SPARK Institute at Saddle River Day School: Dynamic Learning for Grades 3-12 Starts April 11
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SPARK is a dynamic Saturday learning program designed for students who want more than traditional enrichment. Through hands-on, high-engagement courses in artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency, personal finance, and essential life skills, SPARK offers education you won’t find anywhere else.
Classes are taught by expert educators, emphasize real-world application, and are built around exploration, problem-solving, and critical thinking -- not worksheets and homework. Whether students are building AI agents, engineering solutions, sharpening academic skills, or developing confidence and professionalism, SPARK is where learning ignites.
Format
Spring 2026 - 6 weeks - April 11th - May 16th
1.5-hour Saturday classes
Meeting times
A-sessions: 9:00am-10:30am
B-sessions: 10:45am-12:15pm
C-sessions: 12:30pm-2:00pm
Four Divisions
Lower School (Grades 3-4)
Middle School (Grades 5-7)
Upper Sschool (Grades 8-12)
Adults (Parents and Local Residents)
Tuition
LS, MS, and US Divisions
$300 per course (6 classes) for SRDS students
$600 for non-SRDS students
Adult Division
$200 per course ($50 credit for each child registered in a Saturday course)
For more information, please contact Tony Maccarella, Program Director, tmaccarella@saddleriverday.org.
Saddle River Day School
Pre-K3 to Grade 12
147 Chestnut Ridge Road • Saddle River, NJ 07458 • Tel: 201.327.4050
About Saddle River Day School
Established in 1957, Saddle River Day School is a Pre-K3 through grade 12, co-ed, independent school serving just under 600 students. The school provides a robust curriculum and inspires students to achieve academic and personal excellence by teaching them how to think and not what to think. Each division (Lower PreK3-4th; Middle 5th-8th; Upper 9th-12th) offers a signature yearlong research program.
Saddle River Day also offers 30+ advanced placement and honors level courses, a full range of visual and performing arts as well as interscholastic athletics (grades 6th-12th), and highly individualized college counseling to encourage students to discover their passions and prepare them for whatever comes next. SRDS graduates are thriving at colleges like Duke, Columbia, Cornell, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, NYU, Northwestern, Villanova and Wake Forest.
For more information about the project or Saddle River Day School, please visit saddleriverday.org.
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