Community Services for Children and Adults of all Ages
The Beacon Program hosts enriching and exciting activities for all ages! Registration required. Registration is available online through DYCD Connect or in person with a paper application.
Below is the current schedule for our Beacon Program on the Upper West Side. Unless indicated otherwise, the majority of their programming takes place at the Joan of Arc School.
West Side Beacon Evening/Saturday Programming
Mondays
- Teen Works: 6 pm – 7:30 pm
- Ballet and Beyond NYC – Intermediate Ballet: 6 pm – 7:30 pm (Bernie Wohl Center, 647 Columbus Ave.) *B&B Interest form Required First
- Team Next Play: 6 pm – 9 pm
- Positive Influence: Slam and Serve Youth Nights (Basketball): 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm for 8 to 14-year-olds co-ed (Basement gym)
Tuesdays
- Teen Works: 6 pm – 7:30 pm
- Ballet and Beyond NYC – Modern Dance: 6 pm – 7:30 pm (Bernie Wohl Center, 647 Columbus Ave.) *B&B Interest form Required First
- We Will Through Sports – Basketball: 6 pm – 9 pm for High School Students and Adults (Basement gym)
- We Will Through Sports – Basketball: 6 pm – 9 pm for Middle School Youth (2nd floor gym)
- Bingo: 6 pm – 8 pm for Adults (Cafeteria)
- Drumming: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm every other week for Adults/Seniors (Art room)
Wednesdays
- Teen Works: 6 pm – 7:30 pm
- Ladies Who Hoop: 6 pm – 9 pm for Adults (Basement gym)
- Elephant Soccer: 6 pm – 9 pm for grades K-8 (2nd floor gym)
Thursdays
- Teen Works: 6 pm – 7:30 pm
- Ballet and Beyond NYC – Intermediate Ballet: 6 pm – 7:30 pm (Bernie Wohl Center, 647 Columbus Ave.) *B&B Interest form Required First
- Elephant Soccer: 6 pm – 7:15 pm for ages 6-11-year-olds and 7:15 pm – 8:45 pm for ages 12 to 16 year-olds (2nd floor gym)
- Positive Influence: Slam and Serve Youth Nights (Basketball): 6 pm – 8:30 pm for 8 to 14-year-olds co-ed (Basement gym)
- Anime Movie Night: 5:30 pm – 7 pm on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month for 11-year-olds and older (Room 603)
Fridays
- Teen Works: 6 pm – 7:30 pm
- Ladies Who Hoop: 6 pm – 9 pm for Adults only (Basement gym)
- Futsal (Soccer): 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm for Grades K-5 and 7:30 pm – 9 pm for Grades 6-12 (2nd-floor gym)
- Kultural Krochet: 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm on 2nd and 4th of each month for all ages(Art room)
Saturdays
- We Will Through Sports – Basketball: 9 am – 10:45 am for K-6th graders and 10:45 am – 12 pm for 6th to 12th graders (Basement gym)
- Ballet and Beyond NYC: Basic Ballet at 10 am – 11 am; Ballet 2 at 11 am – 12:15 pm; Intermediate Ballet at 12:15 pm – 1:45 pm (Bernie Wohl Center, 647 Columbus Ave.) *B&B Interest form Required First
- Ladies Who Hoop: 12 pm – 2 pm for 2nd to 8th graders and 2 pm – 4 pm (Basement gym)
- Autism Community Theatre: 12 pm – 2 pm (Auditorium)
Evening Sessions for this year ends June 13, 2025
Saturday Sessions for this year ends June 14, 2025
Joan of Arc Campus
154 West 93rd St.
New York, NY 10025
