Spring Clubs Overview
Welcome to the clubs page! Registration for spring is closed. Thanks to everyone who signed up.
Detailed information for each club can be found by clicking on the club name on the left side navigation.
Afternoon classes will begin right after school is over. Club registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Scholarships are available. Please contact the club providers for information about scholarships.
If you have questions about how students move between school, clubs, and KidsCo, please see our QAE Parent and Student Club Policy page or email the Enrichment Co-Chairs at [email protected].
There will be no clubs on No-School days and no afternoon clubs on early dismissal days.
Detailed information for each club can be found by clicking on the club name on the left side navigation.
Afternoon classes will begin right after school is over. Club registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Scholarships are available. Please contact the club providers for information about scholarships.
If you have questions about how students move between school, clubs, and KidsCo, please see our QAE Parent and Student Club Policy page or email the Enrichment Co-Chairs at [email protected].
There will be no clubs on No-School days and no afternoon clubs on early dismissal days.
After School Sports with One on One
Have fun playing all your favorite sports and games: basketball, soccer, kickball, capture the flag, line tag, and more. Skilled and experienced instructors will conduct an exciting one-hour session each week right after school. We will learn the fundamentals, rules, and strategies of popular sports and games while focusing on teamwork, sportsmanship, and FUN!
Ages: K–1st grade
Time: Wednesday afternoons, 3:35-4:45 pm
Dates: April 23 to June 11
Location: Covered playcourt
Cost: $85 for 7-week program
Registration is closed. Thanks to everyone to signed up!
The Friday session has been cancelled. If you have questions about either session, please email [email protected].
Art Club with Ms. Meg: Artsy Animals
Lets get artistic with the theme of animals this spring! We will use our imaginations and art-based skills to make animals come to life through experimentation in shrinky dink, clay, drawing, and more!
Ages: limited to 12 students grades 1-5
Time: Thursday afternoons, 3:35-4:45 pm
Dates: May 1 to June 5
Location: Art Room
Cost: $100 for 6-week program
This club is full. Thanks to everyone who signed up.
For more information see Ms. Meg's website.
QAE Chess Club
Join Queen Anne Elementary Chess Club and learn tactics and strategies of chess! Chess Mates has been offering after-school chess programs in Seattle area public schools for more than 20 years. Chess helps children build critical thinking skills and learn to focus and plan.
Each class will include lesson presentation, chess puzzle-solving time and game playing time. Chess Mates will provide student workbooks, chess sets and boards and other materials. All you need to be is eager to play and learn! Scholarships are available. Both beginner and intermediate players are welcome!
Age group: K–2nd grade
Coach/Instructor: Tori Speck
Time: Tuesday afternoons, 3:40–4:45 pm
Location: Tree House 210 (Ms. Yokoyama's room)
Dates: April 22 to June 10
Cost: $55 per 8 weeks per student
Registration for spring session is now closed. Thanks to everyone who signed up.
For more information please visit the club's page http://qaeclubs.weebly.com/chess-club-with-chess-mates.html
Age group: 3rd–5th grade
Coach/Instructor: Jacob
Time: Thursday afternoons, 3:40–4:45 pm
Location: Tree House 304 (Ms. Klope's room)
Dates: April 24 to June 12
Cost: $55 per 8 weeks per student
This session has been cancelled. For more information on a future chess club for 3rd to 5th grade please
visit http://qaeclubs.weebly.com/chess-club-with-chess-mates.html
JEDI engineering using LEGO® by Playwell TEKnologies
Young Jedi will explore worlds far, far away and engineering principles right in front of them. Defeat the Empire by designing and refining LEGO® X-Wings, R2-units, and settlements on far-flung edges of the galaxy. Imagination and engineering combine to create motorized and architectural projects such as energy catapults, shield generators and defense turrets.
Ages: K-1st grade
Time: Thursday afternoons 3:40-5:10 pm
Dates: April 24 to June 12
Location: Treehouse 205
Cost: $128 for 8 sessions
This club is full. For waitlist information visit: http://play-well.org/wschedule/class/#/class/details/county/King/courseID/31686/type/class#top
If you have any questions please contact Molly Lebowitz (Email: [email protected])
KidsCreate: Metal and Motion Mixed Media Sculpture
Come build art with us!This 8-week art series focuses on sculpture, movement and time. Students will explore scrap metal, wood and duct tape to build recycled robots; create a futuristic insect specimen using clay, discarded metal pieces, and wire; design and build a hand-held time machine with metal and wire; and paint a futuristic world. Please visit kidscreate.org for more information about the teaching artists and to visit our student gallery!
