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Friday Academics & Enrichment
CREATIVITY, CRITICAL THINKING, AND COMMUNITY
ALL WRAPPED INTO ONE AMAZING DAY OF LEARNING & SOCIALIZATION!
Our Friday programs offer a dynamic mix of academics remediation and full-scale social enrichment!
Academic programs are offered in the mornings with and option to stay for afternoon socialization and workshops. Enrichment programs are full-day, drop-off experiences.
Students may take our Friday Enrichment classes as a stand-alone option or paired with one of our academic programs. Hybrid students may choose either of the Friday enrichment programs that match their age and interest.
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2026/2027 Family Field Trip Closures: Sept. 18, Oct. 30, January 29, March 19, and May 21.
QUICK REFERENCE
Fridays at EdVentures (Kindergarten - 6th)
Friday Curiosity Club
Primary Kindergarten - 2nd Grade - 9:00 - 2:30 (Drop-Off)
Curiosity Club is a joyful, theme-filled morning designed especially for younger learners. Each day invites children into a world of imagination and discovery through engaging stories and literature, hands-on art and “craftivities,” brain-boosting STEM explorations, and plenty of outdoor play. With a gentle balance of learning and fun, children build early skills, spark curiosity, and grow in confidence—all while enjoying a warm, playful environment.
CHILD-LED APPROACH
Our child-led Curiosity Club program for primary students is built around curiosity, creativity, and joyful discovery. Each day is centered around engaging themes that spark interest and imagination, with children helping guide the direction of their learning through questions, ideas, and exploration. The program flows on a soft and flexible schedule, allowing students to move through activities at a pace that suits them. With plenty of outdoor play woven in, children have space to explore, create, and connect—while gentle guidance and intentional skill-building support growth every step of the way.
SOCIALIZATION, ENGAGING THEMES,
STEM, ART, & THE GREAT OUTDOORS!
Literature brings each theme to life, while hands-on activities—like art, STEM projects, and sensory play—deepen understanding in fun, meaningful ways. Plenty of outdoor time invites movement, nature exploration, and unstructured play, giving children space to wonder, create, and connect. With gentle guidance and intentional skill-building woven throughout, Curiosity Club nurtures a love of learning while supporting each child’s growth in a natural, engaging way.
Friday Learning Labs
3rd - 6th - 9:00 - 2:30
Our Friday Learning Labs is a dynamic, full-day drop-off experience filled with academic enrichment and socialization opportunities! Students enjoy a rotation of hands-on lab-style classes, including Full STEAM Ahead (a mix of STEM challenges, math projects, science labs, etc.), Creative Collective (storytelling, improv, creative writing, art), and Global Gallop. In addition to three structured classes, students also enjoy "Funtastic Fusion" - indoor/outdoor games, special events and speakers, maker-space blocks, and more! Students love our full day of engaging activities, social interactions, friendship-building, active outdoor play, and more!
CREATIVE COLLECTIVE
Creative Collective is a vibrant, hands-on class where imagination takes the lead! Students explore a wide mix of expressive arts—including a variety of art experiences, design challenges, creative problem-solving. Each week, learners collaborate, create, and stretch their thinking through projects that blend the artistic and the academic. Whether they’re painting, building, scuplting, performing, or writing, students grow their confidence, creativity, and communication skills in a supportive, joy-filled environment. It’s a space where ideas come alive and every voice matters.
FULL STEAM AHEAD!
Full STEAM Ahead is an engaging, hands-on class that integrates Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) to inspire curiosity and innovation. Through project-based learning, students tackle real-world challenges by designing, experimenting, and problem-solving across multiple disciplines. From engineering builds to creative design, this class fosters critical thinking, collaboration, and perseverance, empowering students to develop both technical skills and artistic creativity in a dynamic, exploratory environment.
GLOBAL GALLOP
Global Gallop is a hands-on cultural explorations class where students “travel” the globe to discover the richness and diversity of cultures around the world. Each month highlights a different country or region, featuring its traditions, foods, art, music, games, celebrations. Whether cooking a traditional dish, crafting folk art, exploring stories, or playing cultural games, students gain a deeper appreciation for global diversity and shared humanity—one creative “passport stamp” at a time.
FUNTASTIC FUSION
Alongside our three enrichment rotations, Friday Learning Labs include variety of SUPER fun activities including participating in our year-end Business Bonanza, outdoor games, and occasional special events like holiday celebrations, guest speakers, team challenges, maker-space days, and more! These enriching additions bring variety, creativity, and fun to the day—giving students opportunities to build community, explore new interests, and enjoy a relaxed, engaging learning environment.
Homeschool Reading Support
1st - 5th - 9:00 - 12:00 (Full Day Available!)
Our EdV Reading Intensives offer two targeted programs using high-impact evidence-based programs designed to meet students exactly where they are. Each morning is filled with learning and fun as students build reading skills one step at a time, while growing in confidence, strengthening foundational skills, and developing a lifelong love of reading. With small group ratios (1:6 in Primary and 1:4 in Remediation) and a placement assessment to ensure the best fit, each child receives the personalized support they need to thrive.
