spring 2024 afterschool classes

Ages 7 + | Spring semester: Mar 25-Jun 2

Sign up for Spring 2024 afterschool programs, including classes and clubs for youth (ages 7-14) and teenagers (ages 13+). Spring dates are outlined below.

  • Spring 2024 Semester Dates | 10 weeks | March 25 - June 2

  • Spring Community Expo | Sunday, June 2

Our Youth Afterschool Program (ages 7-14) includes our Tuesday Roots & Rebels Garden Club, and Wednesday Arts Under the Sun workshop. We’ll also be offering an SJLA Arts Lab each semester for teenagers 13+.

  • Roots & Rebels Garden Club, Tuesdays, 3-6pm, Ages 7-12 | Cooking, games, field trips, and lots of garden time at our weekly garden club!

  • Arts Under the Sun, Wednesdays, 3-6pm, Ages 10+ | Experimenting with all kinds of art mediums together!

  • SJLA Arts Lab, Fridays, 3:30-7PM, Ages 13+ | A teen space for exploring arts, healing, and political organizing

Enrollment and cost: These programs are FREE. Donations are always welcome and can be made here. Given the limited size of our current program offerings, priority for these after-school programs will be given to students currently enrolled in the Hudson City School District, and residents of Bliss Towers, Schuyler Court, Hudson Terraces, and Providence Hall. If you’re interested in participating or learning more, apply by March 8.


ROOTS & REBELS GARDEN CLUB

Tuesdays | 3 - 6pm | Ages 7-12
Spring 2024 semester | 10 weeks | Mar 26 - Jun 2

Get your hands dirty at the River City Garden! Care for seedlings, make art and try yummy recipes!

Join us every Tuesday afternoon for the Roots & Rebels Garden Club! We’ll meet each week at our River City Garden to plant seeds and grow plants, explore the new Kite’s Nest greenhouse, prepare and eat delicious meals, and do arts and crafts inspired by nature. We’ll examine the bugs and microbes in our healthy soil, learn to grow herbs and medicines, and practice making our own soil and compost. We’ll draw and observe what’s happening in our raised beds, create garden art projects, and of course play our favorite games outside!

This program is FREE. If you would like to make a donation to support the program, we suggest $150-$400 per semester.


arts under the sun

Wednesdays | 3 - 6pm | Ages 10+
Spring 2024 semester | 10 weeks | Mar 27 - Jun 2

Explore all the arts under the sun through different hands-on art projects and field trips to local galleries and artists’ studios!

Join us every Wednesday for all the art projects you can dream of under the sun! Each week we will be using different materials to express ourselves. We will write and record music, practice making oral history podcasts, design self portraits and make puppets. We will also go out into the world to gather inspiration from other artists and makers! We may visit a theater and see a show, tour local art studios and explore amazing galleries in our backyard!

This program is FREE. If you would like to make a donation to support the program, we suggest $150-$400 per semester.


sjla arts lab: soundtrack to our freedom

Fridays | 3:30 - 7PM | Ages 13+
Spring 2024 semester | Apr 5-Jun 2

An open studio for youth to express stories of freedom and practice building community.  — with Donnay Edmund and guest educators

Are you interested in activating your creativity? Join SJLA to connect through art. We will be creating a soundtrack for freedom and accomplishing a visual album book. We will have creative time to explore different artistic mediums. We will be in the exploration and imagination around what makes us feel free. We will take trips to connect with different artists. As we get our creativity flowing, we'll also practice self-reflection, deepening connections with each other, and building skills for organizing around the causes we’re most passionate about, including care-oriented education justice. No artistic experience necessary!

This program is free. Teens ages 13+  are welcome to apply. If you would like to make a donation to support the program, click here. Enrollment is prioritized for BIPOC teens and HSCD students.

If you’re 16+ and have your working papers, you’re invited to apply for a paid position helping to lead this program. Apply here.


See our Classes Archive to view past semester offerings.

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