Beyond the Bell
Clubs, Activities, Sports, and Field Trips at Your School
Tacoma Public Schools and community partners have come together to offer Beyond the Bell activities for students in grades K-5 and Club B activities for students in grades 6-8. Login to your Compass: TPS Family App account and visit the activities page to see what options are available at your student's school.
When you register for Beyond the Bell, you will see three payment options per session. Please select the best option based on your family’s current need.
Beyond the Bell activities run at all of Tacoma’s elementary schools from the end of the school day to 5:45 p.m., Monday-Friday.
Current Session
Session 1:
- Registration: Staggered registration from Aug. 26 - Sept. 11
- See registration schedule here
- Session 1 activities held: Sept. 23 - Nov. 15
Session 2:
- Registration opens: November 4-November 20, 2024
- Session 2 activities held: December 2, 2024-February 7, 2025
Session 3:
- Registration opens: TBD
- Session 3 activities held: February 14-April 4, 2025
Session 4:
- Registration opens: TBD
- Session 4 activities held: April 21-June 13, 2025
Login to Compass: TPS Family App to register
View program schedules for your school on the Metro Parks Website
These experiences are available thanks to our community partners, including Tacoma Creates, private philanthropy, City of Tacoma, Pierce County, Greentrike, Metro Parks Tacoma, Tacoma Public Schools and individual donors.