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After school (34)
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Beehive at Bok
Play-based aftercare in the Bok building Aftercare Picks up from Nebinger, Coppin, Vare-Washington, Kirkbride and SouthwarkEast PassyunkGrades PK to 3Butcher’s Sew Shop Junior
Sewing classes in Bella Vista Art & making Picks up from Nebinger, Meredith, Coppin, McCall and Southwark Near Columbus CharterBella VistaGrades K to 8Christian Street YMCA
The Y on Christian Street: before and after school care for kindergarten to 6th grade, an indoor pool and gym, and full-day care on school holidays AftercareAll-round day campSports & movement Picks up from StantonGraduate HospitalGrades K to 6CoCo Academy
STEAM makerspace: 3D printing, laser cutting, robotics, circuits and design software STEM Picks up from Nebinger, Meredith, Coppin, Vare-Washington, Stanton, McCall and Columbus CharterBella Vista and Queen VillageGrades K to 5Columbus Square Recreation Center
City rec center after-school program Rec centersAftercare Picks up from Coppin Near Kirkbride and Columbus CharterPassyunk SquareGrades 1 to 6Dandelion After School
Play-based aftercare from The Dandelion Project, built around social-emotional learning Aftercare Picks up from Coppin, Vare-Washington, Kirkbride and Southwark Near NebingerPassyunk SquareGrades not publishedEast Passyunk Community Center
City rec center that Southwark names for after-school pickup Rec centersAftercare Picks up from SouthwarkEast PassyunkGrades 1 to 6Extended Day, Extended Year at Vare-Washington
Free before and after school care in the school building, part of the City’s Extended Day, Extended Year program Aftercare Runs at Vare-WashingtonPennsport and Dickinson NarrowsGrades not publishedFleisher Art Memorial
Free drop-in Teen Lounge and weekday art classes for older students Art & making Near Nebinger, Meredith, Coppin, Vare-Washington, McCall and KirkbrideBella VistaGrades 6 to 8Free Library LEAP
Free drop-in homework help, literacy and STEAM activities Reading & homeworkSTEM Near Nebinger, Meredith, Vare-Washington, Kirkbride and Columbus CharterBella VistaGrades K to 8Girls on the Run
Running and life-skills team that finishes with a 5K Sports & movement Runs at Nebinger, McCall and KirkbrideQueen Village, Bella Vista, Society Hill, Washington Square West, Passyunk Square and Dickinson NarrowsGrades 3 to 8Hawthorne Cultural Center
City rec center after-school program Rec centersAftercare Picks up from Coppin Near Nebinger and Columbus CharterHawthorneGrades 1 to 6Imagine That Philly
Morning care and after-school care run inside the school building Aftercare Runs at Nebinger and CoppinQueen Village, Bella Vista and Passyunk SquareGrades not publishedKids on 12th
Aftercare with art, gym play, games and homework help Aftercare Picks up from Coppin and McCallWashington Square WestGrades K to 5Makom Community
Jewish afterschool enrichment and care Aftercare Picks up from Coppin, Vare-Washington and Stanton Near NebingerPassyunk Square and Graduate HospitalGrades K to 8Mighty Writers El Futuro
Free daily after-school writing academy. Bilingual English and Spanish. Reading & homework Near Nebinger, Meredith, Coppin, Vare-Washington, Kirkbride and Columbus CharterBella VistaGrades 3 to 8Mister John’s Music
Group piano, guitar, ukulele, percussion and choir, with optional aftercare around the class Music Picks up from Nebinger, Meredith, Coppin, Vare-Washington, Stanton, McCall and Columbus CharterBella VistaGrades K to 5MoveMakers Philly
Dance and movement classes, with homework time and snack Sports & movement Picks up from Nebinger, Meredith and McCallWashington Square WestGrades not publishedMusic Theatre Philly
Musical theater, acting, voice and dance classes that end in a showcase TheaterMusicSports & movement Near McCallWashington Square WestGrades 1 to 8Old Pine Community Center
Traditional aftercare: homework help, snack, gym and recreation Aftercare Picks up from Nebinger, Meredith and McCallSociety HillGrades K to 5Palumbo Recreation Center
City-subsidized, staff-led afterschool program Rec centersAftercare Near Nebinger, Meredith and Columbus CharterBella VistaGrades K to 6Philly Art Center, Queen Village
Studio art after school. Choose 1–5 days a week, by season. Art & making Picks up from Nebinger, Meredith, Coppin, Vare-Washington, McCall and SouthwarkQueen VillageGrades PK to 6Philly InMovement: MOVE After School
Gymnastics and movement. Pickup, a one-hour class and aftercare. Sports & movementAftercare Picks up from Nebinger, Meredith, Coppin, McCall, Kirkbride and SouthwarkQueen Village and East PassyunkGrades K to 4Queen & Rook Game Cafe
Board games, trading card games and role-playing games Games Picks up from Nebinger, Meredith, Vare-Washington and McCallQueen VillageGrades 1 to 8Settlement Music School: Kaleidoscope Plus
Music, theater and visual art classes every day, with homework help and snack MusicArt & makingAftercareTheater Picks up from Nebinger, Meredith and McCallQueen VillageGrades PK to 3Shot Tower Recreation Center
City rec center after-school program: homework help, gym and activities Rec centersAftercare Near Nebinger, Meredith and Vare-WashingtonQueen VillageGrades K to 6Skilladelphia
