PS 150 After-School Program
Welcome - At the end of the school day, classroom teachers dismiss all students registered for our program directly to our staff, who greet students with a healthy snack and a smile. Students eat and socialize with friends, decompressing from the school day and gearing up for after-school.
Class Time - The sports, arts and enrichment classes that you select when enrolling your child in the program are taught by certified teachers, teaching artists and activity specialists. Each day, your child is dismissed directly to our staff. After a healthy snack, they will attend the club(s) for which they are enrolled from 3:30 -4:30PM, followed by Choice Time.
Before and After Class - Students choose from a list of structured and open play activities, set up by our team leaders. These activities include: study hall, gym sports, yard play, indoor games, arts & crafts, music and more. This activity is built into your child’s daily schedule as a structured free play before and after their selected club for the day.
Students at PS 150 may also sign up for classes at the Downtown Community Center (DCC) on Tuesdays. Our staff will accompany them on our bus to bring them over to our Center.
Register for Pre-k here. You must register for a minimum of 3 days in order to attend. Please do not register for individual activities, only select the Pre-K day that you are choosing to have your child attend. Clubs are included in the Pre-K registration
MONDAY
Monday 3:15PM
- Tumbling (Grade K– 1)
- Jewelry Making/DIY (Grade 2–3)
- Soccer (Grade 2–3)
- Choice Time (Grade K– 5)
- Ooey Gooey Science (Grade K– 1)
- Fun in Spanish (Grade K– 1)
- Soccer (Grade 4–5)
- Perler Beads/DIY (Grade K– 1)
- Perler Beads/DIY (Grade 2–3)
- Perler Beads/DIY (Grade 4–5)
- Photography/Content Creators (Grade 2–3)
- Photography/Content Creators (Grade 4–5)
Tumbling
Jewelry Making/DIY
Soccer
Students will learn the basic rules, skills, and sportsmanship to help improve their soccer game. All levels welcome!
Choice Time
After classes, our students choose from a list of structured & free play activities, including; Study Lab, Yard / Gym Play, Indoor Games, Arts & Crafts, & more! It is a priority of our after-school program to make sure our students are doing their homework completely and keeping up with their class work and studies. To that end, we offer a quiet place to work, supervised by counselors, to every enrolled after-school student every day.
Ooey Gooey Science
Every kid knows that you don't really learn anything unless you make a mess and get your hands dirty. This class focuses on everything oozy, grimy, slippery and slimy that exists in nature or can be made (safely!) in a test tube. Fun for all!
Fun in Spanish
Soccer
Perler Beads/DIY
Perler Beads are plastic fusible beads. The beads are arranged on pegboards to form patterns and then fused together with heat from a clothes iron. Because Perler Beads layout on a pegboard bead by bead, the end result looks like a pixelated illustration!
Students will create basic 2-dimensional art pieces and develop them into more 3D projects. Weekly, students will continue to develop these pieces and create an ensemble of themed art projects.
Perler Beads/DIY
Perler Beads are plastic fusible beads. The beads are arranged on pegboards to form patterns and then fused together with heat from a clothes iron. Because Perler Beads layout on a pegboard bead by bead, the end result looks like a pixelated illustration!
Students will create basic 2-dimensional art pieces and develop them into more 3D projects. Weekly, students will continue to develop these pieces and create an ensemble of themed art projects.
Perler Beads/DIY
Perler Beads are plastic fusible beads. The beads are arranged on pegboards to form patterns and then fused together with heat from a clothes iron. Because Perler Beads layout on a pegboard bead by bead, the end result looks like a pixelated illustration!
Students will create basic 2-dimensional art pieces and develop them into more 3D projects. Weekly, students will continue to develop these pieces and create an ensemble of themed art projects.
Photography/Content Creators
Students will learn and hone their skills as photographers, including the basics of composition, lighting, exposure, and post production. They will then apply what they have learned to create new content that is fun, interesting, and educational.
Photography/Content Creators
Students will learn and hone their skills as photographers, including the basics of composition, lighting, exposure, and post production. They will then apply what they have learned to create new content that is fun, interesting, and educational.
