Tuesday clubs will meet for ten sessions this fall.

OPEN TO: Upper Elementary | Middle School | High School

CATEGORY: Humanities – Language Arts, History, Research; Social-Emotional Learning
COST: $270
TIME: 3:30–4:30 p.m.

Each week we'll use Newsela* articles to read about wild and domesticated animals and learn about their appearance, habits, diets and environments.  Whether underground or in the treetops, on the plains of Africa or in barnyards around the world, animals are fun to learn about. Students will read an article and then participate in a facilitated discussion with other club members.  We'll search the web for more information when needed and students with a particular interest will be afforded time to delve into those and/or present to the other club members. (*Newsela is an online reading service that can be customized to present material at each student's reading level.)

INSTRUCTOR: Mary Stadler is a former middle school teacher and now Counselor at Stanbridge.

OPEN TO: Middle School | High School | Alumni

CATEGORY: Arts – Music, Theatrical, Visual; Games – Electronic, Board, Social-Emotional Learning
COST: $270
TIME: 3:30–4:30 p.m.

In this fall offering, D&D continues online in a variety of formats! Build characters you love, adventure with your friends to save the village from a marauding band of goblins, seek treasure from a long hidden vault or conquer a swarm of terrible creatures from another plane. We'll use our imagination and a lucky set of dice for our adventures.

INSTRUCTOR: Tasha Hudick has been playing RPGs for longer than her students have been on this earthly plane. She has been a game master and player in Dungeons & Dragons, Star Wars, Dragon Age and Dragonlance RPGs and believes there is nothing better that a solid d20. This will be her second foray into the online RPG world.

Wednesday clubs will meet for ten sessions this fall.

OPEN TO: Upper Elementary | Middle School | High School

CATEGORY: Athletics/Sports; Social-Emotional Learning
COST: $135
TIME: 3:30–4:00 p.m. (***half-hour only***)

Relax, breathe, and stretch. Learn basic and varied yoga poses in order to strengthen your core, support balance, and lightly stretch your comfort zone. Please wear light, flexible, comfortable clothes (no pajamas or jeans). You will need a quiet, open space with no distractions, as well as a home base such as a yoga mat, towel, or blanket. Your video camera must be on for the instructor to assist you. We will train our meditative skills, as well. (*** Please note that Yoga Club runs for 30 minutes, not a full hour. ***)

INSTRUCTOR: Class of 2020 Alumni Aaron Fong is a Freshman at Chabot College majoring in music and education. He is also a self-proclaimed yogi as he has been practicing for the last 12 years. During Spring Break last school year, Aaron taught Yoga online to interested Stanbridge students.

OPEN TO: High School | Alumni

CATEGORY: Humanities – Language Arts, History, Research
COST: $270
TIME: 3:30–4:30 p.m.

Come check out The News and You Club, where we will talk about some of the big stories making the news, and how it impacts your life. Students will be the driving force behind the topics being discussed. Possible topics of discussion can include, but not limited to: the environment, social justice, world news, infrastructure, the upcoming Presidential Election, precedents in American politics (in years past, and now), and many others. Sign up today if you have a genuine interest in talking about the headlines making the news.

INSTRUCTOR: This is Kenny Katz's second year teaching History at Stanbridge. (Prior to that, he taught high school math and piano courses at Stanbridge for ten years.) He received his Bachelor's Degree in Political Science. An avid and lifelong reader of the news, Kenny can't wait to share his passion vis-à-vis understanding the news with the kids.

Thursday clubs will meet for ten sessions this fall.

OPEN TO: Middle School | High School | Alumni

CATEGORY: Arts – Music, Theatrical, Visual
COST: $135
TIME: 3:30–4:00 p.m. (***half-hour only***)

We will meet once a week to play improvisation games, read through scripts, and share some of our favorite videos. We will learn about different genres such as drama and comedy, and act in different roles. Club members will be encouraged to take leadership roles in leading our activities and suggesting new ones. (*** Please note that Drama Fun! runs for 30 minutes, not a full hour. ***)

INSTRUCTOR: Matt Robidoux hosted a Drama Fun class last Spring and is excited to do so again! Besides being our talented music teacher, Matt also teaches the high school Drama course on campus.

OPEN TO: Middle School | High School | Alumni

CATEGORY: Arts – Music, Theatrical, Visual; Humanities – Language Arts, History, Research
COST: $270
TIME: 3:30–4:30 p.m.

Calling all young writers, lyric songwriters, poets and visual artists...
Do you like to draw or paint? Do you write short stories, poetry, song lyrics, fan-fiction, sci-fi or fantasy? We will be offering an after-school Art & Literary Journal Club open to grades 6th and up, as a supplement to this year's exclusive Yearbook Crew. Students will work on their submissions in a social atmosphere for an upcoming anthology of Stanbridge student art and writing. Come learn the process of getting your work published and share your best creations. Selected pieces from all students will also be included in the Stanbridge Academy 2020-21 Yearbook.

INSTRUCTOR: Adam C'DeBaca is an English, Spanish, and Humanities teacher at Stanbridge. He has been involved in writing, poetry, journal publication, and the visual arts in one form or another for nearly twenty years.

Friday clubs will meet for ten sessions this fall.

OPEN TO: Middle School | High School | Alumni

CATEGORY: Humanities – Language Arts, History, Research
COST: $270
TIME: 3:30–4:30 p.m.

Bring your skits, funny stories, jokes, and comic strips to this Comedy Writing Workshop. Learn to punch up your ideas from pro-experience on stage, camera, and in the writer's-room. Together, we'll make 'em laugh! Selected pieces from  students may also be included in the Stanbridge Academy 2020-21 Yearbook.

INSTRUCTOR: Jay Huston has been writing and performing for stage & camera for over 20 years.

OPEN TO: Middle School | High School

CATEGORY: Games – Electronic, Board; Social-Emotional Learning
COST: FREE!
TIME: 3:30–4:30 p.m.

This will be a time when MS and HS students can come to unwind and have fun. We will do general check-ins, talk about how things are going, share successes, jokes and tall tales. After that we will spend the rest of the time playing games including Password, Hangman, Two Truths and a Lie, Scavenger Hunts and any other games that we are able to play virtually. This time is going to be their time so it's going to be student driven. In other words if the students come up with an idea and it's agreed upon and doable....then we'll give it a try. The primary goal of this hour is to give kids a sense of having some social time with their peers, making connections, and hopefully keeping in touch with each other when not in school.  

INSTRUCTOR: James Warren has been a counselor at Stanbridge for over 11 years. One of his primary objectives is to help students with social-emotional skills.