For schools, community schools & youth programs
After-school movement and dance
that ends with every child on stage.
ENIGMEL designs and runs structured movement and dance enrichment for elementary and middle schools, community schools, and out-of-school-time programs. Bilingual instruction in English and Spanish. All equipment supplied. Sessions follow a fixed arc — community circle, warm-up, skill block, reflection — and each term ends with a performance every student takes part in. ENIGMEL has served as a contracted movement and enrichment provider for Prince George's County Public Schools.
Track record
One completed district contract.
Told exactly as it happened.
From September 2025 through June 2026, under a consultant agreement with Prince George's County Public Schools, ENIGMEL designed and delivered the Movement & Community Enrichment Program for elementary students at Langley Park–McCormick Elementary School in Hyattsville, Maryland. Twice-weekly after-school sessions, in multi-week blocks, each building toward a student showcase for school staff. Dance skills alongside body awareness, personal space, self-esteem, and healthy-habit building. Bilingual instruction, with parent communication and consent forms in Spanish and English. All equipment, props, program shirts, snacks, and attendance reporting supplied by ENIGMEL. The contract term ended June 30, 2026.
Each block closed with a routine the students built together, piece by piece, and performed for school staff. Every child took part — including the ones who hung back in week one. For many of them it was the first time they had stood up and performed anything.
The full engagement is on the Our Work page. References available on request.
Programs
Three pillars. One session arc.
Strength & Movement Circuits
Age-appropriate bodyweight training plus relays, obstacle courses, and team challenges that reward effort over ability — and give students a natural way to work together.
Bodyweight strength & conditioning
Relays, obstacle courses & team games
Coordination, balance & agility
Physical-wellness goals your school already tracks
Movement through Dance
Dance sessions that build physical literacy, brain–body connection, and appreciation for a range of cultures — each block leading to a performance.
Technique, choreography, showcase
Bilingual instruction, English & Spanish
Body awareness, personal space & consent
Culminating performance every term
Power Circles & Reflection
Guided group reflection that opens and closes every session — students name frustrations, celebrate effort, express themselves, and shout out peers. Belonging, built into the schedule.
Community circle to open
Cool-down & reflection to close
Predictable arc every session
Homework help, available as an add-on
Start with your students, not our list
Three pillars are a starting vocabulary.
Your school's sweet spot is the work.
Every school's sweet spot is different. In Langley Park it was a dance block with bilingual cues and a showcase for staff on the last day. In another building it's a sports-focused block with a workout every session, or a movement-and-reflection block for a grade that needs to decompress before homework. Your school's needs already say a lot about which one it is; the demo session says the rest.
So don't pick from a menu. Tell us about your students, your space, your schedule, and what your program needs to show. We'll co-create the block with your coordinator, run a demo session, and build it around what your students actually showed up for.
Included in every school program
All equipment & materials
Exercise bands, props, and program materials — supplied, transported, and sanitized by ENIGMEL at no additional cost. Program shirts and a healthy snack each session are available.
Trained instructors & backup coverage
Instructors trained on the ENIGMEL session structure, with staffing coordination and contingency coverage so a session never falls through.
Flexible terms
4-, 6-, 8-, or 16-week blocks; once or twice a week; before-school, after-school, or in-school residency; sized to a single grade or a whole program. Homework help can be added to any session.
Family communication & reporting
Consent forms and parent communication in English and Spanish, attendance tracking, and reporting mapped to your program's data system.
Only about one child in five gets an hour of real movement a day, and homework still has to get done — the after-school block is where a school can do both, if someone reliable runs it. That's what we bring into your building: movement that ends with every child performing, and homework help when you want it.
19.5%
of U.S. children ages 6–17 get 60 minutes of physical activity every day
19 of 19
studies of after-school and extracurricular physical activity found a positive link to academic performance
22.6 million
U.S. children aren't in an after-school program but would be, their parents say, if one were available
Sources: National Survey of Children's Health, 2022–2023 (HRSA Maternal and Child Health Bureau, via the Data Resource Center); CDC, The Association Between School-Based Physical Activity, Including Physical Education, and Academic Performance, 2010; Afterschool Alliance, America After 3PM, 2025 (survey of 30,515 parents).
For procurement
Commercial general liability and professional liability insurance carried by ENIGMEL, LLC; certificates of insurance, including additional-insured certificates, provided on request
Instructors working with students complete fingerprint-based background checks and child-protective-services clearance as the district requires, before their first session
Mandatory-reporter and required safety training completed as directed by the school system
Every instructor selected, trained on the ENIGMEL session structure, and supervised by the founder
W-9, certificate of insurance, and vendor documentation ready; experienced with district consultant agreements and purchase orders
Why communities trust us
ENIGMEL has served as a contracted movement and enrichment provider for Prince George's County Public Schools — with the same consistency and care we bring to every community we serve.