates:

Registration Closed – Session 1: Wednesdays, September 27, 2023 – November 15, 2023 (8 weeks)

Waitlisted – Session 2: Wednesdays, February 28, 2024 – April 10, 2024 (6 weeks)
(No session on March 27 due to Spring Break)

Cost: 

Session 1 (Elementary): $100

Session 1 (Adolescents): $90

Session 2 (Elementary): $75

Session 2 (Adolescents): $65

Location: Art Room in the Patuxent Activity Center

Instructors:

Sherry White is our Librarian at Greenspring Montessori School. She has been with our faculty for over 20 years, serving many different roles. Sherry loves working with children of all ages, instilling in them a life-long love of reading, writing, and art. Sherry leads our Summer Fun Explorer Program, along with serving as an instructor in many of our After-School Programs.

 

Phil Adams is a Toddler Assistant and has served many roles at Greenspring including Physical Education Guide, Discovery Assistant, and more. He has been a member of the Greenspring community for 40 years! Phil has watched many of our students grow up from toddlers all the way through adolescence and beyond. He brings a light and a sense of joy to the entire community.

Band

Status: Confirmed

Students must have a fundamental understanding of how to play their instrument.

This program is designed to teach the fundamentals of band and musicianship. The class will learn about different instruments, music composition, techniques, and more! The group environment will promote ensemble skills and playing/performing together as a class for different audiences.

Minimum: 4 students, Maximum: 8 students
(vocals, drums, guitars, bass, keyboards, percussions)

Levels: 5th through 8th grade

Times: 3:20-4:45pm

Dates: Mondays, October 3, 2023 – June 3, 2024

Cost: $600 per year

Location: Music Room in the Patuxent Activity Center

Instructor:

Beven Barnhart is our Upper Elementary Guide. He joined our team in January of 2017 as a Floating Assistant, then transitioned to serve as an Elementary Assistant. He then served for two years as a Lower Elementary Guide before transitioning into the role of Art Enrichment Guide and Upper Elementary Guide. Beven loves working with children and learning something new from them every day. He loves art and music, playing guitar, bass, drums, and piano in his free time.

Basketball

Status: Lower Elementary is confirmed, Upper Elementary and Adolescents is not able to run for the 2023-24 school year

Players will be learning the basic fundamentals of basketball including passing, shooting, and dribbling. The children will learn these basic fundamentals through mini games and fun drills.

Minimum: 5 students, Maximum: 20 students

Levels: Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary – Adolescents

Location: Gym

Dates and Times:

Lower Elementary – Tuesdays, January 16, 2024 – February 20, 2024 from 3:10 – 4:10pm (6 weeks)

Cost: $75

Location: Gym in the Patuxent Activity Center

Instructor:

Bry Huston is the Physical Education Guide at Greenspring Montessori School. She works with our Children’s House, Elementary, and Adolescent students to spark a love of a healthy, active lifestyle. Coach Bry brings with her a wealth of experience working with children. She has served both as a classroom assistant and lead teacher, and she has also led training for educators in Hampton Roads, Virginia.

 

Cooking Club

Status: Session 1 Closed, Session 2 confirmed

Cooking together can be a delicious learning experience! Join us as we peel, chop and bake our way through a fun afternoon. During this program, we will learn how to read recipes, measure ingredients, explore new foods, and learn basic culinary skills and nutritional value. We will share interesting facts about world cuisine and encourage students to share their own cultural food experiences. We hope everyone leaves inspired to share their cooking experience at home! 

Minimum: 5 students, Maximum: 12 students

Levels: Lower Elementary – Adolescents

Times: 3:10-4:10pm, Adolescents join at 3:20pm

Dates:

Registration Closed, Waitlisted – Session 1: Cooking with Breakfast Foods – Wednesdays, January 10, 2024 – February 14, 2024 (6 weeks)

Session 2: Exploring Herbs and Teas – Wednesdays, April 17, 2024 – May 22, 2024 (6 weeks)

Cost:

Elementary – $75

Adolescents – $65

Location: Kitchen in Susquehanna Village

Instructors:

Sherry White is our Librarian at Greenspring Montessori School. She has been with our faculty for over 20 years, serving many different roles. Sherry loves working with children of all ages, instilling in them a life-long love of reading, writing, and art. Sherry leads our Summer Fun Explorer Program, along with serving as an instructor in many of our After-School Programs.

