
After School Adventures (ASA) offerings are posted quarterly throughout the school year and feature a variety of enrichment opportunities led by PDS faculty and trusted community partners. New classes are added as they become available.
All registrations for classes are processed on our UltraCamp site.
Questions or Suggestions
If you have a suggestion for a class or a questions about a class, please contact Neel Dixon,
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August ARTCESS
For Grades: Senior Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade
Open time in the art room with multiple mediums to work with, changes day to day. If you would like to create an art masterpiece to work on for multiple visits, you can! If you would like to color and then make model magic and switch it up to origami, thats fun too! Artcess is a great way to let your creativity thrive. Each Artcess student will have the option to enter their favorite art piece from Artcess into the PDS Artwalk Artcess section!
PDS Chess Club Session 1
For Grades: Senior Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade
Do you want to master your chess skills, increase your ranking, play more matches, and learn more strategy? Come to PDS Chess Club to learn and play in friendly competition against one another. Beginner Chess players welcome. We partner with Memphis Chess Club and have two experienced and highly rated certified Chess Instructors working with the boys on all types of chess strategy. Come for lots of learning and loads of fun! Meet in the Library
Schedule: Tuesdays from August 18 to September 29.
We are no longer accepting registrations for this event
Back to School Bash
For Grades: Junior Kindergarten
Join Mrs. Yarbrough & Mrs. Spiegelman for an hour of water fun! Your son can pack his water gun, swimsuit, and towel for an afternoon celebrating the start of JK. We’ll also have popsicles!
MineCraft Club Session 1
For Grades: Senior Kindergarten 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade
Want to spend time after school exploring and creating? Come to Minecraft Club in the Tech Room and build with your friends! In this exciting adventure, you will get to participate in building competitions with other boys, mine for precious resources, and fight off those pesky mobs together! Please note that due to the nature of this camp, campers will have one hour of screen time each meeting.
Schedule: Thursdays from August 20 to October 1.
Young Filmmakers Session 1
For Grades: 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade
Be the star of a movie! In fact, be the writer, producer, director, and editor while you’re at it! In the Young Filmmakers Club, you will create your own movie or TV show using iMovie and Apple Clips. You will gain valuable experience working with the program and experiencing all aspects of creating a movie. You will help film Intramural Basketball Games to create a highlight video! You will also be involved in making videos we show in Chapel! Meets in D220
Schedule: Fridays from August 21 to October 2.
Back to School Breakout
For Grades: 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade
Let's have some fun and work together to investigate clues and "breakout". We will have fun back-to-school themed breakout boxes to complete to find a sweet prize at the end. Bring your friends and let's celebrate the start of an awesome school year! Are you up for the challenge? All items will be peanut free. Technology Classroom
Chilly Chemistry: Ice Cream in a Bag!
For Grades: 3rd Grade
Get ready to shake, freeze, and taste the science in Mrs. Everett's classroom! In this delicious hands-on class, boys will step into the kitchen lab to discover how salt and ice work together to lower freezing points and turn liquid milk into a custom frozen treat. After burning off some energy shaking up their culinary creations, young scientists get to enjoy the best part of the experiment: eating their own custom-made ice cream! D205 Mrs. Everett's Classroom
Duplo Day
For Grades: Young Knights Pre-Kindergarten Junior Kindergarten Senior Kindergarten 1st Grade
Are you ready for a Duplo Adventure? Using our imaginations and creative thinking- we will build our very own Duplo Town. We'll have fun making a snack and working as a team. Allergy Alert!! Dairy products will be used in the making of ice cream. YK1
3D Printing
For Grades: 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade 6th Grade
Come join Mrs. Lindsey and Mr. Enterline for some 3D fun on Tuesdays. We will use Tinkercad to build and design 3D objects. We will be teaching a new skill each week leading up to a finished 3D print. You will also create a personalized keychain for your backpack.
Schedule: Tuesdays from August 25 to September 15.
First Touch Soccer Session 1
For Grades: Pre-Kindergarten Junior Kindergarten
AUG. 26, SEPT. 23, SEPT.30 Every soccer player starts somewhere! First Touch gives PK and JK students a fun introduction to ball control, passing, shooting, and teamwork through age-appropriate games and activities.
Schedule: August 26, September 23, and September 30.





