Beit Rabban is excited to offer a range of after-school programming for the Gan and

Kevutzot. Each class and instructor has been selected to provide our students with

opportunity for engaging sessions that will stimulate their minds and bodies after a full day

of regular study. Supervised and coordinated by the school, we believe these programs will

enhance your child’s day with the opportunity to pursue a special interest, to interact with

peers from a range of age cohorts, to acquire new skills, and to have a great time! Each

program is run by a knowledgeable and qualified instructor and all participants are

covered by the appropriate insurance carried either by the program provider or the school.

To better assist families in making plans for their children, you will find information about

the entire year’s offerings below.

Gan After-School Program

Programming for the Gan students is offered from 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Monday through

Thursday (snack, bathrooms and transition time in the class from 2:00 – 2:30, followed by

the activity from 2:30 -3:30). The school staff will ensure that the participants are

supervised until the after-school program instructor arrives. Each student will be provided

with instructions prior to the beginning of the course as to the necessary equipment and

clothing.

Kevutzot After-School Program

The after-school programming for the Kevutzot will begin at 3:45 PM. Students

participating in afterschool programs will be provided snack prior to the start of each class

immediately following dismissal. The school staff will ensure that the participants are

supervised until the after-school program instructor arrives. Each student will be provided

with instructions prior to the beginning of the course as to the necessary equipment and

clothing. Courses end at 4:45. Please make certain that a parent/caregiver arrives prior to

the end of instruction. There is no busing available after our afterschool programs finish.

After-School Programs

2017-2018

Gan After School Programs

Improv (Mondays, All Year)

Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of improvisation. Through

exercises and games, students will learn the basic skills of improv and have

fun developing their spontaneity, playfulness, and imaginations. Improv

classes are taught by Danielle Cohn (a Gan teacher at Beit Rabban) and co-

founder of Bitty City Players. BCP is dedicated to educating, inspiring, and

enriching NYC kids. Their classes provide a fun and supportive space to

explore the wide range of experiences and emotions that spring from the intelligent,

capable and creative young mind.

Kids in the Game- Intro to Sports and Games (Mondays, All Year) NEW!

This class introduces the core movements of sports - jumping, throwing, kicking, catching,

etc - while learning to use our bodies productively. We'll learn to work on passing with

partners, moving in space, eye/hand coordination, and ball manipulation within different

sports. In addition, we'll participate in active physical education and

recess games (think Sizzle Ball, Switch, Castle Ball, What Time is It Mr

Fox, etc). The main objective: get active, have some healthy

competition, and a ton of fun. The classes will focus on a mix of skill

development and play.

Music Wise- Musical Explorations (Tuesdays, All Year)

Weekly experiential music classes allow children to create music in a relaxed and hands on setting. Children perform, write rhythms and sing to music in every class. Child size violins, cellos and guitars are used so that children learn how to hold each of the three instruments and experience playing on them. This is a wonderful prelude to advanced study. They are also introduced to the masterworks of classical and contemporary music. What is the best part? Children learn to love music and play for a lifetime.

Dino Science (Tuesdays, All Year) NEW!

Dinosaurs! Flying, chomping, or stomping around - at home or in the Natural History Museum - who doesn’t love dinosaurs? Our junior paleontologists will learn about a different dinosaur each week. Through dramatic play, hands-on sensory exploration, and creative projects, we’ll create each dino’s unique skeleton and learn how they moved, what they ate, and lots of other exciting facts. Students will develop habits of scientific exploration, prediction and revision, teamwork, and self-identification as young scientists - while having a blast (from the past)! Taught by Danielle

Cohn and Caroline Patterson, co-founders of Bitty City Players.

Yoga with Kathryn Ulrich (Wednesdays, All Year)

IT'S A BIRD, IT'S A PLANE, IT'S KIDS YOGA! Kathryn Ulrich will be returning to the Gan

after school program to teach yoga. Children are

natural born yogis: you have probably seen your

child slither on the ground like a cobra snake, walk

on all fours like a dog, roar like a lion, gallop like a

horse, fly like a jet plane, or a super hero! In kid’s

yoga, the focus is less on the particulars of

alignment and more on experiencing the joy of

exploring something new, stretching to new limits,

and having fun in the process. Kathryn designs her

classes to enhance your child's physical skills, including fine and gross motor coordination,

spatial awareness, balance, agility, flexibility, and sports preparation.

