It’s cool
after school!
The After School Program is exciting and fun-filled, offering hands-on activities, homework time, and learning opportunities that coincide with monthly themes and the school-day curriculum. We also provide an afternoon snack. Students spend after school with other students their age, in the following groups: kindergarteners, first and second graders, third and fourth graders, and then our middle school students.
Our daily After School Program operates from the student dismissal time until 5:30 p.m.
Classes are led by warm and enthusiastic teachers and include a healthy mix of age-appropriate activities, homework time, and free time.
Our After School Program teachers provide a fun environment for students with healthy routines. They set these routines at the beginning of the school year and reinforce expectations throughout the year. The team is committed to providing a loving and nurturing environment for our children while encouraging personal growth, leadership, and academic excellence. We look forward to seeing you after school!
After School Studios
unique after school sessions
A new selection of studio choices is typically offered each fall and spring, and each session lasts approximately 12 weeks. Students are escorted to the studio location by their teacher after the school day ends. Studios usually last 45 minutes to 1 hour. There is a fee, separate from Charlotte Prep’s annual tuition, associated with each class.
Sample Studio offerings
Join Ms. Mathur in this weekly Hindi studio. Younger students will begin to learn how to speak while
advanced students will learn to write the Hindi language. Explorations of Hindi culture through a variety
of activities including art, crafts, academics, and finger games.
It's your time to shine! Step into the spotlight as our very own Drama teacher, Mrs. Stafford, helps you
develop your acting and communication skills in a fun and encouraging environment! Students will
become the actors in their favorite stories, memorize lines, and build confidence and communication
skills through in-studio performances. The studio will culminate with an informal virtual Reader’s Theatre
performance.
Miss performing? Here’s your chance to break free from your shell and take center stage! In addition to
auditioning and performing in a one-act play, students will collaborate, memorize lines, express
movement, and bond as an ensemble. While budding actors learn to take risks, work comfortably within
a group, and concentrate and think on their feet, students will also develop skills of self-expression,
awareness, and “being in the moment.” The studio will culminate in an informal (virtual) performance of
the production.
Come learn how to play your favorite tunes on the ukulele, a four-stringed instrument that is the perfect way to start learning about chords and strumming patterns with Ms. Moscati! By only having four strings instead of the usual six on a guitar, it makes chords easier for smaller hands to reach and more accessible to beginners.
Come tinker, design, build and test in the STEM Lab with Ms. Tucker! In addition to some fall fun, we will dream up plans for the new Lower School- IMAGINE the possibilities!
Join Ms. Mould in an exploration of beginner printmaking techniques. Students will learn how to create a
series of original prints using various methods. Students will have the opportunity to try their hand at
various printing methods such as gelli printing, additive printing, relief printing with ink, found object
stamps and stencil cuts. Students will learn how to create their own printing plates, and how to transfer
their designs onto paper. This studio will meet in the Art Studio, after school from 3:15-4:00 and is open
to all students grades 3-5.
Join Ms. Mould in an exploration of intermediate printmaking techniques. Students will learn how to
create a series of original prints using various methods. Students will have the opportunity to try their
hand at various printing methods such as relief printing with linoleum and foam, screen printing and
collograph printing. Students will learn how to create their own printing plates, and how to transfer their
designs onto different materials. This studio will meet after school from 3:15-4:00 and is open to all
students grades 6-8.
Join Ms. Stefanini, vocalist/conductor with over 25 years of experience in our Primary Chorus. Students
will learn a variety of songs and musical styles while being introduced to basic choral technique, music
reading, and part-singing. Students will also be invited to sing at off-campus opportunities such as
Knights Stadium and Bojangles Coliseum.
*3rd and 4th grade students; 5th or 6th Grade Band students
Join Ms. Stefanini, vocalist/conductor with over 25 years of experience, in our Beginner Chorus. Ms.
Stefanini will mentor our singers in breathing, vocal technique, music reading, sight singing, and
performance. Students will have opportunities to sing a variety of different music styles, practice unison
and part-singing, and perform with our Beginner chorus at a number of on and off-campus events such
as Knights Stadium and Bojangles Coliseum. We will meet in the Music Cottage BEFORE school from
7:15-8am. This studio is open to all 3rd and 4th grade students, as well as 5th or 6th Grade students
who are enrolled in Band.
