Enrichment Program
About Enrichment at Yinghua
Yinghua offers of age-appropriate, after-school enrichment classes each term of the school year. The Extended Learning office releases a catalog about a week before registration and designates one week for online registration each term. Most classes are one hour in length, but exceptions are noted in the catalog.
For Kindergarten students, registration for enrichment classes and music lessons is available in Term II and III: Kindergarteners thrive when they can focus primarily on adjusting to the school-day during their first term at Yinghua.
We want to emphasize that when you register for a course, it is essential to understand our Registration Commitment Policy. All classes are non-refundable once registration has closed. This means that if you decide to back out of the class after the registration period closes, you will forfeit the session-long class fee.
For more detailed policies, please refer to the Enrichment Catalog. Here are a few important points:
- Weather related or other unexpected school-closed policy: Any enrichment classes missed due to weather-related or other unexpected school closures may be reimbursed.
- Make-up policy: If an enrichment teacher has to cancel a class due to illness, the teacher has an opportunity to make up one class during a session. Your student will still be allowed in Aftercare when this occurs. There is one week reserved for make-up sessions at the end of any given session. If a teacher misses more than one day, families will be refunded for the class.
Payment
Each enrichment class comes with a fee, and as part of this fee, there is a reduced childcare (Aftercare) fee of $14/day.
You can enroll and pay for all Enrichment classes through Infinite Campus, where you’ll find comprehensive details about each class.
Reduced Enrichment Fees: Some individuals may qualify for reduced enrichment class rates.
Students who are registered for enrichment classes and qualify for “free lunch” will not be charged for the Aftercare portion of the billing. After the activity sessions have ended for the term the Aftercare fee will increase back to the $10 per day charge for those who qualify for “free lunch”. Students who qualify for “reduced lunches” will be charged a $7 Aftercare fee along with the class fee. After the activity sessions have ended for the term, Aftercare fees will increase back to the $14 per day charge for students who qualify for “reduced lunches”.
Frequently Asked Questions
YACM Dates (6-8 weeks: September 22nd – November 21st, 2025)
- Mondays (8): Sept. 22, 29; Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27; Nov. 3, 10
- Tuesdays (8): Sept. 23, 30; Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28; Nov. 4, 11
- Wednesdays (7): Sept. 24; Oct. 1, 8, 15*, 22, 29; Nov. 5, 12
*Oct. 15 – No Classes/No School: Conferences - Thursdays (7): Sept. 25; Oct. 2, 9, 16*, 23, 30; Nov. 6, 13
*Oct. 16 – No Classes/No School: Conferences - Fridays (6): Sept. 26; Oct. 3, 10*, 17*, 24, 31; Nov. 7, 14
*Oct. 10 – No Classes/No School: PD Day
*Oct. 17 – No Classes/No School: Fall Break
YACM Dates (4-8) weeks: January 6 – March 6, 2026)
- Mondays (4): Jan. 12, 19*, 26; Feb. 2, 9, 16*, 23*
*Jan. 19 – No Classes/No School: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
*Feb. 16 – No Classes/No School: Presidents’ Day
*Feb. 23 – No Classes/No School: Chinese New Year - Tuesdays (7): Jan. 6, 13, 20, 27; Feb. 3, 10, *17, 24
*Feb. 17 – No Classes/No School: LNY Holiday - Wednesdays (8): Jan. 7, 14, 21, 28; Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25
- Thursdays (8): Jan. 8, 15, 22, 29; Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26
- Fridays (8): Jan. 9, 16, 23, 30; Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27
YACM Dates (9 weeks: March 16 – May 15, 2026)
- Mondays (9): March 16, 23, 30; April 6, 13, 20, 27; May 4, 11
- Tuesdays (9): March 17, 24, 31; April 7, 14, 21, 28; May 5, 12
- Wednesdays (9): March 18, 25; April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; May 6, 13
- Thursdays (8): March 19, 26; April 2, *9, 16, 23, 30; May 7, 14
*Apr. 9 – No Classes/No School: Conferences 8 AM – 4 PM - Fridays (7): March 20, 27; April *3, *10, 17, 24; May 1, 8, 15
*April 3 – No Classes/No School: Professional Development
*April 10 – No Classes/No School: Conferences 8 AM – 4 PM
Classes range in length from 45 minutes to 1.5 hours. Check the catalog details for timing of individual classes.
There is time to complete homework in Aftercare, but the designated time for the “Homework First” program is 4:15-5:15 p.m. If you want your child to finish their homework in Aftercare, avoid signing up for Enrichment classes from 4-5 p.m.
No, we’ve included a reduced-rate Aftercare with every class (and music lesson), so it’s easier than ever to take classes. There is no option to take a class without being enrolled in Aftercare. Students can be picked up anytime, but have the option to stay as late as 6 p.m. on class days.
Set Silent Dismissal for AFTERCARE + Classes/Music Lessons on any day your child has an Enrichment class. Students check in with Aftercare, and we escort them to class.
When it’s time to pick up your child, please show your current dismissal card at Door 2, and our staff will call for your child to meet you there. It’s crucial to be on time, as Enrichment and Aftercare close at 6 p.m. In case of late pickups, there will be a charge of one dollar per minute, per student.
Call the office and let us know if your kids won’t be there. If someone else is picking them up, let the office know. That person will need your child’s dismissal card or must show an ID.
Unfortunately, classes that don’t reach minimum numbers will be canceled. We’ll contact you via email if this occurs.
You can cancel a class without penalty no later than 12 p.m. on the day registration closes.
Please remind your students that behavior expectations for Aftercare and Enrichment are the same as they are in the classroom. Unlike school, if your student is repeatedly disruptive to the Enrichment class they will be pulled from the class without a refund.