Phil Adams is a Toddler Assistant and has served many roles at Greenspring including Physical Education Guide, Discovery Assistant, and more. He has been a member of the Greenspring community for 40 years! Phil has watched many of our students grow up from toddlers all the way through adolescence and beyond. He brings a light and a sense of joy to the entire community.

Cross Country

Status: Confirmed

Cross Country is the sport for those who like to run and those who like to talk. This may sound like a surprising combination, but the majority of cross country training is long running and chatting with your friends. While each student will try to improve their 5k time throughout the season, cross country is truly about the team that we build throughout our time running together. Whether you have never run before or you’re a seasoned distance runner, all are welcome!

During the season, we will practice at Meadowood Regional Park from 3:25-4:30. If possible, we will attend Cross Country meets with other independent schools in the Baltimore County and City area.

Minimum: 3 students, Maximum: 15 students

Levels: Upper Elementary – Adolescents

Times: 3:20-4:20pm

Dates:

Mondays and Wednesdays, September 18, 2023 – December 4, 2023 (10 weeks)
(No practice on September 25 or November 27)

Meet Schedule: TBD

Cost: $100 per session

Location: Pick up at Meadowood Regional Park

Instructor:

Bry Huston is the Physical Education Guide at Greenspring Montessori School. She works with our Children’s House, Elementary, and Adolescent students to spark a love of a healthy, active lifestyle. Coach Bry brings with her a wealth of experience working with children. She has served both as a classroom assistant and lead teacher, and she has also led training for educators in Hampton Roads, Virginia.

Dance

Status: Session 1 closed, Session 2 confirmed, spaces remaining

The Dance Program at Greenspring serves to foster a love of movement, enable self-expression, and build a foundation in dance traditions. While learning the fundamentals of ballet and jazz styles, students will develop technique, flexibility, etiquette, and performance quality. 

Each semester of instruction will culminate in an in-class showcase. Family members and friends will be invited to observe their children in the final class of each semester, during the regular class time, as they show their full range of abilities, including memorization of choreographed routines. Celebrating each dancer’s learning process in a familiar, developmentally-appropriate environment is the goal!

Traditionally, ballet and jazz dance attire consist of: 

  • pink or black tights; pink or black leotards, pink ballet slippers, or
  • white tank tops or t-shirts; black pants or shorts, and black ballet slippers

Students are welcome to dress accordingly. Students are also invited to dress to suit their expressions and identities. Appropriate footwear and clothing that enables freedom of movement are the most important requirements.

Minimum: 6 students, Maximum: 14 students

Levels: Lower Elementary – Adolescents

Times: 3:10-4:10pm, Adolescents will join at 3:20pm

Session Dates:

Registration Closed – Session 1 – Mondays, October 2, 2023 – December 18, 2023 (11 sessions)
(No session on November 27) 

Session 2 – Mondays, February 5, 2024 – May 13, 2024 (12 weeks)
(No sessions on February 19, March 25, or April 1)

Cost: $200 for Session 1, $225 for Session 2

Location: Gym in Patuxent Activity Center

Instructor:

Join Jessica Bauernfeind as she introduces dance, rhythm, and movement to her students in a gentle, playful, fun environment. Jessica is a Toddler Assistant here at Greenspring. She has over 20 years of dance experience. When she was younger, she studied with Patti Enoch at Towson University’s Children Dance Division training in the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) syllabus. She has danced on a competitive level in a pre-professional dance team and attended Dance Masters of America conventions (DMA) where she placed in jazz.

Drama

Status: Session 1 closed, both sessions waitlisted

Students will play improv games, create magic worlds and superheroes, and use all their artistic talents to perform unique, short plays.

Minimum: 7 students, Maximum: 12 students

Levels: Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary, and Adolescents

Times: 3:10-4:10pm, Adolescents will join at 3:20pm

Dates:

Registration Closed, Waitlisted Session 1: Thursdays, September 21, 2023 – December 21, 2023 (13 weeks)
(No session on November 23)

Waitlisted Session 2: Thursdays, February 15, 2024 – May 16, 2024 (13 weeks)
(No session on March 28)

Cost:

Elementary – $175 per session

Adolescent – $160 per session

Location: Music Room in Patuxent Activity Center

Instructors:

Jackie Dorr is the Creative Arts Guide at Greenspring Montessori School. She has been teaching and an active participant in the performing arts field for the past 15 years. She has an extensive background in creative composition and is super excited to guide the students at Greenspring on their drama journey!

