FALL 2023 Enrichment Classes

Park West is excited to offer enrichment opportunities for our 4-Day and JK students this fall. Enrichment classes give students an opportunity to learn a new skill, practice a known skill, have fun with their classmates and offer families an extra 40-45 minutes of time at Park West.  

Our Fall session will run the following dates:

• Early Fall Session: Tuesday, August 22 - Tuesday, September 19 (child caregiver music class - weekly drop-ins available)

• Fall Session I: Monday, September 25 - Friday, November 3 (for JK students only)

• Fall Session II: Monday, November 6 - Thursday, December 21

Registration for Session I classes will open Tuesday, September 5 and will close on Monday, September 18.
Registration for Session II classes will open on Tuesday, October 17 and will close on Monday, October 30.

If you have any questions about enrichment, please contact ashley@parkwestcoop.org. 

BEFORE REGISTERING: a note about your child’s enrichment readiness

Enrichment programs are an exciting opportunity for children to explore activities and topics of interest to them and it’s a chance to spend more time at school with fellow classmates. Some kids will be absolutely excited to participate in one or all of the enrichment activities offered for their class. For other kids, coming to school is enough and enrichment may feel daunting or the class structure may not be of interest to them. 

It is always a great idea to check in with your child’s teacher ahead of signing up for enrichment so that they can offer their perspective and expertise on whether and which enrichment classes would be a good idea for your child. 

One indicator of being ready for enrichment would be independence in the bathroom for 4-Day and JK children. While enrichment partners are able to walk children to the bathroom, they can not assist inside of the bathroom. Park West staff is on hand to help if needed, but it may not always be as timely as warranted.

Fall 2023 Enrichment Partners

Chicago Children’s Theatre
Chicago Children’s Theatre (CCT) engages students' boundless creativity through imagination and encourages the practice of collaboration, both onstage and off. Led by experienced and enthusiastic teaching artists, CCT classes help students gain confidence and develop their artistic voices, while improving literacy skills and enhancing their cognitive, motor, and social skills. Check-out the CCT class offerings below!

• Drama - Pre-K Performers Acting & Movement: Pirate Party
  Ahoy, matey! Calling all pirates to act, move, and dance in this lively theatre class for young performers! Through movement-based drama activities, creative play, and dance, your child will build confidence in expressing their creative side, while expanding social and motor skills.

Miss Katie Sings
Join musician and teaching artist, Miss Katie, for an interactive weekly music class at Park West! Each 45-minute session will include singalongs, fingerplays, and sensory exploration with shakers, scarves, drums, and bubbles. Children ages 8 months - 3 years welcome with a caregiver.

Skip & Scoot
Kids Fitness Adventures: Kids love to move and that is exactly what they’ll do in this class! Your child will climb, balance, run, jump, crawl, and of course laugh along with peers in our signature “fitness through play” class! Guided by a Masters or Doctorate level teacher, your child will start each class with warm-up activities and movement songs, then take part in a number of physical games focused around teamwork, body strengthening, coordination, brain stimulation, problem solving, and cardio health. An obstacle course is always included and new obstacles are introduced each week to optimize physical skill exploration. Next, we cool down with calming yoga and stretches! Moving in these ways will allow your child to master crucial gross motor skills and improve body awareness/coordination while having fun! No adult participation necessary. Perfect for 3 years to 6 years.

The Paintbrush Art Studio
Creative kids will love this process-based class! The Paintbrush comes to Park West Co-op to provide your kids with hands-on ART lessons. Kids will be guided in the exploration of ART through a variety of hands-on projects using different techniques and tools and lots of imagination. We'll try things out, see what happens when we do this or that... we'll mix colors and see what we get... we'll try different ART tools... we'll learn to express ourselves through ART! (And we might even get a little bit messy!)

Super Soccer Stars
Super Soccer Stars is an early childhood soccer development program. At Super Soccer Stars, dynamic coaches work with every student to develop skills, self-confidence, and teamwork in a fun, non-competitive environment. Positive reinforcement and low child-to-coach ratios ensure that each child will improve his or her soccer skills through engaging activities and games – all while having endless fun.

Wolf Judo
Have your child learn the Japanese Olympic / Paralympic sport of Judo from an award winning staff of certified Black Belts. Over the last twenty five years Menomonee Judo has become one of the largest and most successful Judo clubs in the United States. The program has produced countless local, regional, national and international champions over the years. This includes a Paralympian at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games and the club’s first Olympian at Tokyo 2020. The Menomonee Judo Club is led by Sensei Brett Wolf, a sixth degree Black Belt who was named the 2015 United States Olympic Committee Developmental Coach of the Year for all sports. Brett has been teaching Judo since 1993. Children will learn basic falling and wrestling techniques in a safe, fun and comfortable environment. Whether they want to hangout with their friends, become Judo champions or fulfill their dream of being a ninja, this is the program for them. Medals will be awarded at the end of the session.

SCHEDULE & Registration Information

Fall Session II: November 6 - December 21
*Registration will open October 17 and close October 30

4-DAY CLASS OFFERINGS

Fall Session II: November 6 - December 21

Tuesdays 11:30 am - 12:10 pm
Art with The Paintbrush
OR
Kid Fitness Adventures with Skip & Scoot

Wednesdays 11:30 am - 12:10 pm
Drama with Chicago Children’s Theatre
OR
Judo with Wolf Judo

Thursdays 11:30 am - 12:10 pm
Soccer with Super Soccer Stars
Username: PWC(AS); Password: parkwestsoccer

Fridays 11:30 am - 12:10 pm
Kid Fitness Adventures with Skip & Scoot

Information for Enrolled Students

Drop-off/Pick-up Procedures

For 4-Day classes after the school day at Park West

Each enrichment class will exist as an additional ‘class’ your child is enrolled in in Remini. Park West staff will ‘move’ your child from their Park West class to their enrichment class in the building and in Remini. Students in enrichment will walk together with a Park West staff member to the class location (gym or multipurpose room). Please arrive promptly at the enrichment class dismissal time (12:10 pm) to pick up your child. Our queue line will not be run at this time, so you will need to park and walk up to the gate. You/your caregiver will need to check your child out in Remini by scanning the QR code at the gate. A Park West staff member will be available to help you collect your child from the enrichment class after it has been confirmed they have been checked out in Remini.

For JK classes before the school day at Park West

A Park West staff member will meet you at the gate to welcome your child to school. There will be no car queue for enrichment drop off. You must walk up to the gate with your child. The enrichment class teacher/coach will help students into the gym or multipurpose room for their class. At the end of class, the enrichment class teacher/coach will lead students to their Park West classroom.

For classes that students attend with a caregiver at Park West

You may arrive up to 5 minutes before class time. Please ring the bell at the gate and door to gain entry to the building.