AfterSchool Program



Kinderhaus offers afterschool programs with special COVID-precautions for children ages 1-13. The programs are German immersion programs with a special focus on outdoor activities and free play, fostering the children’s language skills, curiosity, and confidence. 

When: Mondays through Fridays, 3:30-6:00 pm (following the KinderHaus calendar)

Where: 312 7th Street (off 5th Ave) / 466 6th Avenue (between 10th and 11th Streets)

Registration: Online Registration or via email to [email protected]

In compliance with our own meticulous safety measures developed during the early stages of the COVID pandemic and following the guidance of the new Department of Health regulations and including the regulations by the “Senatsverwaltung für Bildung, Jugend und Familie in Berlin”, Germany, our afterschool program has been adjusted, accordingly. With a focus on the outdoors, children will spend the afternoon primarily outside in a natural environment, such as Prospect Park or the outdoor backyards. The afterschool program encompasses monthly foci with a forest inspired curriculum.


Mondays: Kinderyoga


“Movement does not mean disturbance, but is an expression of the need to feel and change
oneself and the world with all the senses.” ( Zimmer 1996 )

Along Zimmer’s quote, our Kinderyoga program will empower children to express the need to feel and change, progress, and grow themselves in the world and through that, the world around them.  We will direct our senses through movement, strengthen our muscles and train our coordination.  As scientific studies show, movement has a positive influence on learning, and through Kinderyoga we concentrate on the learning of yoga poses (asanas) and as well as breathing exercises (Pranayama) specifically designed for children in a playful and child-friendly form.

Tuesday – Young Forest Explorers (4 up)

Based on the German model of Waldkindergarten, KinderHaus WaldKindergarten is distinguished by its commitment to total nature immersion, interest-led flow learning, an emergent curriculum, place-based focus, inquiry-based teaching style and authentic play. Instead of the classroom, children will spend the afternoon primarily in a natural environment, such as Prospect Park and follow the lead of our Waldorf-trained KinderHaus teachers, who will transform the surroundings into an exciting classroom with a forest inspired curriculum. Research has proven many benefits of this special educational approach, including a stronger immune system, better physical coordination and significant improvement in reading, writing, mathematics, and social interactions. Various research and articles have elaborated on its benefits.

Tuesday – Culinary Adventures

The old saying that “too many cooks spoil the broth” does not apply to our little chefs in the Cooking AfterSchool program at KinderHaus. Our culinary adventures enrich the children’s experiences in many different ways, appealing to all of their senses while teaching them about healthy nutrition. Common hands on cooking activities help support self-confidence, collaboration, problem-solving and fine motor skills. The children explore different herbs, fruits and vegetables by smelling, feeling, and tasting them. They travel around the world experiencing culinary adventures from different parts of the world, all while expanding their German vocabulary. Together, we create a variety dishes and enjoy the delicious taste of healthy food. By preparing and eating a meal together, the children’s sense of community is encouraged as well as their appreciation of healthy food. 


Wednesday – Creative Movement and Games

The Creative Movement and Games AfterSchool program offers a joyful way for children to explore movement through music, develop physical skills, channel energy, stimulate imagination and promote creativity. From obstacle courses to fantasy world games, we will use body actions to communicate an image, an idea, or a feeling. The children will strengthen their ability to create, perform, respond and connect to their bodies and music and will have lots of fun along the way. 


Wednesday and Thursday – Art Club (Atelier 312)

Welcome to Atelier 312, where the after school art magic happens! At Atelier 312 children enter a judgement-free zone, which encourages spontaneous, playful, and courageous expression with paint! Regular expressive painting practice (in German Ausdrucksmalen) positively affects children’s emotional wellbeing and enhances their problem-solving skills, fine motor skill development and concentration span ability. Next to the expressive painting experience children love coming to the Art Club to experiment with new techniques, mediums, and materials. Art styles and works by influential artists are examined and drive inspiration for individualized art projects. Whilst working creatively the joy of artmaking in a group setting can be experienced. The atelier’s design and methodology are inspired by German-born Arno Stern, a pioneer in art pedagogy. Wednesday and Thursdays Karin, our swiss trained Kindergarten Teacher and Art Therapist guides the children through the afternoons and helps them expand their artistic skills and knowledge. Pick up on these days takes place on the parlor level of the building.

Wednesday – R/W

The KinderHaus Reading & Writing AfterSchool program focusses on developing solid skills in German reading and writing with a specialized approach for English-German bilingual children. The tudents are between 4 and 13 years of age and will be assigned to different study groups according to their proficiency levels. They focus on improving their German reading and writing skills by practicing German phonics (sounds) and letters, merging them to words and building first full sentences. All stories and workbooks used support early reading and writing comprehension skills through picture-matching, coloring activities, riddles and others that are a great and motivating choice for emergent readers.


Thursday – Kinderbooks Geschichten

Reading books and delving into stories has always been an integral part of the KinderHaus curriculum and has now its own AfterSchool. In collaboration with KinderBooks children will benefit weekly from new German KinderBooks stories, developing, stimulating, and nourishing their imaginations, expanding their worlds, creating sensory awareness, and helping the children to see, hear, taste, feel, and smell on a new imagined level. KinderBooks stories help children to find out more about themselves, who they are, and the world around them. And along the way through storytelling, new language skills are developed and vocabulary is profoundly expanded all in the German immersion language. 


Friday Art Club (Atelier 312)

Welcome to Atelier 312, where the after school art magic happens! At Atelier 312 children enter a judgement-free zone, which encourages spontaneous, playful, and courageous expression with paint! Regular expressive painting practice (in German Ausdrucksmalen) positively affects children’s emotional wellbeing and enhances their problem-solving skills, fine motor skill development and concentration span ability. Next to the expressive painting experience children love coming to the Art Club to experiment with new techniques, mediums, and materials. Art styles and works by influential artists are examined and drive inspiration for individualized art projects. Whilst working creatively the joy of artmaking in a group setting can be experienced. The atelier’s design and methodology are inspired by German-born Arno Stern, a pioneer in art pedagogy. On Fridays Karin, Lorina and Katja rock the art club jointly and offer a bigger group of children access to the Art Club program. Pick up on these days takes place on the garden level of the building.