 

Mike Smith is the Upper Elementary Assistant at Greenspring Montessori School. He got his start in the Youth Theater Program at the Legendary Arena Players in Baltimore City. He’s written, performed, and produced theater with various theater companies up and down the east coast. He’s worked with youth theater programs through Temple University, the University of Baltimore, and Center Stage. Mike is beyond excited to set the stage for the students of Greenspring Montessori!

Dungeons & Dragons

Status: Sessions 1A, 1B 2A, and 3A are waitlisted, Sessions 1B, 2B, and 3B are confirmed with limited spaces remaining, Sessions 1C and 2C are open

Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) is a role-playing adventure game. At its core D&D is a collaborative storytelling activity in which the participants build cooperative problem-solving skills while having fun and socializing with peers in a healthy and safe environment.  

The Dungeon Master (DM) creates and narrates the world and presents characters, puzzles, dilemmas, and obstacles for the players to interact with and overcome. 

We will be playing the immensely popular 5th edition of D&D in a year-long adventure.  

Minimum: 4 students, Maximum: 6 students

Levels: Upper Elementary and Adolescents

Times: 3:20-4:45pm

Dates:

Registration Closed, Waitlisted – Session 1A – Thursdays, September 21, 2023 – November 30, 2023 (10 games)
(No session on November 23)

Registration Closed, Waitlisted – Session 1B – Mondays, September 18, 2023 – December 4, 2023 (10 games)
(No session on September 25 and November 27)

Session 1C – Fridays, September 22, 2023 – December 15, 2023 (9 games)
(No session on September 29, October 13, October 27, and November 24)

Waitlisted – Session 2A – Thursdays, December 7, 2023 – Feb 22, 2024 (10 games)
(No session on December 28 and January 4)

Session 2B – Mondays, December 11, 2023 – March 11, 2024 (10 games)
(No session on December 25, January 1, January 15, and February 19)

Session 2C – Fridays, January 12, 2024 – April 19, 2024 (10 games)
(No session on January 26, February 2, February 16, March 22, and March 29)

Waitlisted – Session 3A – Thursdays, February 29, 2024 – May 9, 2024 (10 games)
(No session on March 28)

Session 3B – Mondays, April 8, 2024 – June 3, 2024 (8 games)
(No session on May 27)

Cost: $90 per session

Location: Library in Potomac Village

Instructor:

Brad Choate has been working with elementary-aged children for nine years stoking their imaginations with his storytelling. He has been playing D&D for over two decades and DMing for nearly as long. He has been running D&D for four years at Greenspring Montessori School. 

Gingerbread House Workshop

Status: Waitlisted

We will be offering one-day workshops where students will construct and decorate their own gingerbread houses.

Minimum: 5 students, Maximum: 15 students

Levels: Lower Elementary – Adolescents

Location: Art Room

Dates and Times:

  • Waitlisted – Lower Elementary – Monday, December 11, 2023 from 3:10-4:10pm
  • Waitlisted – Upper Elementary and Adolescents – Wednesday, December 13, 2023 from 3:20-4:20pm

Cost: $20 per student

Location: Kitchen in Susquehanna Village

Instructors:

Sherry White is our Librarian at Greenspring Montessori School. She has been with our faculty for over 20 years, serving many different roles. Sherry loves working with children of all ages, instilling in them a life-long love of reading, writing, and art. Sherry leads our Summer Fun Explorer Program, along with serving as an instructor in many of our After-School Programs.

 

 

Phil Adams is a Toddler Assistant and has served many roles at Greenspring including Physical Education Guide, Discovery Assistant, and more. He has been a member of the Greenspring community for 40 years! Phil has watched many of our students grow up from toddlers all the way through adolescence and beyond. He brings a light and a sense of joy to the entire community.

