Whether your students start or finish each school day with BAM!, they're in capable hands with our expert instructors. Far surpassing typical daycare or babysitting, we provide fun projects that spark kids’ imaginations and instill vital skills. From our rotating schedule of engaging STEM, art, and sports activities to homework assistance and free play time, we inspire joyful learning in a safe environment. It's the ultimate win-win for your school, offering peace of mind for parents and no extra work for your staff!

We’re excited to discuss how we can tailor our before and after-school care to fit your school’s needs.

PARTNER WITH US

THE MAGIC OF LEARNING, MADE EASY

When you partner with BAM! for before and after-school care, we cover everything.
Our wraparound services include:

  • Innovative curriculum and exciting activities designed to fill as much time as your students need (typically 3-4 hours per session)

  • All necessary equipment (ie. hardware, software, art supplies, and sports gear)

  • Highly-qualified, heavily-vetted instructors with passion and personality to match

By handling all the details, we take pressure off your staff and allow them to focus on other important activities, while delighting your students with fun opportunities to explore and grow.

PARTNER WITH US

TRANSFORMATIVE OUTCOMES FOR YOUR SCHOOL

When you partner with BAM! for before and after-school care, the impact goes far beyond convenience. Our programs are designed to deliver tangible, transformative outcomes for your learning community:

  • Elevated Student Engagement and Achievement: Our hands-on, skill-building activities inspire curiosity and confidence, fostering a love for learning that translates to improved academic performance and greater enthusiasm for school.

  • Strengthened Parent Trust and Satisfaction: By offering premium care that integrates enrichment and fun, your school becomes a trusted hub for families, enhancing parent satisfaction and loyalty.

  • Reduced Staff Burden and Enhanced Efficiency: With BAM! managing all aspects of programming, your staff can focus on their core responsibilities, while our expert instructors seamlessly deliver exceptional learning experiences.

ACTIVITIES KIDS LOVE

4 Hour PME Daily Schedule
4 HOUR PME DAILY SCHEDULE
Time Activity Description
45 minutes Literacy & Homework Support Snack, connect with staff, share expectations and schedule for the program that day.
Daily Journal and Homework help. Staff support students with homework, and when they are done, they can complete the day's journal page. Pages go home monthly with students.
15 minutes Break Time Take bathroom and drink breaks, and set up for programming.
60 minutes STEAM Stations Students will spend 2 weeks engaged in a curriculum to develop new skills and work towards mastery.
Maker Station: Students will complete a variety of screen-free STEM and MakerSpace-style projects while studying art and design concepts.
Computer Lab: Students will explore a variety of digital skills, coding, game design, and other technology-based activities.
30 minutes Guided Recess Games and activities are organized by staff to include sports, circle games, and quiet spaces. Will leverage the Sports Sampler Kit + Soft foam dodge balls, rubber hand balls, jump ropes, bean bags, hula hoops, hacky sacks.
45 minutes Sports Programming Basketball, Soccer, Field Hockey, Yoga, Tennis, Flag Football, Kickball, Volleyball, and Field Games are all options for sports. The specific sports that are selected will be based on the facilities available to BAM.
15 minutes Durable Skills Durable skills curriculum to include a group conversation, situation re-enactment, and game.
30 minutes Homework Help, Guided Activities, and Structured Freeplay Staff on hand to continue to help with homework, while others organize guided games from the summer camp material or larger sports games.
Quiet Station
QUIET STATION

The quiet station will be utilized by students that have completed the Literacy and Homework Support or who do not wish to participate in the current sport, if participation in the program is deemed optional. Here are suggested items for that station:

K - 4th Station Examples

  • STEM Building Kits
  • Playdoh Creation Station
  • Dash Robot Challenges
  • Self-Directed Craft Kits
  • BAM! Library
  • BAM! GameCenter

5-8th Station Examples

  • Snap Circuits Station
  • Rube Bag & Micro Machine Challenge Cards
  • LEGO Robot Challenges
  • Self-Directed Craft Kits
  • BAM! Library
  • BAM! GameCenter
STEAM Programming

