Fun Beyond the Classroom

Each year, students in grades 4 and 5 join our VEX Robotics Teams taught by Mr. Edwin Nolasco and Parent Coaches.  Students learn how to collaborate, design, build, program, and create.  Each year, there is a new challenge for which the teams  need to design and build their robots for completing the challenge.  

Student Council is a service opportunity open to 3rd, 4th , and 5th graders at Vintage. Each upper grade class nominates two classroom representatives. Then the representatives have a chance to run for an office with students making posters and giving speeches. Elections are held allowing the student body to vote. The student council offices include Student Council President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. Student representatives meet regularly to plan and organize goals and set up fundraisers to help meet these goals. 

The Student Recess Helpers are a volunteer core of fourth and fifth grade students who take on the responsibility of helping the younger students learn to play on the yard responsibly and safely.  They play with the students, teach them the rules of the common areas of Vintage, and help them navigate through the campus during recess and lunch outside the structure of the classroom.  They form friendships with and provide excellent examples for the first and second graders at Vintage, often helping them work through problems and develop problem solving skills.  

YDP - Youth Development Program

YDP is a free afterschool program from Beyond the Bell that is designed to help parents that need a program to watch their children. YDP is a program where children are divided by their grades, and are in groups of 25. They have 4 different rotations throughout the day. Homework Assistance/Enrichment/Read-A-Loud/Recreation. We also provide a hot supper meal so that children have something to eat during the program.

Youth Development Program is for students from grades 1-5. It is a sign in/sign out program. Its open from dismissal-6:00 pm.  The attendance is important to your child’s enrollment in the program. Students need to be there 4/5 days of the week, and stay until 5:30.

YS - Youth Services ( *NOTE* Kindergarten and 1st grade students are not allowed to participate in YS.) 

Youth Services is an after-school program from Beyond the Bell where children can stay at their school until 6:00 p.m. daily. Students in YS are supervised by 2 coaches.  YS students start with eating hot supper then go to the yard for outside play. Students are then provided time do their homework, followed by more time to play outside or go inside auditorium depending on weather.

Youth Services is a free program for students from grades 2-5. YS is open from dismissal to 6:00 pm. It is a day-day program, meaning there are no requirements to keep your child in YS. Parents need to fill out a emergency contact sheet that are handed out by the YS coach.  

Through the school year, Vintage provides additional after-school classes or clubs, such as Making Movies that Matter and a cooking class.  These classes/clubs vary based on funding and availability.  Watch for flyers sent home and our school website for announcements regarding these programs.