Committed to Working Together for a Better Education Through Excellence
Powerful Outcomes in Wellness, Education, & Recreation (POWER) is an after school program that has been recognized for excellence throughout Region 8 (Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Ventura, and Kern Counties). We’ve been invited numerous times to present at conferences across our region and state, and have been highlighted and visited by many different after school entities. We provide safe, effective, innovative, & engaging learning, nutrition, and physical activity programs for DUSD students in grades TK-8.
Check out the available courses
for your school below!
Student Registration for Session 3 is Coming Soon!
Session 3: November 30 - February 19
Parents, please make sure to check the grade levels on classes before registering.
Please note that students that register for classes later than 2:30pm will have to be picked up after school and dropped off for their class unless they attend the after school POWER program.
Padres, asegúrese de verificar los niveles de grado en las clases antes de registrarse.
Tenga en cuenta que los estudiantes que se registren para clases después de las 2:30pm deberán ser recogidos después de la escuela y llevados a su clase a menos que asistan al programa POWER después de la escuela.
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Outdoor After School Recess
Students will engage in outdoor free play, structured games and social-emotional learning.
Wednesday - Friday
Times: 2:30 pm -3:30 pm
Grades: 1
Teacher: C. Gallardo
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Sparkle Session
Students will spend this time turning everyday items into sparkly, bedazzled pieces of art.
Wednesday - Friday
Times: 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Grades: 2
Teacher. C. Gallardo
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Girls Volleyball
Beginning volleyball, will be learning to bump, set and serve and hit.
Wednesday -and Thursday
Times: 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Grades: 4, 5
Teacher. Mrs. Regalado
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Garden Club
Join the school garden club! During this session, we will be replanting and weeding the school garden. We will also be planting mirco-greens and sprouts in the classroom to take home and enjoy! Since this will be a fall/winter garden, we will be planting root vegetables like potatoes, carrots and daikon radishes. Come and have fun in the outdoors and making our garden and campus beautiful!
Tuesday and Wednesday
Times: 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Grades: 3, 4, 5
Teacher: C. DeClaro
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E-Games
This course provides students with a fun and engaging opportunity to play Nintendo Switch games while developing teamwork, collaboration, communication, and problem-solving skills. Through friendly competition and interactive gameplay, students will practice good sportsmanship, strategic thinking, and respect for others. The goal is to create a positive environment where students can have fun, build friendships, and learn valuable social skills through gaming.
Monday and Tuesday
Times: 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Grades: 5
Teacher. F. Casimiro
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The Stretch Squad
The Stretch Squad is a fun, engaging and inclusive movement and mindfulness program designed to help students develop healthy bodies, calm minds, and confident spirits. Through age-appropriate yoga poses, playful stretching activities, breathing exercises, balance challenges and guided relaxation, students will have opportunities to move their bodies, manage their emotions, and build positive connections with their peers. Each session will encourage students to participate at their own pace in a supportive noncompetitive environment where everyone is welcome and every effort counts.
Wednesday and Thursday
Times: 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Grades: 3, 4, 5
Teacher: Mrs. Trevino
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No Sew Pillow Making
Learn to make fleece tie pillows. No-sew craft project pillow making from 2 matching or coordinating layers of fleece fabric joined together by a hand-tied fringe edge.
Wednesday and Thursday
Times: 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Grades: 1, 2
Teacher: Ms. Patty
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Games and Crafts
Students will be engaging in fun games and working together putting crafts together.
Wednesday and Thursday
Times: 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Grades: 2, 3
Teacher: Mrs. Regalado
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Singing Club
Students will sing songs to perform for Christmas and Black History Month.
Friday
Times: 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Grades: 4, 5
Teacher: Ms. Garza
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Shelf Care Club
Join our Shelf Care Club after school! This is a quiet and cozy time for all readers to enjoy books and grow their reading skills. 3rd Grade Battle of the Books participants can use this time to prepare for upcoming competitions. Other students can relax with a good book, take AR quizzes, or work on Lexia to boost their reading progress. Come read, learn, and have fun with friends who love books as much as you do!
