After School
Onsite at PS 889
Our PS 889 Dance Explorers will experiment with various styles of dance throughout the year, taking each style one unit at a time and learning choreography that dancers can perform in Dance Parade NYC (older dancers only, based on the distance required) and for local fairs. No experience needed! An extension of our camp programming, Dance Explorers will provide a wonderful introduction to dance for new dancers and complement technique classes at the studio as well.
Onsite at PS 889
School Dismissal to 5:15pm
Tuesdays: 5-7yr olds
Thursdays: 8-10yr olds
PS 889 Chess Club
From complete beginners to advancing tournament players our goal is that all PS 889 players can experience both the joy & significant social/educational benefits of learning and playing chess. Our PS 889 Team will prepare for local, City, State & National Competitions. Our in-person programming will match players into groups based on skill, interest level & age. This allows coaches to identify and create the right training environment for each player (complete beginner - advanced competitors).
Wednesdays
NIA
Providing programs that include extra time for help with homework, performing and visual arts, physical education, and more enables us to close the opportunity gap that many students face. Creating a seamless day between traditional school and our after-school programs enhances learning, and supports social and emotional growth in our participants.
With the help of Councilmember Robert Carroll, we were able to secure funds for NIA. We are currently able to offer NIA after-school from 1st - 5th Grade.
Kids Orbit
Kids Orbit operates full scale after school programs. We are warm and welcoming, providing children with a family-like atmosphere for their after school hours. We offer the kind of flexibility that our families need. We supervise homework and offer a variety of enrichment activities ranging from yoga and sports to art, music and drama. We sit quietly and read and draw. We play board games with our friends. We laugh and have a lot of fun.
Monday - Friday from 2:30 until 6:00pm
Pickup from PS 889
EzraGuitar
Pick and choose from Group Guitar Class, Theater, and Music Lab, where your child can explore their creative side by making music and acting in a natural and organic way. Don't miss out on this opportunity for your child to discover new talents and have fun after school.
At their Ditmas Park Studio location (785 Coney Island Ave between Cortelyou Rd & Dorchester Rd). Pick up from PS 889 Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
The Craft Salon
The Craft Salon is a multi-disciplinary arts and crafts studio in Kensington, Brooklyn. We offer a robust after school program, school holiday camps, summer camp, adult workshops, and more. We pride ourselves on elevated craft projects that we take special care in planning. All of our teachers are also artists, each has their own unique creative flair to share. We explore every type of art and craft available - fiber arts, paper, clay, jewelry, machine and hand sewing, and last year we even threw cooking and gardening into the mix! There is nothing we won’t try!
After-School class hours are from 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 pm. If you choose after-school pickup, your child will be picked up from school at dismissal by one of their staff members and walked to the studio for a snack and free drawing/crafts/homework time until beginning their project.
Creative After School Cohort is more than just an after school. It is an enjoyable place for students in K thru 6th grade to enjoy playing soccer with classmates, schoolmates and meet other students in their communities and explore the world around them.
Wednesdays and Fridays from 2:20 pm until 5:20 pm
Pick-up service from PS 889
Program takes place at Parade Grounds
Rosebud Art Studio
Rosebud Art Studio is joining hands with PS889 and launching its afterschool art program at the PS 889 campus for the 2024-25 school year! Our After school program for the students of PS 889 is on Wednesday-Program Gustav Klimt. Students will explore two-dimensional and three-dimensional media using drawing, painting, printmaking and sculpture materials and tools. Students will also work on the pottery wheel all through the year.
After-School Programs begin at 3.00 PM and concludes at 6.00 PM on a typical day. (Students will assemble at the designated location by 2.30 PM. Students will have a snack break between 2.45 PM and 3.00 PM. Students will bring their own snack from home). Students can choose to attend a 2-hour or a 3-hour class according to their preference. A one-year commitment is required and a 6 month payment plan is available. An extended payment plan, could be made available upon request. Rolling admissions are offered all through the school year. After-school Programs start on September 5, 2024 and conclude on June 26, 2025.
Wednesdays onsite at PS 889
Pickup available from school on Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays
Brooklyn Acting Lab
The theater magic of BAL continues with after-school theater programming offered at three convenient Park Slope locations. Brooklyn Acting Lab offers a diverse menu of theater classes for kids of all ages. We serve youth in elementary through high school.
Our incredible team of artists is made up of professional actors, directors, designers, dancers, choreographers musicians, writers, and performing artists who are self-reflective highly trained educators, with teaching experience across the U.S. and the globe.
Onsite at 889 - on Tuesdays for Junior Acting Lab: Superheroes Unite
Brooklyn Click and Connect
After-school classes offer a mix of free building, engaging thematic projects, and STEM building prompts. Students will have access to our huge collection of LEGO pieces to inspire and create their LEGO masterpieces. Examples of themes include outer space, LEGO construction, under the sea, castles and knights, and more.
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30-5:30pm
Pickup available from school
Extended Day until 6:00pm offered
This fall, over twenty sessions, 2 dress rehearsals, and a performance, we'll play games and explore the art of telling stories in the language of a play (example "what's a way to show where we are, not say it?", "who needs to be in this scene and what do they want?") to create an original piece of theater and perform it for an invited audience at Flatbush Tompkins Congregational Church. (424 E. 19th Street. Corner of East 19th and Dorchester Rd.) Elementary Flatbush Theater Project meets at Flatbush Tompkins Congregational Church. YES- we can provide school pick-up.
October 22nd - January 18th
2:30pm - 5:00pm
Get your scientist off to a great start this Fall with hands-on science. Kid-tested and teacher approved classes at The Tiny Scientist interweave state standards and jaw dropping fun. Your scientist will be conducting experiments, learning new concepts, discussing observations with friends, analyzing data, making a mess and learning just how much fun science can be!
Mondays from 3:00 - 5:30 pm.
School Pick Up Available if three 889 students sign up