STEAM Programming

Week Group 1 Group 2
1 & 2 Makers Station
K-2: Imagination Studio - Papercrafting
3-5: ArtQuest - Drawing & Cartoons		 Computer Lab
K-2: PixelTech Kids - Jumpstart
3-5: PixelTech Masters - Art Techniques
3 & 4 Computer Lab
K-2: PixelTech Kids - Jumpstart
3-5: PixelTech Masters - Art Techniques		 Makers Station
K-2: Imagination Studio - Papercrafting
3-5: ArtQuest - Drawing & Cartoons
5 & 6 Makers Station
StageCraft - Improv Comedy		 Computer Lab
BlockCraft World - Geography
7 & 8 Computer Lab
BlockCraft World - Geography		 Makers Station
StageCraft - Improv Comedy
9 & 10 Makers Station
K-2: StoryMoves 1 - Fables
3-5: WordCraft 1 - Fables		 Computer Lab
K-2: CodeCraft Junior - Mysteries of Science
3-5: CodeCraft Kids - Pixel Picasso
11 & 12 Computer Lab
K-2: CodeCraft Junior - Mysteries of Science
3-5: CodeCraft Kids - Pixel Picasso		 Makers Station
K-2: StoryMoves 1 - Fables
3-5: WordCraft 1 - Fables
13 & 14 Makers Station
BrickLab Builders - Sports Challenges		 Computer Lab
BlockCraft Science - Virtual Ecosystems
15 & 16 Computer Lab
BlockCraft Science - Virtual Ecosystems		 Makers Station
BrickLab Builders - Sports Challenges
17 & 18 Makers Station
K-2: Imagination Studio - Painting
3-5: ArtQuest - Mixed Media Portraits		 Computer Lab
K-2: PixelTech Kids - Our World
3-5: PixelTech Masters - Collages
18 & 20 Computer Lab
K-2: PixelTech Kids - Our World
3-5: PixelTech Masters - Collages		 Makers Station
K-2: Imagination Studio - Painting
3-5: ArtQuest - Mixed Media Portraits
21 & 22 Makers Station
StageCraft - Creating Scenes		 Computer Lab
BlockCraft World - Ancient Civilizations
23 & 24 Computer Lab
BlockCraft World - Ancient Civilizations		 Makers Station
StageCraft - Creating Scenes
25 & 26 Makers Station
K-2: StoryMoves 2 - Adventures
3-5: WordCraft 2 - Adventures		 Computer Lab
K-2: CodeCraft Junior - Animated Adventures
3-5: CodeCraft Kids - Animated Tales
27 & 28 Computer Lab
K-2: CodeCraft Junior - Animated Adventures
3-5: CodeCraft Kids - Animated Tales		 Makers Station
K-2: StoryMoves 2 - Adventures
3-5: WordCraft 2 - Adventures
29 & 30 Makers Station
BrickLab Builders - Amazing Structures		 Computer Lab
BlockCraft Science - A Greener Future
31 & 32 Computer Lab
BlockCraft Science - A Greener Future		 Makers Station
BrickLab Builders - Amazing Structures
33 & 34 Makers Station
K-2: Imagination Studio - Sculpting
3-5: ArtQuest - Sculpting		 Computer Lab
K-2: PixelTech Kids - Games & Characters
3-5: PixelTech Masters - Graphic Design
35 & 36 Computer Lab
K-2: PixelTech Kids - Games & Characters
3-5: PixelTech Masters - Graphic Design		 Makers Station
K-2: Imagination Studio - Sculpting
3-5: ArtQuest - Sculpting
37 & 38 Makers Station
StageCraft - Playwrights		 Computer Lab
BlockCraft World - Society Essentials
39 & 40 Computer Lab
BlockCraft World - Society Essentials		 Makers Station
StageCraft - Playwrights
42 & 42 Makers Station
K-2: StoryMoves 2 - Sci-Fi & Fantasy
3-5: WordCraft 2 - Sci-Fi & Fantasy		 Computer Lab
K-2: CodeCraft Junior - World Travelers
3-5: CodeCraft Kids - Game Lab
43 & 44 Computer Lab
K-2: CodeCraft Junior - World Travelers
3-5: CodeCraft Kids - Game Lab		 Makers Station
K-2: StoryMoves 2 - Sci-Fi & Fantasy
3-5: WordCraft 2 - Sci-Fi & Fantasy
45 & 46 Computer Lab
BlockCraft Science - Physics Playground		 Makers Station
BrickLab Builders - Great Adventures
47 & 48 Makers Station
BrickLab Builders - Great Adventures		 Computer Lab
BlockCraft Science - Physics Playground
3 Hour PME Daily Schedule
3 HOUR PME DAILY SCHEDULE
Time Activity Description
15 minutes Literacy & Homework Support Snack, connect with staff, share expectations and schedule for the program that day.
Daily Journal and Homework help. Staff support students with homework, and when they are done, they can complete the day's journal page. Pages go home monthly with students.
15 minutes Break Time Take bathroom and drink breaks, and set up for sports programming.
30 minutes BAM! Programming Maker Station: Students will complete a variety of crafts and MakerSpace style projects while studying art and design concepts.
Computer Lab: Students will explore a variety of digital skills, coding, game design, and other technology-based activities.
BAM! Sports: Students will experience Basketball, Soccer, Field Hockey, Yoga, Tennis, Flag Football, Kickball, Volleyball, and Field Games. The specific sports selected will be based on the facilities available to BAM.
30 minutes Guided Recess Games and activities are organized by staff to include sports, circle games, and quiet spaces. Will leverage the Sports Sampler Kit + Soft foam dodge balls, rubber hand balls, jump ropes, bean bags, hula hoops, hacky sacks.
15 minutes Durable Skills Durable skills curriculum to include a group conversation, situation re-enactment, and game.
15 minutes Structured Freeplay Staff on hand to continue to help with homework, while others organize guided games from the summer camp material or sports games.
Quiet Station
QUIET STATION

