Gilbert Public Schools

The B.E.S.T. weekly after-school soccer program in Arizona brings you Soccer Skills and Scrimmaging. In these after-school sessions your kids will be taught the skills of soccer such as: dribbling, kicking, throw-ins, goalie skills, and more! Our goal and focus is to maintain an energetic & highly active program that will teach, encourage and advance your young players regardless of their skill level. Scrimmaging will take place to practice the skills taught that day. Don’t miss out on the fun and join us for The B.E.S.T. Way to Sport!

The B.E.S.T. weekly after-school Basketball program in Arizona brings you Basketball Skills and Scrimmaging. In these after-school sessions your kids will be taught the skills of basketball such as ball handling, dribbling, defense, jumping, passing, shooting and the triple threat position! Our goal and focus is to maintain an energetic & highly active program that will teach, encourage and advance your young players regardless of their skill level. Scrimmaging will take place to practice the skills taught that day. Don’t miss out on the fun and join us for The B.E.S.T. Way to Sport!

The B.E.S.T. weekly after-school Football program in Arizona brings you Flag Football Skills and Scrimmaging. In these after-school sessions, your kids will be taught the skills of football such as Passing, Receiving, Running/Footwork, Patterns, Kicking/Punting, Offense and Defense! Our goal and focus is to maintain an energetic & highly active program that will teach, encourage and advance your young players regardless of their skill level. Scrimmaging will take place to practice the skills taught that day. Don’t miss out on the fun and join us for The B.E.S.T. Way to Sport!

Add some thrill and drama to your LEGO® play in the Thrilling Contraptions after-school club. We will bring special LEGO TECHNIC™ parts--you know, the kind that move and have gears and wheels and motors--to build thrilling projects to help us explore the 6 Classical Machines and understand how they still form the basis of every tool and machine we use. After mastering these special parts, we'll "Save the President" while exploring the inclined plane, "Reach Out" with grabber claws as we learn about levers, and more, until we complete the class having mastered our understanding of all the simple machines and how they work together in an exciting battery-powered race car project that will leave kids able to answer “What does a transmission do?” In every class we will build a functioning model while we learn the STEM skills behind how they work, as we practice problem solving skills, teamwork skills, and how to become better communicators.

Crafty Bird Arts and Crafts Club will help little artists explore a variety of mediums to learn about and foster the love of art, artists, and craft. Students will participate in an interactive, hands-on environment making a different Pinterest style art and craft project each week. All materials and instruction will be provided.

This upbeat cheer and dance course is guided, fun, and highly energetic with the opportunity to increase self-confidence, creativity, and coordination through dance and cheer. Classes consist of a warm up stretch, dance routine, cheer chant, basic stunts, and dance cheer games. They will learn a new routine each time they take the class! A special performance on the last day of class 30 minutes after school release, during the regularly schedule class time.

Fusing Hip Hop and Jazz in an upbeat class while learning the fundamentals of dance! Classes consist of a warm up stretch, hip hop technique, a dance routine, and a dance game. They will learn a new routine each time they take the class! A special performance on the last day of class 30 minutes after school release, during the regularly scheduled class time.

A comprehensive Piano Course that uses favorite songs along with fun Music Theory activities to teach all the keyboard "elements" like Counting, Note Reading, Rhythm and much more. Portable piano labs will be set up at school, with a student recital on the last day of class in the same room and during the normally scheduled class time.

Learn chess with 5x world champion Magnus Carlsen’s academy! We’ve taught 100,000 children including state & national champions, but most students are beginners looking to learn a new skill and have FUN. Class time is divided between lessons and practice games. Lessons range from the rules to advanced tournament strategies.

Get ready for a fun-filled, mindfulness and yoga class that takes inspiration from the charming characters of Busy Bee Learns to Be, Lilly the Lovable Ladybug, Gus the Grumpy Grasshopper, and Mindful Mylie! Come learn how to truly be in the moment like Busy Bee, practice kindness and self-love with Lilly, develop an attitude of gratitude with Gus, and discover the power of mindful breathing with Mindful Mylie. This interactive and engaging class will teach you how to find focus and calm through yoga, mindful moments, and thoughtful lessons that encourage personal growth. Join us and let the characters of these books inspire you!

In this class, students will learn the basics of programming within Minecraft! Students will learn PDL Code, a language created by our company to work seamlessly with Minecraft and introduce the basics of coding. Using core elements from other popular languages such as Java or C++, PDL Code has its own console where students program outside of Minecraft to make things happen on our very own secure server. They can affect the game world or make their character move just by using code.

During this class, we will work towards building our own escape rooms in Minecraft using some unique Redstone concepts. We will teach you some basic Redstone logic gates, different puzzles you can create in Minecraft, and some Redstone and building tricks so you can make an exciting and well-built escape room. At the end of the class, we will explore other students' escape room. Beginners are welcome, but some Redstone experience may help students better understand and participate in the class.

Zap! Electrify you interest as we build a working telegraph, experiment with conductors and insulators, build an electromagnet, and much more. This club takes electricity to the extreme! We'll charge up those electrons and send them spinning around the room. It's zapping science that will give your brain a charge!

Students explore the world of robotics as they build simple animal models that teach the fundamentals of robotic design. Whether learning about sensors while building an alligator or discovering how gears, wheels, and axles create movement while building a robotic dog, your child is sure to have a blast!

Calling all otaku kids! Join the Anime Manga four-day workshop and learn to draw your favorite Japanese style art. This workshop will tap into everyone’s imagination while learning to draw cute manga-inspired characters, accessories and costumes. Each student’s talent is about to take off! All supplies provided.

Students learn the basics of cartooning and create their own characters! For four days, students will learn techniques used in cartooning. Subjects like characteristics, features, exaggeration, action and personification will contribute to each child’s artistic advancement! Young Rembrandts students will immediately apply their new skills in every class to create their own original cartoon characters. All supplies provided.

This course introduces the fundamental principles and concepts of small drone operation (a quadcopter weighing less than 5 lbs.). By the end of this course, students will gain knowledge and understanding of the history of drones, air frames, ground support equipment, optical systems, operation theory, desktop and mobile applications, mission planning, and control for still image and/or video capture.

In this course, students will trace the history, development, and influence of automation and robotics as they learn about mechanical systems, energy transfer, machine automation, and computer control systems. Students use VEX Robotics platform to design, build, and program real-world objects.