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Athletics & Enrichment

HPNC welcomes families that receive a childcare subsidy through Illinois Action for Children. Additional financial assistance is available for qualifying families. Find out more and submit your eligibility information on our Sliding Scale Pricing page.

Please note that an annual Access Pass is now required for all Chess program participants. An annual or drop-in access pass is required for registration in Basketball.

Basketball

Spring 2025: Registration is now open!

March 31, 2025 - June 14, 2025

Basketball has been a part of the HPNC story from our very beginning in 1909. Participants develop fundamental skills while broadening players’ knowledge of positions and responsibilities for an increased basketball IQ. At HPNC, players learn age-appropriate skills and sportsmanship through drills and scrimmages.

5-8 Years Old:

Tuesdays 5:30pm-6:30pm; Saturdays 9:30am-10:30am

9-13 Years Old:

Thursdays 5:30pm-6:30pm; Saturdays 10:30am-11:30am

Chess Enrichment

Spring 2025: Registration is now open!

March 31, 2025 - June 14, 2025

Participants will learn the purpose and object of the game of chess. They will learn the difference between check and checkmate, the board, the pieces and how they move, piece value, en passant, castling, pawn promotion, opening theory, checkmating patterns, and chess etiquette.

Kindergarten-8th Grade

When: Mondays, 5:00pm-6:00pm

Who: Open to all youth in kindergarten to 8th grade of any gender

Cost: Free with HPNC Access Pass

Chess

Acrobatic Arts

This internationally acclaimed curriculum was developed by Mandy Yip and is offered at HPNC through our partner, Kenwood School of Ballet. Acro Dance is based on safe and effective progressions with proven results in five divisions of AcroDance – Flexibility, Strength, Balancing, Limbering, and Tumbling. Developed with input from professional experts in Ballet, Modern, Jazz, contortion, artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, yoga, Acro, Pilates, physiotherapy, and more, you will not find a more comprehensive program. Simple, thoughtful progressions take the beginner preschool level dancer from log rolls and somersaults to the advanced dancer tumbling effortlessly across the stage!

See current offerings on the Kenwood School of Ballet website

Athletics & Enrichment

HPNC welcomes families that receive a childcare subsidy through Illinois Action for Children. ​Additional financial assistance is available for qualifying families. Find out more and submit your eligibility information on our Sliding Scale Pricing page.

Please note that an annual Access Pass is now required for all Chess program participants. An annual or drop-in access pass is required for registration in Basketball.

HPNC welcomes families that receive a childcare subsidy through Illinois Action for Children. Additional financial assistance is available for qualifying families. Find out more and submit your eligibility information on our Sliding Scale Pricing page.