After school overview
Gordon is committed to providing families with safe, well-supervised, engaging options for all ages that begin at 7:15am and continue to 5:30pm.
Over the past year, 89% of Gordon students have participated in Gordon’s after school offerings. Nearly 90% of the Middle School students compete on one or more interscholastic sports team before they graduate.
Spring season at a glance
The spring season runs from Monday, March 25th to Wednesday, June 12th
Gators and YAP care
For all students, daily, through 5:30pm
Drop-ins are $30 per day
Enrichments
For all grades, weekdays through June 12th
Details at www.gordonschool.org/enrichments
$140 to $350
Music lessons
Flexible scheduling, arrange directly with the teacher
Details and contact information at www.gordonschool.org/musiclessons
Gators and YAP care is available free of charge before and after lessons, arrange by reaching out to Ms. Motta at tmotta@gordonschool.org
The third and fourth grade musical
Begins Monday, March 25th
Third grade rehearses Tuesday and Thursday, fourth grade Monday and Wednesday
Rehearsals are from dismissal to 5pm
Culminating performances May 9th and 10th at 6:30pm
Athletics
Monday, March 25th to Saturday, May 25th
Lacrosse Mondays to Thursdays 3:30 to 5pm
Track and Field Mondays to Thursdays 3:30 to 5pm
Competitive tennis, Fridays 3:30 to 4:30pm at Roger Williams Park
Baseball clinic, Fridays 3:30 to 5pm
Baseball and tennis players can play lacrosse or track and field as well
Permission forms at www.gordonschool.org/athleticspermissions
Tuesday Common Ground
For students of color in Young Kindergarten and Kindergarten to fourth grades
Tuesdays 3:30 to 4:30, eight sessions May 14th to June 11th
Note the late start allows students to participate in the musical
More about the program at www.gordonschool.org/commonground
Middle School Common Ground
For students of color in fifth to eighth grades
More about the program at www.gordonschool.org/middleschoolcommonground
Brother to Brother
For boys of color in fifth to eighth grade
First spring meeting is Thursday April 11th at 5:30pm
More about the program at www.gordonschool.org/brothertobrother
Sign up now
Music lessons should be booked directly using the contact information at www.gordonschool.org/musiclessons
Go to www.gordonschool.org/gators to start signing up for everything else. If you are a first-time user of Gordon after school programs or summer camps, you’ll need to set up a profile.
The deadline to sign up for spring enrichments is March 15th.
On rare occasions, certain sports have been cancelled due to lack of interest. If this should happen, families will find out during the first week of the season.
We've got you covered
Gordon is open until 5:30 every day
Gordon has after school care available for all grades - Gators for Nursery to fourth grade and YAP (Young Adult Place) for Middle School.
Families can preregister for the full year of after school care and receive a discounted rate at www.gordonschool.org/gators.
But after school care is also available to cover every family, every day, without advance notice.
Every morning, advisors and classroom teachers establish what each child is doing at dismissal, to ensure a smooth transition. If your child is going to Gators or YAP, make sure they go to school knowing that plan or, in the younger grades, stop in to tell the teacher yourself.
If your child’s pickup plans change over the course of the day, call Gordon at (401) 434-3833. Email is not a reliable way to communicate such a timely message. Speak to Ashley Lima at the front desk, and she will let the appropriate people know.
Students who are not picked up on time at dismissal will also go to Gators or YAP. If you are running late, even by as little as ten minutes, take a moment to call and let the school know.
Full-day coverage when there isn’t school
Gator Days are all-day care from 7:30am to 5:30pm when school is not in session. These are available on weekdays when there are no classes that are not federal holidays, including during winter and spring break. The school calendar explains which holidays have coverage and which do not.
Advance signups at www.gordonschool.org/gators are crucial to making this work; registration deadlines will be announced in the Thursday Gordon News. Registrations must meet a minimum number of students by these deadlines for each Gator Day to run. There are no refunds for cancellations of Gator Day registrations within less than forty-eight hours in advance.
One note: Gordon has noon dismissals on Grandfriend’s Day and the days before winter break and summer break. The logistics of these days are tricky, and after school programs, including Gators and YAP, will not run on these days.
After school fees explained
Gators and Young Adult Place (YAP)
Early Childhood: $2,500 a year
Lower School: $2,000 a year
Middle School: $900 a year
Unscheduled drop-ins: $30 per day
Enrichments
Small classes that meet in three seasons that match the Middle School athletics season
Per season, ranging from free to $400
Gator Days
Daylong care when school is not in session (excluding federal holidays)
Half day, up to five hours $62
Full day $105
The full year Gators and YAP packages include
Gators and YAP every school day all year and a 50% discount on all Gator Days.
Other programs
A number of after school programs, including Middle School athletics, Tuesday Common Ground and plays and musicals, are supported by the school’s operating budget. There is no additional charge for families participating in these programs.
Even if you think you'll never use it...
If you have never used Gordon after school programs or summer camps before, go to www.gordonschool.org/gators and set up a profile.
Making a profile now will make it much easier for you to access after school care when you need it.