BASE Lower School
B.A.S.E. (Brunswick After-School Experience) is Brunswick's in-house after-school program, which consists of Encore enrichment activities plus an additional Extended Day option. In addition to offering enriching after-school clubs, the primary goal of B.A.S.E. is to provide safe childcare for children of working parents or families in need of care beyond the traditional school day.
- The Winter Term of B.A.S.E. begins Monday, January 6. The final day of the Winter Term is Friday, March 7.
- Encore enrichment activities meet once/week (Monday-Thursday) and are structured enrichment activities run by Brunswick teachers or outside experts. Classes are offered jointly to boys in grades one and two or grades three and four.
- Extended Day is offered at the conclusion of Encore enrichment activities Monday-Thursday, and following regular dismissal on Friday. Extended Day is an unstructured (but supervised) program for families that need additional time for pickup following an Encore activity. There is no lunch served during Friday Extended Day and boys must pack their own nut-free lunch. You may pick your son up at any time before your registered dismissal time.
- Dismissal for all Lower School B.A.S.E. activities is at the Lower School building.
- There will also be a Spring Term (March 24-May 23) with a separate registration
- Registration will open Friday, December 6 at 9 a.m. and close on Monday, December 9 at 12 p.m. This is an open window for registration - there is no need to log on immediately when registration begins. Your time of registration will not be considered. We will do our best to accommodate all registrations based on enrollment numbers. In the rare case in which registrations for an activity exceed capacity, we will conduct a lottery to determine placement. You will receive an email when placements for the Winter Term are confirmed.
How to Apply
Note: B.A.S.E. is for current Brunswick families only.
Registration will open Friday, December 6, at 9 a.m. and close on Monday, December 9 at 12 p.m. This is an open window for registration - there is no need to log on immediately when registration begins. Your time of registration will not be considered. We will do our best to accommodate all registrations based on enrollment numbers. In the rare case in which registrations for an activity exceed capacity, we will conduct a lottery to determine placement. You will receive an email when placements for the Winter Term are confirmed. Once rosters are finalized when the registration window has closed, we will reopen registration for any activities that still have spots available.
Questions?
If you have any questions, please contact BASE Program Director Joseph Zannino.
Mondays
Crafty Book Worms ( $175 )
Grade: 1, 2 Time: 3:30-4:15p
Instructor: Alexa Nill
Description:
Crafty Book Worms is a creative and engaging club for first and second graders! Each session, we'll dive into a children's book and bring the story to life with hands-on crafts that spark imagination and creativity. This club fosters a love for reading while encouraging artistic expression. We can't wait for your little bookworms to join the fun!
Shop ( $200 )
Grade: 1, 2 Time: 3:30-4:15p
Instructor: Tim Coupe
Description:
Do you like working with your hands? Using tools to create and build? Interested in whittling and tinkering? If you are, join Mr. Coupe and Ms. Clarke for Shop class and learn how to use hand tools and build some cool stuff! Price includes $25 materials fee.
Homework Help ( $175 )
Grade: 3, 4 Time: 3:30-4:30p
Instructor: Beth Barsanti
Description: Sign up for our Homework Help activity to help organize your binder, review assignments, prepare for tests and quizzes, as well as get your homework done in this club designed to help keep you organized and on track.
Chill Champions ( $175 )
Grade: 3, 4 Time: 3:30-4:30p
Instructor: Chelsea Yeager
Description:
Looking for a time for your student to settle down before practices or homework? Chill Champions is the perfect time for your student to manage stress, focus their mind, and unwind. Through fun activities like breathing exercises, coloring, journaling, guided meditation, yoga, and mindfulness games, students will discover tools to help them stay calm and present in their everyday lives.
Extended Day Monday ( $105 )
Grade: 1-4 Time: 4:30-5p
Instructor: Joey Zannino
Description: Extended Day is a supervised, unstructured program at the conclusion of Encore activities that is an opportunity for the boys to participate in free play, homework help, arts & crafts, puzzles and games, and much more. Your son must be registered for Encore enrichment on this day and may register to stay for Extended Day at the conclusion of the activity. You may pick your son up anytime before 5p.