Ages: all
Time: Monday afternoons, 3:35–4:45 pm
Dates: March 31 to June 2 (No class 4/14 and 5/26)
Location: Treehouse 109A (Ms. Meg’s art studio)
Cost: $106 per 8 weeks per student
Instructors: Taught by professional teaching-artists, Nicole Appell and Nadine Smith
This club has started and registration is closed. For more information visit: kidscreate.org
Math Circle (Math 4 Love)
In this class we will see that playing games and working on puzzles can be two of the most fun and effective ways to encourage solid mathematical thinking. Students will learn a wide assortment of mathematical games, puzzles and activities that center around deep concepts of pattern, number, structure, and shape. We’ll play, pose questions, simplify, solve, and invent new challenges. The goal of this class is to introduce kids to the real meat of mathematical thinking in all its elegant glory, and to provide a pathway through games for students to discover what there is to love in mathematics. If you are a kid who likes math, games, or puzzles, this class is for you.
Hosted by Math for Love, with Paul Gafni instructing. More info available at mathforlove.com/qae.
Ages: 1st-3rd grade
Time: Thursday mornings, 8:25-9:10 am
Dates: April 24 to June 12
Location: Library
Cost: $160. Scholarships available
This club still has limited space available. Register now at: http://mathforlove.com/educational-offerings/learning-opportunities/
QAE Music Club: World Music
with Seattle’s Littlest Performers
Explore with drums, body percussion, unique instruments from around the world, and of course singing. Students will learn two-part call-and-response-style singing, as well as rhythmic passing games. Classes will include parachute, bean bags, and scarves. We will be singing songs from Africa, Japan, and Europe. This class will feature a final demonstration on the last day of class.
This club has been cancelled. For more information on future music clubs please
visit: http://www.seattleslittlestperformers.com/Registration.html
PRINCESS AND THE PEA MUSICAL at Queen Anne Elementary
Musical Theater Club with Seattle’s Littlest Performers
A princess from an obscure kingdom must undergo an unusual test to prove her royal origins. Join super pea, sweet pea and baby pea as they tell their side of the story! This lively musical version will include the Jazz Hits "I've Got Rhythm", "It Don't Mean a Thing" and "The Peas Got Smooshed." Students will also enjoy movement and theatre games. A final performance will take place on the last day of class.
Ages: K-5th grade
When: Wednesdays from 3:40-5:10pm
Class Size: Min. 7, Max. 18
Location: Cafeteria stage
Dates: April 2 to May 28 (no club April 16)
Cost: $125 (8 sessions)
This club has started and registration is closed. For more information, please visit: http://www.seattleslittlestperformers.com/Registration.html or email Sandy at [email protected].
QAE Robotics
Queen Anne Elementary has a very active Robotics program, with teams at four different levels participating in First LEGO League and Jr. First LEGO League.
Registration for spring Robotics session is now closed. For more information please visit
the QAE Robotics page. If you have questions about the program, please email Stephan Poole ([email protected]).
Songsterz Songwriting and Performance
**Space is still available for this club**
Songsterz is a fun and creative way to build children’s writing and math skills while increasing self confidence and developing performance skills through songwriting. Through exploring the writing process children learn about song structure, rhyme, rhythm, pattern, mood, tone, and melody. We will create a song together as a class and then each child will create and an individual original song. Guitar, keyboard and/or percussion will be collaboratively added (no previous instrumental ability required). Each student will receive a digital file of recorded songs and End of Session Performance (and any pictures or video taken). Instructor Jennifer SavageCrane (SixFootSavage) has a Master’s Degree in Teaching and 15 years of professional music experience.
Mondays only!
Ages: K-5th grade
Time: Monday afternoons, 3:45-4:45 pm
Dates: April 7 to June 16 (no class 4/14 & 5/26)
Location: Treehouse 112, Ms. Marks's classroom
Cost: $120 (tuition includes a light healthy snack, audio files of songs, and the End of Session performance)
To Register: download registration form on the Songsterz page