Extended Education

Specialist-led classes, Mon–Thu 3:00–4:30 PM.

Extended Education is Tradewinds' after-school specials program: small, specialist-led classes from 3:00–4:30 PM, Monday through Thursday. Some instructors are also part of the core Tradewinds day; others come in specifically for Extended Education.

Every class is high-quality programming tailored to an audience of gifted elementary schoolers — small groups, real depth, and instructors chosen for their expertise in the field. Enrolled Tradewinds families have priority enrollment, and when space allows classes are also open to qualified students from outside the school.

What we're planning for 2026–27

Extended Education is a set of semester-long courses, each meeting one weekday afternoon (Monday through Thursday, 3:00–4:30 PM) and taught by a specialist with real depth in the field. The 2026–27 lineup — which courses run in fall and which run in spring — will be announced this summer, in time for fall enrollment.

  • Math Circles — problem-solving, puzzles, and mathematical play in the tradition of the great university math circles.
  • Robotics — designing, building, and programming machines that sense, move, and respond to the world.
  • Filmmaking — telling real stories with camera, sound, and edit; from first idea through finished short.
  • Photography — learning to see, compose, and use light to make images that say something.

Who teaches Extended Education

Working artists, craftspeople, athletes, naturalists, musicians, designers, and engineers — as well as traditional classroom teachers. Part-time roles, flexible scheduling, semester-long commitments. We're looking for depth in a field and a real love of helping bright, curious elementary students discover new abilities.

If you know someone who might be a fit, please point them our way.

Schedule

Extended Education: 3:00–4:30 PM, Monday through Thursday

Core school day: 8:00 AM–3:00 PM, Monday through Thursday

Holoholo Friday: 8:00 AM–3:00 PM — field-based learning out in the community, separate enrichment clusters, and guest teachers (separate from Extended Education)

Extended Education runs during the academic year only — not on Fridays and not during winter, spring, or summer breaks.

Pricing

Per class

$500

per semester · one class, one afternoon per week, 3:00–4:30 PM

All four classes

$2,000

per semester · Monday through Thursday, 3:00–4:30 PM

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