Student Activities
At St. John’s, we strive to enhance our students' learning experience even when the school day ends! By providing a safe and positive environment committed to their well-being, our after school programs allow students to pursue special areas of interest in visual and performing arts, science, innovation, sports and wellness.
In addition, students in Grades 7 and 8 may apply for membership in the National Junior Honor Society. Those who meet the criteria are selected for membership by a five-member faculty council based upon outstanding scholarship, leadership, citizenship, and service.
Student Activities
Primary Division
| Club Name | Day | Time | Grade Levels | Descriptions | Program Cost | Email/Website | |
| Totally Art | Monday | 3:15-4:15 | PreK - K | Totally Art is a drawing based arts program that is designed to help students learn the fundamentals of art and gain confidence in themselves. Students work in a fun and safe environment drawing animals, people, nature, landscapes and more! | $185 | https://www.theprepofsouthtampa.org/ | |
| Wee Can Cook! | Tuesday | 3:15-4:15 | PreK - K | We promote nutrition and proper food handling while introducing science, math, geography, reading and social skills! Students will develop their senses while learning where foods come from, how to properly handle utensils, how to develop healthy eating habits, and all the while promoting quality family time! | $310 | https://fitkidshealth.com/ | |
| TKO Taekwondo After School Enrichment Program | Tuesday | 3-3:45pm (PreK) 3:45-4:30pm (K) |
PreK-K | TKO Taekwondo is providing a unique and rare opportunity to students at St. John’s Episcopal by offering an after school Enrichment Program. This valuable program affords the participating student the Luxury of a personalized course to the Korean Art of self-defense. TKO Martial arts has developed our own Quarterly semester long course which provides a challenging and motivational introduction to the art of Taekwondo and self-defense. This is not a watered down or domesticated version of the art. Our instruction instills authentic and traditional Korean Taekwondo tenets, values, and skills; perpetuating the education and training that he had learned. Through his example, students are introduced to a new culture and its traditions; all the while using the most safe, fun, and exciting instruction methods available for all age groups. |
$760.50 Total with discount (paid in full) $422.50 (First 8 weeks) $422.50 (Second 8 weeks): Paid in two installments | www.TKOTaekwondoAcademy.com | |
| Spanish Club | Wednesday | 3:15-4:15 | PreK/K | Spanish Club is designed for students to learn new vocabulary, immerse in the culture, and enhance the Spanish we keep learning, but in a fun and interactive way! | $200 | phernandez-davila@stjohnseagles.org | |
| Dance Combo | Wednesday | 3:15-4 | PreK/K |
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$170 | http://www.mslisasdancestudio.com/ | |
| Fit Kids! | Thursday |
Section One from 3:15-4:00pm Section Two from 4:15-5:00pm |
PreK - K | Fit Kids is a physical activity program that teaches elements of boot camp, track and field, and sports in a fun and inclusive environment! Students will come away with a greater physical awareness, build strength and develop an understanding of focus and consistency. | $200 | https://fitkidstampa.com/ | |
| Imagineers | Thursday | 3:15-4:00 | PreK - K | New and exciting STEM challenges each week. Students will imagine, plan, organize and build creative designs. Challenges presented for individual designs and group projects. | $240 | www.tampakidstherapy.com | |
| Music Play with Mrs. Vincent | Friday | 3:15-3:45 | Pre-K | Dive deeper into Mrs. Vincent's music classes! We will learn about musical concepts, notation, different genres of music all through the use of movement, playing instruments, singing, and games. If your child is enjoying music class, they will have even more fun at Music Play! | $115 | jvincent@stjohnseagles.org | |
| Music Play with Mrs. Vincent | Friday | 3:45-4:15 | K | Dive deeper into Mrs. Vincent's music classes! We will learn about musical concepts, notation, different genres of music all through the use of movement, playing instruments, singing, and games. If your child is enjoying music class, they will have even more fun at Music Play! | $115 | jvincent@stjohnseagles.org |
Lower Division
| Club Name | Day | Time | Grade Levels | Descriptions | Program Cost | |
| Intro to Guitar Club | Monday | 3:15-4:15 | 2-4 | This Club is open to 2nd and 3rd grade students interested in guitar lessons. This will be a small group lesson club capped at 6 students. This is a beginner class where students will learn proper technique, sitting position, note reading, melodic sensitivity and basic harmony. | $416 for 8 weeks | wlyon@stjohnseagles.org |
| Harry Potter Cooking Class | Monday | 3:15-4:15 | 3-4 | While learning about food safety skills and cooking techniques, students will get to explore Harry Potter inspired recipes and come home with their own recipe book. | $250.00 | apatenaude@stjohnseagles.org |
| Chess Club | Monday | 3:15-4:15 | 1-4 | Learn new strategies, checkmates and openings from Coach Steve and his Board One Chess Academy coaching team! The St. John's Chess Club will feature special pizza days, tournaments and prizes. Our coaches have the highest quality chess software and lesson plans so your child receives top quality instruction. | $230 | https://www.boardonechess.com/ |
