Alexandria Public Schools Community Education

"Skills Roundup" Camp is an opportunity for your athlete to work with the Cardinal Varsity coaching staff on skills and advanced offense and defense techniques. The camp include drill work along with small sided 1 on 1, 2 on 2, and 3 on 3 game play, where players will be put in game-like scenarios that will improve their IQ and decision making. The 1st-3rd grade session will focus on the basic skills and concepts. The 4th-5th grade session will work on the intermediate skills and team execution.

Summer league is an interscholastic basketball league played on Monday nights in Alexandria. Play will be divided into two tiers, a top tier and a bottom tier. Teams will be asked to provide their own reversible uniforms. Dates are Monday nights. 6/10, 6/17, 6/24, 7/8, 7/15 (double elimination playoff). We look forward to see the great competition this summer!

4 Year Olds Half Day Monday, Wednesday, Friday PM Four year olds are preparing their minds and bodies for their experience in Kindergarten. Let us support your child as they put their natural curiosity to use to discover problem solving strategies, cause and effect relationships, pre-writing and reading skills and more complex social skills.

Join in the fun! The Alexandria School District Color Run is an untimed 3 kilometer event where participants are doused in various colored powders. This event course can be walked as well. Registration covers water, snack and color packet to toss at the start of the run. We decreased the registration cost and made T-shirts are optional this year in order! You can choose to purchase the t-shirt when you register. Bring your camera for a photo booth opportunity. This event is open to all ages and stages of abilities. This event is brought to you by Alexandria Public Schools Student Wellness Committee. Any proceeds will help to fund future APS district events that aim to celebrate health and wellness efforts with students. Early bird registration deadline is April 25 at noon! Pricing after April 25 will be $14.00 without a T-shirt. (T-shirts will not be available to purchase after Early Bird registration closes on April 25)

Connect with nature in a new way through this outdoor drawing experience. Your time in the Legacy of the Lakes Museum Garden will provide you with an opportunity to take a deep breath and express yourself while sketching in the outdoors. You will use your sketchbook and your medium of choice.This class will focus on rendering plants, trees, flowers, water, buildings, people and more. You will have personal attention as you work while using your favorite medium. Stroll the pathways of the Legacy Gardens and find yourself surrounded by beautiful landscaping, water-features and flower beds.

Have you ever seen Deaf people signing with each other or seen an interpreter working and wished you knew sign language as well? Now’s your chance to learn! This 4-session class will give you the foundation you need to comfortably start a conversation with a Deaf person as well as give you the tools to continue learning more sign language even after the course is done. Sign up with your friends and family so you can learn to communicate in ASL together! The only requirements for kids to attend are that they are able to read and be accompanied by a parent/adult.

Cardinal Peak Performance is designed for young athletes looking to improve his or her ability in athletics. Cardinal PEAK Performance performs age-appropriate skills to maximize athletic potential and reduce the chance of injury. Whether it is a young athlete’s first time in the weight room or if he or she has been involved in strength training for years, this program teaches proper core stability, running posture and running technique, quickness, strength, and power. Each individual can expect to improve the quality of movement in their respected sport over the seven weeks of training, enabling students to reach their full athletic potential as they grow and mature.

Community Education in collaboration with the Alexandria Tennis Association is offering tennis instruction for all levels of ability. The sessions will be skill based instruction, meaning the teaching will include basic fundamentals of tennis with an emphasis on fun and enjoyment. Age appropriate tennis racquets will be available for use or players may bring their own. Participants MUST wear tennis shoes (No sandals).