Bearcats Beyond the Bell: After-School Enrichment

Elementary Students: Grow Greatness All School Year Long!

Aledo ISD has expanded its after-school opportunities for elementary students to include more exciting learning experiences. Aledo ISD is All In on Growing Greatness by offering a variety of opportunities designed to engage, inspire and develop new skills for our elementary Bearcats.

For the 2025-2026 School Year, all Bearcats Beyond the Bell Enrichment Opportunities will be available at ALL Aledo ISD elementary schools and are for students in grades K-5!

Camp Fire Afterschool Program is available daily at each campus while school is in session; Camp Fire also provides some holiday childcare as well as summer camps in Aledo ISD.

All once weekly Bearcats Beyond the Bell after-school enrichment opportunities will follow the following schedule:

August 22, 2025: Deadline to Register for the Fall Semester
September 2, 2025: First Day of Bearcats Beyond the Bell After-School Enrichment classes for the Fall Semester
Nov. 24-28, 2025: Thanksgiving Break - No Bearcats Beyond the Bell After-School Enrichment classes
December 18, 2025: Last Day of Bearcats Beyond the Bell After-School Enrichment classes for the Fall semester
January 2, 2026: Deadline to Register for Spring Semester
January 7, 2026: First Day of Bearcats Beyond the Bell After-School Enrichment classes for the Spring Semester
March 16-20, 2026: Spring Break - No Bearcats Beyond the Bell After-School Enrichment classes
May 14, 2026: Last Day of Bearcats Beyond the Bell After-School Enrichment classes for the Spring semester

IMPORTANT: Parents MUST notify school/teacher before 1 p.m. on the day of the after-school program if their child will NOT be attending the program that day.

Contact Us

Director of Communications
Mercedes Mayer
817-441-8327

Camp Fire First Texas After-School Program

Aledo ISD and Camp Fire Afterschool Programs are proud partners and strive to make the most of your child’s out of school time. Through TEKs based curriculum, STEM focused activities, tinker spaces and meaningful adult interaction, youth are encouraged to explore their interests in a project based approach. Additionally, each site provides homework assistance and dedicated time for outdoor exploration.

Camp Fire Afterschool Programs are available at each Aledo ISD elementary campus.

LaPuerta Spanish Center

Aledo ISD elementary students have an opportunity to learn Spanish words and phrases in the context of fun, interactive stories. Games, activities, and songs will be used to practice vocabulary and a spiral review is incorporated into all lessons to reinforce concepts.

Each school year, students will cover new material, therefore new students as well as students who participated during the 2024-25 school year are welcome to register.

Daily LaPuerta Schedule (3:10-4:20 p.m.):

Monday: Coder Elementary and Vandagriff Elementary
Tuesday: McCall Elementary and McKinney Elementary
Wednesday: Stuard Elementary and Walsh Elementary
Thursday: Annetta Elementary

The Pierce Institute

NEW for 2025-20626, The Pierce Institute will be hosting a one-of-a-kind after-school adventure combining animation, robotics, teamwork and creativity on each elementary campus. Fun meets STEM learning in every session—boosting creativity, logic, and confidence!

Here's what's in store for the Fall 2025 semester:

Video Game Animation (Sept–Oct): Students bring their ideas to life using Scratch Jr (for younger students) or Scratch (for older students) to create original animated games and characters.
Bearcat Bot Builders (Oct–Dec): Younger students explore LEGO Spike kits while older ones level up with VEX Go—the same brand used in global robotics competitions! Kids will work in pairs to build collaboration and problem-solving skills.

Daily Pierce Institute Schedule (3:10-4:20 p.m.):

Monday: Annetta Elementary
Tuesday: Coder Elementary and Vandagriff Elementary
Wednesday: McCall Elementary and McKinney Elementary
Thursday: Stuard Elementary and Walsh Elementary

YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth

Aledo ISD elementary students have an opportunity to participate in Artventure After-School Arts Programming with the YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth. We will begin the fall with drawing, sketching, painting and sculpting.

Daily YMCA Schedule (3:10-4:20 p.m.):

Monday: McCall Elementary and McKinney Elementary
Tuesday: Stuard Elementary and Walsh Elementary
Wednesday: Annetta Elementary
Thursday: Coder Elementary and Vandagriff Elementary

Nanda Yoga

Hi yogi friends! Nanda Yoga is so excited to bring Mindfulness & Movement back to Aledo ISD for the Spring semester. We teach kids to play yoga through fun poses, games, and breathwork. We currently teach 500+ students each week through our school and community programs. Our teachers have 100+ years working with kids and we can't wait to bring our passion for yoga to your campus.

Please note that we must have at least 12 students for the classes to make and that registration fees are NON-refundable. As a small business this covers our time invested in building out classes and credit card fees.

Thank you for your understanding in advance. If the class does not have the minimum number of students you will be fully reimbursed less the non-refundable registration fee. There is also a discount automatically applied at checkout when you register siblings.

Daily Nanda Yoga Schedule (3:10-4:20 p.m.):