The quiet station will be utilized by students that have completed the Literacy and Homework Support or who do not wish to participate in the current sport, if participation in the program is deemed optional. Here are suggested items for that station:

K - 2 Options

  • Straws & Connectors - $25
  • Playdoh - $35 (Classroom size set to dole out all year)
  • Dash Robot with Self-Paced Challenges & Tablet
  • Oriental Trading Company - Self-Directed Craft Kits
  • BAM! Library - Selection of books that rotate between programs every semester
  • BAM! GameCenter - Selection of board and card games that rotate between programs every semester

3-5 Options

  • Snap Circuits Kits with 300 Projects - $50
  • Rube Bag & Micro Machine Challenge Cards
  • LEGO Robot with Self-Paced Challenges & Laptop
  • Oriental Trading Company - Self-Directed Craft Kits
  • BAM! Library - Selection of books that rotate between programs every semester
  • BAM! GameCenter - Selection of board and card games that rotate between programs every semester
STEAM Programming

STEAM Programming

Week Group 1 Group 2
1 & 2 Makers Station
K-2: Imagination Studio - Papercrafting
3-5: ArtQuest - Drawing & Cartoons		 Computer Lab
K-2: PixelTech Kids - Jumpstart
3-5: PixelTech Masters - Art Techniques
3 & 4 Computer Lab
K-2: PixelTech Kids - Jumpstart
3-5: PixelTech Masters - Art Techniques		 Makers Station
K-2: Imagination Studio - Papercrafting
3-5: ArtQuest - Drawing & Cartoons
5 & 6 Sport 1
Basketball		 Sport 1
Basketball
7 & 8 Makers Station
StageCraft - Improv Comedy		 Computer Lab
BlockCraft World - Geography
9 & 10 Computer Lab
BlockCraft World - Geography		 Makers Station
StageCraft - Improv Comedy
11 & 12 Sport 2
Kickball		 Sport 2
Kickball
13 & 14 Makers Station
K-2: StoryMoves 1 - Fables
3-5: WordCraft 1 - Fables		 Computer Lab
K-2: CodeCraft Junior - Mysteries of Science
3-5: CodeCraft Kids - Pixel Picasso
15 & 16 Computer Lab
K-2: CodeCraft Junior - Mysteries of Science
3-5: CodeCraft Kids - Pixel Picasso		 Makers Station
K-2: StoryMoves 1 - Fables
3-5: WordCraft 1 - Fables
17 & 18 Sport 3
Yoga		 Sport 3
Yoga
18 & 20 Makers Station
BrickLab Builders - Sports Challenges		 Computer Lab
BlockCraft Science - Virtual Ecosystems
21 & 22 Computer Lab
BlockCraft Science - Virtual Ecosystems		 Makers Station
BrickLab Builders - Sports Challenges
23 & 24 Sport 4
Soccer		 Sport 4
Soccer
25 & 26 Makers Station
K-2: Imagination Studio - Painting
3-5: ArtQuest - Mixed Media Portraits		 Computer Lab
K-2: PixelTech Kids - Our World
3-5: PixelTech Masters - Collages
27 & 28 Computer Lab
K-2: PixelTech Kids - Our World
3-5: PixelTech Masters - Collages		 Makers Station
K-2: Imagination Studio - Painting
3-5: ArtQuest - Mixed Media Portraits
29 & 30 Sport 5
Field Hockey		 Sport 5
Field Hockey
31 & 32 Makers Station
StageCraft - Creating Scenes		 Computer Lab
BlockCraft World - Ancient Civilizations
33 & 34 Computer Lab
BlockCraft World - Ancient Civilizations		 Makers Station
StageCraft - Creating Scenes
35 & 36 Sport 6
Field Games		 Sport 6
Field Games
37 & 38 Makers Station
K-2: StoryMoves 2 - Adventures
3-5: WordCraft 2 - Adventures		 Computer Lab
K-2: CodeCraft Junior - Animated Adventures
3-5: CodeCraft Kids - Animated Tales
