Amistad Life

Clubs & Creative Arts

Beyond the daily bilingual curriculum, Amistad students explore their interests and make things together — through student-led clubs, community expeditions, and the art, music, and movement woven through the week.

Student interest groups

Clubs shift each term based on what students are curious about and what talents our teachers and families bring. This year's lineup includes clay, sketching, STEM, soccer, volleyball, piano, and cross country.

Community expeditions

Service projects are woven through the grades, giving every age a way to contribute to the community around them.

Before and after school

Many activities happen inside our before- and after-school programs, Mañanitas and TICA. Hours, rates, and sign-up are on the Extended Day page. Looking for summer? Camp weeks live on the Camps page.

After-school clubs

Clubs 2026–2027

Clubs run in 8-session blocks through the fall, winter, and spring. Each block is $300. Pick a club and register with its sign-up form.

World Building with Clay flyer

World Building with Clay

Kindergarten – 1st grade

Wednesdays · 3:30 – 5:00 PM

  • Fall: Sep 30 – Nov 18
Storyboard Sketching flyer

Storyboard Sketching

2nd – 5th grade

Wednesdays · 3:30 – 5:00 PM

  • Fall: Sep 30 – Nov 18
STEM Club flyer

STEM Club

With Maestra Francisca

Thursdays · 4:00 – 5:30 PM

  • Fall: Oct 1 – Nov 19
  • Winter: Jan 14 – Mar 11
  • Spring: Mar 25 – May 13
Soccer Club flyer

Soccer Club

K – 8th grade, all levels · Maestro Rafael

Fridays · 4:00 – 5:30 PM

  • Fall: Oct 2 – Nov 20
Volleyball flyer

Volleyball

K – 8th grade · Maestro Ito

Tuesdays · 4:00 – 5:30 PM

  • Winter: Jan 12 – Mar 9
Piano flyer

Piano

Winter club

  • More information coming soon
Sign-up opening soon
Cross Country flyer

Cross Country

Spring club

  • More information coming soon
Sign-up opening soon

Want to lead a club or suggest one? Email information@seattleamistadschool.org.

Into the wild

Beach days, forest hikes, and hands-on projects from our outdoor camps and club adventures.

Students holding hands around a giant tree on a forest walk
Forest walks
A group of students with backpacks hiking a wooded trail
Trail days
A student holding a tiny crab found at the beach
Beach discoveries
A smiling student shaping dough during a cooking activity
Hands-on projects
A student proudly showing her pizza and artwork
Made it myself

Around campus

Recess, celebrations, and classroom projects across the year.

Two students jumping and laughing at recess
Recess
Students at a school community festival
Community days
Students creating colorful keychains together in the art studio
Classroom projects
A pre-K student holding a handmade craft
Making things

Creative Arts

Music and movement

Songs, rhythm, and movement show up throughout the bilingual day — in circle time with our youngest learners, in classroom transitions, and in the weekly practice of Capoeira, which pairs music with movement and community. Music gives students a joyful, low-pressure way to practice vocabulary, pronunciation, and rhythm in both languages.

Young students moving and dancing together in the school gym

Creative Arts

Hands on art

Drawing, painting, and hands-on projects let students make their thinking visible. Whether it's illustrating a story they've written in Spanish or building a model for a science unit, art is a natural extension of the bilingual, project-based classroom.

A smiling student holding up her hand-decorated notebook and colored pencils

Creative Arts

Capoeira as art and culture

Capoeira holds a special place at Amistad. As an Afro-Brazilian tradition that blends movement, music, and history, it gives students a living connection to a culture beyond their own — and it builds coordination, discipline, and confidence along the way.

As with every part of Amistad Life, the arts are here to support the whole child — not to replace the rigor of the bilingual academic program, but to give it more ways to come alive.

A Capoeira instructor and young child playing a drum together

Meet the teachers

Arts & movement faculty

Portrait of Shelly Sibert

Shelly Sibert

Visual Art

Shelly leads visual art at Amistad, helping students draw, paint, and build their thinking into something they can share.

Portrait of Silvio dos Reis

Silvio dos Reis

Capoeira

Silvio guides students in Capoeira — an Afro-Brazilian art form of movement, music, and community — every week.

Join our creative community

We value the talents of our community and welcome parents, caregivers, and local artists to share their gifts with our students. If you have a creative skill — music, dance, visual art, or performance — we'd love to hear from you.

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