Peck Slip | PS 343 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, Depending on our offerings students will have the option to attend an early class at 3:30pm or a late class at 4:40pm.
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.
See below for our daily class offerings:
MONDAY
Monday 3:30PM
- Chess (Grade K– 1)
- Happy Crafts (Grade K– 1)
- Sports & Games (Grade K– 1)
- Jazz Dance (Grade K– 1)
- Fashion Runway (Grade 2–3)
- Sports & Games! (Grade 2–3)
- Studio Art (Grade 2–3)
- Basketball (Grade 4–5)
- Clubhouse (Grade 4–5)
- Science: Myth Busters Jr. (Grade 4–5)
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.
Happy Crafts
Sports & Games
Jazz Dance
This challenging class explores a range of styles from around the world, ranging from contemporary to classical, and emphasizing jazz funk and Broadway. Students will learn dance combinations while improving individual and group skills. The class culminates with participation in two fully-staged dance performances by Manhattan Youth's entire dance ensemble.
Fashion Runway
Students will sketch fashion figures, design fabrics, and create full lines of clothing, producing their own style books. Students will work toward an end of semester Fashion show featuring the design pieces they've worked on.
Sports & Games!
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
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.
Clubhouse
Responding to the need for students to have a safe and relaxed environment where they can reconnect with their peers under a well supervised environment, MY Clubhouse activities are always offered! From art to science activities that the group chooses. For little ones, this is a great opportunity to learn and develop social skills. All grades every day.
Science: Myth Busters Jr.
Calling all scientists! Here you'll explore all realms of science, examining the natural world, and discover the difference between myth and fact.
Monday 4:40PM
- Badminton (Grade 2–5)
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock (also known as a birdie) across a net. This is a fundamental introductory class on basic swing strokes of the game. Students will learn the basics of accurately hitting the birdie across the net. They will be taught the rules and how to properly rotate on offensive around the court and proper court etiquette. While having fun, students will learn about team work, sportsmanship, and overcoming obstacles.
TUESDAY
Tuesday 3:30PM
- Clubhouse (Grade K– 1)
- Sports Academy (Grade K– 1)
- Studio Art (Grade K– 1)
- Dance (Grade K– 1)
- Basketball (Grade 2–3)
- Junior Chef!! (Grade 2–3)
- Musical Theater (Grade 2–5)
- Creative Writing (Grade 4–5)
- Perler Beads (Grade 4–5)
- Soccer (Grade 4–5)
- DCC Mixed Media Art (Grade K– 1)
- DCC Confectionary Creations (Grade K– 2)
- DCC Green Science (Grade K– 2)
- DCC World Drummers (Grade K– 2)
- DCC Ceramics (Grade K– 5)
- DCC E-Sports and Gaming (Grade 2–3)
- DCC Basketball Skills & Drills (Grade 2–5)
- DCC MY Influential Magazine (Grade 2–5)
Clubhouse
Responding to the need for students to have a safe and relaxed environment where they can reconnect with their peers under a well supervised environment, MY Clubhouse activities are always offered! From art to science activities that the group chooses. For little ones, this is a great opportunity to learn and develop social skills. All grades every day.
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
Dance
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.
Junior Chef!!
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!
Musical Theater
Creative Writing
Students will explore multiple kinds of creative writing from short stories to comics and learn several tools of the trade for writing, expanding their creative horizons through the timeless art of the written word
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.
Soccer
DCC Mixed Media Art
DCC Confectionary Creations
With a steady hand and a wild imagination, students will learn how to design and decorate palm-sized sweet treats. Ranging from cookies and cupcakes, to lollipops and jello molds, everything beautiful and wacky can be made here!
DCC Green Science
DCC World Drummers
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 E-Sports and Gaming
Computer programing meets gaming in this interactive club that explores the application of video game design through coding and play. Students will learn the technical basic skills of digital games while using art, design, and coding to create their own games! Students will also gain practical skills through planning, working independently, sharing ideas, and team building activities.
DCC Basketball Skills & Drills
Do you want to take your child’s game to the next level? In the Basketball Skills & Drills class, students will take part in organized structured physical activities to help develop and strengthen their basketball skills. Throughout the course of the semester, students will learn new techniques by practicing drills and build their capacity to play as a team.
DCC MY Influential Magazine
Does your child love watching videos on social media? Your Mini Influencer is now a Manhattan Youth Journalist. This class is an opportunity for students to learn how to write scripts, interview friends, and even our staff, record and edit videos. Students will also learn about internet safety and have the opportunity to create and operate a class fan page that can be shared, via private link, with family and friends.
Tuesday 4:00PM
- 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.
