Hex&Co. Afterschool Programs
Come and play with us! Our Afterschool programs offer engaging, mind-enriching fun every weekday afternoon!
Participants access Hex&Co.’s massive library of boardgames, tabletop roleplaying games, and more, all carefully curated through a curriculum based approach to develop mental and social skills.
Our knowledgeable counselors lead small group classes, teaching, guiding, and sharing their enthusiasm for tabletop gaming.
Tabletop games, such as Dungeons & Dragons, offer a unique activity that is both engrossing and highly social, with a focus on peer engagement.
We believe in a “No Screen” environment, and our programs are strictly analog; giving kids a break from technology and encouraging imaginative strategy, problem-solving, and storytelling through interactive play.
Our Afterschool programming Starts at 3:00 pm and ends at 5:30 pm. Late pickup services are available till 6 pm at an additional fee as an addon to standard registration.
We offer school pickup services to help your participant arrive on time! You can find more information about School Pickups [Here]
Yes, Hex&Co. offers Counselor pickup from participating schools. For more information and to register for school pickup services, you can find more information [Here]
Our Afterschool programming follows the NYC D.O.E. Public School schedule, and is offered in Trimester Signups (Single day options are also available).
We also run special camps for private school and public school early dismissal days. For more information about early dismissal camps please email: Kids@Hexnyc.com
No, Hex&Co. Afterschool programs do not operate normally on NYC D.O.E. public school holidays. Instead, we offer 9am to 4pm day camps on these days.
More information on our camps Here.
After arriving and settling in, your participant will be led through scheduled tabletop gaming activities with a group of up to five peers by a Hex&Co. Staff Counselor. Our Counselors guide each group, instructing and helping to facilitate strategy, learning, socializing, and good sportsmanship. Your participant’s Counselor will be assigned to their group for the entire trimester, providing a familiar face and consistent supervision, enabling us to communicate with you reliably and accurately regarding your participant’s experience. In the middle of the session, a there is a break period with snacks provided by Hex&Co.
Our program strives to meet the individual needs of our participants, and we always have fidget tools, noise dampening headgear, and temporary alternate activities available for one-on-one engagement when needed.
As the afternoon winds down, our staff stays engaged and attentive with the participants as they prep to leave. When your designated pickup guardian arrives they will have an opportunity to chat with the Afterschool Manager about your participant’s day and experience in our program during sign-out.
Our gaming curriculum is designed by our program founder Dr. Jon Freeman, and promotes neurodevelopment utilizing a child-centered, Socratic approach. Hex&Co. Offers three primary Gaming Classes:
Chess:
Offering introductions to new players and knowledgeable instruction for young veterans, participants sharpen their skills in the world’s most popular competitive mind sport. Chess play is widely understood to have positive impacts on brain development, improving:
Executive Function, Memory and Visualization, and Pattern Recognition
Board Games:
From ancient strategy and classics, to modern favorites, our board game curriculum engages your participant with a wide variance of strategic thought processes, including:
Mental Math Skills, Problem Solving, Resource Management, Strategic Planning, Memory, and Decision Making.
Role Playing Games:
Our talented Counselors take on the role of “Game Master” and make imagination come to life as they lead your participant through a fantasy adventure through one of many popular Tabletop RPG Games, such as Dungeons & Dragons. Our RPG curriculum invites your participant to directly participate in:
Peer Social Interaction, Group Storytelling, Creative Play, Problem Solving, Teamwork, Cooperative Play, Mental Math Skills, and Reading Comprehension.
Wargaming (Tabletop Tactics):
A unique blend of model making craft and strategic game playing, participants build and paint a personalized sci-fi and fantasy miniature army to use in simulated tabletop wargames with complex and strict rules for engagement and sportsmanship. Wargaming stimulates your participant in:
Focus Exercise, Creative Crafts, Hand-Eye Coordination, Practical Math and Geometry Application, Strategic Planning, Resource Management, Reading Comprehension, and Probability Analysis.
Little Learners:
Our classes for pre-K participants nurture young minds with age-targeted educational games and activities. Award-winning games from specialized publishers will introduce your participant to essential skills such as:
Cooperation and Teamwork, Motor Skills, Communication and Language skills, Early Reading and Math Skills.
Visit our registration Page to choose your preferred Hex&Co. location and start the registration process [Here].
After choosing your Hex&Co. location and day of the week you desire programming, you will be taken to our registration management service. Create or log-in to an existing account to access the registration page for your desired class.
If you experience difficulties with our registration site check out our step-by-step guide [Here].
If you need further assistance, or have other questions regarding programming services, please reach out to Kids@Hexnyc.com.
For general inquiries about Hex&Co. Afterschool Programming, or for customer service regarding participant registrations, please send an email to Kids@hexnyc.com.
Please be sure to specify which Hex&Co. location your query is regarding, West Side (Morningside Heights), East Side (1st Ave), or Union Square.