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After School Programs

Please note: the links on this page take you to external websites

ALAMEDA EDUCATION FOUNDATION - AEF

AEF Enrichment Classes for Middle Schoolers opens for registration in late August with early bird pricing!  
Please see the AEF website for class schedules and descriptions:

AEF Website - ALAMEDA-WIDE Classes 

For scholarships or questions, please email enrichment@AlamedaEducation.org.

StringLab

Bay Area Music Project is still enrolling for the Fall 2024 semester at Wood Middle School! Taught by professional and current local musicians, StringLab combines knowledge from the fingerboard to the keyboard allowing students to compose and record their own songs on instruments and digital audio programs provided by BAMP! Register online to join our classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4-6PM. FRMP-based scholarship opportunities available

  • Classes are held every Tuesday and Thursday from 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
  • BAMP supplies all instruments (violin, viola, cello) and DAW software.
  • Pilot program fees are $150 per month, payable online (we will send a link to pay upon enrollment). 
  • FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE is available to families who qualify. 

Questions about enrollment?
Contact BAMP Director of Operations Audrey Reyes
​c (510) 470-1353‬​

 StringLab registration Link

ARPD CLUB UNDERGROUND

Alameda Parks and Recs has brought back their popular CLUB Underground teen after-school program. Prior to the pandemic, many Wood students took advantage of this resource which is located right across from Alameda High in the Veteran's Memorial Building, 2203 Central Ave, Room 170, Alameda, (510) 748-9466

Details:

--Monday to Friday, August 22, 2022 to June 8, 2023--
Pick Up Days & Times:

  • Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday - 2:30 pm to 3:25 pm (varies by school dismissal times)
  • Wednesday - Pick up varies by school dismissal times
  • Underground Teen Center closes at 5:30 pm.

*Transportation is offered from each school to The Underground Teen Center (UTC) based on participant needs.  Transportation is subject to cancellation by school site if ARPD deems that there is an insufficient amount of students utilizing the service. Transportation is limited to participants of the UTC.
Fee Per Person:

  • $2 per one-way trip payable at the time of pick up OR
  • Purchase a non-refundable $20 Ride Pass (good for 10 rides) from ARPD Office.  Please note:  No refunds or replacement cards issued for lost, damaged, or stolen cards.  NO EXPIRATION DATE.

ARPD CLUB underground - registration Link

Please contact ARPD at (510) 748-9466 if you have any questions.

THE ALAMEDA BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB

Our annual membership cycle is from July 1st-June 30th and costs $100 per year. During the Summer our hours are 12-6 M-F and on Wednesday & Thursday until 8 pm for Teens; Fridays until 9 pm for Teens. Our school year hours are 2:30-6:30 M-F with Teen Nights scheduled the same as Summer. We also have age/grade-specific programs Torch Club (community service-based leadership group), re-acclimation to interpersonal interactions (due to COVID), Power Hour (homework help), pro-prevocational skills, SAP enrichment activities, as well as a very big gym to play basketball. Please do not hesitate to ask me any questions regarding our program. Children that reside within the Alameda Housing Authority are free. And scholarships are available at a reduced rate for those families that qualify.
 
For more information contact: 
James W. Adkins
Program Director
Alameda Boys and Girls Club 
(510) 522-4900 Ext. 108
 

GIRLS INC

All after-school programming will be online in the beginning but will revert back to in-person as soon as we can.
 

Passport to Success

This is an after-school program for grades 6 - 12 that incorporate teens to experience Girls Inc curriculum in subjects such as art, cooking, and/or STEM.  We are trying to revert programming back to in-person, but we are still offering this program online, after school, and once a week until further notice.  This programming will start around the beginning of September. This is a free program.

Girls United

This is an after school program for grades 6 - 12.  It is similar in structure to Passport to Success where it is offered online, after school, and once a week until further notice.  This program will start around the beginning of September. The subjects included in this program are based on social justice platforms for students of color and allies.  This is a free program.