After School D&D Clubs: Detailed Info

The Fourth Place offers weekly After School D&D Clubs for middle school students!

D&D Club Includes:

  • Two hours of supervised, structured play once per week (more in Summer)
  • Learning to play Dungeons & Dragons (5th Edition), Daggerheart, or another RPG chosen by each group, including a new system running for at least one Wednesday group
  • A shared story experience appropriate for middle-school-aged children
  • Narratives and situations designed to encourage and reward collaboration, cooperation, and group problem-solving
  • Game and story run by an experienced storyteller
  • Access to all materials needed to play
  • A fun time pretending to be knights, wizards, and so forth together!
  • A safe and fun space after school, available every day with included After School Membership

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Details for Winter 2026 Season:

  • Registration due by Monday January 12 
  • Winter Season will run January 13 through April 17
  • Just $49 per week standard price
  • $33 per week for Members
  • Student Membership included (now with +1)
Questions & Feedback: Please email ian@thefourthplaceforgeeks.com or call 617-917-4261
 

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Registration Process:

Registration for each season begins a few weeks before the start of the season, with both a quick renewal and a detailed registration form made available. The registration
form allows you to confirm your kid's availability and preferences and provide key details, and confirm your registration.

Once each family has registered, they receive confirmation of which session their kid will be in, followed by a link to pay for the season, typically via monthly payments.

There are a limited number of seats available for each session and each season. Spaces are reserved on a first-come, first-serve basis based on when you submit each season's registration form. Kids already in the program have first priority to remain in the same group. Each program's registration form is sent first to current members of the program, our paid members, and those who complete our Youth Programs interest survey.

For parents who renew early for each season, we offer a renewal discount. We also offer discounts for our paid Members, so they don't pay for the included membership twice.


Weekly Schedule (After School):

  • Typical sessions are at 3:30 pm, or 2:30 pm on Wednesdays
  • Additional times are now available starting as late as 4:30 pm
  • Each sign-up is for one day per week at the same time, with the same storyteller and players. (You may purchase multiple sessions.)
  • Additional times and days may be offered based on demand on Registration forms
  • Kids can stay later with the included After School Membership, with full access to everything until 6:00 pm and welcome to stay until we close at 11:00 pm

Seasonal Schedule:

We run our Youth Programs based on the schedule at Hanover's Richmond Middle School, to suit the majority of kids, but with changes to suit kids from other schools and situations.

  • Fall Season : Early October through the week before Winter Vacation
  • Winter Season: One week after Winter Vacation through the week before April Break
  • Spring Season: The week after April Break through the last full week of School
  • Summer Camp: The first full week through the last full week of Summer Vacation, available week-by-week
 

More on Scheduling:

  • Scheduled day includes two hours of supervised RPG play with experienced Game Master (storyteller) and students can stay after until convenient for them to go home
  • Program breaks for major school holidays and vacations: Thanksgiving week, Winter Vacation
  • Program continues, but sessions are designed to be skippable, on other school closures (teacher in-service days, February break, April break, and snow days when safe for everyone)

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Expected Attendance:

  • Each Season is designed to support multiple groups of four to six kids per group, currently five total groups per week
  • Students can miss sessions as needed, but the price is for the full season
  • Because each game is an ongoing story, missing more than two sessions, or leaving early for multiple sessions is a negative experience for the kids.
  • We ask that you only sign up if your student will be available to play the full length of the session, with at most two exceptions per season (not counting school closures)
  • Summer sessions are more flexible, structured so kids can miss sessions without disrupting their or others' experience

Additional Benefits & Access:

  • Program includes Youth Membership (with +1) to The Fourth Place, for length the Season, a $50 value per month.
  • For students with paid Memberships to The Fourth Place (in the name of the student, or a Family Membership in the name of a parent/guardian, discount ensures you don't pay twice for membership
  • Membership benefits are good until 6:00 pm daily (including weekends), and students are welcome to stay after 6:00 pm for free events and activities
  • We usually open at 2:00 pm Wednesday through Friday, and at 11:00 am Saturday and Sunday
  • We usually close at 10:00 pm (or later) each day, except Friday and Saturday, when we are open until 11:00 pm (or later)
  • Summers Hours: Monday and Tuesday 2:00 pm to 10:00 pm, Wednesday through Sunday 11:00 am to 11:00 pm
  • Member benefits include shared access to tabletop game library, premium game tables, video game consoles, arcade games, and table space for studying (with free wi-fi) plus discounts
  • Limited supervision in a safe and entertaining space, outside of weekly RPG session
 

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Financial Assistance: We want our programs to be accessible for as many people as possible, and for the Place to be for everyone, not just everyone with a lot of money.  Families seeking financial assistance should start by speaking with Liz Powers (Richmond Middle School) or another guidance counselor. This will help anonymize and standardize a needs-based process. If you still need assistance after those options, or don't mind working with us directly, please email ian@thefourthplacehanover.com and we will work something out.