Monday 4:40PM
- DCC Appetite for Adventure! (Grade K– 5)
- DCC Advanced Español (Grade 2–5)
- DCC Game Design and Animation (Grade 2–5)
- DCC Pottery Wheel (Grade 1–5)
- DCC Zoology & Animal Care (Grade K– 3)
- DCC Martial Arts (Grade 2–5)
DCC Appetite for Adventure!
A taste of travel for the brave hearted, students will engage the five senses as the classroom hops the globe for a delicious destination! By exploring flavors and styles of multiple cuisines, the travelers will learn about the many aspects that go into everyday foods.
DCC Advanced Español
Focusing on elevating fluency, grammatical accuracy, and cultural appreciation. Designed for experienced learners, these courses replace basic vocabulary drills with real-world conversational practice and creative projects.
DCC Game Design and Animation
Join our interactive club that allows students to explore Video Game Design and Computer Generated Imaging in a project-based environment. Through this hands-on experience, you'll have the chance to create interactive art, media, and narratives while learning valuable skills in computational thinking and mathematics.
DCC Pottery Wheel
Working with clay has been all the rage. This class will explore all the different ways of creating with clay. Handbuilding and working on the pottery wheel helps develop motor skills, problem-solving abilities and creativity through a variety of stimulating projects. From animal-themed sculptures to crafting their own favorite cup or bowl, there are endless possibilities for imaginative, figurative, and function work.
DCC Zoology & Animal Care
DCC Martial Arts
Students learn self-defense, focus, concentration and discipline in a non-contact weekly martial arts workout. Classes are grouped by age and belt level. All levels work on forms, and bag work: kicks, punches, blocks and footwork. Sparring begins at yellow belt. At the end of each semester, we have an exhibition and test, where students have an opportunity for belt advancement (by teacher recommendation).
*Parents please be advised when registering for clubs at the Downtown Community Center (DCC). Dismissal and Pickup for these activities will be from the DCC; students will NOT be returning to PS 150.
Monday 5:20PM
- After-School Swim Lessons (Grade K– 5)
After-School Swim Lessons
We are proud to offer Youth Swim Lessons as a choice in our After-School Programs. Children receive the same instruction and swim experience as our Youth swim lessons. Your child will be picked up directly from their classroom at school dismissal, have a snack, and be transported to the Downtown Community Center for childcare activities provided by our After-school staff.
To find out more on our After-School programs, please click here.
Please note that swim offerings and schedules vary by school.
If you attend a school that is not in our network, you may sign your student up for drop-off After School at the Downtown Community Center.
Now offering TUESDAY 3:30 PM DCC Clubs!
Students enrolled in our Tuesday offerings return to PS 150 accompanied by our Bus Team.
Tuesdays 3:15PM
- Fun with Art (Grade K– 1)
- Mindful Movement/Yoga (Grade K– 1)
- Sports Academy (Grade 2–3)
- Sports Academy (Grade 4–5)
- Science Lab & Messy Creations (Grade 2–3)
- Science Lab & Messy Creations (Grade 4–5)
- Soccer (Grade K– 1)
- LEGO Projects (Grade K– 1)
- Chess (Grade 2–3)
- Chess (Grade 4–5)
- Game Design & Coding (Grade 2–3)
- 3D Game Design (Grade 3–5)
Fun with Art
Let’s get creative and have some fun! In this playful, hands-on art class, young artists will explore a wide variety of materials and techniques—painting, drawing, collage, sculpture, and more. Each week brings a new project designed to spark imagination, build confidence, and encourage self-expression.
Mindful Movement/Yoga
Go on an adventure in each class as students learn yoga poses that will build strength and flexibility. Class participants will use their senses and controlled breath to move their bodies and discover what it really feels like to ground to the earth and center themselves using techniques to calm the mind.
Sports Academy
Our blend of intramural sports and non-competitive sports skills and drills is sure to meet your young athlete's needs! Students will engage in a variety of seasonal sports responding to the physical fitness and socioemotional need for students eager to have a fun environment, where they can reconnect with their peers, and their favorite after-school coaches and group leaders.
