Afterschool Academy – Primary students grade 5 – 2022-2023 school year
OTR International School offers to primary students grade 5 the opportunity to join some clubs together with Secondary students.

- Annual or periodic activities
- Promotion of the students’ own passions
- Monday -Thursday 3.30 – 4.30 pm; Friday 2.30 – 3.30 pm
Monday
OTR BASKETBALL
Official Basketball Team of the OTR School.
Students will train once a week indoors or outdoors according to the weather and will participate in various competitions throughout the year.
OTR Manga newspaper
Creation of the OTR Manga Newspaper telling life at school and told by its students.
- Design of quarterly manga
- Scripting (story, characters, work on the sets, perspective storyboard.
- Learn to respect the proportions of the characters
- coloring
- cover page design using Wildstyle, alphabet, 3D graffiti techniques
At the end of each term the OTR Manga Newspaper will be printed and distributed to the school.
Kapla - only for G5
In this club students will participate in construction projects with KAPLA. They will learn teamwork and cooperation, perseverance and resilience, sharing, creativity, imaginative play and fine motor skills.
Tuesday
Choir
For all volunteer students wishing to sing together around the same project:
Vocal practice and technique, song learning, vocal games, vocal warm-ups, polyphony work, for one or more shows during the year!
This work revolves around a varied repertoire, polyphonic work, step-by-step learning… The songs chosen are taken from international repertoire; they are sing with one or more voices, which requires rigor and discipline from each. Discipline in vocal work, listening to oneself and to the group. Above all, enthusiasm, the pleasure of wanting to sing together. Coming to the choir is therefore finding time to have fun while singing!
Los Amigos de Don Quijote
In the « Los amigos de Don Quijote » class the goal is for Spanish-speaking students to develop communication skills (oral and written communication, reading skills, learning vocabulary, spelling and grammar) in the Spanish Language while having fun and developing creativity.
Chess - Cercle d’Echec “Philidor”
A chess class that will teach the beginners the basics of the game and will help the intermediate ones to improve their technical skills. The focus will be on learning while having fun!
Chess origins go back more than 2000 years. Even of your child does not know this game or if he/she has only notions and is motivated to get involved in this fascinating brain sport, do not hesitate to register him/her.
Science Club - only for G5
Sciences activities designed to capture student’s imagination and to spark a love of hands-on practical science.
Wednesday
OTR BASKETBALL
Official Basketball Team of the OTR School.
Students will train once a week indoors or outdoors according to the weather and will participate in various competitions throughout the year.
Thursday
Beyond Japanese
The students will discover Japanese culture, both modern and traditional, for example, origami, calligraphy, anime, tea ceremony, etc. There will be manual activities, songs, games, and cuisine as well as introduction to the language, arts, and traditional events.
Luxembourgish
During this class, the students will be able to get to know to Luxembourgish language and the basic grammar. They will learn how to make simple sentences in Luxembourgish and will have a general understanding of this tongue.
The LOFT SCHOOL TOURNAMENT
This club is aimed at G5 and secondary students (boys or girls) who love to play football and who want to compete with teams from other international schools in Luxembourg.
Friday
Theatre
During this class the student will work on:
- Body expression
- Concentration
- Group dynamics or respect and listening to its partners
- The space, preparation for the stage
- The discovery of emotions
- Voice, breathing, relaxation
- The character
- The game
The students will discover the theatre, stimulate the imagination, create and invent characters and short stories, develop memory and self-confidence, learn to express themselves in front of an audience. Theatrical performance at the end of the school year.
Cooking
A class that will help the children to channel their inner chef! The kids will learn how to make entire recipes on their own with confidence and fun!
Do you wish to enroll or to have more information ? Write to afternoon@otrschool.lu !