After School West Valley

West Valley After-School Activities

Semester 2: February 6 – June, 2, 2023

Schedule, offerings, and teachers subject to change.

The after-school programs and private music instruction will only occur when school is in session according to LILA’s 2022-2023 Academic Calendar.

Registration opens Friday, January 13 at 6:00pm on a first-come, first-served basis.

Registration will close Friday, January 27.

Please take the time to carefully read the full details about fees, registration, and more at the bottom of this page.

In addition to the activities shown in the calendar below, private 30-minute weekly piano and guitar lessons are available Monday – Friday! Registration for lessons will open on Friday, January 13 at 6:00pm via Active Network (Separate platform for regular after school activities). Please see available slots below. Email Zoe Godfrey-Grinage for information.

West Valley After-School Classes and Activities Calendars

Click Here for the West Valley Private Piano/Guitar Calendar!

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Additional Information

Health Policies
LILA will continue to follow the mandates outlined by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and Pasadena Public Health Department. Students must follow current school COVID-19 policies during all activities, both indoors and outdoors.

Class Fees
Regular weekly sessions are $432.00 for the semester. (This reflects the increased number of sessions from 2021-2022; now up to 16 weeks!)

Registration
Registration is available through SchoolCash Online (SCO). Families who are new to LILA should email their campus business manager in advance to request their student number in order to activate their SCO accounts.

Payments and Refunds
Payment information will be collected during registration. During the two weeks of the program students may withdraw or switch from any activity without any penalty. After February 17 there will be no refunds for withdrawals, class switches and discounted/prorated fees for late joiners.

Any programs that do not meet minimum enrollment requirements by Monday, January 30 may be subject to cancellation. Late enrollment is subject to the full registration fee of the semester and not prorated for missed classes, with limited exceptions outlined below.

If a class has reached the maximum number of students, parents have the option of adding their child (ren) to the class waiting list via SCO (You must pay to be added to the waitlist).

If you would like to add the payment to your Smart Tuition/Blackbaud Tuition Management account or you are a LILA employee, please contact Benjamin Nemser, the After-School Activities & Vacation Camps Manager, before registering so the proper payment can be attached.

Music Lessons
**Music Lesson Cancellation and Makeup Policy

Because our Teaching Artists require multiple lessons a day in order for LILA to reserve their time, students who do not show up to their lesson without giving 24 hours notice will not be eligible for refunds or make-up sessions.
If the lesson is canceled by the school, a make-up session will be offered the week of June 5, 2023
If your child must miss a session and gives at least 24 hours advance notice, a make-up session may be scheduled for a different day if the instructor has availability.

Makeup Classes
The week of June 5 – June 9 will be reserved for makeup classes. These classes will take place only in the event an entire class was canceled for the day and are not meant to compensate for individual absences. In the event that more than one class is canceled during the season, a prorated refund will be given only if fewer than 13 sessions are completed.

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Monday

Art

Afro Dance

Afro Dance
1st-3rd
Ms.Lindiwe
3:45pm-4:45pm
Explore the world of African Dance with accomplished Teaching Artist Lindiwe Rose.
Lindiwe Rose is a South African raised Dancer, Choreographer and Teacher.She graduated college with a double major in Dance and Musical Theatre. She has choreographed and danced for South African artists, stage performances, commercials, movies and television such as ETV “Step Up or Step Out”, SABC 3 “Expresso”, Samsung, La Vuvuzela, Axene, Zion, All The World’s a Stage, Dance me a Song, 5678, Dance for Peace and Outside The Box. She then moved to Los Angeles, California where she worked for Disney and worked with award winning artists such as The Chainsmokers, Mya, Will.i.am, G-eazy , Burna Boy, Jhene Aiko, Zedd, Maren Morris and Sho Madjozi.

Some of her achievements include music videos and stage performances such as The Chainsmokers ft. Daya – “Don’t Let me Down”, Zedd ft. Maren Morris – “In The Middle”, Wale ft G-Eazy – “Fashion Week”, Will.i.am – “Boys and Girls”, Mali Music ft Jhene Aiko – “Contradiction”, Alison Stoner – “Miles”, Karmin – “Didn’t Know You”, Karmin – “Blame”, Bantu – “Complicated”, Bantu – “Roll with Me”, Soaky Siren – “Dope Boys”, AFROPUNK, and Global Citizen.

Taekwondo

Taekwondo
K-5th
Lion’s Taekwondo
3:45pm-4:45pm
Taekwondo not only teaches a martial art but also instills discipline, enhances self-esteem, builds confidence, and strengthens the mind and body. Lion’s Taekwondo focuses on the traditional and sport aspects of Taekwondo. Master Edward takes traditional aspects and incorporates them alongside the everchanging Olympic Sport of Taekwondo to train the best athletes and has students with medals from multiple countries at multiple international high-caliber events such as World Championships.

