Student Life

Creative Discovery

The Creative Discovery program is open to students in grades K-8 and is designed to appeal to the student's varying interests. Creative Discovery is offered following the trimester schedule, FALL - WINTER - SPRING, and each session is approximately ten weeks. The current trimester's session offerings are listed below.

Creative Discovery Clubs & Classes

Below you can read some of the Creative Discovery descriptions of our most popular Creative Discovery clubs and classes. This program is offered each Harborlight trimester and most sessions run from 3:30-4:30 one day per week for ten weeks. However, there are some exceptions to both the time and number of weeks. Please review your reservation form for details. 

PLEASE NOTE:
  • Specialty Clubs require dual registration for those clubs hosted by a provider in our community (Mighty Kicks Soccer and Tiny Tigers, for example)
    • First, reserve a space for your student using the reservation form. 
    • Second, submit the secondary registration and payment directly with the host provider.
  • Harborlight Clubs offer a discount rate for all students currently enrolled in our after school. That would be any student enrolled in our B-Block (3:00-4:30) Extended Montessori program. Additional child care is not provided for students who are not registered through the admissions office.

Grades 1-8 Fall 2026 Clubs & Classes

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  • Grades 6-8: Rock Band - Fall 2026

    Are you ready to rock?  Students grades 6-8 will collectively choose a fun rock song to learn  and play with friends.  This music club is open to wind instruments, guitar, bass, vocals, and keyboard.
  • Grades 5-8: Upper School Team Soccer - Fall 2026

    Join us for skills & drills and fun on the field!  Learning the ins and outs of soccer through games and fun activities. Please wear comfortable clothing, sneakers, shin guards, and cleats (if you have them) and bring a water bottle. We will be scrimmaging throughout the session and hope to play other local schools by the end of the season.  
  • Grades 4-8: Magic the Gathering - Fall 2026

    The Gathering is a card game in which players, like wizards, cast spells, summon creatures, and exploit magic objects to defeat their opponents. Jump into this amazing gaming experience with the collector’s card game Magic the Gathering (MTG). Combining mythologies and story lines inspired from many different cultures, MTG allows dreams and imagination to thrive in this card game. Students will learn new strategies and formats for playing Magic: the Gathering all while having a fun time and building cooperative and collaborative skills through playing the game. Magic: The Gathering has been officially named the most complex game in the world by MIT; it encourages strategic and logical thinking skills. All students, from beginner to advanced, are encouraged to join our Magic Club. Students are encouraged to bring their own decks; we do have a limited number of decks to borrow. We build our card collection as students take home cards from our draft tournaments and are able to use those cards to construct their own decks. It is recommended to bring a 20-sided spin down die and other dice in a bag for counters. These items can be purchased online or at local game shops such as Harrison's in Salem, The Castle in Beverly, or Nostos Boutique in Ipswich.
  • Grades 4-8: Make Your Own Jewelry - Fall 2026

    Beading, wire wrapping, bracelets, earrings, necklaces and rings. Learn how to make your own jewelry !
  • Grades 4-8: Resin Jewelry Art - Fall 2026

    Get creative with resin in this hands-on afterschool club! Students will learn the basics of working with quick-setting UV resin to create keychains, necklaces, earrings, charms, and more. Using a variety of materials and decorative elements, students will have the opportunity to design and personalize their own pieces while learning a new crafting technique. Each student will receive their own resin kit to take home at the end of the club so they can continue creating beyond our time together. As part of our experience, students will also work together to create special pieces to sell at a school pop-up, with proceeds benefiting this year’s Upper School service-learning project. 
  • Grades 2-4: Club Soccer - Fall 2026

    Join us for skills & drills and fun on the field!  Learning the ins and outs of soccer through games and fun activities.  Please wear comfortable clothing, sneakers, and bring a water bottle.  If you have shin guards and cleats, bring those as well!  We will have time to scrimmage and put all that we have learned together in an end of season game.  
     
  • Grades 1-3: Expressive Arts - Fall 2026

    Expressive Arts  is great for building social/emotional, large motor, and cognitive skills while exploring different forms of the arts. In this Creative Discovery program, children will explore a variety of activities including, but not limited to, drama, singing, movement activities and visual arts. Through theatre games and exercises children will be building self-confidence and developing early public speaking skills.  They will also be learning how to receive constructive feedback and putting it to use, all while having fun!.  
  • Grades 1-3: Hiking - Fall 2026

    Hiking is for everyone. Students engage in a variety of outdoor adventures – traveling the area trails looking for Geocaches and finding what animals and plants we can discover along the way.
     
  • Grades 1-3: Bowling - Fall 2026

    Come one, come all, join Meg and Beth to go bowling at Cape Ann Lanes for a string of bowling and pizza. The price includes shoes, Bowling, pizza and pink lemonade will be served each week.
     
  • Grade 1: Litte Kickers Soccer - Fall 2026

    This program introduces soccer, coordination, cooperation, and sportsmanship to our youngest players!

Fall Kindergarten 2026 Clubs & Classes

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  • Where's Waldo? - Fall 2026

    We will read and explore activties like coloring and games as we answer the question, Where's Waldo? The ultimate literary Eye Spy game for children.
  • Expressive Arts - Fall 2026

    Expressive Arts is great for building on social/emotional, large motor, and cognitive skills while exploring different forms of the arts. In this Creative Discovery program, children will explore a variety of activities including, but not limited to, drama, singing, movement activities and visual arts. Through theatre games and exercises children will be building their self-confidence and developing early public speaking skills.  They will also be learning how to receive constructive feedback and putting it to use.
  • Little Kickers Soccer - Fall 2026

    This program introduces soccer, coordination, cooperation, and sportsmanship to our youngest players!
  • Explore Lower El - Fall 2026

    Curious about what lies ahead for your Kindergartener?  Lower Elementary is perfectly designed to capture their wonder and love for discovery.  Join Lower Elementary 2’s teacher, Cindy, to explore the magic of the Lower Elementary classroom!

    Each week, they will have a small group lesson followed by some open exploration time  where children can dive into the hands-on materials.  They will also spend plenty of time enjoying our beautiful outdoor classroom space and playing on the elementary playground, joined by her classroom dog, Bo.  It is the perfect way for your child to get a glimpse of what our Lower Elementary program has to offer. 
Have an idea for our Creative Discovery program?  Would you like to host a Club here at Harborlight? Please let us know! Send an email to info@harborlight.net using "CREATIVE DISCOVERY SUGGESTION" in the subject line. Take a look at our past offerings to see if any of these ideas interest you or your student. 

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