Join our Enrichment Clubs!
Where high-level learning meets play, creativity, and child development.
Welcome to the Developing Minds Enrichment Clubs , thoughtfully designed after-school programs that bring the essence of our educational philosophy into engaging one-hour learning experiences.
Our clubs are intentionally created in 8-week blocks, meeting once per week, allowing children to build meaningful progress, confidence, and mastery over time. Programs are available for children ages 2–12 years old and take place Monday through Thursday between 3:30 PM and 5:30 PM.
At Developing Minds, we believe children learn best when instruction is developmentally appropriate, emotionally connected, hands-on, and joyful. Every club is carefully designed to nurture not only academic growth, but also creativity, executive functioning, confidence, communication, and critical thinking.
For all classes designed for children ages 2–3 years old, a caregiver or adult must remain on-site during the duration of the class.
Block 3 Schedule
August 17- October 7
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ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION CLUBS
Our Academic Instruction Clubs are specialized learning capsules inspired by the methodology and instructional excellence of our Morning Program.
These clubs are designed to provide children with high-quality instruction through play-based, multisensory, and engaging learning experiences while respecting child development and individual readiness.
Our goal is to help children build strong foundations without gaps, allowing them to progress naturally from one level to the next with confidence and mastery.
These programs are ideal for:
• Homeschool students
• Children needing additional support or intervention
• Students seeking enrichment and stronger foundations
• Families looking for high-quality instruction beyond traditional tutoring
Developing Minds Camps, Enrichment Clubs, and Group Programs are designed as small-group learning experiences that foster independence, social interaction, and active participation.
At this time, Developing Minds does not provide one-on-one aides, individualized behavioral support, or continuous personal assistance within these programs. Students must be able to participate safely and meaningfully with the support typically available in a small-group setting.
If a child requires continuous one-on-one support or specialized assistance to participate successfully, families may be asked to provide an accompanying support professional or caregiver, and enrollment will be reviewed on an individual basis to ensure the program is an appropriate fit for both the student and the group.
Our goal is always to create an environment where every child can thrive while maintaining the quality, safety, and integrity of the learning experience for all participants.
MATH CLUBS
Learning math through understanding, reasoning, and real-life application.
At Developing Minds, we believe mathematics should be experienced, explored, manipulated, and understood, never simply memorized.
Our math programs focus heavily on:
• Number sense
• Mathematical reasoning
• Problem-solving
• Mental flexibility
• Confidence with numbers
• Conceptual understanding
Children engage in hands-on learning experiences, games, manipulatives, movement, and real-world mathematical thinking that cultivate deep understanding and higher-level thinking skills.
READING CLUBS
Science of Reading aligned instruction taught by highly trained educators.
Developing Minds is deeply committed to evidence-based literacy instruction grounded in the Science of Reading.
Our reading programs are intentionally designed to prevent learning gaps while helping children develop strong literacy foundations through explicit, systematic, and developmentally appropriate instruction.
These classes support:
• Emerging readers
• Children learning to read
• Homeschool students
• Students needing additional literacy support
• Dyslexia intervention support in a small-group setting
Our educators are highly trained in literacy development, phonological awareness, phonics instruction, comprehension, vocabulary development, and intervention practices.
WRITING CLUBS
From fine motor foundations to written composition.
Our writing pathway is intentionally designed to support children from the earliest stages of handwriting readiness all the way to higher-level written expression.
We believe writing should feel meaningful, creative, connected, and joyful.
PLAY + LEARN CLUBS
Our Play + Learn Clubs combine learning, creativity, exploration, and joyful experiences through hands-on, child-centered activities.
What Developing Minds' Enrichment Clubs Offer
Enrichment Clubs are fun, immersive, hands-on sessions led by our expert educators. Each session focuses on different aspects of a subject area to learn and play, helping children develop creativity, problem-solving skills, social interactions, and exploration.
Real-World Learning
Exposure to essential disciplines such as engineering, sewing, coding, visual arts, often missing from traditional education but vital in real life.
21st-Century Skills: Every session nurtures critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and innovation, skills children need to thrive in today’s world.
Screen-Free Exploration:
Hands-on, engaging activities designed to spark curiosity and joy while keeping kids away from passive screen time.
Out-of-the-Box Thinking:
Immersive experiences that challenge children to solve problems, take risks, and express themselves in new and meaningful ways.
These are NOT structured classes, these are guided play experiences that allow children to learn naturally through movement, creativity, and discovery.
Our Instructors
Mariana Carazo
With a Master’s degree in Curriculum & Teaching from Columbia University and over two decades of experience, Mariana is an expert in play-based, inquiry-driven education. She brings her deep knowledge of brain-aligned teaching directly into the classroom, creating a warm environment where children feel empowered to explore. Mariana is dedicated to ensuring that every child discovers the joy of learning through curiosity, creativity, and purpose.
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Salecia Host
Salecia Host is an educator and early childhood literacy specialist with over 20 years of international experience in Australia, the USA, Finland, and China. Holding a Master’s in Play-Based Learning, she focused her thesis on the Finnish curriculum and pedagogy.
She champions 21st-century education that fosters curiosity, creativity, and child-led learning, while strengthening connections between school, family, and community. Her expertise includes curriculum development, teacher training, and playful literacies.
Alpa Patel
Alpa Patel is the founder of Life of Math (LOM) and a math educator since 2010. With a master’s in engineering and ACT tutor certification, she makes math joyful and engaging through innovative, hands-on instruction.
At LOM, she pairs abacus-based whole-brain training with rigorous grade-level math focused on critical thinking and problem-solving. Her programs lift school performance through teacher training and in/before/after-school offerings, and her ACT/SAT prep has helped many students raise SAT Math scores by 100+ points—including perfect PSAT/NMSQT results. She also mentors students on high-school planning and résumés, and many have gone on to top universities.
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Dominique Jones
Dominique Jones is a Board Certified Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist with over a decade of experience in private practice and schools. She holds a B.S. in Communicative Sciences and Disorders from the University of Central Florida and an M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology from Nova Southeastern University.
She is passionate about early childhood development, helping children improve feeding, speech, and language, while fostering collaboration between families, educators, and professionals.
Melody Oliver
Melody Oliver is a certified Spanish teacher through ESL International, originally from Argentina, and deeply passionate about education.
She loves working with children and believes that learning should always be fun. Her teaching approach is rooted in play-based learning—using games, songs, and stories to create a joyful and engaging environment where kids feel excited to learn and express themselves in Spanish.
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Chloe Snook
Chloe Snook is an artist and teacher based in Orlando, FL. She earned her Bachelors of Fine Arts with a minor in Art History and Printmaking at Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, FL. She specializes in a variety of mediums and skills ranging from draftsmanship, printmaking, oilpainting, and ceramic sculpture.
She also has more than a decade of study in piano and violin. For the past two years she has been teaching during her summers home from college with her own business in which she created a curriculum which explored art history, a variety of mediums, artists, and modern artist jobs.
Where are we located? Lake Nona, Orlando
Contact Information
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Developing Minds Learning Center - Lake Nona, Orlando
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Enrichment Clubs Available Weekly – Monday to Wednesday | 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
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Contact us: school@developingmindsus.com