Naturalist Club

Status: Confirmed

The Greenspring Naturalist experience will emphasize opportunities to discover the wonders of nature through hands-on exploration, field identification, and assessing the health of our nearby stream. Students will go off campus occasionally to explore the natural elements at Meadowood Regional Park.

Minimum: 5 students, Maximum: 12 students

Levels: Lower Elementary

Times: 3:10-4:10pm

Dates: Wednesdays, April 24, 2024 – May 29, 2024 (6 weeks)

Cost: $75 per student

Location: Bus to Meadowood Regional Park, Pick up from the Gym

Instructor: 

The program will be led by our Director of Facilities, Dave Schmitt. Dave has over 28 years of experience inspiring a sense of wonder while connecting students with nature. He served as the Naturalist Director at the Barrie School, created a nature center and naturalist program at Henson Valley Montessori, and was the Outdoor Learning Coordinator at Bowie Montessori. He also spent seven summers leading his own nature camp.

Outdoor Games

Status: Outdoor Games is not able to run for the 2023-24 school year

Children enrolled in Outdoor Games will build teamwork and gross motor skills through various outdoor games. These games may include kickball, four square, relay games, and dodgeball based on student interests.

Minimum: 7 students, Maximum: 20 students

Levels: Lower Elementary

Dates and Times: Outdoor Games is not able to run for the 2023-24 school year

Cost: $75

Location: Soccer Field

Instructor:

Phil Adams is a Toddler Assistant and has served many roles at Greenspring including Physical Education Guide, Discovery Assistant, and more. He has been a member of the Greenspring community for 40 years! Phil has watched many of our students grow up from toddlers all the way through adolescence and beyond. He brings a light and a sense of joy to the entire community.

Pickleball

Status: Confirmed

Players will learn how to play pickleball through advanced fun games and drills. They will learn about dinking, volley, groundstrokes, lobbing, and getting to the line.

Minimum: 4 students, Maximum: 12 students

Levels: Upper Elementary – Adolescents

Times: 3:20 – 4:20pm

Dates:

Session 1: Fridays, September 22, 2023 – November 17, 2023 (6 weeks)
(No sessions on September 29, October 13, or October 27)

Session 2 – Fridays, January 19, 2024 – March 15, 2024 (6 weeks)
(No sessions on January 26, February 2, or February 16)

Cost: $75/session

Location: Gym in Patuxent Activity Center

Instructor:

Phil Adams is a Toddler Assistant and has served many roles at Greenspring including Physical Education Guide, Discovery Assistant, and more. He has been a member of the Greenspring community for 40 years! Phil has watched many of our students grow up from toddlers all the way through adolescence and beyond. He brings a light and a sense of joy to the entire community.

Set Design

Status: Open

Students in the Elementary and Adolescent Community come together to put the finishing touches on the set, both the backdrops and props, for our Winter Show held in December. While much of the process happens during the regular school day Art classes, there are always last-minute details that need attention. These groups will gather on two afternoons in December to take care of these details and ensure everything is ready for the presentation. Both classes will meet in the Art Room in the Student Activity Center and the adjacent Gym.

Minimum: 5 students, Maximum: 20 students

Levels: Lower Elementary – Adolescents

Dates and Times:

Lower Elementary  Tuesdays, December 5, 2023 – December 19, 2023 from 3:10-4:10pm (3 sessions)

Upper Elementary and Adolescents Thursdays December 7, 2023 – December 21, 2023 from 3:20-4:20pm (3 sessions)

Cost: FREE

Location: Gym in Patuxent Activity Center

Instructors:

Sherry White is our Librarian at Greenspring Montessori School. She has been with our faculty for over 20 years, serving many different roles. Sherry loves working with children of all ages, instilling in them a life-long love of reading, writing, and art. Sherry leads our Summer Fun Explorer Program, along with serving as an instructor in many of our After-School Programs.

Phil Adams is a Toddler Assistant and has served many roles at Greenspring including Physical Education Guide, Discovery Assistant, and more. He has been a member of the Greenspring community for 40 years! Phil has watched many of our students grow up from toddlers all the way through adolescence and beyond. He brings a light and a sense of joy to the entire community.

Soccer

Status: Soccer is not able to run for the 2023-24 school year

Players will be learning basic and advanced skills in the sport of soccer for example dribbling, passing, shooting, how to perform corner kicks, and how to perform penalty kicks. We will learn these skills through drills and then live games with two teams.