Tuesday 4:40PM
- After-School Swim Lessons (Grade K– 5)
- DCC Mixed Media Arts (Grade 2–5)
- DCC Chemistry Lab (Grade 3–5)
- DCC Chopped Jr! (Grade 3–5)
- DCC Pottery Wheel (Grade 3–5)
- DCC E-Sports & Gaming (Grade 4–5)
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.
DCC Mixed Media Arts
DCC Chemistry Lab
DCC Chopped Jr!
Each student becomes a culinary innovator with a challenging clash of ingredients presented. Creations will be judged by uniqueness, appearance and effort. The winner adds a mystery ingredient to the weekly draw box!
DCC Pottery Wheel
Encourage your child's creativity by introducing them to the world of ceramics! They can develop their motor skills and hone their problem-solving abilities 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 work and beyond.
DCC E-Sports & Gaming
Computer programing meets gaming in this interactive club that explores the application of video game design through coding and play. Students will learn the technical basic skills of digital games while using art, design, and coding to create their own games! Students will also gain practical skills through planning, working independently, sharing ideas, and team building activities.
Tuesday 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.
WEDNESDAY
Wednesday 3:30PM
- Cartooning (Grade K– 1)
- Diamond Art (Grade K– 1)
- Junior Chef! (Grade K– 1)
- Soccer (Grade K– 1)
- Athletics (Grade 2–3)
- Cartooning & Comic Book Art (Grade 2–3)
- Perler Beads (Grade 2–3)
- The Book Sitters Club (Grade 4–5)
- DIY: Design & Craft (Grade 4–5)
- Sports & Games!! (Grade 4–5)
Cartooning
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
Diamond Art
Diamond art is a craft that teaches how to create picture painting through the use of sparkling colored resin diamonds placed on a grid. Explore and create works of art that you will be proud of.
Discover the power of ART in a safe, encouraging and fun environment. Through their brush strokes, your child will healthily express their emotions and communicate their thoughts. Each session will allow your child to build their self awareness while simultaneously nurturing their creativity. Unlike a traditional art class, brush strokes allows your child to use what they're feeling as the starting point for their masterpieces. Let your child experience art in a new and exciting way!
Junior Chef!
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!
Soccer
Athletics
Cartooning & Comic Book Art
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 projects. Weekly, students will continue to develop these pieces and create an ensemble of themed art projects.
The Book Sitters Club
The Book Sitter Club brings students together to discuss a book they have all read or listened to. By sharing their thoughts and insights, they gain a deeper understanding of the material than they could from reading on their own.
DIY: Design & Craft
Sports & Games!!
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.
Wednesdays 4:40PM
- Girls Only Sports Academy (Grade 2–5)
Girls Only Sports Academy
A fun, energetic sports class for only girls! In this class students will learn the fundamentals of a wide variety of sports including soccer, baseball, basketball, floor hockey and more!
THURSDAY
Thursday 3:30PM
- The Book Sitters Club (Grade K– 1)
- Creative Drama (Grade K– 1)
- Jewelry Making/DIY (Grade K– 1)
- Sports (Grade K– 1)
- Science (Grade 2–3)
- Soccer (Grade 2–3)
- Jazz & Tap (2-3) (Grade 2–3)
- Athletics (Grade 4–5)
- Chess (Grade 4–5)
- Fashion Runway (Grade 4–5)
- DCC Animal Science (Grade K– 2)
- DCC Ooey Gooey Science (Grade K– 2)
- DCC International Kitchen (Grade K– 2)
- DCC Ceramics (Grade K– 5)
- DCC Graphic Design (Grade 2–3)
The Book Sitters Club
The Book Sitter Club brings students together to discuss a book they have all read or listened to. By sharing their thoughts and insights, they gain a deeper understanding of the material than they could from reading on their own.
Creative Drama
Jewelry Making/DIY
Sports
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.
Science
Calling all scientists! Here you'll explore all realms of science, examining the natural world.
Soccer
Jazz & Tap (2-3)
This challenging class explores a range of styles from around the world, ranging from contemporary to classical, and emphasizing jazz funk and Broadway. Students will learn dance combinations while improving individual and group skills. The joy doesn't end their, your child will learn elements of Tap Dance as a fun, upbeat dance style that is guaranteed to make your child feel high-spirited and confident. Each semester culminates in a spectacular production featuring all Manhattan Youth dance classes.
Athletics
Chess
Fashion Runway
Students will sketch fashion figures, design fabrics, and create full lines of clothing, producing their own style books. Students will work toward an end of semester Fashion show featuring the design pieces they've worked on.
