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! Please note, the YMCA will not be offering after-school programs during the Spring 2026 semester.
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
Nanda Yoga
NEW for 2025-20626! Nanda Yoga is Fort Worth’s first and only Kids Yoga Community. In the past 5 years we have taught over 44,000 students and hosted 73 camps through our school programs, community outreach and studio. We teach your kids to PLAY yoga. We introduce them to the basic foundations of mindfulness, movement and meditation through age appropriate stories, songs, and games. Not only will your child have fun, but they will also gain strength and flexibility, social-emotional skills, body awareness, focus, and tools that will help them manage and cope with life's daily stressors.
We have a minimum of 9 students in order to host a class. We will let parents know by the deadline if the class is able to move forward.
Daily Nanda Yoga Schedule (3:10-4:20 p.m.):
- Monday: Stuard Elementary and Walsh Elementary
- Tuesday: Annetta Elementary
- Wednesday: Coder Elementary and Vandagriff Elementary
- Thursday: McCall Elementary and McKinney Elementary
Registration links coming soon!