FALL 2023 Offerings at Kings Glen
Kings Park/Kings Glen PTA coordinates after-school and enrichment programs for our students. Most programs run for eight weeks, and meet once a week immediately after school. Different programs are offered during the fall, winter and spring.
Email KPKG PTA Vice President, Education with any questions or concerns.
Please note, scholarships may be available. All inquiries related to scholarships should be directed to Kings Park and Kings Glen school counselors.
Magnus Chess Academy: Mondays 3:30-4:30, Cafeteria
Magnus Chess Academy (formerly Silver Knights) has been teaching chess in Fairfax County since 2008. Over that time period we’ve taught more than 30,000 students in after school clubs, before school clubs, and camps. They include kids who’ve won seventeen state championships and four national championships, but most of our students are beginners looking to learn a fun new game. That’s how all the champions start out too!
Register here: https://chessacademy.com/collections/fairfax-county-chess
| Start Date | Monday, Oct. 2 |
| End Date | Monday, Dec. 4 |
| No Class | Oct. 9; Nov. 11 |
| Cost | $162 (includes $2 fee for chessboards) |
Run Fit Kids: Tuesdays 3:30-4:45, Field *Grades 2-6
RunFit Kidz is designed to teach youths of all fitness levels about proper running mechanics, nutrition/hydration, pacing and goal setting. The class will include dynamic warm-ups, strengthening and speed drills, form, stretching and plenty of games. Our commitment is for children at all levels to run better, faster, and smarter and for the students to end the 7 or 8-week program with increased running knowledge and enhanced love for being active. The program concludes with a 5k run/walk that is held locally.
Register Here: www.runfitkidz.com
| Start Date | Tuesday, Sept. 26 |
| End Date | Tuesday, Nov. 21 |
| No Class | Nov. 7 |
| Cost | $115 (Includes cost for 5k on Nov. 19) |
Mudskippers Pottery: Wednesdays 3:30-4:30, Cafeteria
Join Mudskippers Pottery this session as we explore all things Fall! Get ready to get your hands dirty and tackle new projects that are sure to keep you entertained. You will work on pinch pots, coil pots and slab hand built pottery as you take your pottery from start to finish even glazing your own work! You don’t want to miss this chance to create memorable masterpieces you can cherish all year round! Come on and let’s get muddy!
| Start Date | Wednesday, Oct. 4 |
| End Date | Wednesday, Nov. 29 |
| No Class | Nov. 22 |
| Cost | $160 (plus $38 material fee) |
Tiny Chefs Thursdays 3:35-4:35, Cafeteria
Students will push the limits on the snack concept and prepare a variety of sweet, savory, delicious, and unique nibbles. Chefs will prepare a variety of bite-sized munchies like sweet mango salsa with cinnamon sugar tortilla chips, veggie quesadilla with fresh salsa, homemade Pretzels, and so much more. No one will leave hungry this session!
Register Here: https://tinychefs.com/event/king-glen-snack-attack-class-4th-6th/
| Start Date | Thursday, Oct. 5 |
| End Date | Thursday, Nov. 30 |
| No Class | Nov. 23 |
| Cost | $200 (includes $5 fee per class) |
STEM Excel: Fridays 3:30-4:30, Cafeteria
STEM exCEL’s Electronics with Minecraft Redstone allows students to explore electronics in a virtual world with essentially infinite resources. Using Minecraft’s Redstone blocks, which act as wires on a breadboard, students can build constructs representing electrical circuits and simple computer projects that are built in the real world. This course is a great precursor to understand real circuitry, electronics and electrical theory. This course allows students to gain an understanding of how computers are processing commands as they move on to other computer science studies, and take home their Redstone creations at the end of the course.
Register Here: www.stemexcel.org/kingsglen
| Start Date | Friday, Oct. 6 |
| End Date | Friday, Dec. 8 |
| No Class | Nov. 3; Nov.24 |
| Cost | $150 |