Downtown Enrichment Zone - The Afterschool Place to Be!
Afterschool Enrichment Zone at the First Presbyterian Academy Downtown campus offers a wide variety of classes for friends of all ages.
Classes include:
- Late Stay
- Bricks 4 Kids®
- Science & Art & Cooking, Oh My!
- Tumblebus
- Soccer Shots
- QuickStart Tennis
- Little People’s Creative Workshop
Click on the link below for a complete brochure and printable fall semester registration form.
Click HERE FPA Downtown Afterschool Enrichment Zone Brochure
Shannon Forest LOWER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT ZONE
In addition to Late Stay, Preschool - 5th Grade students can register for a range of extra-curricular activities at the end of the academic day. Classes are offered at an additional cost depending on the provider. Stay tuned for 2019-2020 school year options!
Stretch-N-Grow (Preschool K3 and K4)
Designed specifically for preschool, Stretch-N-Grow uses your child's imagination with warm-up stories and games. We believe fitness should be fun and use games to develop 5 key areas: gross motor skills, strength, coordination, flexibility (yoga) and manipulative skills that will be used later in life or in sports. Since we are curriculum-based, we also teach your child about health, hygiene, safety, and nutrition. We've been serving Greenville and the upstate since 1998. We know how to get your child moving and having fun. Get two weeks free and a full refund if your child doesn't love our classes.
Date: Mondays; January 6 - May 18
Time: 12:30 - 1:15p.m.
Ages: K3 and K4
Location: Room 410
Cost: $40 (Payment can be made monthly or in two 8 week sessions.)
Impact Youth Fitness (K5 to 2nd)
Every child needs a great foundation. In a world where sports rule, many children don't have the skills to really be successful. ImpAct is there to fill the gap. We start with 5 key areas of development: Gross Motor Skills, Strength, Coordination, Flexibility, and Object Manipulation. In our Game-Based Program, your child will learn games that develop athletic skills. If your child isn't athletic they'll learn skills that they can use for a lifetime. We want every child to be successful and learn skills that will take them to the next level of their development and interest. Get two weeks free and a full refund if your child doesn't love our classes.
Dates: Mondays; January 6 - May 18
Time: 3:15 - 4:15 p.m.
Ages: K5 - 2nd Grade
Location: Room 410
Cost: $50 (Payment can be made monthly or in two 8 weeks sessions)
New Bricks 4 Kidz Classes Offered
Bricks 4 Kidz after-school classes use LEGO(R) bricks to promote teamwork, S.T.E.M. and fun! Each week students will learn and build a different project using LEGO® technic and power functions motors and battery packs. Fun-filled model plans are designed by engineers and architects, and units cover engineering, space, contraptions, and more!
Session 1 - Winter
Dates: Mondays; January 13 - March 16, 2020
Time: 3:15 - 4:15 p.m.
Ages: 1st - 5th Grade
Location: Room 413; Lower School Campus
Cost: $80/$10 Registration fee
Click HERE to register!
Session 2 - Spring
Dates: Mondays; March 23 - May 11, 2020
Time: 3:15 - 4:15 p.m.
Ages: 1st - 5th Grade
Location: Room 413; Lower School Campus
Cost: $70/$5 Registration fee
Click HERE to register!
Young Builders for K4 and K5:
Bricks 4 Kidz Young Builders classes teach children to learn with LEGO® Bricks in a fun, engaging way. Early projects motivate children by reinforcing S.T.E.M. based principles while enhancing self-esteem, improving fine motor skills, and teaching other skills such as counting, learning patterns, and more! The curriculum focuses on monthly themes they are already familiar with!
Session 1
Dates: Tuesdays; January 14 - March 3, 2020
Time: 3:15 - 4:15 p.m.
Ages: K4 & K5
Location: Room 413; Lower School Campus
Cost: $80/$5 Registration fee
Click HERE to register!
Session 2
Dates: Tuesdays; March 10 – May 5, 2020
Time: 3:15 - 4:15 p.m.
Ages: K4 & K5
Location: Room 413; Lower School Campus
Cost: $80/$5 Registration fee
Click HERE to register!
Intramurals Begin In The New Year!
Come out for a fun hour of Basketball or Volleyball taught by our own Shannon Forest Coaches. All levels of skill are welcome.
K5-2nd Grade Basketball Intramurals
Date: Wednesdays; January 8, 15, 22 and 29
Time: 3:15 - 4:15 p.m.
