ACE Programs
After-School Enrichment classes are ready for a new school year! Please click below to learn more about our fall season's offerings.
Questions? Contact our Aftercare Coordinator Chris Saffour (csaffour@geds.org).
Young pilots go on an exciting journey through science and discover the thrill of flight. Through hands-on experiments, creative design challenges, and teamwork-based games, students explore aviation while building problem-solving, collaboration, and critical thinking skills. They explore the science and physics behind flight in a program that makes STEAM learning high-flying and unforgettable.
Class is open to students in Grades PK- 1. The class will meet on Mondays from 3:45–4:30 PM, beginning September 21 and ending November 30.
Cost: $200 (8 weeks)
REGISTRATION FULL
RoboCoding gives students a hands-on introduction to the fundamentals of both coding and robotics by challenging them to build and execute programs with real robots. Using award-winning Cubelets, students combine robotic cubes to craft machines that can light up, move, and interact with the world around them. Collaborating on coding activities reinforces life skills like teamwork and problem-solving, and completing challenges leaves students feeling confident and proud!
Class is open to students in PK-Grade 1. The class will meet on Thursdays from 3:45–4:30 PM, beginning September 24 and ending November 12.
Cost: $200 (8 Weeks)
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In this incredible 3DUX Design architecture experience, students harness their engineering and design skills to build structures that will change the world! This course integrates art and science to overcome real-world challenges. Using the architect’s toolset, students create a sustainable community, complete the tiny house geometry challenge, and engineer adaptive playgrounds. Young architects will love using STEAM and 21st-century skills to innovate solutions to modern problems in this authentic learning experience.
Class is open to students in PK-Grade 2. The class will meet on Wednesdays from 3:45–4:30 PM, beginning September 23 and ending November 11.
Cost: $200 (8 Weeks)
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Young investigators step into the role of crime scene scientists to solve an exciting mystery. Through hands-on activities like fingerprinting, chromatography, evidence analysis, and observation challenges, students build logical reasoning while applying the scientific method. Each lesson adds new clues that lead to a collaborative “whodunit” finale, where teams use their skills to crack the case with confidence.
Class is open to students in Kindergarten-Grade 2. The class will meet on Tuesdays from 3:45–4:30 PM, beginning September 22nd and ending November 10th.
Cost: $200 (8 Weeks)
REGISTRATION FULL
Nexplore 3D Printing Start+ empowers students to bring their imaginations into reality with 3Doodler pens. Each lesson combines a structured STEAM project with wiggle room to doodle, explore, and create their own ideas. Students might construct landforms to learn about geography or use geometry to make their own shapeshifters. Nexplore 3D Printing Start+ transforms STEM concepts into 3D projects and sparks joy as students watch science come to life.
Class is open to students in Grades 1-3. The class will meet on Fridays from 3:45–4:30 PM, beginning October 2 and ending December 4.
Cost: $200 (8 Weeks)
REGISTRATION FULL
This co-ed running club will work on building endurance and developing a love of running. Running Club is open to students in Grades 1-5 and will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays, beginning September 21 and ending October 28 from 3:15-4:30 PM.
Cost: FREE
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A hands-on art and crafting adventure! Students will explore pattern, color, texture, light, and design while learning how to turn simple materials into creative handmade pieces. Through a variety of guided projects, students will build confidence using different art and craft techniques while creating work that is both personal and display-worthy.
The program will culminate in a student art show celebrating what the children have created and learned. Materials are supplied, and students will get to keep their supplies afterward, including a drawstring bag to hold everything.
Class is open to students in Grades 3–5. The class will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30–4:30 PM, beginning September 22 and ending January 7.
Cost: $300 (12 Weeks)
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