39 & 40 Computer Lab
K-2: CodeCraft Junior - Animated Adventures
3-5: CodeCraft Kids - Animated Tales		 Makers Station
K-2: StoryMoves 2 - Adventures
3-5: WordCraft 2 - Adventures
42 & 42 Sport 7
Flag Football		 Sport 7
Flag Football
43 & 44 Makers Station
BrickLab Builders - Amazing Structures		 Computer Lab
BlockCraft Science - A Greener Future
45 & 46 Computer Lab
BlockCraft Science - A Greener Future		 Makers Station
BrickLab Builders - Amazing Structures
47 & 48 Sport 8
Instructors Choice (Student Favorite)		 Sport 8
Instructors Choice (Student Favorite)

EXCEPTIONAL INSTRUCTORS MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE

When it comes to getting the most out of recess, the right instructor or coach makes all the difference. Each BAM! mentor is meticulously selected for their passion, personality, and dedication to nurturing young learners’ intellectual and physical growth. Our hiring process ensures that only the most qualified individuals join our team:

  • • Extensive Background Checks: Every instructor undergoes rigorous vetting processes to ensure the safety and well-being of our students.

    • Comprehensive Training: Instructors are trained both in their subject areas and in child development. This includes continuous professional development to stay current with the latest educational practices and techniques.

  • • Passion and Engagement: Our instructors are not just knowledgeable; they are deeply enthusiastic about teaching and engaging with students. They create a vibrant, supportive, and inclusive atmosphere where every child can thrive.

    • Diverse Expertise: With backgrounds in education, coaching, STEAM, child psychology, and so much more, our instructors bring a wealth of knowledge and a genuine love for teaching to every session.

TRUSTED BY SCHOOLS & FAMILIES NATIONWIDE

  • The exceptional team of educators, mentors, and coaches at Brains & Motion is guided by Bart Epstein who served for many years as a professor at the University of Virginia School of Education, ran a U.S. Department of Defense tutoring program for military families, and founded the nonprofit EdTech Evidence Exchange.

    In his free time, Bart has served as a pilot for Angel Flight and as a civilian test pilot for NASA. He’s held key leadership roles on the boards of ISTE and ASCD. For fifteen years he’s run a nonprofit that purchases more than $1 million of clothing and warm blankets for over 70 homeless shelters each year.

  • With over 1,100 school partners and more than 100,000 students empowered (and counting!), Brains & Motion specializes in:

    • Stimulating young minds with exciting curriculum in coding, game design, animation, sports, and more

    • Promoting physical and emotional well-being, helping students understand the importance of staying active

    • Fostering friendships that last a lifetime by connecting kids of all interests and backgrounds

    • Cultivating kids’ life skills, from critical thinking, literacy, and problem solving to collaboration, communication, and creativity
LEARN MORE ABOUT US

Ready to reimagine before and after-school care for your students?

Look no further than Brains & Motion, held right on your campus!

REQUEST BAM! AT YOUR SCHOOL