This year Wakefield Forest’s fifth and sixth graders will once again have the opportunity to experience many different elective classes.  Elective classes will be held on Fridays from 2:20 p.m. to 3:20 p.m.  There will be four elective sessions. Classes will meet 7 or 8 times during each session.

The elective program consists of enrichment activities targeted to align with Portrait of a Graduate attributes for our students in grades five and six and is considered a privilege for students to attend.  Students are expected to participate fully in electives and to demonstrate respectful behavior to all elective instructors. 

The electives offered in the 2023-2024 school year are:

• AI and Machine Learning (Session 4)
• Alternative Art (Session 2)
• Anime Club (Sessions 1, 2, 3, & 4)
• Art Club (Session 1)
• Board Games (Sessions 1, 2, 3 & 4)
• Book Club – The Dark Ferret Society (Sessions 2 & 4)
• Cardio Sports Games (Sessions 2 & 3)
• Chorus (Double Session 1 & 2)
• Coding Fundamentals (Session 2)
• Come Fly Away (Session 4)
• Coloring (Sessions 1, 2, 3, & 4)
• Creative Writing (Sessions 2 & 3)
• Cultural Ambassadors (Session 2)
• Dungeons and Dragons (Sessions 2 & 3)
• Entrepreneur Club (Session 2)
• Fiber Arts and Jewelry Making (Session 3)
• Green Team (Session 2)
• How Does Our Garden Grow? (Session 1&4)
• Interactive Animations & Games (Session 3)
• Let’s Get DRAMAtic! (Session 3)
• Logic Puzzles (Sessions 3 & 4)
• Math Games (Sessions 1 & 4)
• Mindful Movies (Sessions 1 & 4)
• Mini-Putt Course Design &Build (Session 4)
• Musical Theater Showcase (Session 4)
• Old Fashioned Card Games (Sessions 1 & 2)
• Table Tennis/Ping Pong (Session 3)
• The Mary Celeste – An Unsolved Mystery From History (Session 1)
• The Story Behind the Story (Session 3)
• Ultimate Frisbee (Sessions 1 & 4)
• Walk Across Virginia (Sessions 1 & 4)
• WFES Buddies (Sessions 2 & 3)
• WFES Legacy Tile Project (Session 4)
• WFES Past, Present, & Future (Session 3)
• YOU Explorers (Session 3)