Minimum: 7 students, Maximum: 22 students

Levels: Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary – Adolescents

Dates and Times:

Soccer is not able to run for the 2023-24 school year

Cost: $75

Location: Soccer Field

Instructor:

Bry Huston is the Physical Education Guide at Greenspring Montessori School. She works with our Children’s House, Elementary, and Adolescent students to spark a love of a healthy, active lifestyle. Coach Bry brings with her a wealth of experience working with children. She has served both as a classroom assistant and lead teacher, and she has also led training for educators in Hampton Roads, Virginia.

 

Violin

Status: Confirmed

This program is designed to teach the fundamentals of violin playing, such as correct posture, bow hold, tapping, sliding, plucking, and more. The group class environment will promote ensemble skills and playing/performing together as a class.

Students will need to supply their own instruments. A variety of rental, rent-to-own, or purchasing options are available locally. Our Music Enrichment Guide and Violin Instructor, Jackie Dorr, recommends Perrin Violins. Perrin’s violin shop has great quality beginner violins. A good quality violin is preferred so each student can easily find his/her own sound at the beginning of their development. 

Lower Elementary children will go to Discovery between school and Violin.

Minimum: 2 students, Maximum: 8 students (per age group)

Levels: Lower Elementary – Adolescents

Times:

Group 1: Younger students* – 3:00pm-3:30pm

Group 2: Older students* – 3:30-4:00pm

*Students will be grouped after registration, according to age and class size

Dates: Mondays, September 18, 2023 – May 13, 2024 

Cost: $600 per year

Location: Music Room in the Patuxent Activity Center

Instructor:

Jackie Dorr is the Creative Arts Guide at Greenspring Montessori School. She received her Master of Music degree from the Peabody Institute in Violin/Viola Pedagogy. She has served on the string faculty of the Peabody Preparatory where she taught private lessons and group classes.

 

Woodworking

Status: Waitlisted

Join us as we measure, glue, screw, hammer, sand, and assemble wood projects, learning some handy skills along the way! Throughout the session, we will address preparation, safety, and use of various tools. It is imperative that all students support in fostering a safe environment to learn and create.

Minimum: 5 students, Maximum: 10 students

Levels: Lower Elementary

Times: 3:10-4:10pm

Dates: Tuesdays, September 26 – November 14 (8 weeks)

Cost: $125

Location: Gym in the Patuxent Activity Center

Instructor:

Atom Zerfas is a Greenspring parent with over a decade of experience teaching and facilitating lessons and children’s programs. In his free time, he enjoys many hobbies including woodworking and crafting with his son, a Children’s House student. His latest project was a miniature picnic table for a friend’s chinchilla. Atom introduces commonly used household tools through project-based learning, allowing students to explore functionality and motor skills, grasp concepts that can be applied elsewhere, and increase their capacity to use the tools efficiently.

Writers’ Workshop

Status: Confirmed, limited spaces remaining

Calling all writers! (And readers.) What makes a good sentence? Learn to how to build sentences well. Maybe we’ll talk about word choice, as well? We’ll read published short fiction to study choices authors 

make, from structure to voice to perspective. And we’ll write. A lot. And share what we write with each other. Nonfiction, fiction, it’s all “good.” 

Writers–assemble!

Minimum: 4 students, Maximum: 8 students 

Levels: Upper Elementary – Adolescents

Times: 3:20-4:20pm

Dates: Tuesdays, September 19, 2023 – November 14, 2023 (8 Weeks)

Cost: $75

Location: Library in Potomac Village

Instructor:

Jim Thomas worked as an editor and editorial director in the children’s division at Random House for more than twenty years before launching his own business as a freelance editor. Jim has worked as an Adolescent Community Humanities Guide and Writing Guide here at Greenspring. We are thrilled to have Jim lead our Writers’ Workshop for our Upper Elementary and Adolescent students

 

Children’s House Programs

Children ages 4 and up are eligible for After-School Programs at Greenspring Montessori School. Violin is available for children 5 and up.

Art Club

Status: Confirmed, Session 2 waitlisted

The classes will focus on exploring different, age-appropriate media for each of the groups. The classes will all meet in the Art Room in the Patuxent Activity Center.

