The Arts and Crafts Club, open to students in 3rd and 4th Grade, meets every other week on Tuesday afternoons from 2:30 to 3:45 PM. This ten-week activity is held from October through April. Activities are seasonal and give the students an opportunity to express themselves creatively through guided projects. Sr. Daniel Catherine is the moderator of this after school activity.

St. Anthony School offers a regularly-scheduled music program including a strong choral preparation for both our annual Christmas celebrations and Spring concert. In addition to the regularly-scheduled program, a specialty chorus is offered to students in 5th thru 8th Grade who have demonstrated an enhanced ability and interest in singing and performing.  The special chorus group prepares distinctive programs for other celebrations during the course of the year for both the school and parish communities.

St. Anthony School students in 3rd thru 8th Grade are eligible to play for the St. Anthony Parish sponsored CYO Basketball Program. There are teams for both girls and boys of each grade to represent St Anthony s they play in friendly competition against Parish teams throughout Rockland County.
By participating in the CYO Basketball Program, students will:

• Receive instructional guidance from coaches.
• Learn the fundamentals of basketball and develop their skills.
• Learn to work as a team with other students in their own age group.
• Develop leadership capabilities from helping their teammates.
• Establish the discipline of practice in order to succeed.
• Stay healthy from the physical activities of practice drills and games.

During the season, games are scheduled on Saturdays and Sundays and practices are held at least once a week on weekdays (after 5:30 PM).

For information on how to register for the CYO Basketball Program and order team uniforms, visit St. Anthony CYO Basketball.

Students in 5th thru 8th Grade are invited to participate in our after school Fine Arts Program. The program is held throughout the school year. Students learn to appreciate and use techniques employed by master artists. Students also have the opportunity to create an acrylic masterpiece of their own utilizing photorealism replicating traditional and contemporary methods. For more information on the Fine Arts program please contact Valerie Healey at ______

Girls in Kindergarten through 8th Grade can participate in the Nanuet Girl Scout Council. Most St. Anthony School Girl Scout levels meet after school, but schedule and participation levels depend on volunteer leaders. For information on current Girl Scout programs at St. Anthony School and in Nanuet overall, please contact Cheryl Chien at ______________.

St. Anthony School offers young golf enthusiasts the opportunity to develop and hone their skills through a TGA National Golf Enrichment Programs for students in Pre-K thru 8th Grade. Golf classes are conducted year-round, indoors or out, on concrete or grass at St. Anthony School. The curriculum includes a variety of educational components, physical fitness and golf skills, character development initiatives, and life lessons. The coaching staff are screened, certified and have a passion for working with children and guide them through the five levels of the program. No equipment required to enroll in the program– various levels offered.

Mad Science leads students on an adventure of discovery to stimulate their minds and spark their imagination. The program introduces students to scientific concepts in order to instill a greater appreciation of how science affects our everyday lives. The Mad Science Program is held once a week at St. Anthony School.

• Led by trained, qualified and dynamic instructors
• Instructors follow professional lesson plans
• Meets national, state and provincial science curriculum standards
• Lessons are age-appropriate and loved by children
• Children use unique equipment and original materials
• Children conduct hands-on and inquiry-based experiments
• Sparks imaginative learning through after-school science activities.

For more information about Mad Science, visit midhudson.madscience.org.

Students and faculty work together to produce a book of memories for the St. Anthony School Community. Students meet after school on Thursday from 2:30 PM to 3:45 PM, November thru March. Students work on page layout, art design, graphics, photography, and writing. It is a wonderful opportunity for the students to use their talents and work collaboratively with their classmates.