SPECIALIZED, HIGH IMPACT CURRICULUM FOR MAXIMUM RESULTS
Our Friday Reading Intensives provide high-impact, evidence-based, multisensory instruction grounded in the five pillars of reading. Through engaging, targeted lessons, students strengthen the underlying sensory-cognitive processes essential for reading success. Our approach builds phonological awareness, phonics, automaticity and fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension skills using highly specialized programs such as Lindamood Bell's Seeing Stars and Visualizing and Verbalizing, University of Florida's Foundations (OG), Heggerty Bridge the Gap, and more.
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Instruction also emphasizes concept imagery, vocabulary, and contextual understanding, helping students make meaning from text—not just read the words. For students progressing into more advanced reading, we explicitly teach multisyllabic decoding, syllabication, and morphology to support continued growth in fluency and comprehension.
Each morning is intentionally structured yet fun, with a variety of hands-on, targeted activities that build skills, reinforce learning, and grow confidence.
Learn more about the Five Pillars of Reading here: https://informationmatters.org/2023/09/five-pillars-of-reading/
PRIMARY READING LAUNCH (Ages 5 - 8)
Our Primary Reading Launch is a dynamic, instructional program designed to give new and emerging readers a strong, confident start. Using evidence-based curriculum and proven methods, students build a solid foundation in phonemic awareness, phonics, sight words, early spelling, writing, and handwriting—the essential building blocks of reading success!
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Through engaging, hands-on, and multisensory activities, children don’t just learn to read—they experience it. Lessons blend structured phonics instruction with rich literature, interactive games, movement, and tactile learning to meet a variety of learning styles. This approach helps students develop accuracy, fluency, and comprehension while building confidence and a genuine love for reading. Primary Reading Launch is both purposeful and playful—carefully designed to ensure every child gains the skills they need while enjoying the journey along the way.
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Students enjoy a 30 minute snack and outdoor break in our greenspace! Students desiring a full day can join our Learning Lab students for and extended lunch and play break followed by Exploration Stations in the afternoons!
ELEMENTARY READING INTENSIVE (Ages 8+ )
Our Elementary Reading Intensive is a targeted, instructional program designed for students with dyslexia, struggling readers, and those who have had limited exposure to phonics. This intensive, supportive program focuses on remediation and skill-building in the core areas of reading—decoding, encoding (spelling), sight word mastery, fluency, and comprehension—to help students close gaps and move forward with confidence.
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Using structured, evidence-based, and dyslexia-friendly approaches, instruction is explicit, systematic, and cumulative, ensuring students truly understand how reading works. Lessons are engaging and multisensory, incorporating movement, visual supports, and hands-on practice to strengthen retention and build neural pathways for reading success.
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Elementary Reading Intensive meets students where they are while steadily guiding them toward independence—rebuilding foundational skills, boosting confidence, and helping each child experience the momentum and pride that comes with becoming a capable reader.
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Students enjoy a 30 minute snack and outdoor break in our greenspace! Students desiring a full day can join our Learning Lab students for and extended lunch and play break followed by Exploration Stations in the afternoons!
Fridays at Weatherstone Academy (4th Grade+)
Friday Quests (Enrichment)
Real World. Real Skills. Real Tools. Are You Ready for the Challenge?
Fridays are built differently at Weatherstone Academy! Students dive into three dynamic skill-building quests for one power-packed day of learning and fun. Each quest features monthly concept units, giving students time to explore deeply, sharpen their skills, and discover new interests. From hands-on challenges to creative projects and real-world problem-solving, every Friday is an opportunity to grow, experiment, and level up.
VENTURE QUEST
Craft, construct, create, and conquer! Pitch a tent, build a lean-to, craft your own fishing line or bow and arrow, fashion a stretcher from a tarp and logs, or test your skills in Capture the Flag! Venture Quest equips you with hands-on skills for outdoor adventure, survival, and real-world problem-solving.
LIFE QUEST
We’re taking home-economics into the 21st century! Learn hands-on life skills that actually matter: create a budget, cook a meal, bake a cake, create task-lists, learn fire safety, test out cleaning hacks, and tackle real-world challenges. Life Quest gives students the practical skills, confidence, and problem-solving experience they need to thrive—in school, at home, and beyond.
CREATIVE QUEST
Dive into hands-on projects across film, art, sculpture, drama, improv, storytelling, design, and more. Students experiment, innovate, and express themselves while developing real-world problem-solving skills, confidence, and the power to bring their ideas to life.
STEM QUEST
Explore hands-on science across a world of discovery! Investigate pond ecosystems, study local wildlife, chart the stars, conduct chemistry experiments, tackle physics challenges, explore geology, and design engineering projects. Discover, experiment, and amaze yourself!
PICK-A-PATH WORKSHOPS
Afternoons are all about personal interests, socialization, and community! Students can attend a guided skills workshop, join a board game in the community room, start a club, create a masterpiece in the maker space, test your construction skills in our wood shop, build a fort, go fishing, or even try their hand at archery!
CHARACTER QUEST (CQ)
As part of our Friday Quests, students also participate in Character Quest (CQ) —a weekly time dedicated to growing strong hearts as well as strong minds. They practice teamwork, develop leadership skills, and learn the value of serving others through acts of volunteering and citizenship. These experiences help students build confidence, empathy, kindness, perseverance, and a deep sense of purpose within their community.