Imaginative Dance (Thursdays, All Year)

In this unique bilingual (Hebrew/English) class children will get to enhance their

nonverbal communication skills and sense of self in an artistic and fun manner. A

multicultural program that encourages a healthy

development of body, mind and spirit through movement and

crafts. Every class has a different imaginative theme with fun

music. Children get to wear creative costumes and are led

through diverse movement and dance exercises from the

realms of physical theater, modern dance, kid’s yoga, improvisation, circus skills, voice,

props experimentation and creative visual arts techniques. The class is directed by Shlomit

Oren-Ross and assisted by Jamie Roach and David Ross.

Kevutzot After School Programs

Improv & Movie Making (Mondays, All Year) NEW!

Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of improvisation. Through exercises and games, students will learn the basic skills of improv and have fun developing their spontaneity, playfulness, and imaginations. They will explore and create characters and narratives while developing new storytelling skills, culminating in a class-created puppet show which we will then make into a short film. Family & friends are invited to join in the last

class for a small interactive showcase. Improv classes are taught by Bitty City Players, co-founded by Danielle Cohn (a Gan teacher at Beit Rabban). BCP is dedicated to educating, inspiring, and enriching NYC kids. Their classes provide a fun and supportive space to explore the wide range of experiences and emotions that spring from the intelligent, capable and creative young mind.

The Beit Rabban Pop/Rock, Musical Extravaganza Workshop/Band

(Mondays, All Year) NEW!

We are putting on a concert at the end of the next

school year!! ….But first we have to learn how to play!

Working with instructors- a Professional rhythm

section (Bass, Drums, guitar). The kids will learn how

to feel the beat and rhythm and play simple parts and

put it altogether as a band. All levels are welcome

including haven’t started yet but would like to. (All

the instructors have or currently are playing/touring,

making records and or teaching.)

Cartooning (Tuesdays, All Year)

Ready to draw some cartoons? Learn from Avi, a Beit Rabban teacher and a published New

Yorker cartoonist. Students will learn about the materials and techniques cartoonists use to

produce a variety of styles. They will also explore different types of

cartoons, from one panel “gag” cartoons to comic strips. They’ll

dabble in character creation, dialogue, and telling jokes through

text and visuals. From first time artists to students who want to

polish their craft, the possibilities of cartooning are endlessly

engaging. Materials will be provided. All you will need is your

creativity and excitement!

Yoga (Wednesdays, All Year)

IT'S A BIRD, IT'S A PLANE, IT’S KIDS YOGA! Kathryn Ulrich will be returning to the

Kevutzot after-school program to teach yoga. Children are natural born yogis: you have

probably seen your child slither on the ground like a cobra snake, walk on all fours like a

dog, roar like a lion, gallop like a horse, fly like a jet plane, or a

super hero! In kid’s yoga, the focus is less on the particulars of

alignment and more on experiencing the joy of exploring

something new, stretching to new limits, and having fun in the

process. Kathryn designs her classes to enhance your child's

physical skills, including fine and gross motor coordination, spatial awareness, balance,

agility, flexibility, and sports preparation.

Karate (Wednesdays, SPRING ONLY)

Beit Rabban will be offering a unique Karate and Israeli self-defense class. The instructor,

Elad Popovich, is a Senior Martial Arts Instructor, a 5th degree Black

Belt, and a National Champion. Elad owned his own Karate studio in

Israel and specialized in child’s instruction. The classes will instill self-

confidence, discipline, and the basics of self-defense in your child.

Your child will need to have a karate uniform for this class. Please

contact Elad directly regarding purchasing. The class will be taught in

English, Japanese and Hebrew.

