Beyond the Classroom

Elementary students are encouraged to join one or more extracurricular programs:

  • 5th Grade Game Time – Fifth grade.
  • After school sport clinics: Third – fifth grade.
  • Brain Busters Game Club: Fifth – eighth grade.
  • Math Pentathlon: First – seventh graders learn 5 math games at each level of play.
  • Girls With A Goal (GWAG) Running Club: Fourth and Fifth grade.
  • STEM: various grades

5th Grade Game Time
Game time is an after school fun time of playing games both indoor and outdoors. 5th grade students play Matball, Jeninga Ball, Gagaball, etc. for 5 weeks on Monday and Wednesdays from 2:45-4:30 for the months of September and October.

Elementary Basketball Clinics
Boys and girls in grades three to five have the opportunity to attend an after-school basketball clinic led by Mr. Los, the elementary physical education teacher.  These clinics are held for 3 weeks at various times of the year.

Brain Busters Game Club
Does your child love to play board games?  Would they like to discover some new ones?  If so, then this is the perfect club for your 5th – 8th grader.  The club meets for four weeks in the fall and four weeks in the winter.  Students can attend all the dates or some of the dates.  This club is sponsored by the SOAR Parent Advisory Team, a team of parents representing each grade, who meet quarterly looking for new opportunities for high ability learners.

Math Pentathlon
Math Pentathlon is an excellent way to challenge our students to develop their God-given gifts and talents – and is fun as well. Math Pentathlon is an after school enrichment program for first through seventh graders at Hudsonville Christian School that meets on Tuesdays from 3:00 – 4:00 P.M. in the Elementary building. This is an entirely volunteer, parent-run program.

Participants develop logic, computation, and spatial reasoning skills in a highly motivational format designed for students within a broad rage of ability levels. Game partners discuss aloud various options and possibilities in formulating strategies based on expected counter moves from the other players. In this way, the games challenge students to mature in their ability to think strategically and resolve problems that are continually undergoing change. The games are easy to learn and challenging to master; therefore, students of all abilities can participate.

Girls With A Goal (GWAG) Running Club
All girls in fourth and fifth grades are invited to participate in the Girls with a Goal Running Club.  This is a non-competitive club and you do not need to be a runner or even love running to participate.  This club is designed to help girls grow physically, emotionally, socially and spiritually.  Practices are held twice a week in the spring and ends the season with a local 5K race.