HLS Creative Academy

Education - HLS is a progressive, project-based learning k-8 school that is located in hastings-on-hudson, new york. Mixed-age classrooms give children the opportunity to aspire and lead over the years. Small, skill-based groups ensure that every child masters foundational skills such as math, reading, and writing at their right pace. Specialized programs encompassing hands-on tinkering, nature & gardening, digital arts, intergenerational learning and art serve as catalysts for broadening students' perspectives and deepening their connection to the world and their community.

After school - after school at HLS consists of two sub-programs: after care and after school. During after care, students have access to a number of activities, toys, games, books, and crafts that they can freely choose from. Students also have time to eat snacks, work on homework, and play outside. After school programs are held between dismissal and 5:30pm and are taught by HLS teachers and outside vendors. After school programs include: tinkering club, theatre arts, robotics club, soccer, art, making a miniverse, newspaper club, and chess for all ages.

Summer camp - HLS has an outdoor summer day camp for grades kindergarten through five. Children split their days tinkering, making, and connecting with nature. With the freedom to fail, the time to persevere, and constraints to breed creativity and foster problem-solving, kids learn to trust themselves and their curiosity at camp hudson. Near the end of each session, the campers' work and learning is celebrated by making it visible during exhibition.