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 2 is COMING SOON!
Session 2: September 21st - November 20th
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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Science Fair Club
🔬 Calling All 4th & 5th Grade Scientists! 🧪
Are you curious? Creative? Ready for a challenge?
We’re looking for 4th and 5th grade students who want to take part in this year’s SCIENCE FAIR! 🚀🌎🧲🧬
This is your chance to ask an interesting question, design an experiment, collect data, and share what you discover. You’ll get to think like a real scientist and create a project you can be proud of!
⚠️ Before You Sign Up...
The Science Fair is FUN—but it is also a serious commitment.
Scientists who join will need to:
🔎 Choose a strong scientific question.
🧪 Plan and complete an experiment.
📊 Collect, organize, and analyze data.
📝 Keep track of their research and results.
🎨 Create a clear, high-quality display.
🗣️ Practice explaining and presenting their project.
⏰ Commit time after school to complete their projects (don’t skip any meetings!)
💪 Stay responsible and keep working—even when the experiment gets challenging!
Signing up means you are committing to completing the entire project and meeting all Science Fair deadlines.
Tuesday and Wednesday
Times: 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Grades: 4, 5
Teacher: Ms. DeClaro
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After School Recess
After school recess provides a supervised, engaging period of social play, imagination, and relaxation.
Wednesday - Friday
Times: 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Grades: 1
Teacher: Ms. Gallardo
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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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How to Draw
Students will follow how to videos to draw characters, cute foods, cartoons, and fun objects. Each student will have their own drawing pad and set of dual tip markers. In addition to drawing, students will get mini lessons on the subjects of the drawing videos. We also create canvases to hide for Art Hunts.
Monday - Wednesday
Times: 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Grades: 2, 3, 4, 5
Teacher: K. Mendoza
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Mindful Movement & Fitness Foundations
This course will help student build lifelong healthy habits by combining mindfulness practices with physical fitness and movement skills.
Monday - Wednesday
Times: 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Grades: 4, 5
Teacher. R. Salinas
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PE After School
This course will provide students the opportunity to explore a variety of sports, cooperative games, and PE activities in a fun and supportive environment. Students will learn fundamental movement skills and sport-specific techniques, while developing teamwork and sportsmanship.
Monday - Wednesday
Times: 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Grades: 2, 3
Teacher. R. Salinas
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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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Beginning Art - Painting
Painting with numbers, freestyle painting, getting the use of colors.
Wednesday and Thursday
Times: 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Grades: 2
Teacher: Ms. Patty
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Singing Club
Students will learning singing techniques, sing fun songs, and learn to sing as a group in order to perform at concerts or family events.
Friday
Times: 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Grades: 4, 5
Teacher: Ms. Garza
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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 & Tuesday
Times: 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Grades: 4, 5
Teacher: C. Mendez
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Math Intervention (Math Club)
Students will learn math strategies that align with the standards being taught in class based on data from our 4th grade cohort.
Tuesday and Wednesday
Times: 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Grades: 4
Teacher: Ms. Garza
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Oral Language
Oral Language District Competition
Monday and Tuesday
Times: 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Grades: 4, 5
Teacher: Ms. Mamauag
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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
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)