Hudson Community Services: Community Education, School Age Care, Summer Programs

In this class, your child will have fun playing games they know and a few new ones! Playing games helps memory formation and complex thought processes. Engaging in play assists in practicing essential cognitive skills, such as decision making and problem solving. Your child will be practicing their social skills as they practice waiting, taking turns, sharing, learning how to cope with losing, making conversation, problem solving, compromising, collaborating and being flexible.. This class is for those students entering 1st grade in the fall.

In this class, we will celebrate earth's tiniest creatures through fiction and nonfiction stories, writing and movement activities, as well as arts and crafts. We will investigate various insect life cycles and characteristics, with an extra emphasis on butterflies. This class is for those students going into 1st and 2nd grades.

This class is designed for beginners as well as students who want to improve their playing ability. Depending on enrollment, classes will be leveled to place students at the appropriate playing level. The class will conclude with a tournament. This class is for those students entering 4th and 5th grades in the fall.

This class will revolve around creating very easy and yummy treats that are part of stories that your child would read. The recipes will be easy enough for the children to make independently at home as a treat for their families. NOTE: Please be mindful of any food allergies when signing up for this class, as a variety of ingredients will be used. This class is being offered to those students entering 3rd grade in the fall.

This class is for students who like to make crafts The projects in this class will take a bit more time than your average craft. Litrature and movement will be included to provide a well-rounded experience for every boy and girl enrolled. Requirements: A smile and resiliency to work on fun projects. This class is for those students entering 2nd and 3rd grades in the fall.

Do you enjoy designing and creating things? Then this class is for you! You’ll have the chance to make your own games, writing tools, craft supply tote bag, and much, much more. We’ll also have pop-up creation challenges using a wide variety of materials. Join us for this brain stimulating hour. This class is for students entering 1st & 2nd grades in the fall.

Do you have a sense of adventure and mystery? In this class, we will use clues, logic, and teamwork to complete escape room puzzles. In "Escape Room Extravaganza", you will work with a group to try to beat the clock and escape from a different place or story each day! Escape room puzzles will be a combination of hands on and digital. Something for all adventure and mystery lovers! Note: This is a 2-hour class from 10:00-11:55 a.m. This class is for those students entering 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades in the fall.

This class is designed for students who love hands-on learning through the use of books, music, movement, and imagination. Each day will focus on a different theme or story. Students will participate in outdoor movement, crafts, STEM projects, and stories. This class is for students entering 1st and 2nd grades in the fall.

Would you rather be outdoors than indoors? Could you survive in the woods overnight? Can you name the trees along the road where you live? Does nature interest you? Be ready to hike, learn new outdoor skills, and discover things you never knew about nature! This class is for those students entering 4th and 5th grades in the fall.

Join us as we travel around the world and visit a new country each day. On our journey, we will explore the culture of that country through foods, crafts, music and games. This class is for those students entering 4th and 5th grades in the fall.

In this class, students will learn a variety of non-competitive games as they experience a variety of recreational activities. Dress accordingly. This class is for those students entering 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades in the fall.

This class will be geared to those children who have played soccer before, either for recreation or have played on traveling leagues and want to work on building their skills. We will build these skills through games and scrimmages. Please come prepared with sunscreen. This class is for those students entering 4th & 5th grades in the fall.

Go hunting for hidden meanings, metaphors, and philosophies as over two weeks, we’ll watch, break down, analyze, and evaluate various Pixar/Disney movies. Often times, kids watch movies and they enjoy the colors and funny noises. In our class, we will reach the deeper meaning of many of these movies, the lessons to be learned, and research various forms of figurative language such as metaphors, similes, and allusion. We will also discuss philosophical ideas/questions presented by these movies that most kids (and adults) tend to miss out on. This class is for students entering 4th & 5th grades in the fall.

Does your child love the magic and beauty of unicorns? If so, this is the class to take. Kiddos will listen to a story with a unicorn as the main character each day and then use their imagination to create unicorn projects and art. Note: This is a 2-hour class from 10:00-11:55 a.m. This class is for those students entering 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades in the fall.