Tuesdays
Let's Cook! ( $250 )
Grade: 1, 2 Time: 3:30-4:15p
Instructor: Grace Wagshul
Description: Cooking club will be a great experience for the boys to learn some fun and nutritious snack recipes! Each cooking class we will make a different recipe in which the boys will get to practice basic cooking and food preparation skills. At the end of each session we will of course enjoy what we’ve made and the boys will take home a printed copy of the recipe to share with family and friends! Price includes a $25 materials fee.
Kempo Karate (Gr 1/2) ( $225 )
Grade: 1, 2 Time: 3:30-4:15p
Instructor: Greenwich Kempo
Description: Kempo Karate is an excellent activity to start at an early age, and moreover the martial arts help to develop self-confidence, focus, discipline, respect and benevolence for others. In a fun and controlled environment students will build motor skills by learning a series of punches, kicks and blocks. Throughout the course important character building lessons are incorporated. Our classes focus on emphasize fine motor skills, balance, strength, conditioning and mastery of oneself. Participants will have no physical contact during the session. Students should wear comfortable clothes and sneakers. All new students will receive a white Karate belt at start of program. Throughout the course of the program, all eligible students will be invited to earn their next colored belt at a belt rank testing.
Number Ninjas ( $225 )
Grade: 3, 4 Time: 3:30-4:30p
Instructor: Chelsea Yeager
Description:
Number Ninjas is a fun and engaging way to let students explore high level math concepts. Through problem solving, interactive challenges, and puzzles students will explore topics like logic, geometry, algebra, and number theory at an elementary level. This is perfect for students who are curious and want a deeper dive into the world of math!
Lego Robotics (Gr 3/4) ( $225 )
Grade: 3, 4 Time: 3:30-4:30p
Instructor: Tim Coupe
Description:
This isn't your typical robotics or science club, as we truly embrace fun and creativity as much as learning. Using motors, sensors and a programmable brain, you can make your model do almost anything.
Extended Day Tuesday ( $135 )
Grade: 1-4 Time: 4:30-5p
Instructor: Joey Zannino
Description: Extended Day is a supervised, unstructured program at the conclusion of Encore activities that is an opportunity for the boys to participate in free play, homework help, arts & crafts, puzzles and games, and much more. Your son must be registered for Encore enrichment on this day and may register to stay for Extended Day at the conclusion of the activity. You may pick your son up anytime before 5p.
Wednesdays
Lego Robotics (Gr 1/2) ( $225 )
Grade: 1, 2 Time: 3:30-4:15p
Instructor: Audrey Onsdorff
Description: Come learn the fundamentals of engineering and computational thinking with Lego robotics with our Middle School Media Specialist! Each class explores the fundamentals of engineering through a real-world problem, learns to design and code, and creates unique solutions made with LEGO® bricks and powered by LEGO® WeDo 2.0 set.
Craft Corner ( $225 )
Grade: 1, 2 Time: 3:30-4:15p
Instructor: Juliane Pisacane
Description:
Craft Corner will be a fun art-based club in which we will do various winter crafts. Students will get to use materials that they may not use on a regular basis. Students will get into the winter spirit and come home with their craft each week!
Kempo Karate (Gr 3/4) ( $225 )
Grade: 3, 4 Time: 3:30-4:30p
Instructor: Greenwich Kempo
Description: Kempo Karate is an excellent activity to start at an early age, and moreover the martial arts help to develop self-confidence, focus, discipline, respect and benevolence for others. In a fun and controlled environment students will build motor skills by learning a series of punches, kicks and blocks. Throughout the course important character building lessons are incorporated. Our classes emphasize fine motor skills, balance, strength, conditioning and mastery of oneself. Participants will have no physical contact during the session. Students should wear comfortable clothes and sneakers. All new students will receive a white Karate belt at start of program. Throughout the course of the program, all eligible students will be invited to earn their next colored belt at a belt rank testing.