Minimum: 5 students, Maximum: 12 students

Level: Children’s House (ages 4 and up)

Times: 2:50-3:50pm

Dates:

Session 1 – Tuesdays, September 26, 2023 – November 14, 2023 (8 weeks)

Waitlisted Session 2 – Tuesdays, February 27, 2024 – April 9, 2024 (6 weeks)
(No session on March 26 and April 2)

Cost: 

Session 1 – $100

Session 2 – $75

Location: Art Room in the Patuxent Activity Center

Instructors:

Sherry White is our Librarian at Greenspring Montessori School. She has been with our faculty for over 20 years, serving many different roles. Sherry loves working with children of all ages, instilling in them a life-long love of reading, writing, and art. Sherry leads our Summer Fun Explorer Program, along with serving as an instructor in many of our After-School Programs.

Phil Adams is a Toddler Assistant and has served many roles at Greenspring including Physical Education Guide, Discovery Assistant, and more. He has been a member of the Greenspring community for 40 years! Phil has watched many of our students grow up from toddlers all the way through adolescence and beyond. He brings a light and a sense of joy to the entire community.

Cooking Club

Status: Waitlisted

Cooking together can be a delicious learning experience! Join us as we peel, chop and bake our way through a fun afternoon. During this program, we will learn how to read recipes, measure ingredients, explore new foods, and learn basic culinary skills and nutritional value. We will share interesting facts about world cuisine and encourage students to share their own cultural food experiences. We hope everyone leaves inspired to share their cooking experience at home! 

Minimum: 5 students, Maximum: 10 students

Levels: Children’s House (age 4 and up)

Times: 2:50-3:50pm

Dates:

Waitlisted Session 1: Cooking with Breakfast Foods – Tuesdays, January 9, 2024 – February 13, 2024 (6 weeks)

Waitlisted Session 2: Fun and Creative Fruits and Vegetables – Tuesdays, April 16, 2024 – May 21, 2024 (6 weeks)

Cost: $75 per session

Location: Kitchen in Chesapeake Village

Instructors:

Sherry White is our Librarian at Greenspring Montessori School. She has been with our faculty for over 20 years, serving many different roles. Sherry loves working with children of all ages, instilling in them a life-long love of reading, writing, and art. Sherry leads our Summer Fun Explorer Program, along with serving as an instructor in many of our After-School Programs.

Phil Adams is a Toddler Assistant and has served many roles at Greenspring including Physical Education Guide, Discovery Assistant, and more. He has been a member of the Greenspring community for 40 years! Phil has watched many of our students grow up from toddlers all the way through adolescence and beyond. He brings a light and a sense of joy to the entire community.

Spanish Cooking Club

Status: Waitlisted

We are going to be cooking and sharing stories about delicious traditional Spanish foods like Pan de Muerto, Rosca de Reyes, Molletes, Arepas, Tortilla de patatas, and empanadas. This will be a safe after-school space where students can feel comfortable practicing language skills while having fun in the kitchen and tasting delicious recipes. 

Los veo pronto!

Minimum: 5 students, Maximum: 12 students

Level: Children’s House (age 4 and up)

Times: 2:50-3:50pm

Dates:

Waitlisted Session 1 – Mondays, October 2, 2023 – November 6, 2023 (6 weeks)

Waitlisted Session 2 – Mondays, January 8, 2024 – February 26, 2024 (6 weeks)
(No session on January 15 & February 19)

Waitlisted Session 3 – Mondays, April 8, 2024 – May 13, 2024 (6 weeks)

Cost: $75 per session

Location: Kitchen in Chesapeake Village

Instructor:

Lorna Linares is the Dual Language Children’s House Assistant in the Willow Classroom. She loves to cook and is very excited to offer the Spanish Cooking Club! She looks forward to sharing some of her favorite recipes while bringing the culture of a Spanish kitchen to the children of Greenspring. 

 

Los veo en la cocina!

Dance

Status: Waitlisted

Join Nila Mechali Berger, a Greenspring parent, for a joyful exploration of dance and movement. Children will be introduced to rhythm, primary dance steps, and control of movement. We will uncover the delights of self-expression through movement and music, dance and rhythm!

