Lower School - Additional Programs
 Before Care and Extended Day Program
The School offers a faculty- supervised extended day program for Lower School (PreK - 6) students weekdays from 7:00 a.m. - 8:15 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Our extended day program is held around the corner from the school at the Riverfront YMCA. It is an exclusive program for Doane students that includes weekly swimming lessons, free swim and the best possible combination of Doane/YMCA after school programming. Transportation from Doane to the YMCA is provided free of charge. The monthly fee varies depending on the number of days per week your child participates.
Private Music Instruction Program
Private Music Instruction is offered to all students, PreK-12th grade.
Interscholastic Sports (6th grade through 8th grades)
Coed Soccer - Girls’ Middle School Basketball - Boys’ Middle School Basketball - Girls' Softball
Assemblies and Special Events
A sampling of Lower School assemblies and special events include the Annual Math, Science and Engineering Fair, International Language Day, Burlington Fire Department Fire Safety Presentation, Peppermint Puppeteers Recycling Presentation, Mad Science of W. New Jersey Presentation, Dream Flag Project, Battle of the Books, National Geographic Geography Bee, Scholastic Book Fair, author visits, Collaborative Class Published Books, Holiday Events (including Halloween Parade, Family Thanksgiving Lunch, Christmas Literature Drama Presentation, Easter Egg Hunt), and, of course, participation in all the wonderful Doane Academy traditions.
Field trips
Lower School students participate in a variety of field trips during the school year. Some are planned by the specialists in the areas of the arts, such as concerts at the Kimmel Center or programs at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Others are planned to enhance classroom lessons and often include “hands-on” opportunities where students are able to experience first-hand what they have learned about through their studies in the classroom. Our older students may participate in outdoor experiences where they are challenged to go “beyond their comfort zone” as they visit destinations such as Camp Ockanickon, Crystal Cave, Franklin Mines, or go on an ocean adventure to study marine life.
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