After School Program

Grades K-5

This engaging club invites students to gather around classic board and table games like chess, checkers, and other strategy-based favorites. Students develop logical thinking, planning skills, and patience while also practicing sportsmanship, turn-taking, and respectful competition. The club provides a welcoming space for both beginners and experienced players to learn, play, and connect with peers.

Grades K-5

Cooking Club offers students a fun and hands-on introduction to cooking and food preparation. Students learn basic kitchen skills, follow recipes, and work together to prepare and taste a variety of dishes. Along the way, they explore new flavors, textures, and cultural traditions while practicing cooperation, patience, and responsibility.

Grades K-5

Crafty Creators is a colorful, hands-on art studio where students are encouraged to explore, experiment, and express themselves. Using a wide range of materials—such as paint, paper, recycled objects, and mixed media—students create unique projects that reflect their ideas and interests. This class nurtures creativity, confidence, and pride in one’s work while emphasizing that the creative process is just as important as the finished piece.

Grades K-5 

In Lego Club, imagination and engineering come together. Each week, students take on themed design challenges that encourage them to plan, build, test, and redesign their Lego creations. Along the way, students develop problem-solving skills, spatial reasoning, and perseverance while learning how to collaborate, share materials, and celebrate each other’s ideas. Whether building cities, vehicles, or imaginative worlds, Lego Club is hands-on, social, and endlessly creative.

Grades K-2 & Grades 3-5

Movement Club provides students with an energetic outlet to move their bodies, play games, and build teamwork skills in a structured yet playful environment. Through athletic games, cooperative challenges, and group play, students develop coordination, strength, and collaboration while learning how to support peers and enjoy physical activity together.

Grades K-5

Stay N’ Play is a relaxed end-of-week program designed to help students unwind and connect with peers. Students enjoy open play with access to games, athletic activities, toys, and creative materials. This low-pressure environment supports social development, collaboration, and choice-making while ending the week on a fun and positive note.

Grades K-5

Story Club is a creative storytelling workshop where students become authors and illustrators of their own narratives. Students plan, draft, and revise stories using a variety of mediums, including storyboards, graphic novels, and stop-motion animation. This club nurtures imagination, sequencing, expressive language, and confidence while celebrating each student’s unique storytelling voice.

Grades 3-5

In The Role Players Guild, students dive into collaborative tabletop role-playing adventures inspired by games like Dungeons & Dragons. Students create characters, imagine worlds, and work together to solve challenges and tell shared stories. This club strengthens communication, creativity, perseverance, and teamwork while providing a highly engaging and imaginative learning experience.

Grades K-5

In Trains & Transportation, students explore how people and goods move around the world. From subways and rail systems to buses and innovative transit designs, students learn about transportation systems while exercising creativity and critical thinking. Students design and build their own transit lines, maps, and models—combining engineering, geography, and imagination in an engaging, hands-on way.

Grades 6-12

This is an open studio time for highly committed art students. Entrance to this club is decided by the art teacher.

Grades 6-12

Come learn how to bake from a professional pastry chef! Learn how to make all sorts of sweets from chocolate fudge to rice krispie treats, and take those recipes home to recreate them again and again!

Grades 6-12

Come learn how to play basketball from Quad Prep's former professional basketball player! We’ll do basic training drills and intramural scrimmages. There may be a possibility for interscholastic competition later in the year!

Practices will be held (about 20 minutes away by train off-campus). Students travel with staff to the gym all together and are dismissed from the gym.

Note: All skill levels welcome! This is a dynamic program, so skill differentiation will be
implemented as necessary based on registration.

Grades 6-12

This is a club for all kinds of board, card, and strategy games! Play card games, bring in your own board games, or come teach people how to play your favorite social deception game.

Grades 6-12

Join us for Chess Club, where students of all skill levels come together to learn, play, and grow through the world’s most iconic strategy game. Whether your child is brand-new to chess or already an experienced player, this club offers an exciting and supportive environment where they can sharpen their minds and challenge themselves.