Sports Academy
Science Lab & Messy Creations
Science is about exploring, experimenting, asking questions, and having fun! In this class, your student will do all of the above. We will be learning about how matter behaves through fun activities and chemical reactions.
Science Lab & Messy Creations
Science is about exploring, experimenting, asking questions, and having fun! In this class, your student will do all of the above. We will be learning about how matter behaves through fun activities and chemical reactions.
Soccer
LEGO Projects
Kids will receive daily challenges of structures to build with Legos. There will also be time for students to explore on their own and in small groups, building creations of their own invention.
Chess
Chess
Game Design & Coding
This interactive club allows students to explore both Video Game Design and Coding in a project-based environment. Through this hands-on experience, you'll have the chance to create interactive games, art, and narratives while learning valuable skills in computational thinking and mathematics
3D Game Design
Tuesday 3:30 PM
- DCC Tumbling (Grade K– 1)
- DCC Junior Chef (Grade K– 5)
- DCC Intro to Mandarin (Grade K– 5)
- DCC Green Science (Grade K– 3)
- DCC Ceramics (Grade K– 5)
- DCC Piano (Grade K– 5)
- DCC Girls Only Coding (Grade 2–5)
- DCC Lego Construction (Grade K– 1)
DCC Tumbling
This energetic class builds strength, flexibility and fitness. Students develop acrobatic skills while having fun!!
DCC Junior Chef
This class will feature easy, yummy recipes that your child can learn to make at home. It will feature both savory and sweet dishes, with students concentrating on their own single-serving fare. Besides different sauces and dips, students will learn to make veggie pinwheels, cheddar corn dogs, breakfast muffins, parfaits and more!
DCC Intro to Mandarin
Wǒmen zǒu ba! (Let's go!)
Our approach, in several ways, but a good starting point is to focus on Pinyin, tones, basic vocabulary, and sentence structure. Your child can then move on to learning Chinese characters, engaging with native speakers, and immersing themselves in the language through media!
DCC Green Science
DCC Ceramics
Introduce your child to the world of ceramics! Develop motor skills and learn creative problem solving through projects aimed at stimulating imagination and creativity. Projects range from animal themed sculptures, making a new favorite cup or bowl, figurative work and more!
DCC Piano
We offer an introduction to the piano keyboard in a group lesson setting. All levels are welcome. These classes are an excellent introduction to rhythm, melody and music theory.
DCC Girls Only Coding
DCC Lego Construction
Kids will receive daily challenges of structures to build with Legos. There will also be time for students to explore on their own and in small groups, building creations of their own invention.
WEDNESDAY
Wednesdays 3:15PM
- Basketball (Grade 2–3)
- Dungeons & Dragons (Grade 2–3)
- Zoology & Animal Science (Grade K– 1)
- Academic Allstars (Homework Help) (Grade K– 5)
- Studio Art (Grade 2–3)
- Sports Academy (Grade K– 1)
- Studio Art (Grade 4–5)
- Hip Hop (Grade K– 1)
- Basketball (Grade 4–5)
- Dungeons & Dragons (Grade 4–5)
Basketball
Students learn basketball skills, good sportsmanship, and sense of team spirit. Players are divided into groups based on experience and skill level. Each class session includes a lesson filled with drills and a game or scrimmage.
Dungeons & Dragons
In this class, students will learn everything they need to know to play the world's greatest role playing game: Dungeons and Dragons. Students will start by creating their own adventurer, with their own unique backstory, goals, and motivations. The players will then work together while they explore the vast worlds of D&D. Students might explore a dark dungeon, ruined city, a long forgotten temple deep within a dense jungle, or protect a village from the dangers that lurk beyond it. Students will solve puzzles, and work with other players while developing important social and emotional skills such as: empathy, problem-solving, teamwork, leadership and more. All while battling fantastic monsters, and discovering mystical magical items and other treasure.
Zoology & Animal Science
Emphasizing the central role of evolution in generating diversity, your child will explore the many kingdoms, behaviors and ecology of animal species! Your child will also become Zookeepers learning the basics of animal care from feeding to cleaning the habitats in our Science Lab.
Academic Allstars (Homework Help)
Need help teaching your children new math concepts?
Want your child to receive extra assistance from a certified DOE teacher?
