2025/26 After School
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Greetings Families,
Welcome to Mr. G's After School Enrichment Program. For those of you who don't know me, I'm the PE teacher at RES. For many years I've offered after school clubs and various programs focusing on lifetime fitness, access to our local community, and creating positive social interactions. This year I'm expanding programming to allow for kids from other schools in MMUUSD to participate.
Many years ago after creating Snow Motion, I felt early access to swimming was an area of need in our community. There were too many challenges to offer swim lessons during the day, so I decided to pilot an after school swim club at the Swimming Hole in Stowe. The first year we offered 6 weeks of swim lessons in the fall and spring. Every year since I've added new programs that I feel will inspire and enrich our children's lives. This developed into Mr. G's After School Enrichment Program at RES. For the upcoming 25/26 school year, there will be several new offerings, including Radiate Art Program, Spark STEAM Program, and Audubon Forest Program. Care will be provided 2:30-6:00 everyday that school is in session. Early Release Days hours will be 12:30-4:00. Capacity will be limited to 30 kids for the Adventure Program per day and 15 kids in each of the STEAM, Audubon, and Radiate Programs.
Registrations will open Saturday March 29th at 8am. My hope is to get as many kids as possible in at least one day a week of after school enrichment. When you register, you would sign-up for a day for the school year.
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Programs are a partnership between MMUUSD and RES PTO.
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Our hours are 2:30pm-6:00pm
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Programs follow the MMUUSD school calendar
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Student to staff ratios are very low, 1-5 typically to provide the best experience for everyone
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Program capacity is low, between 15-30 kids per program
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Any profit from programs go to help fund Snow Motion or opportunities to increase lifetime fitness within the district
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Scholarships are available, email brian.godrey@mmuusd.org for info.
There are 4 options for After School Enrichment for next School year. All programs are based out of Richmond Elementary School and travel off campus for activities. Kids from JES, UCS, BPMS, and SMS would take a bus from their School and arrive at RES around 2:45. Pickup will be in Richmond by 6pm. Please check out our Instagram page. Take a look through our daily adventures. instagram.com/vermontoutdooradventures
2025/26 After School Enrichment Options
Option #1 Adventure Program: Monday-Friday, Capacity 30 Kids per day.
Hike, Bike, Ski, Swim, Climb, Cook, etc Adventure Program Master Schedule
Option #2 Radiate Art Program: Monday-Thursday, Capacity 15 Kids per day.
Located at Radiate Art Space in Richmond. Paint, Clay, Draw, Sculpt, etc with local artist. Radiate Program Master Schedule
Option #3 Audubon Forest Program: Monday-Thursday, Capacity 15 kids per day.
This program will be run by Audubon staff at their facility in Huntington. Explore and learn about the great outdoors Audubon Master Schedule
Option #4 Spark STEAM Program: Monday-Friday, Capacity 30 students per day
Spark is a new STEAM studio opening up in Richmond. Kids will explore the wonderful world of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math Spark STEAM Master Schedule
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost?
After school programing will cost $42 a day. You will be billed electronically each month based on how many days your child is signed up for.
How do I sign up?
Complete the Registration. Link is on the homepage. You can drop days if needed. Available spots will go to next person on the waiting list. Once you drop a day, Mr. G can't guarantee that you will get that day back later in the year.
What are the hours?
Care will be provided from 2:30-6:00. Some days we will be traveling out of Richmond and be back to RES around 5:30. However many days we will be doing activites locally. You can pick your child up early or you can meet us at wherever we might be.
Who can attend?
Any child in K-5th grade can attend.
How far will you travel?
We will keep our travel time to around 20 minutes. Williston, Waterbury, Essex, Jericho, Underhill, Huntington, South Burlington will be as far as we will go.
What happens if it rains?
The underlying theme of all our activities is to be outside as much as possible. We might rearrange our schedule or choose an alternative activity but we will never cancel due to rain.
What days won't there be programs?
If there is school, then there will be programs offered. If it's a holiday, school break, or snow day, then no programs and you won't be billed for those days.
Does my child need to stay until 6pm?
Program hours are 2:30-6:00 because some families need childcare until 6pm. However many of our activities will be local and you can pick your child up earlier if needed.
For example, if we are doing Hip Hop at Arabesque in Richmond. Dance class would end at 4pm. After that we would do activites near RES or around town.
Climbing, skiing, swimming, Get Air, Gymnastics, Hiking, Golf, Tennis are probably the activites that we will get back to RES past 5pm
What about food?
All campers should bring their own afternoon snack and drink. We recommend packing extra food as kids often get very hungry. There will be extra food available in case kids run out.
Will scholarships be available?
Yes there will be scholarships available. How much depends on how many kids need full or partial assistance. Please email brian.godfrey@mmuusd.org about scholarships.
Can students with special needs attend?
Everyone is welcome! Adaptive equipment, instruction, etc will be provided. Kids who have a 1-on-1 during the school day may be eligible for additional support.
Is there a waiting list?
Yes! I imagine this will fill up pretty quickly. If you don't get in when you register, I'll contact you as soon as a spot opens up.