Running Program (Wednesdays, All Year)

This program will be open to students of all running abilities and focus on the ideologies of

holistic training, which includes nutrition, drills, stretching, speed

work and distance training. Our two coaches Sid Howard and

Asteria Howard, of the New York Road Runners Team for Kids,

have over 30 years of experience and have completed numerous

races.

Chess (Thursdays, All Year)

Beit Rabban is proud to offer another year of our exciting after

school chess program, now in its 21st year! Students will learn how

to move the pieces, chess notation, opening strategies and

formations as well as different traps and checkmate patterns. More

advanced students will learn more of the above with increasing

complexity, including the art of sacrificing and attack. The organization which brings you

this program is Tri-State Chess.

Dance Around the World! (Thursdays, All Year) NEW!

In this up beat program, participants will get to learn dances

from diverse cultures. Some of the styles we will visit are

Israeli Folk dance, contemporary dance, Hawaiian dance, Zorba

dance and more. At the end of the semester students will

present an ensemble performance. This class is suitable for

boys and girls. Class is taught by Teaching Artist Shlomit Oren-

Ross combining English and Hebrew. Children must wear

comfortable clothes to move in.

Gan Fall Winter Spring

Monday Sports 14 Classes

9/11, 9/18, 9/25, 10/2, 10/9, 10/16,

10/23, 11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 11/27, 12/4,

12/11, 12/18

Improv Sports

9 Classes 1/8, 1/15, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/26, 3/5, 3/19,

3/26

Improv Sports

8 Classes 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 6/4, 6/11

Tuesday Dino Science Musical Explorations

15 Classes 9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24. 10/31, 11/7, 11/14, 11/21, 11/28, 12/5,

12/12, 12/19

Dino Science Musical Explorations

11 Classes 1/9, 1/16, 1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/20, 2/27, 3/6,

3/13, 3/20, 3/27

Dino Science Musical Explorations

10 Classes 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29,

6/5, 6/12

Wednesday Yoga 11 Classes

9/13, 9/27, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1, 11/8,

11/15, 11/29, 12/6, 12/13, 12/20

Yoga 12 Classes

1/3, 1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/21, 2/28, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 3/28

Yoga 10 Classes

4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30,

6/6, 6/13

Thursday Imaginative Dance 11 Classes

9/7, 9/14, 9/28, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/16, 11/30, 12/7, 12/14,

12/21

Imaginative Dance 9 Classes

1/4, 1/11, 1/18, 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, 2/22, 3/15,

3/22

Imaginative Dance 9 Classes

4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/3, 5/17, 5/24, 5/31, 6/7,

6/14

Kevutzot Fall Winter Spring

Monday Improv Music/Band 14 Classes

9/11, 9/18, 9/25, 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, 10/23, 11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 11/27, 12/4, 12/11,

12/18

Improv Music/Band

9 Classes 1/8, 1/15, 1/22, 1/29, 2/5, 2/26, 3/5, 3/19,

3/26

Improv Music/Band

8 Classes 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 6/4, 6/11

Tuesday Cartooning 15 Classes

9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 10/3, 10/10, 10/17, 10/24. 10/31, 11/7, 11/14, 11/21, 11/28, 12/5,

12/12, 12/19

Cartooning 11 Classes

1/9, 1/16, 1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/20, 2/27, 3/6,

3/13, 3/20, 3/27

Cartooning 10 Classes

4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 5/29,

6/5, 6/12

Wednesday Running 11 Classes

9/13, 9/27, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1, 11/8, 11/15, 11/29,

12/6, 12/13, 12/20

Yoga Running

12 Classes 1/3, 1/10, 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/21, 2/28, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 3/28

Yoga Running Karate

10 Classes 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30,

6/6, 6/13

Thursday Chess World Dance

11 Classes 9/7, 9/14, 9/28, 10/19,

10/26, 11/2, 11/16, 11/30, 12/7, 12/14,

12/21

Chess World Dance

9 Classes 1/4, 1/11, 1/18, 1/25, 2/1, 2/8, 2/22, 3/15,

3/22

Chess World Dance

9 Classes 4/12, 4/19, 4/26, 5/3, 5/17, 5/24, 5/31, 6/7,

6/14