Through guided instruction, friendly matches, and engaging strategic exercises, students will develop essential skills such as critical thinking, patience, planning ahead, problem-solving, and good sportsmanship. Participants will learn classic openings, tactical patterns, endgame techniques, and how to evaluate positions with confidence.

Chess Club encourages creativity, resilience, and strategic decision-making—all while having fun with peers who share an interest in the game. This is the perfect opportunity for students to strengthen cognitive skills, build confidence, and enjoy healthy competition in a welcoming group setting.

Come think, compete, and discover the joy of chess!

Grades 6-12

Come role-play as warriors and wizards, elves and dwarves, to embark on campaigns across mountains, under oceans, in deep, dark caves...wherever your imagination can take you! Each year, Quad Prep student with an aptitude and passion for D&D will serve the role of dungeonmaster!

Grades 6-12

This is an After School space for students to complete their homework and receive executive functioning support to help with task initiation, task completion, and organization!

Grades 6-12

Explore basic Kanji characters, their meanings, and proper stroke order. Learn some vocabulary and practice reading simple words. Combine language learning with art by illustrating the Kanji characters as part of creative projects.

Grades 6-12

A community for all of Quad Prep's animal enthusiasts, aspiring entomologists, and lovers of all the creepy crawlies! Hang out after school and explore all the fauna the Earth has to offer and learn how to handle one teacher's pet snake!

Grades 6-12

Ever wanted to play video games at Quad Prep? Now you can! Come meet fellow gamers and enjoy building community while you play your favorite games!

For students enrolled in the Milestone Program.

This is a college-preparatory art program designed for students enrolled in the Milestone Program and focused on building a comprehensive portfolio.

Grades 6-12

Painting miniatures is a fun and creative way to express yourself. It allows you to create your own unique world and characters. When painting miniatures for tabletop games like Dungeons and Dragons or Warhammer, it’s important to have a clear sense of what you want your miniature to look like. Once you have your design, you can start painting your miniature using different colors and techniques to create unique looks for each figure. Whether you’re building models or painting mini figures, it’s important to have fun and let your creativity flow!

Grades 6-12

This is an advanced, college-prep robotics program through the FTC Tech Challenge for students enrolled or formerly enrolled in the Makerspace program. Keep in mind that participation will require a vetting process with the Makerspace teacher to determine each student’s readiness, as this program functions like a serious team sport. Previous robotics experience is required.

Grades 9-12

This course is designed to help students build the skills, confidence, and strategies they need to shine on the SAT. Each session will be divided into one hour focused on verbal/writing and one
hour focused on math.

Grades 6-8

The Quad Prep Soccer Team will practice outdoors twice a week. This is a competitive team with a tryout process. Like Track and Field, students will be expected to uphold behavioral and academic standards as part of being a student-athlete with the support of our coaching team and Quad Prep staff.

Note: For the winter, we will be training at a nearby indoor facility in preparation for more competitions in the spring. We're extraordinarily proud of what our team has accomplished during their debut season and are excited to train to continue improving! Go Dragons!

Grades 6-12

Come play sports outside! We go to Imagination Playground nearby to play outside. Enjoy active fun with friends and make new friends while playing a variety of sports!

Grades 6-12

Due to the winter cold, this club will move indoors, where students will play in the movement room and enjoy board games and video games! Enjoy active fun with friends and make new friends!

Grades 6-12

Join the Quad Prep Theater Troupe and participate in a major end-of-year production! 

In our After-School Theater Program, teachers will guide students through an exciting and dynamic exploration of the performing arts. Students will engage in improvisation, character-building, scene work, and ensemble exercises designed to strengthen confidence, collaboration, and creative expression. Through games, movement work, and guided storytelling activities, students will learn how to bring characters to life, make bold artistic choices, and support one another as a team.

Each class will balance skill-building with hands-on performance practice, giving students the opportunity to create original scenes, explore scripted material, and participate in mini-showcases. The program emphasizes joy, creativity, and community—helping students discover their voices, take creative risks, and celebrate the power of theater.