Homework help clubs allows students to receive professional homework assistance and tutoring from our PS 150's very own 1st grade teacher, Ms. Nora!
Studio Art
Sports Academy
Our blend of intramural sports and non-competitive sports skills and drills is sure to meet your young athlete's needs! Students will engage in a variety of seasonal sports responding to the physical fitness and socioemotional need for students eager to have a fun environment, where they can reconnect with their peers, and their favorite after-school coaches and group leaders.
Studio Art
Hip Hop
A high-energy class for dancers of all experience levels. The dance studio will be hopping as students learn individual and teamwork skills that evolve into polished dance numbers. All students participate in a Manhattan Youth dance performance at the end of each semester
Basketball
Students learn basketball skills, good sportsmanship, and sense of team spirit. Players are divided into groups based on experience and skill level. Each class session includes a lesson filled with drills and a game or scrimmage.
Dungeons & Dragons
Together, the Dungeon Master (or DM) and players create an exciting story where their bold adventurers confront deadly perils. Even if the group doesn’t complete the adventure successfully, the good time and memories make everyone a winner!
Wednesday 4:40PM
- DCC Fencing (Grade 2–5)
- DCC Pottery Wheel (Grade 1–5)
- DCC Musical Theater (Grade 2–5)
- DCC Delicious Delectibles (Grade K– 5)
- DCC 3D Printing (Grade 2–5)
- DCC Mural Making (Grade 2–5)
DCC Fencing
DCC Pottery Wheel
Working with clay has been all the rage. This class will explore all the different ways of creating with clay. Handbuilding and working on the pottery wheel helps develop motor skills, problem-solving abilities and creativity through a variety of stimulating projects. From animal-themed sculptures to crafting their own favorite cup or bowl, there are endless possibilities for imaginative, figurative, and function work.
DCC Musical Theater
Experienced performers help students develop singing, dancing and acting skills. Students work as a cast throughout the semester on scenes and musical production numbers.
DCC Delicious Delectibles
Our young chefs learn essential kitchen skills, from measuring and converting fractions to slicing and chopping to sauteing and plating. We develop and encourage nutritious food choices while working together to prepare snacks and meals. Every class ends with a delicious treat!
DCC 3D Printing
Once thought of as a magic solution of the future, 3D printing is now a booming industry that yields serious benefits for the world. This course introduces students to basic engineering theories and principles by using 3D printing. It introduces design and fabrication processes to build hands on artifacts that demonstrate complex engineering topics in everyday life.
DCC Mural Making
*Parents please be advised when registering for clubs at the Downtown Community Center (DCC). Dismissal and Pickup for these activities will be from the DCC; students will NOT be returning to PS 150.
Wednesday 5:20pm
- After-School Swim Lessons (Grade K– 5)
After-School Swim Lessons
We are proud to offer Youth Swim Lessons as a choice in our After-School Programs. Children receive the same instruction and swim experience as our Youth swim lessons. Your child will be picked up directly from their classroom at school dismissal, have a snack, and be transported to the Downtown Community Center for childcare activities provided by our After-school staff.
To find out more on our After-School programs, please click here.
Please note that swim offerings and schedules vary by school.
If you attend a school that is not in our network, you may sign your student up for drop-off After School at the Downtown Community Center.
THURSDAY
Thursdays 3:15PM
- Jewelry Making/DIY (Grade K– 1)
- Sports & Games (Grade K– 1)
- Academic Allstars (Homework Help) (Grade K– 5)
- Perler Beads (Grade 2–3)
- Perler Beads (Grade 4–5)
- Fun With Science (Grade K– 1)
- Mandarin (Grade K– 5)
- World of Dance (Grade 2–3)
- World of Dance (Grade 4–5)
- Team Sports (Grade 2–3)
- Team Sports (Grade 4–5)
Jewelry Making/DIY
Sports & Games
Academic Allstars (Homework Help)
Need help teaching your children new math concepts?
Want your child to receive extra assistance from a certified DOE teacher?
Homework help clubs allows students to receive professional homework assistance and tutoring from our PS 150's very own 1st grade teacher, Ms. Nora!
