spring 2026 afterschool classes
Ages 7 + | Spring Semester: Mar 24 - May 27
Sign up for Spring 2026 afterschool programs, including classes and clubs for youth (ages 7-14). Spring dates by program are outlined below.
Spring 2026 Semester Dates | 10 weeks | Mar 24 - May 27
Our Youth Afterschool Program (ages 7-14) includes our Tuesday Roots & Rebels Garden Club and Wednesday Arts Under the Sun workshop.
Roots & Rebels Garden Club, Tuesdays, 3-6pm, Ages 7-14 | Practicing food freedom at our weekly garden club
Arts Under the Sun, Wednesdays, 3-6pm, Ages 7-14 | Getting into the wild to explore nature-based nourishment and craft
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.
ROOTS & REBELS GARDEN CLUB
Tuesdays | 3 - 6pm | Ages 7-14
Spring 2026 semester | 10 weeks | Mar 24 - May 26
With Raei Bridges & Supporting Educators
Practicing food freedom at our weekly garden club!
This Spring Roots + Rebels will engage with the theme of Food Sovereignty. Throughout the semester youth will practice growing their favorite food plants, learn to tend them until harvest, and learn about creative ways to increase food access in their communities. We’ll get our hands in the Earth, cook and concoct, share meals together, and deepen our connections with each other and the world around us.
Note: The River City Garden will be under construction this year, so our programs will take place across the street in outdoor learning environments surrounding our greenhouse building and classroom, as well as on field trips to farms and wild spaces.
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 7-14
Spring 2026 semester | 10 weeks | Mar 25 - May 27
With Raei Bridges & Supporting Educators
Getting into the wild to explore nature-based nourishment and craft!
Arts Under the Sun will take the theme of food sovereignty to wild places! This Spring, AUTS will practice Wild Food Sovereignty and learn about the many edible, medicinal, and useful plants growing at and around Kite’s Nest. Youth will learn how to safely identify, honorably harvest, and responsibly prepare wild foods and use wild materials to craft useful objects. We’ll work with our hands and examine how our creative practices can exist in respectful relationship with our surrounding environment.
Note: The River City Garden will be under construction this year, so our programs will take place across the street in outdoor learning environments surrounding our greenhouse building and classroom, as well as on field trips to farms and wild spaces.
This program is FREE. If you would like to make a donation to support the program, we suggest $150-$400 per semester.
Our arts-based afterschool and out-of-school-time programs are made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.