After School Program Crawford Elementary offers an exciting After School Program, with a variety of activities which supplement the educational process. Examples of activities offered include the Art Club, Culture Club, Chess Club, and Wrestling. These programs are designed to promote the development of individual talent and creativity while providing a maximum amount of fun. The goals of the program are to encourage and recognize students who enjoy reading, to broaden reading interests, to increase reading comprehension, and to promote academic excellence. Preselected lists of fifteen books are chosen for students in each grade level.
Students begin by reading the titles and writing five questions for each book.
In mid-October participants begin meeting three times a week, practicing the answering of questions and discussing the books. Students are asked ten questions about the books, and all answers are comprised of the titles and authors of the books. The students with the four highest scores in each grade make up the Crawford Battle Teams. These students travel to Fairbanks in February and compete at the district level. District winners compete via teleconference at the state level.