Perler Beads
Perler Beads are plastic fusible beads. The beads are arranged on pegboards to form patterns and then fused together with heat from a clothes iron. Because Perler Beads layout on a pegboard bead by bead, the end result looks like a pixelated illustration! An engaging activity that promotes creativity, focus and dexterity.
Students will create basic 2-dimensional art pieces and develop them into more 3D projects. Weekly, students will continue to develop these pieces and create an ensemble of themed art projects.
Perler Beads
Perler Beads are plastic fusible beads. The beads are arranged on pegboards to form patterns and then fused together with heat from a clothes iron. Because Perler Beads layout on a pegboard bead by bead the end result looks like a pixelated illustration. Students will create basic 2 dimensional art pieces and develop them into more 3D project. Weekly students will continue to develop these pieces and create an ensemble of themed art projects.
Fun With Science
Students conduct hands-on experiments with materials from everyday life. A combination of kitchen and eath science, Students will work on projects including plants and animals, the solar system, balls and ramps, paper airplanes, rockets, weather systems.
Mandarin
World of Dance
World of Dance
Team Sports
Our blend of intramural sports and non-competitive sports skills and drills is sure to meet your young athlete's needs! Students will engage in a variety of seasonal sports responding to the physical fitness and socioemotional need for students eager to have a fun environment, where they can reconnect with their peers, and their favorite after-school coaches and group leaders.
Team Sports
Our blend of intramural sports and non-competitive sports skills and drills is sure to meet your young athlete's needs! Students will engage in a variety of seasonal sports responding to the physical fitness and socioemotional need for students eager to have a fun environment, where they can reconnect with their peers, and their favorite after-school coaches and group leaders.
FRIDAY
Fridays 3:15PM
- Music and Movement (Grade K– 1)
- Comic Book Making (Grade 2–3)
- Chess (Grade K– 1)
- Comic Book Making (Grade 4–5)
- Parkour & Primal Movement (Grade 2–3)
- Fairytale/Superhero (Grade K– 1)
- Parkour & Primal Movement (Grade 4–5)
- LEGO Robotics (Grade 2–5)
- Team Sports (Grade K– 1)
Music and Movement
Comic Book Making
Inspired by their favorite comic book artists and armed with their imagination, student create characters and story lines, first in single panels, then in comic strips, and finally creating complete comic books at the end of each semester.
Chess
Never mind that chess is a great exercise for the mind that increases math and literacy abilities. Chess is a great game, and kids love it! We offer beginner, intermediate and advanced chess classes, as well as an annual tournament for students in our Manhattan Youth programs.
Comic Book Making
Inspired by their favorite comic book artists and armed with their imagination, student create characters and story lines, first in single panels, then in comic strips, and finally creating complete comic books at the end of each semester.
Parkour & Primal Movement
Parkour has quickly become one of the world's fastest-growing and most highly efficient training methods for mind, body and spirit. Using the natural environment as a play space, practitioners (called traceurs) test their limits by running, climbing, jumping, vaulting and rolling over obstacles, as a means of adapting to and then overcoming the mental, physical and even emotional challenges that arise from the physical barriers themselves.
Fairytale/Superhero
Children study their cherished bedtime stories, from Hans Christian Andersen to the Brothers Grimm, learning the foundations of storytelling and magical imagery, to invent their own enchanting tales.
Parkour & Primal Movement
Parkour has quickly become one of the world's fastest-growing and most highly efficient training methods for mind, body and spirit. Using the natural environment as a play space, practitioners (called traceurs) test their limits by running, climbing, jumping, vaulting and rolling over obstacles, as a means of adapting to and then overcoming the mental, physical and even emotional challenges that arise from the physical barriers themselves.
LEGO Robotics
Teams of students will build, test, and program an autonomous robot using LEGO MINDSTORMS software to solve a set of missions on an obstacle course, getting familiar with the technology used at citywide competitions. The FIRST LEGO League challenges kids to think like scientists and engineers. To learn more about the LEGO robotics program, please visit www.usfirst.org.
Team Sports
Your young athlete will engage in skills and drill along all seasonal sports! They will compete in basketball, tee ball, flag football and more!