Wednesday Play w/ Mr. Coupe ( $225 )
Grade: 3, 4 Time: 3:30-4:30p
Instructor: Tim Coupe
Description: Inspired by the imaginary play of our third and fourth grade students during last year’s B.A.S.E. activities, this new after school club will empower the boys as they explore and play on the King Street campus. We’ll go outside (visiting playgrounds, the running trails, and the MS campus), play indoors, and allow our imaginations to direct our after school time together. We’ll start each session asking, “What would you like to do today?”
Extended Day Wednesday ( $135 )
Grade: 1-4 Time: 4:30-5p
Instructor: Joey Zannino
Description: Extended Day is a supervised, unstructured program at the conclusion of Encore activities that is an opportunity for the boys to participate in free play, homework help, arts & crafts, puzzles and games, and much more. Your son must be registered for Encore enrichment on this day and may register to stay for Extended Day at the conclusion of the activity. You may pick your son up anytime before 5p.
Thursdays
Lower School Chess ( $200 )
Grade: 1-4 Time: 3:30-4:30p
Instructor: National Scholastic Chess Foundation
Description: For decades, Brunswick has enjoyed a successful partnership with the National Scholastic Chess Foundation. We are once again excited to bring the organization and their expert instructors back to campus to work with our Lower School students. If you love games of strategy, then Chess is the activity for you. Boys in grades 1-4 will participate in this activity together to better facilitate instruction for both beginners new to the game and players with experience at any Lower School age.
Movie Making ( $200 )
Grade: 1, 2 Time: 3:30-4:15p
Instructor: Audrey Onsdorff
Description:
In the Movie-Making class, we will work on storyboarding, creating characters and scenes while generating stop-motion animation and live-action films, and using different iPad software.
Let Grow Play ( $200 )
Grade: 3, 4 Time: 3:30-4:30p
Instructor: Denise Shepard
Description: Unlock your child's curiosity and self-confidence through unstructured, creative play! Using curriculum and ideas from the non-profit organization, Let Grow, the boys will practice self-reliance and resourcefulness with opportunities to bond, build self-control, be creative, and feel joy through free play and optional at-home projects. Let Grow's mission is to "give kids back the developmentally crucial 'vitamin' our culture accidentally removed from childhood—independence." After joining this club, you might hear "I'M BORED!" a little less often.
Shop (Gr 3/4) ( $225 )
Grade: 3, 4 Time: 3:30-4:30p
Instructor: Tim Coupe
Description: Do you like working with your hands? Using tools to create and build? Interested in whittling and tinkering? If you are, join Mr. Coupe and Ms. Clarke for Shop class and learn how to use hand tools and build some cool stuff! Price includes $25 materials fee.
Extended Day Thursday ( $120 )
Grade: 1-4 Time: 4:30-5p
Instructor: Joey Zannino
Description: Extended Day is a supervised, unstructured program at the conclusion of Encore activities that is an opportunity for the boys to participate in free play, homework help, arts & crafts, puzzles and games, and much more. Your son must be registered for Encore enrichment on this day and may register to stay for Extended Day at the conclusion of the activity. You may pick your son up anytime before 5p.
Fridays
Extended Day Friday ( $480 )
Grade: 1-4 Time: 12:30-3:30p
Instructor: Joey Zannino
Description: Extended Day is a supervised, unstructured program at the end of the school day that is an opportunity for the boys to participate in free play, homework help, arts & crafts, puzzles and games, and much more while providing families in need with additional coverage beyond the school day. Due to space restrictions, please consider that space in Extended Day Friday is limited and if necessary priority will be given to those families with no alternate childcare. Boys must pack their own nut-free lunch on Fridays. You may pick your son up anytime before 3:30p.