Empow Studios online virtual STEM classes feature live instructors, small classes, and award-winning programs. Offerings include digital animation, 3-D sculpting, coding in Scratch and Python, and more.
A morning program for children ages 6 months to 2.5 years is being offered in person three days a week, but limited to 12 families, with mask and social distancing policies in place.
Goldfish Swim School offers year-round indoor swim classes and programs for children 4 months and up in its heated pools. Children are given health checks before lessons and must wear masks in facility but not in pool.
Join Hill House's staff of beloved counselors for a summer full of games, crafts, stories, songs, age-appropriate athletics, and outdoor fun. Kiddie Kamp at Hill House is the perfect combination of new and exciting experiences and a safe, familiar environment.
Children as young as three months old can learn to swim with Lenny Krayzelburg Swim Academy, a program that focuses on swimming fundamentals and water safety. Children progress through the program at their own pace and can take lessons year-round. Progress is captured in personal swimming journals complete with fun exercises and positive reinforcement. LKSA also offers parent-tot classes that teach the basics of swimming and safety through songs and games.
LINX dance programs are for kids ages 3 to 12th grade, and will be held outside this fall, along with multi-sport and fitness programs.
Year-round art- and design-oriented weekly classes are offered for kids ages 18 months to 10 years old. Drop-ins are welcome with advance notice if space allows. Temperature checks and masks will be enforced and class sizes limited.
Powers Music School provides children with a high-quality music education that helps reinforce confidence, dedication, and character. The school believes strongly that music is a crucial part of growth and development. Its early childhood music department builds the foundation for a lifetime of music and art appreciation.
The Umbrella offers a wide range of arts-focused classes for children ages 1 to 14 taught by professional artists and art educators. Choose from preschool art, digital animation, sewing, glass fusing, Bollywood dance, woodworking, and so much more.
Warrior Ice Arena, the Boston Bruins official training and practice, offers public skate, public hockey, and freestyle programs all year round, plus many camps and clinics for youth and adult hockey players.
WCMS provides accessible music education programs to all through group classes and private lessons. This fall, toddlers can enjoy a virtual Dalcroze-inspired music and movement class, 5-year-olds can play with percussion, and kids in grades 1-2 can take group keyboard lessons!
Acera's high-engagement virtual courses provide kids ages 4-11 with hands-on, inquiry-driven learning. Subjects include programming and game building, science and engineering, filmmaking and stop-motion animation, songwriting, theater, dance, and much more.
Through music and movement, the program provides services for children diagnosed with autism, NVLD, and social anxiety, using a DIR Floortime approach.
Beginner kids martial arts classes start up in September and focus on building confidence, balance, and strength.
Learn how to kayak, paddleboard, and sail. During camp, children have the option to showcase their accomplishment and earn achievement awards.
Designed for athletes 13 and up who are competing at national and international levels. Their goals may include: winning a national championship, competing for an NCAA college, or competing on a U.S. national team.
Children learn coordination and confidence through floor and balance beam gymnastics; toddlers as young as 18 months learn motor skills in a safe, creative setting.
Breathe and Play Every Day is a new family yoga studio in East Milton Square. Its mission is to provide a sanctuary for children and families to learn and embrace who they are—body, brain, and heart—and to build a community of compassion, encouragement, and support. Offerings include playgroups; classes for babies, kids, and teens; family classes; adult classes where children are welcome to come and play; prenatal yoga; private and group sessions by appointment; and more.
Brookline Music School is a private, nonprofit community school for the arts. Founded in 1924, it is the oldest and largest cultural institution in Brookline. Offering comprehensive music instruction to people of all ages and abilities, Brookline Music School serves the community by teaching in multiple locations, offering tuition assistance, and sponsoring a full schedule of concerts and public performances throughout the year.
Kids learn skills needed to develop into successful tennis players, including etiquette and general knowledge of tennis, and work on refining all of the basic shots: forehand, backhand, serve, and volley.
Group or private lessons are available in 60-minute or 90-minute programs, depending on interest. Students are arranged by ability level and require registration ahead of time.