The Dance Program at Greenspring serves to foster a love of movement, enable self-expression, and build a foundation in dance traditions. While learning the fundamentals of ballet and jazz styles, students will develop technique, flexibility, etiquette, and performance quality. 

Students are welcome to dress in their day clothing and bring ballet slippers or jazz shoes to change into. Appropriate footwear and clothing that enables freedom of movement are the most important requirements.

Minimum: 6 students, Maximum: 14 students

Level: Children’s House (ages 4 and up)

Time: 2:50-3:30pm

Dates:

Waitlisted Session 1 – Thursdays, September 21, 2023 – December 14, 2023 (12 sessions)
(No session on November 23) 

Waitlisted Session 2 – Thursdays, February 1, 2024 – April 25, 2024 (12 sessions)
(No session on March 28 )

Cost: $225 per session

Location: Gym in the Patuxent Activity Center

Instructor:

Nila introduces dance, rhythm, and movement to her students in a gentle, playful, loving environment. She has over 25 years of experience teaching, and 40 years of dance history (ballet, jazz, contemporary, tap, Spanish, ballroom). A graduate of both the Peabody Preparatory Royal Academy of Dance Syllabus and the University of Maryland Dance Program, she believes in the beauty of authentic self-expression through movement. She also teaches yoga and mindfulness at Johns Hopkins University and brings her love of yoga joy to the dance classroom as well.

 

Outdoor Games

Status: Waitlisted

The children will be playing various outdoor games. These games will be fun and joyous such as tag, hide and seek, red light green light, and four corners.

Minimum: 6 students, Maximum: 15 students

Levels: Children’s House (ages 4 and up)

Times: 2:50-3:20pm

Dates: Mondays, April 15, 2024 – May 20, 2024 (6 weeks)

Cost: $75

Location: Soccer Field

Instructor:

Phil Adams is a Toddler Assistant and has served many roles at Greenspring including Physical Education Guide, Discovery Assistant, and more. He has been a member of the Greenspring community for 40 years! Phil has watched many of our students grow up from toddlers all the way through adolescence and beyond. He brings a light and a sense of joy to the entire community.

Soccer Clinic

Status: Waitlisted

The children will be learning basic skills in the sport of soccer including dribbling, passing, and shooting,how to perform corner kicks, and how to perform penalty kicks. We will learn these skills through drills and then live games with two teams.

Minimum: 6 students, Maximum: 15 students

Levels: Children’s House (ages 4 and up)

Times: 2:50-3:30pm

Dates: Tuesdays, September 19, 2023 – November 7, 2023 (8 weeks)

Cost: $75

Location: Soccer Field

Instructor:

Bry Huston is the Physical Education Guide at Greenspring Montessori School. She works with our Children’s House, Elementary, and Adolescent students to spark a love of a healthy, active lifestyle. Coach Bry brings with her a wealth of experience working with children. She has served both as a classroom assistant and lead teacher, and she has also led training for educators in Hampton Roads, Virginia.

 

Woodworking

Status: Waitlisted

Join us as we measure, glue, screw, hammer, sand, and assemble wood projects, learning some handy skills along the way! Throughout the session, we will address preparation, safety, and use of various tools. It is imperative that all students support in fostering a safe environment to learn and create.

Minimum: 5 students, Maximum: 10 students

Levels: Children’s House (ages 4 and up)

Times: 2:50-3:50pm

Dates: Wednesdays, September 27 – November 15 (8 weeks)

Cost: $125

Instructor:

Atom Zerfas is a Greenspring parent with over a decade of experience teaching and facilitating lessons and children’s programs. In his free time, he enjoys many hobbies including woodworking and crafting with his son, a Children’s House student. His latest project was a miniature picnic table for a friend’s chinchilla. Atom introduces commonly used household tools through project-based learning, allowing students to explore functionality and motor skills, grasp concepts that can be applied elsewhere, and increase their capacity to use the tools efficiently.

Violin

Status: Confirmed, limited spaces remaining

This program is designed to teach the fundamentals of violin playing, such as correct posture, bow hold, tapping, sliding, plucking, and more. The group class environment will promote ensemble skills and playing/performing together as a class.