Private Guitar Lessons

Tuesday

Soccer: Captain Kicks

Flag Football/Soccer Combo

Magic and Circus

Cooking with Mamy

Cooking with Mamy
K-5th
Claudine Marshall
3:45pm-4:45pm
Cooking with Mamy helps children to discover ingredients and understand the different processes of cooking. Looking at, touching and tasting raw veggies with leaves (just picked) all the way to cooked, frozen, diced… Tasting all flavors: sweet, sour, bitter, salty… Transforming: peeling, slicing and mashing…Learning textures, and much more! Each class we will prepare a non-cooked specialty or/and a cooked one, based on subject and equipment. The children will eat (or bring home or both) the fruit of their labor and will have a recipe card. All allergies will be reviewed upon enrollment and no food items containing ingredients of listed allergens of students in attendance will be included in any recipes.

Non cooked Examples:
– Fruit and Cheese Skewers Caprese
– Salad on a stick
– Salad in a jar
– No Bake Cheerios Bars
– Granola
– Peanut Butter Banana Wraps
– Sunshine Smoothies
– Hard Boiled Eggs in Costumes
– “Bug” Pita Turkey Sandwich
– Fresh Fruit Trifles
– Ants on a Log (Celery and Carrots with toppings)

Cooked Examples:
– Soups (According to seasons)
– Cakes and cookies
– Fish and Shrimp
– Gratins and Pastas

Born and raised in Paris, France, Claudine Marshall embarked on her American journey in the 1970’s after receiving her Master of Psychology from La Sorbonne. She had been dreaming of the United States ever since she was a little girl.

In Boston, she realized she had a future in the culinary arts. From that point forward, she learned how to prepare manioc and serve papayas and mangoes with shrimp in Senegal and the Ivory Coast; and she mastered tagines and couscous in Morocco. While in England, she made French apple tarts, and when she made it back to Paris, she befriended an Indian chef who taught her the secrets of garam masala and ginger.

Twelve years ago she came to the west coast. From The Belvedere at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills to the giant kitchens of residential dining at CSUN, Claudine kept developing her culinary skills and sharing her passion for food, entertaining, and events.

Private Piano Lessons

Wednesday

Spanish Cooking

Jedi Academy: Fencing

Jedi Academy: Fencing
K-2nd
Swordplay LA
3:45pm-4:45pm
Youth Fencing is built on the principle of “fundamentals first.” Open to students of all skill levels (especially beginners!), this program is focused on cultivating athleticism, teaching the rules of fencing, and empowering students in their own abilities. Students will develop their footwork, blade work and other techniques while cultivating a knowledge of the sport, connecting with their peers, and growing in self-confidence. This program will be taught by an experienced fencing instructor.

Circus Games and Crafts

Private Guitar Lessons

Thursday

Basketball:CBCLA

EDU Chess

EDU Chess
K-5th
EDU Chess
3:45pm-4:45pm
The Chess Club strives for every student to develop a lifelong passion, in which they can continually grow and appreciate, as well as to empower each student to use critical thinking and concentration throughout their daily lives. Classes emphasize building a strong foundation of basic chess knowledge and are perfect for anyone willing to learn the game and develop a unique passion. Topics include tactics training, understanding how to analyze, learning proper endgame technique, assessment of strengths and weaknesses, and more.

Edu-Chess, established over twelve years, is an after school program teaching chess in a scholastic and fun environment. Chess programs at Edu-Chess are designed to foster intellectual and emotional growth in children. Roger Weerasinghe, Director of Edu-Chess, requires all teachers to be certified Edu-Chess instructors. All instructors are held to high standards, and many of them have been teaching chess for over five years, making Edu-Chess the leader in chess instruction for children in the Los Angeles area.

Private Guitar Lessons

Friday

Tennis

Tennis
K-2nd
TGA Sports
3:45pm-4:45pm
Partnering with TGA, even for these young ones, In each class students rotate through station-based drills and activities that develop core skills and an understanding of the history, rules, etiquette, and vocabulary of the sport. This class provides young students with the opportunity to learn the basics and become better tennis players in a fun, positive environment. More than just tennis skills, the importance of sportsmanship is imparted, in hopes it should be carried through life on and off the court.

Basketball: CBCLA

Mini Artists

Mad Science

Mad Science
K-5th
Mad Science LA
3:45pm-4:45pm
Did Someone Say Science / Radical, Mad-ical Science?! This spring, discover the mystery in chemistry and explore the world of circuit electricity! Build your own stunt planes and experiment with gravity, inertia and centripetal force! Learn the science behind illusions and mind-reading! It’s not magic- it’s science! In this course you will build your own super structures, levitate ping-pong balls, and study weather and cloud formations! Get ready to be engrossed in entomology, the study of bugs! You will investigate and analyze crime scene evidence to solve a mystery, you will DIG into Earth Science, and you’ll see what physical and chemical changes take place in and around your kitchen! Discover the science behind simple machines and build your own drag racer! Movie Effects gives you a chance to sit in the director’s chair and discover why science is the real star of the big screen. Finally, test and play with spinning tops, building gears, and gravity toys to learn what makes toys work!

Private Guitar Lessons

Private Piano Lessons