
The Top After School Programs for Kids: A Comprehensive Guide
Finding a quality after school program can be challenging, but it's well worth the effort. The Magician School programs offer children a structured and safe environment to engage in fun activities that also promote learning and development in a unconventional way. In this guide, we go over some of the best after school programs available!

Why After School Programs Matter.
After school programs have become an increasingly vital part of children’s lives because they provide a safe and supervised environment for children once their regular school day has ended. These programs offer opportunities to learn new skills, explore interests, engage in physical activities, and connect with other children in a safe and fun setting.
About Our After School Programs.
- 10 Lessons and each lesson fills about an hour in length.
- Includes a full curriculum guide, meaning anyone could facilitate the program with little to no experience or prep time.
- Each program includes all the supplies, curriculum guides, high quality video and 24/7 support
- Easy to implement with virtual and onsite trainings possible. Bonus Magic Show Options also avaliable!
Featured After School Programs
Magic 101: Intro to Magic
Curriculum Includes:
- 21 Pre Packaged Magic Kits
- High Quality Videos
- Instructor Lesson Plans
Magic 201: Paper Magic
Magic 201: Paper Magic is a program geared towards grades 3-5. Kids will learn the basics to magic. All the magic in this program is with PDF Printable Magic Tricks. Students learn the secrets to and will be to perform a tribute to Walking through a Brick Wall, seem as if they can Read a Classmates Mind and make things teleport! All tricks have been real world tested in classrooms around the country, to make sure students have great success!Curriculum Includes:Â
- Instructor Binder with all PDF Printable Magic Tricks
- Activities
- Instructor Lesson Plans
- Access to Videos and Website
The Magic Wand Kit
The Magic Wand Kit is a program geared towards grades K-2 & 3-5. This is a one off lesson to test the water and see if your students would be interested in our other longer programs. In this lesson students learn a few magic tricks with a Magicians Magical Wand. This wand will seemingly jump in the air at command, stick to your hand and jump back to you anytime someone tries to grab it. Curriculum Includes:
- 21 Magic Wands
- High Quality Videos
- Instructor Lesson Plan
A+ Card Tricks
A+ Card Tricks is a program geared towards middle schoolers, grades 6 - 9th. Students learn the basics to a deck of cards and card based magic tricks. Students learn everything from holding, shuffling, spreading and fanning a deck of cards. To simple magic tricks involving these card techniques. All tricks have been real world tested in classrooms around the country, to make sure students have great success!Curriculum Includes:
- 21 Special The Magician School Decks of Cards
- 21 Close Up Pads
- Special "Extras" for Cards
- High Quality Videos
- Instructor Lesson PlansÂ
The Balloon School
Curriculum Includes 21 Pre Packaged Magic Kits, Videos and Instructor Lesson Plans.Â
What People Are Saying



The Magician School is a national after school curriculum paving the way in teaching students magic tricks. Although based out of Des Moines, Iowa, The Magician School operates on a National Level teaching magic to students in schools. This is not just a bunch of magic tricks, but more so Social and Emotional Learning Components with Common Core Learning Standards all wrapped into real world tested magic tricks your students will have good success with! All the magic tricks in this program have been hand selected by the International Rising Star of Magic, Mikayla Oz. Mikayla Oz is a professional magician and paid her way through college by working in schools, teaching students magic and doing magic shows on the weekends. Mikayla then collaborated with teachers in her network to make magic an academic level program. This program is guaranteed to be an all star after school program. Check out the different programs with The Magician School HERE.Â