| After School Art Club | Monday | 3:15-4:15 | 1-2 | Come join Ms. Collins after school for some art TLC! Student artists will enjoy a stimulating environment to grow as creative, unique individuals and explore their imaginative potential. | $250.00 | jcollins@stjohnseagles.org |
| After School Art Club | Tuesday | 3:15-4:15 | 3-4 | Come join Ms. Collins after school for some art TLC! Student artists will enjoy a stimulating environment to grow as creative, unique individuals and explore their imaginative potential. | $250.00 | jcollins@stjohnseagles.org |
| Guitar Ensemble | Tuesday | 3:15-4:15 | 3-4 | This Club is open to 3rd and 4th Grade returning students of the guitar program as well as new students with previous experience. There may be exceptions for talented students in 2nd Grade to join with Mr Lyons’ approval. (Audition may be required) This Club will be playing two, three and four part Music and have several opportunities to lead opening and closing hymns in Morning Chapel Services throughout the year. This Club will be capped at 6 students. | $500.00 for 10 weeks | wlyon@stjohnseagles.org |
| Spanish Club | Tuesday | 3:15-4:15 | 1-4 | Spanish Club is designed for students to learn new vocabulary, immerse in the culture, and enhance the Spanish we keep learning, but in a fun and interactive way! | $250.00 | phernandez-davila@stjohnseagles.org |
| Fit Kids! | Tuesday | Section One 3:15-4:00; Section Two 4:15-5:00 | 1-4 | Fit Kids is a physical activity program that teaches elements of boot camp, track and field, and sports in a fun and inclusive environment! Students will come away with a greater physical awareness, build strength and develop an understanding of focus and consistency. | $200 | https://fitkidstampa.com/ |
| TKO Taekwondo After School Enrichment Program | Wednesday | 3:15-4:15 | Beginners | TKO Taekwondo is providing a unique and rare opportunity to students at St. John’s Episcopal by offering an after school Enrichment Program. This valuable program affords the participating student the Luxury of a personalized course to the Korean Art of self-defense. TKO Martial arts has developed our own Quarterly semester long course which provides a challenging and motivational introduction to the art of Taekwondo and self-defense. This is not a watered down or domesticated version of the art. Our instruction instills authentic and traditional Korean Taekwondo tenets, values, and skills; perpetuating the education and training that he had learned. Through his example, students are introduced to a new culture and its traditions; all the while using the most safe, fun, and exciting instruction methods available for all age groups. |
$760.50 Total with discount (paid in full) $422.50 (First 8 weeks) $422.50 (Second 8 weeks): Paid in two installments | www.TKOTaekwondoAcademy.com |
| TKO Taekwondo After School Enrichment Program | Wednesday | 4:15-5:15 | Advanced | TKO Taekwondo is providing a unique and rare opportunity to students at St. John’s Episcopal by offering an after school Enrichment Program. This valuable program affords the participating student the Luxury of a personalized course to the Korean Art of self-defense. TKO Martial arts has developed our own Quarterly semester long course which provides a challenging and motivational introduction to the art of Taekwondo and self-defense. This is not a watered down or domesticated version of the art. Our instruction instills authentic and traditional Korean Taekwondo tenets, values, and skills; perpetuating the education and training that he had learned. Through his example, students are introduced to a new culture and its traditions; all the while using the most safe, fun, and exciting instruction methods available for all age groups. |
$760.50 Total with discount (paid in full) $422.50 (First 8 weeks) $422.50 (Second 8 weeks): Paid in two installments | www.TKOTaekwondoAcademy.com |
| Run Club | Wednesday | 3:15-4:15 | 3-4 | Increase your child's fitness level AND build their confidence through a running program devoted to FUN! Exercises, games, and running are designed to increase your child's interest in running as well as further the distance he or she can run. | $250 | jeggleston@stjohnseagles.org |
| Board Game Club | Wednesday | 3:15-4:15 | 1-4 | Play board games with your friends and try to beat Ms. Méjean! | $250.00 | mmejean@stjohnseagles.org |
| Science Club | Wednesday and Thursday | 3:15-4:15 | 1-4 | Learn by doing! Through hands on activities students will engage in active, fun, and fascinating experiments and broaden their scientific horizons. | $255.00 | ppeternell@stjohnseagles.org |
| Math Facts | Thursday | 3:15-4:15 | 1-2 | Looking for that extra bit of practice with math facts or just love playing with numbers? Students will work on their addition and subtraction fact fluency through fun, thorough, and continuous games and activities. | $230.00 | cfriedrich@stjohnseagles.org |
| Intro to Guitar Club | Thursday | 3:15-4:15 | 3-4 | This Club is open to 3rd and 4th grade students interested in guitar lessons. This will be a small group lesson club capped at 6 students. This is a beginner class where students will learn proper technique, sitting position, note reading, melodic sensitivity and basic harmony. | $458 for 9 weeks | wlyon@stjohnseagles.org |