DCC Animal Science
In this course, students will explore the evolutionary history of various modern animals and their prehistoric counterparts, ranging from jellyfish to dinosaurs.
DCC 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 lets the creativity thrive by allowing everything oozy, grimy, slippery and slimy to work with while making beautiful art projects.
DCC International Kitchen
In this class, students will have the opportunity to learn about culture, through food, from their favorite after-school counselors! Each month, Chef Sasha will be joined by a counselor who will share their culture through stories, pictures and most importantly, yummy recipes. Bon appetit!
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 Graphic Design
As digital technology continues to make its way into all aspects of our lives, the need for effective graphic design has never been greater. This course is ideal for students who seek an introduction to graphic design or have a general interest in learning how to create and communicate through visual media. Through a comprehensive look at topics such as layout, typography, color, space, balance, and hierarchy, students will be exposed to the most effective uses of graphic design in today's visual world. Students will create projects such as posters, stickers and t-shirts.
Thursday 4:00PM
- 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 4:40PM
- After-School Swim Lessons (Grade K– 5)
- Dungeons & Dragons (Grade 2–5)
- DCC Zoology & Animal Care (Grade 2–5)
- DCC Art School Prep (Grade 3–5)
- DCC Cooking Around The World (Grade 3–5)
- DCC Pottery Wheel (Grade 3–5)
- DCC Graphic Design (Grade 4–5)
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.
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.
DCC Zoology & Animal Care
DCC Art School Prep
DCC Cooking Around The World
Learning about international food expands your culinary experience and knowledge. This class will highlight the many different cuisines around the world. Students will learn how to make the recipe but also learn what factors influence what we are cooking and why. Some examples of the recipes we will make are dumplings, shakshuka, quiche, apple cake, chickpea curry. We will also take student requests.
DCC Pottery Wheel
Encourage your child's creativity by introducing them to the world of ceramics! They can develop their motor skills and hone their problem-solving abilities 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 work and beyond.
DCC Graphic Design
As digital technology continues to make its way into all aspects of our lives, the need for effective graphic design has never been greater. This course is ideal for students who seek an introduction to graphic design or have a general interest in learning how to create and communicate through visual media. Through a comprehensive look at topics such as layout, typography, color, space, balance, and hierarchy, students will be exposed to the most effective uses of graphic design in today's visual world. Students will create projects such as posters, stickers and t-shirts.
FRIDAY
Fridays 3:30PM
- Arts and Crafts (Grade K– 1)
- Sports (Grade K– 1)
- Tap Dance (Grade K– 1)
- LEGO Projects & Construction (Grade K– 1)
- Chess (Grade 2–3)
- The Book Sitters Club (Grade 2–3)
- Flag Football (Grade 2–3)
- Clubhouse (Grade 4–5)
- Flag Football (Grade 4–5)
- Jewelry Making/DIY (Grade 4–5)
Arts and Crafts
In our art classes, students will have the opportunity to develop their skills in fundamental drawing, painting, and clay sculpting techniques, as well as explore a wide range of creative crafts. Throughout each session, they will work with a variety of art media, including watercolors, acrylics, oil pastels, chalk, colored pencils, pen and ink, clay, collages, and more, all tailored to their age and skill level.
Sports
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.
Tap Dance
Tap Dance is a fun, upbeat dance style that is guaranteed to make your child feel high-spirited and confident. Each semester culminates in a spectacular production featuring all 25 Manhattan Youth dance classes.
LEGO Projects & 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.
Chess
The Book Sitters Club
The Book Sitter Club brings students together to discuss a book they have all read or listened to. By sharing their thoughts and insights, they gain a deeper understanding of the material than they could from reading on their own.
Flag Football
Students develop skills, good sportsmanship and a sense of team spirit. Players are divided into groups based on experience and skill level. Each class session includes a lesson, drills and a game or scrimmage.
Clubhouse
Responding to the need for students to have a safe and relaxed environment where they can reconnect with their peers under a well supervised environment, MY Clubhouse activities are always offered! From art to science activities that the group chooses. For little ones, this is a great opportunity to learn and develop social skills. All grades every day.
Flag Football
Students develop skills, good sportsmanship and a sense of team spirit. Players are divided into groups based on experience and skill level. Each class session includes a lesson, drills and a game or scrimmage.
Jewelry Making/DIY
Students will create small scale original works of ornamental art that look like professionally made jewelry.
Fridays 4:40PM
- Floor Hockey (Grade 2–5)
Floor Hockey
Students develop skills, good sportsmanship and a sense of team spirit. Players are divided into groups based on experience and skill level. Each class session includes a lesson, drills and a game or scrimmage.