I think hiking or gardening might be a good after school or off track program

Please incude these programs for lower level and not just upper classmen.  It seems there are things that I would have my kiids be part of but they were not upper classmen yet.

When it is feasible a cooking class would be great or some sort of Home Eco. class

home ec and wood shop classes for both boys and girls

I would like to see Yoga as an activity.

Keep them coming! Jen Davis here. We will be implementing as many of these activities as possible( depending on availability and demand). These programs are for everybody, K-8. Granted they will grouped by age, so they are age appropriate, for the most part. There may be opportunities to combine the different age groups, depending on the activity.

I agree with people who posted gardening, cooking, hiking and crafts as possible subjects for after school and off-track activities. I would add to these that coming to classical music concerts or to one of the Shakespeare Festival plays appropriate for children would be a wonderful enriching experience for kids. And it should be done on a more or less regular basis to be truly fruitful for them.

I would like to see the students exposed to the fine arts; plays, concerts etc.  I also agree that hikes would be a great activity as well.

Swimming would also be a great activity- if something could be worked out with the SUU pool and Physical Education students.

Well, obviously my votes are going to be for the fine arts in any form, visual arts, theatre, music or dance.  These are most lacking not only in this state, but throughout the country.  And there are a myriad of studies which have shown that the ommission of fine arts in an elementary school's curriculum or electives causes and has caused a major drop in the intellectual, artistic and moral fiber and sensibilities of every community that experiences this loss.  The fact is, our very own Utah Shakespearean Festival has been experiencing the result of this for the past 10 years.  I shudder at the thought of what what would happen to the financial climate of our community if we lost USF.  But this could be a reality we'll face in the next 10 to 15.  Ensuring that Southern Utah will have a prosperous future in the arts begins with us.

I agree with the other comments posted, these activities sound like a lot of fun.  One concern is I have a pre-schooler there and I don't want to go back and forth to school 4 times a day.  I would be interested in carpooling.

I think that a community service or government club would be beneficial for the children.

Rachel Fields