Afterschool Labs

Join Us . . .

  • @ A School Near You

    Programs conveniently held
    right in your child’s school!

  • @ Our Campus

    Regularly Scheduled Programs for Your Pre-K to 8th Graders
    Just Down the Road from You!

  • @ Have Your Own Lab!

    Live, instructor-led lab programs that fit your child’s interest with your schedule, your location. Great for schools, libraries, friendship groups, clubs & Scouts

This Term, Your Kids Can…

. . . Build Robots, Code Games, Develop Apps & Websites and Create Cool 21st Century Gadgets. You can find information about our after-school programs for children of all skill levels—beginners to advanced—below. If you have any questions, or need help registering, please contact us at info@littleivyacademy.com, or by phone at 201-444-8400.

Current Offerings @ Our Ridgewood Campus

Registration NOW OPEN for Winter 2023 Afterschool Labs

This term, we will be offering the following programs here @ our Ridgewood Campus! Program information including ages, prices and descriptions can be found below.If you register additional siblings, a 10% discount will be applied for each additional brother and/or sister when we process your credit card.

If you have any questions, or need help registering, please contact us at info@littleivyacademy.com, or by phone at 201-444-8400.

RobotMakers: Start Making Sense!

Now your child can build & code a collection of robots that use sensors to make sense of what they encounter in the world around them…. and respond with good sense to what they’ve encountered. They’ll animate Robotic Snakes, Watchful Security Systems & more, discovering big dun as they engineer, program and “road test” these are appropriate robotics projects.

  • Dates: Wednesdays, 2/8/23 to 3/29/22 (No Lab 02/22)
  • Time: 5:00 pm – 6:10 pm
  • Grades: K-2nd Grade
  • Tuition: $215.00

GameMakers: First Encounters!

Now, your child can move from passive user to active creator of their own interactive, animated stories & video games. They’ll be using the age-appropriate Scratch, Jr. coding language as they explore the essential elements of story & game design.

  • Dates: Thursdays, 2/9/23 to 3/23/23
  • Time: 5:00 pm – 6:10 pm
  • Grades: Kindergarten–2nd Grade
  • Tuition: $215.00

DesignMakers: Makin' Marvelous Comics!

Your child will marvel at how they can fire up their imagination as they discover how to create their very own virtual comics! They’ll unleash the power of the popular Krita graphic-design software to develop new ways to power-up their digital story-telling skills. Each lab session presents new opportunities for students of all ability levels to craft their own unique characters, design worlds, and create their own digital art comic strips!

  • Dates: Mondays, 2/6/23 to 3/27/22 (No Lab 02/20)
  • Time: 5:00 pm – 6:10 pm
  • Grades: 3rd-5th Grade
  • Tuition: $215.00

WebDevelopers: Internet Rockstars!

Your child can open the world of website creation for themselves, discovering the coding know-how they’ll need to build a website for their favorite team, band, or show! Using Glitch software and their own imaginations, kids in 3rd-5th and 6th-8th grades will use CSS, HTML, and more to develop a functional website for all to see!

  • Dates: Tuesdays, 2/7/23 to 3/28/23 (no lab on 2/21)
  • Time: 5:00 pm – 6:10 pm
  • Grades: 3rd–5th Grade
  • Tuition: $215.00

RobotMakers: Start Making Moves!

Your child & their lab mates can make motors move, gears whir & sensors react when they take control of building & coding their own mobile, sensing robots! Using the LEGO EV3 robotics system & an age-appropriate coding language, they’ll discover the basics needed to transform their ideas into sensor-driven robotic creations on the go!

  • Dates: Wednesdays, 2/8/23 to 3/29/22 (No Lab 02/22)
  • Time: 5:00 pm – 6:10 pm
  • Grades: 3rd-5th Grade
  • Tuition: $215.00

GameMakers: Classic Adventure!

Your child will be engaged in designing & coding a range of basic adventure-style video games, including inventing their own customized characters, new worlds of mazes and awesome challenges for their avatars.

  • Dates: Thursdays, 2/9/23 to 3/23/23
  • Time: 5:00 pm – 6:10 pm
  • Grades: 3rd–5th Grade
  • Tuition: $215.00

DesignMakers: Makin' Marvelous Comics!

