After-School Programs

A wide variety of after-school programming is available for NEST+m Lower School students. Some after-school programs, like NESTStrings and Chess, are located on-site at NEST+m and are taught by our faculty; in addition, several off-site organizations have arrangements to pick up students at NEST+m and transport them to the program. Wingspan Arts is a private company that runs afterschool classes at NEST+m five days a week. 

On-site Programs at NEST+m
  • Wingspan Arts: Wingspan offers afterschool classes at NEST+m for children in grades K–5. Students can register for one class a week or more, depending on their interests. Recent classes have included Yogamotion, Mandarin Art and Language, Capoeira, Rock Band, and Swimming. 212-586-2330 
  • Chess: NEST+m chess masters Jovan Miletic and Zach Vine offer beginning, intermediate, and advanced after-school workshops weekly. Information and sign-ups are available at the beginning of each semester.
  • NESTStrings: NEST+m's string instrument program is open to students in grades 1–5 and offers group and semiprivate instruction in violin, viola, cello, and basic music theory/music appreciation. Students may register for either one or two classes per week. Contact rbleinweber@yahoo.com for more information.
  • Robotics Club: Weekly robotics workshops are open to students in grades 2–8 on a first-come, first-served basis. The Robotics Club uses the RoboFun LEGO Robotics workshop format to allow students to design and build three or four different projects throughout the course of the 11-week session. Contact vpmiddle@nestmail.org for more details.   
Off-campus Programs (pick up at NEST+m):
  • Gilsports: A basic sports program for children from K–6, Gilsports picks up students from NEST+m on Friday afternoons and takes them by bus to playing fields and skating rinks around the city. 718-499-2093
  • 14th Street Y: Offering after-school activities such as art, cooking, theater, and swimming, the 14th Street Y picks up students daily from NEST+m.  212-780-0800, ext 258. 
  • Henry Street Settlement: The Henry Street Settlement, located on the Lower East Side, just blocks from NEST+m, will pick up students and take them to their After Care at 301 Henry Street, which offers snacks, homework help, and various activities on all school days.
Off-campus Programs (parents must provide their own transportation):
The following are some of the after-school programs and classes that are nearby, but do not offer transportation from NEST+m.