Location: East Campus (Lower School Gymnasium)
Cost: $40
Class Limit: 20 Students
Click HERE to register!
3rd-5th Grade Basketball Intramurals
Date: Wednesdays; February 12, 19, 26 and March 4
Time: 3:15-4:15 p.m.
Location: East Campus (Lower School Gymnasium)
Cost: $40
Class Limit: 20 Students
Click HERE to register!
2nd-5th Grade Volleyball Intramurals
Date: Wednesdays; March 18, 25, April 1 and 8
Time: 3:15-4:15
Location: East Campus (Lower School Gymnasium)
Cost: $40
Class Limit: 20 Students
Click HERE to register!
Upstate Systema: Martial Arts for Kids
The Shannon Forest Enrichment Zone is adding Upstate Systema: Martial Arts for Kids to its after school offerings. The program is unlike common martial arts in that fighting is not the emphasis. The system focuses on making better people through a calm, focused and relaxed environment. Anger and fear are replaced with emotional control. Students will learn to breath, keep moving and remain poised.
Date: Wednesdays; beginning October 23 (no classes on 11/27, 12/25, 1/1, & 4/15)
Time: 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Ages: K5 - 5th Grade
Cost: $60 per month
Location: Shannon Forest Campus; Preschool Room 413
To register, email Coach Sadie at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
or call 864.420.8757.
Soccer Shots Classic Program (Ages 3-5)
The Classic program for children ages 3-5 teaches the technical skill of soccer and encourages greater confidence with ball control, using both feet, starting and stopping, and changing directions by incorporating basic moves. Through creativity, positivity and fun, we encourage new challenges and increased confidence in the Classic program.
Date: Wednesdays; September 11, 2019 - May 13, 2020 (Off November 27, December 18, 25, January 1, April 15)
Time: 12:30 - 1:05 p.m.
Ages: 3 - 5/Co-ed
Location: Lower School Preschool Lawn
Cost: $49 per month/per child, children can enroll or leave the program at any time.
Click HERE to Register:
Soccer Shots Premier Program (K5-5th Grade)
The Premier program reviews and refines individual ball control and technical skills, while also introducing children to the tactical elements of the game. There is a strong emphasis on scrimmaging and teaching game concepts, and therefore, teamwork and sportsmanship are important concepts of the Premier program.
Date: Tuesdays; September 10, 2019 - May 12, 2020 (Off November 26, December 17, 24, 31, April 14)
Time: 3:30 - 4:15 p.m.
Grades: K5 - 5th Grade
Location: Lower School Soccer Field (below the Lower School Playground)
Cost: $49 per month/per child, children can enroll or leave the program at any time.
Click HERE to Register
Piano and Accordion Lessons
Experienced and enthusiastic teacher has vacancies for beginner to advanced students. Fun pieces, awards, recitals, and competitions prepared.
Teacher: Rossi Kennedy
Lessons located at First Presbyterian Academy at Shannon Forest
Phone: 864.735.5179
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or go to
https://rossikennedypiano.jimdo.com
Violin Lessons - Beginner to Advanced
Shannon has had a passion for music since as early as she can remember.
As a performer, Shannon had the opportunity to perform as a violin soloist with the LIYO orchestra tour to six countries in Southeast Asia. She has also performed with the Metropolitan Opera’s Opera in a Nutshell performance of La Boheme and Tosca at the Metropolitan Opera House as well as in Avery Fischer Hall, Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. She also enjoyed performing with the Brooklyn Conservatory Orchestra while she resided in NYC.
Shannon has over a decade of teaching experience and has taken master classes with great pedagogues such as Itzhak Perlman and Ani Kavafian in the Starling-Delay symposium at the Julliard School. She loved teaching and decided to pursue studies in violin teaching methods. She graduated with her degree in String Pedagogy-Violin Principle from Bob Jones University. She taught the High School/Middle School music prep students at the college and also taught at the Bob Jones Elementary School during her internship. Her students have ranked in the top 3 in their school's music competition and 1st chair in orchestra. When she moved back to NY she also helped her students get top scores and awards in their NYSSMA adjudications.
Shannon now resides in Greenville, SC and hopes to share everything she has learned in her musical journey with her students here in hopes that they will share the joy of music with others!
For more information and registration
contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone: 631.566-7009