Monday - Wednesday
Times: 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Grades: 2, 3
Teacher: K. Mendoza
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PAWsitive Panthers
In Pawsitive Panthers, students will build a pawsitive self-image and help create a welcoming school culture through journaling, art hunts, and inspiring videos. Together, we will celebrate our strengths, express our creativity, and practice kindness while learning how our words and actions can make a difference at Albany Park!
Monday - Wednesday
Times: 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Grades: 3, 4, 5
Teacher: K. Mendoza
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Beginning Diamond Painting
A beginner’s diamond art course is designed to introduce new crafters to the art of diamond painting — a relaxing, no‑experience‑needed hobby that creates shimmering, mosaic‑like artwork using tiny resin “diamonds” placed on a pre‑printed adhesive canvas
Wednesday - Friday
Times: 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Grades: 1, 2, 3
Teacher. S. Gonzales
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Advanced Diamond Painting
An Advanced Diamond Art course is designed for experienced crafters who already have a working knowledge of diamond painting and want to refine their skills, expand their creative range, and produce more complex, high-quality pieces.
Wednesday - Friday
Times: 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Grades: 4, 5
Teacher: S. Gonzales
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Practice and Choeography
Students will explore acting, movement, music, and creative expression through engaging, hands-on activities. They will build confidence by practicing performance skills, working collaboratively with classmates, and participating in rehearsals. We will be working on Charlie the Chocolate Factory musical.
Wednesday - Friday
Times: 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm &
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Grades: 3, 4, 5
Teacher: S. Vargas
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Battle of the Books Prep
Are you ready to put your reading skills to the test? Battle of the Books Prep is a fun but challenging course for 4th–5th grade students who love to read and are ready for a reading challenge! Students will read 20 chapter books, memorize titles and authors, and be prepared to recall important events, characters, and plot details from each book. If you love books, enjoy a challenge, and are ready to become a true book expert, sign up for Battle of the Books Prep!
Monday and Tuesday
Times: 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Grades: 4, 5
Teacher: C. Mendez
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Reading Intervention
This after-school reading intervention course provides targeted, small-group instruction designed to help students develop and enhance their reading skills.
Monday - Wednesday
Times: 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Grades: 1
Teacher: Mrs. Herrera-Prieto
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Oral Language
Oral Language District Competition
Tuesday and Wednesday
Times: 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Grades: 4, 5
Teacher: Ms. Mamauag
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GATE
This year, the GATE students will be learning about famous American landmarks that you see in the USA. Students will gather facts & features about the landmark of their choice, and compile their findings into a travel brochure. They will also create artwork & a 3D model to display at the GATE Festival in April.
Monday - Tuesday
Times: 2:30 pm - 3: 30 pm
Grades: 3, 4, 5
Teacher. Mrs. Jones
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4th Grade Math Intervention (Math Club)
We will be focusing on standards 4.NBT.4-6. We will learning new math strategies, play math games, and use math websites for interactive learning.
Tuesday and Wednesday
Times: 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Grades: 4
Teacher: Ms. Garza
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5th Grade Math Intervention
This course is designed to help students strengthen their foundational math skills and build confidence in problem-solving. Students will receive targeted instruction and hands-on practice in multiplication, division, place value, fractions, and decimals. Through small-group activities, visual models, and real-world problems, students will develop a deeper understanding of math concepts while working toward mastery of 5th-grade Common Core State Standards. The goal is to help every student grow as a confident and independent mathematician.
Monday and Tuesday
Times: 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Grade: 5
Teacher: F. Casimiro
Questions? Get in touch.
Transportation to another school site for participation in the Expanded Learning Program will be provided for any pupil who attends a school that is not operating an Expanded Learning Opportunity program. (POWER Plus)