The Sparks students gather in the cafeteria to start their afternoon with a snack. Attendance is taken, announcements are made, and students' agendas are checked by after-school staff. Teachers are in their classrooms and available if there are any questions about homework assignments.
Students break into small groups and move to classrooms for homework help.
At Sparks, students do homework with their friends or with their teachers. Others who are motivated to finish move on to the library. The rest go to enrichment activities. A computer lab offers math games. A senior from a neighboring high school introduces different math games, in German.