West Ridge School

Welcome to our West Ridge School families!

This is your school’s official page, where you can find all the information (dates, times, off-days, etc.) about the programs being offered right in your school!

To sign up for a program, start by finding your child’s program of interest, click register and a registration form will open! This registration form will allow you to select additional programs as well as add multiple children.

Payment can be made with all major credit cards. If you have any questions, or need help registering, please contact us at info@littleivyacademy.com, or by phone at 201-444-8400.

You can also learn more about programs on our Ridgewood Campus, our Summer & School Break Camps, and more, below!

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Afterschool Labs @ West Ridge School

[Update for This Term: We’re currently in process of scheduling Fall 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 West Ridge School! 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.

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, 10/20/22 to 12/15/22 (no lab on 11/10, 11/24)
  • Time: 3:30 pm – 4:40 pm
  • Grades: Kindergarten–2nd Grade
  • Tuition: $215.00

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: 3:30 pm – 4:40 pm
  • Grades: 3rd–6th Grade
  • Tuition: $215.00

Afterschool Labs @ Our Ridgewood Campus

Registration NOW OPEN for Winter 2024 Afterschool Labs

This term, we will be offering the following programs! 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.

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

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