School Life

Auxiliary Programs

Bayside Academy is proud to offer a robust selection of educational and enrichment activities during the school day and outside of school hours. These various opportunities complement our curriculum and provide exceptional experiences for our students. Register here.

Questions? Contact Marilee Propst at mpropst@baysideacademy.org.

Marilee Propst, Director of Auxiliary Programs

Bayside offers a wide variety of programs designed to enrich the lives of our students beyond the classroom. Activities are available to encourage students to explore their interests and talents in the fields of art, music, STEM, and drama in addition to sessions that engage the students in activities to help build healthy bodies and establish healthy habits.

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Extended Day

Extended Day begins at dismissal time and is open until 5:30 p.m.

We offer two levels of participation:
Full-Time Service: $2500.00 per year, per child
Drop-In Service: $30.00 per day, per child

For more detailed information on Bayside's Extended Day program, please visit CampBrain.
Enrichment Classes

Dance Classes with Zoe Lombard-Todd (PK3–3rd Grade)
Ballet (PK3–3rd grade) and jazz (Grades 2 & 3) are once again offered with Ms. Zoe, who has been teaching dance at Mobile Ballet for more than 25 years and at Bayside for more than 20 years; additionally, she is the owner and director of Creative Outlet Dance Academy in downtown Fairhope. Click on the registration link to view specific information for each class offering. Register now.

Piano Lessons with Amy Morgan (Grades 2–12)
Private piano lessons with Mrs. Morgan are being scheduled for students who participated in her program during the 2024–25 school year, but Mrs. Morgan will not be able to schedule new students at this time.

If you are interested in private music lessons outside of school hours, please contact the following local music services who will help direct you to available music teachers in our area:
The Studio in Daphne - 251.616.0828
Bay Music in Fairhope - 251.517.7636

Second Quarter Admiral Afternoons Offerings

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Girls Bible Study

Girls will join parents Jordan Pilot and Pamela Hollon for fun and fellowship together as they have a snack, a craft, and participate in Bible lessons which will enrich their spiritual development. Register now.
Who: Girls in Grades 2–4
When: 3:00–4:00 p.m. on Tuesdays, September 9–December 9
Where: Lower School classroom
Cost: $15
Puppetry for Performance

This session is for students who have had an introduction to puppetry and who are interested in performing for a young audience. At the end of the session, we will partner with ES and LS classes to perform our shows for them! Register now.
Who: Grades 6–8
When: 3:10–4:50 p.m. on Tuesdays, November 4–December 16 (first meeting on Wednesday, October 29)
Where: Pilot Center MS drama classroom
Cost: $165

Driver Education

Instructors: Mark Lasseter and Sam Leffard

We are pleased to offer a Driver Education class this winter for students who are 15 years old and have a driver permit. Registration details are located in the "2025-26 Admiral Afternoons/Enrichment" section of CampBrain.

For Bayside students, a half-credit for Driver Education will be earned and placed on the student’s transcript. The course is open to non-Bayside students as well, so please share the information with any interested friends.

Students must have some experience driving under supervision before taking this course as this is a defensive driving class and is not designed to actually teach them how to drive from the beginning. If your child is a novice and does not know how to drive, please reach out to us directly.

The program does not fall under the State of Alabama DMV gold card program. All students will have to actually go to the DMV to take their driving test in order to get their driving license.

Class runs for one week (Sunday, December 28 through Thursday, January 1).

Students will meet in a classroom at Bayside on Sunday, December 28, from 1:00–5:30 p.m. Students are welcome to bring a drink and snacks if they would like.
Driving days (Monday through Thursday) will begin at the Bayside Academy Sports Complex on Highway 64 and will have driving time as required by the course. We will do our best to accommodate students as much as possible for the time that they drive each day.
On Monday, students will take a written exam, and on Thursday, they will take the driving exam.

During the week, students will have 2 ½ hours of written homework.
Session dates: Sunday, December 28–Thursday, January 1

If you have any questions, please contact Coach Lasseter at mlasseter@baysideacademy.org or (251) 338-6413. Space is limited, so we encourage you to register soon. Payment is due at the time of registration.

Register here.