Your child will marvel at how they can fire up their imagination as they discover how to create their very own virtual comics! They’ll unleash the power of the popular Krita graphic-design software to develop new ways to power-up their digital story-telling skills. Each lab session presents new opportunities for students of all ability levels to craft their own unique characters, design worlds, and create their own digital art comic strips!

  • Dates: Mondays, 2/6/23 to 3/27/22 (No Lab 02/20)
  • Time: 5:00 pm – 6:10 pm
  • Grades: 6th-8th Grade
  • Tuition: $215.00

WebDevelopers: Internet Rockstars!

Your child can open the world of website creation for themselves, discovering the coding know-how they’ll need to build a website for their favorite team, band, or show! Using Glitch software and their own imaginations, kids in 3rd-5th and 6th-8th grades will use CSS, HTML, and more to develop a functional website for all to see!

  • Dates: Tuesdays, 2/7/23 to 3/28/23 (no lab on 2/21)
  • Time: 5:00 pm – 6:10 pm
  • Grades: 6th-8th Grade
  • Tuition: $215.00

Current Offerings @ A School Near You!

Registration NOW OPEN for Winter 2023 Afterschool Labs

[Update for This Term: We’re currently in process of scheduling Winter 2023 afterschool labs at your local schools.  Check below to discover whether registration is now available for labs at your school– More schools will be added and those listed below will be updated!

Please CLICK HERE to join our mailing list (include your school’s name in the message field) and we’ll keep you updated. If you’d prefer not to wait, your child & their friends can join us for afterschool labs @ our nearby Ridgewood campus (see above). . .]

This term, we will be offering the following programs at these schools! Program information including ages, prices and descriptions can be found below. If you register additional siblings, a 10% discount will be applied for each additional brother and/or sister when we process your credit card.
If you have any questions, or need help registering, please contact us at info@littleivyacademy.com, or by phone at 201-444-8400.

Join Us At. . .

East Brook School, Park Ridge, NJ
Hawes School, Ridgewood, NJ

WebDeveloper: Let's Get Graphic!

Now, your child and their classmates can design their own graphical fun!  Let’s Get Graphic! puts the power of the Crita graphic-design software in your child’s hands as they discover new ways of communicating online through the creation of their own digital art. Each lab session will present new opportunities for students of all ability levels to advance their graphical design skills as they create digital sketches, memes and more!

  • Dates: Thursdays, 10/20/22 to 12/15/22 (no lab 11/10, 11/24)
  • Time: 3:00 pm – 4:10 pm
  • Grades: 3rd–5th Grade
  • Tuition: $225.00
Haworth School, Haworth, NJ
Travell School, Ridgewood, NJ
Wandell School, Saddle River, NJ

RobotMakers: Start Making Sense!

Now your child can build & code a collection of robots that use sensors to make sense of what they encounter in the world around them…. and respond with good sense to what they’ve encountered. They’ll animate Robotic Snakes, Watchful Security Systems & more, discovering big dun as they engineer, program and “road test” these are appropriate robotics projects.

  • Dates: Mondays, 2/6/23 to 3/27/22 (No Lab 02/20)
  • Time: 2:45 pm – 3:55 pm
  • Grades: K-2nd Grade
  • Tuition: $0 (Offered at no cost to Wandell families from the benefit of grant funding.)

DesignMakers: Makin' Marvelous Comics!

Your child will marvel at how they can fire up their imagination as they discover how to create their very own virtual comics! They’ll unleash the power of the popular Krita graphic-design software to develop new ways to power-up their digital story-telling skills. Each lab session presents new opportunities for students of all ability levels to craft their own unique characters, design worlds, and create their own digital art comic strips!

  • Dates: Mondays, 2/6/23 to 3/27/22 (No Lab 02/20)
  • Time: 2:45 pm – 3:55 pm
  • Grades: 3rd-5th Grade
  • Tuition: $0 (Offered at no cost to Wandell families from the benefit of grant funding.)
West Ridge School, Park Ridge, NJ

Want Us at Your School?

Contact Us at solutions@littleivyacademy.com or CLICK HERE to use our Have Your Own Lab form.