Students will need to supply their own instruments. A variety of rental, rent-to-own, or purchasing options are available locally. Our Music Enrichment Guide and Violin Instructor, Jackie Dorr, recommends Perrin Violins. Perrin’s violin shop has great quality beginner violins. A good quality violin is preferred so each student can easily find his/her own sound at the beginning of their development. 

Minimum: 2 students, Maximum: 5 students

Levels Children’s House (ages 5 and up)

Times: 3:00-3:30pm  

Dates: Fridays, September 22, 2023 – May 17, 2024

Cost: $600 per year

Location: Music Room in the Patuxent Activity Center

Instructor:

Jackie Dorr is the Creative Arts Guide at Greenspring Montessori School. She received her Master of Music degree from the Peabody Institute in Violin/Viola Pedagogy. She has served on the string faculty of the Peabody Preparatory where she taught private lessons and group classes.

 

Calendar of Programs

Greenspring Montessori School offers a wide variety of After-School Programs. When scheduling, we make the greatest effort to plan activities so as not to overlap with others for the same age group. This way, students may participate in a variety of activities. We also have shorter sessions for some activities, so that children can try out a variety of programs throughout the year. Please use the calendar below to view which programs are offered. If you have any questions about the calendar or the programs, please email us at inform@greenspringmontessori.org.

April 2024

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1
  • Violin - Group 1 - Younger students
  • Violin - Group 2 - Older students
2
  • Art Club - Session 2: Children's House 4 and up
  • Band - 5th - 9th Grade
3
  • Art Club: Session 2: Elementary & Adolescents
4
  • Dance - Session 2
5
  • Violin: Children's House 5 yr olds
6
7
8
  • Spanish Cooking Club - Session 3: Children's House 4 and up
  • Violin - Group 1 - Younger students
  • Dungeons & Dragons - Session 3B
  • Violin - Group 2 - Older students
9
  • Art Club - Session 2: Children's House 4 and up
  • Band - 5th - 9th Grade
10
  • Art Club: Session 2: Elementary & Adolescents
11
  • Dance - Session 2
12
  • Violin: Children's House 5 yr olds
  • Outdoor Games - Lower Elementary
13
14
15
  • Outdoor Games
  • Spanish Cooking Club - Session 3: Children's House 4 and up
  • Violin - Group 1 - Younger students
  • Dungeons & Dragons - Session 3B
  • Violin - Group 2 - Older students
16
  • Cooking Club - Session 2: Children's House 4 and up
  • Band - 5th - 9th Grade
17
  • Cooking Club - Session 2: Elementary & Adolescents
18
  • Dance - Session 2
19
  • Violin: Children's House 5 yr olds
  • Outdoor Games - Lower Elementary
20
21
22
  • Outdoor Games
  • Spanish Cooking Club - Session 3: Children's House 4 and up
  • Violin - Group 1 - Younger students
  • Dungeons & Dragons - Session 3B
  • Violin - Group 2 - Older students
23
  • Cooking Club - Session 2: Children's House 4 and up
  • Band - 5th - 9th Grade
24
  • Cooking Club - Session 2: Elementary & Adolescents
  • Naturalist Club - Lower El
25
  • Dance - Session 2
26
  • Violin: Children's House 5 yr olds
  • Outdoor Games - Lower Elementary
27
28
29
  • Outdoor Games
  • Spanish Cooking Club - Session 3: Children's House 4 and up
  • Violin - Group 1 - Younger students
  • Dungeons & Dragons - Session 3B
  • Violin - Group 2 - Older students
30
  • Cooking Club - Session 2: Children's House 4 and up
  • Band - 5th - 9th Grade

Staff Discount

Staff receive their applicable tuition remission percentage off of the fees for our After-School Programs. 

Billing

The fee for your selected activities will be added to your FACTS account on September 11, 2023 for payment on September 18, 2023. Registrations received after September 8, 2023 will be billed shortly after registration is confirmed and scheduled to be paid shortly thereafter.

Refunds and Changes

Please check for scheduling conflicts before registering. Families who register for a session are committing to a space in the program. Space is limited and refunds cannot be offered. In the event that an individual session date must be canceled due to weather or other unforeseen circumstance, we will make our best effort to reschedule the session. Partial refunds for missed sessions will not be offered.