After School Programming – Fall 2023

Back for another (awesome) semester!  Come for runs around the U of C Midway and campus!  Run Club is a great opportunity to get outside and get some exercise!  Beginners are welcome – but all participants should be committed to building on their running skills each week (even if they start off slow!).  Participants must be staff-approved for off-grounds outings and must be in 7^th grade or older. 

Back by popular demand! Hang out with your friends and learn and play a variety of board and card games, including (but not limited to) Uno, Exploding Kittens, Checkers, and Chess.  If the group can meet sportsmanship expectations, every third meeting will be video games!

Laugh and have fun with your friends as you learn basic improv skills (being spontaneous, listening attentively, making things up on the spot, using your “yes, and” brain!).  No experience is needed – come ready to try something new and take some healthy risks.  If you’ve participated in improv before, you can assume this version will be a bit more chill…and a ton of fun!

Do you want to be the G.O.A.T like LeBron?  Join Basketball Club to sharpen your skills and your sportsmanship!  There will be a mix of skills training and scrimmage games – with staff supporting all players, regardless of skill level.  So shoot, pass, dribble, and rebound your way into the Big Gym for Basketball Club!

Spanish Club is back!  Spend your afternoon learning and reinforcing your Spanish language skills through culture, music, art, cuisine, and traditions! In addition to experiencing a sampling of food, music, dance, movies, and books from Latin American. 

Are you one of the O-School’s most fabulous students?  Or would you like to be?  Obviously! So join Fashion Club to learn more about fashion history, trends, marketing, and design.  Get inspired and come up with your own designs for clothes, shoes, and accessories.  You better work it, O-School! 

Go on an epic journey with your friends and staff members – as you explore the role-playing world of D & D!  Use your cleverness and creativity to engage in a fantasy role-playing campaign – where you will create characters, battle evil forces, uncover secrets, and much more!  No experience needed.

Participate in Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s Shakespeare Slam!  Students will work to prepare two scenes from Shakespeare, both of which will be performed in a regional competition.  Students will meet both Tuesdays AND Thursdays (with a potential early start date in September) – and will also participate in two Saturday events (dates TBD).  Meetings will consist of drama exercises, line work, and rehearsal.