| Innovation Club | Thursday | 3:15-4:15 | 2-4 | Interested in virtual reality, design, coding, puzzles, engineering and technology? Then join us in Innovation Club, where you will have the opportunity to work and play with your friends all while learning to become an innovator! | $230.00 | ftirella@stjohnseagles.org |
| Math Facts | Friday | 3:15-4:15 | 3-4 | Looking for that extra bit of practice with math facts or just love playing with numbers? Students will work on their multiplication and division fact fluency through fun, thorough, and continuous games and activities. | $230.00 | cfriedrich@stjohnseagles.org |
Middle Division
| Official Name | Day | Time | Grade Levels | Descriptions | Program Cost | Email/Website | |
| Spirit Singers | Monday | 3:15-4:15 | 5-8 | This is a small ensemble group for singing. Students are encouraged to build confidence in their singing, while having fun working in harmonies. The end goal is to sing a prepared National Anthem at St. John's home sports games. | $250.00 | amurray@stjohnseagles.org | |
| Fantasy Sports Club | Tuesday | *Morning Club* 7:00-7:45 | 5-8 | Do you love to play fantasy football, basketball, or hockey?! If the answer is yes, then this club is for you! If you have never played before, that is ok, maybe you’ll have some beginner’s luck and win the championship! We will have a draft day, we will have time to make our weekly picks and have league rules in place. We will finish with a playoff bracket and ultimately name the Fantasy champion for the sport of the season. This Fall, we will begin with Fantasy Football and welcome all who want to join! We will meet in the mornings in Mr. Barnes Classroom, Room 201, from 7:00am-7:45am. | $230.00 | abarnes@stjohnseagles.org | |
| Art Club | Tuesday | 3:15-4:15 | 5-8 | Art Club will include many kinds of art exploration, in a variety of mediums: paint, pottery, sculpture, photography, etc. We will have a prepared focus for each week, allowing more depth in understanding of the materials we are using. Throughout the school year, we will also be working on collaborative projects; including brainstorming themes and implementing decor ideas into the Art Show. | $260.00 | amurray@stjohnseagles.org | |
| Strength and Conditioning Club | Tuesday/Boys | 3:15-4:15 | 5-8 | Students will be introduced to the basics of squatting vs deadlifting, variations of pushing and pulling both bodyweight and free weights, and Olympic weightlifting (snatch, cleans, and jerks) as well as other movements that help develop athleticism as well as general fitness. | $230.00 | jmaldonado@stjohnseagles.org | |
| 5th-8th Grade Guitar Ensemble | Wednesday | 3:15-4:30 | 5-8 | This Club is open to returning Middle School guitar students with Mr Lyons’ approval. We will meet in Mr Strauch’s room at the Middle Division 3:15-4:30. This is the most advanced group of students and reserved for returning students of the guitar program, for any new students auditions will be required to join. This Club will be capped at 8 students. | $500 for 10 weeks | wlyon@stjohnseagles.org | |
| All Sports Club | Wednesday | *Morning Club* 6:45-7:45 | 5-8 | Students will get to practice fundamental skills and play games to get the school day started off on a right note. Sports include soccer, football, and basketball (among several others). | $230.00 | rwilliams@stjohnseagles.org | |
| Choir | Thursday | *Morning Club* 7:00-7:45 | 5-8 |
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$255 | scurley@stjohnseagles.org | |
| Strength and Conditioning Club | Thursday/Girls | 3:15-4:15 | 5-8 | Students will be introduced to the basics of squatting vs deadlifting, variations of pushing and pulling both bodyweight and free weights, and Olympic weightlifting (snatch, cleans, and jerks) as well as other movements that help develop athleticism as well as general fitness. | $230.00 | jmaldonado@stjohnseagles.org | |
| Newspaper Club | Thursday | *Morning Club* 7:00 - 7:45 | 5-8 | The Newspaper Club at St. John’s Episcopal Parish Day School will engage students in the process of the newspaper and magazine industry, educate students on how to write with integrity, and actively become involved with the St. John’s community. Students will learn to write book, movie, and theater reviews, report on SJE Athletics, compose faculty and student interviews, and report on the most recent SJE news! Additionally, students will learn how to organize and put together a newspaper! This creative and engaging experience will enhance the writing and communication skills of each student involved! The club will be run by Ms. Abigail Czerniecki. Ms. Czerniecki is currently the Sixth Grade English teacher and has several years of experience in the newspaper industry. She is excited to work with the students and create fun, interesting articles about our wonderful school! |
$250.00 | aczerniecki@stjohnseagles.org | |
| 5th-8th Grade Guitar Club | Friday | 3:15-4:15 | 5-8 | Will meet in Mr Strauch's room on the Middle Division campus. This Club is open to all Middle Division students interested in studying guitar. First consideration goes to returning students previously enrolled in guitar lessons with Mr. Lyon. Capped at 6 students. | $458 for 9 weeks | wlyon@stjohnseagles.org | |
| Breakfast Club | Friday | *Morning Club* 7:00-7:45 | 5 | While eating a delicious and nutritious breakfast, 5th graders get to work on problem solving and interpersonal skills for middle school in a fun, casual environment. | $250.00 | apatenaude@stjohnseagles.org |