After-school basketball and lacrosse clinics for girls and non-binary players ages 6–14, Monday to Thursday, with pickup from Meredith, McCall and Nebinger Sports & movement Picks up from Nebinger, Meredith and McCallSociety HillGrades 1 to 8Starr Garden Recreation Center
City rec center after-school program Rec centersAftercare Near Nebinger, Meredith, McCall and Columbus CharterSociety HillGrades K to 5Sunrise of Philadelphia at Kirkbride
Free after-school program in the school building: art, STEM, literacy and homework help Aftercare Runs at KirkbridePassyunk Square and Dickinson NarrowsGrades K to 8Sunrise of Philadelphia at McCall
Free before and after school program in the school building: art, STEAM, music and organized sports Aftercare Runs at McCallSociety Hill and Washington Square WestGrades K to 8Sunrise of Philadelphia at Southwark
Free before and after school care in the school building, at one of the City’s Extended Day, Extended Year schools Aftercare Runs at SouthwarkEast PassyunkGrades K to 8Sunrise of Philadelphia at Stanton
Free before and after school program in the school building: art, STEM, literacy, homework help and social-emotional learning Aftercare Runs at StantonGraduate HospitalGrades K to 8The Philadelphia Dance Academy
Ballet-centred dance classes for ages 2 through the teens in Old City Sports & movement Near McCallOld CityGrades PK to 8Zhang Sah
Martial arts class daily, plus snack, homework time, clubs and outdoor play Sports & movementAftercare Picks up from Nebinger, Meredith, Coppin, Vare-Washington and McCall Near Columbus CharterQueen VillageGrades K to 8Weekend classes (32)
Weekend classes go by where they are. Any child can sign up, whichever school they go to.
Arden Drama School
Arden Theatre’s school: full-day theater camps on days off, and Saturday classes Theater SaturdaysOld CityBlue Chip Flag football, South Philadelphia
A Sunday no-contact flag football league for ages 3 to 17 on the fields at South 10th Street, with a fall and a spring season Sports & movement SundaysPacker ParkEquilibrium Dance Academy
A dance studio on South Broad with ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop and acro from age 3, including Saturday classes Sports & movement SaturdaysNewboldFitness Alive: swim lessons in South Philly
Swim lessons for ages 3 and up in the pool at 714 Reed Street, on weekends and weekdays Sports & movement SaturdaysSundaysPassyunk SquareFleisher Art Memorial
Young Artists Program classes for ages 5 to 18 meet mainly on Saturdays: drawing and painting, mixed media and sculpture for grades K–5, and other classes for grades 6–12. Art & making SaturdaysBella VistaFlips 4 Kidz
Gymnastics for ages 4 to 12 inside East Passyunk Community Center, with three Saturday classes Sports & movement SaturdaysEast PassyunkKoresh School of Dance
A Saturday morning pre-ballet class for ages 4 to 6 near Rittenhouse Square Sports & movement SaturdaysRittenhouseKumon Math & Reading Center of South Philadelphia
Kumon’s worksheet-based math and reading program on South Broad, with Saturday morning sessions Reading & homework SaturdaysSouth PhiladelphiaMacGuffin Theatre & Film Company
Saturday theatre classes by age group near Rittenhouse Square Theater SaturdaysRittenhouseMADE Institute: Sunday Sewing
Sunday sewing classes for kids and teens at a West Philly sewing school Art & making SundaysWest PhiladelphiaMister John’s Music
Group piano and guitar classes meet on Saturdays, about 9:30 am to 1:45 pm, and percussion and piano groups on Sundays, about 10 am to 2:30 pm, for roughly ages 4 to 10. Music SaturdaysSundaysBella VistaMoore Young Artists Workshop
Three-hour Saturday studio courses for grades 6–12 at Moore College of Art & Design Art & making SaturdaysLogan SquareMoveMakers Philly
Saturday hip hop and breaking classes run 10:15 am to 1 pm at 2100 Chestnut St. Hip hop (K–2nd, and 8 and up) and martial arts and parkour (8 and up) run 10 to 11:30 am at 812 Chestnut St. Sports & movement SaturdaysWashington Square WestMusic Theatre Philly
Grades 1–4: Musical Theatre on Saturdays at 9 am, and Tap, Group Voice and the Finding Nemo Kids musical on Sunday mornings. Grades 5–8: Tap, High School Musical Jr. and Advanced Group Voice on Saturdays, 9 am to 1 pm. TheaterMusicSports & movement SaturdaysSundaysWashington Square WestPAFA Saturday Studio Art
Saturday morning drawing classes for middle schoolers at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Art & making SaturdaysCenter CityPenn Ice Rink
Sunday learn-to-skate group lessons from age 5 at the University of Pennsylvania’s rink Sports & movement SundaysUniversity CityPennsport School of Dance
A neighborhood dance school on South 3rd Street: tap, jazz, ballet, hip hop, modern and gymnastics from age 3, with Saturday classes for the youngest Sports & movement SaturdaysWhitmanPhiladelphia Martial Arts Academy
Karate for ages 4 to 12 on Jackson Street, with Saturday morning classes Sports & movement SaturdaysWhitmanPhiladelphia Museum of Art: Art Kids Classes
Weekly Saturday art classes by age group in the museum’s classrooms Art & making SaturdaysFairmountPhiladelphia’s Magic Gardens: Family Jams
Drop-in family art-making at the mosaic museum on South Street, on the second Sunday of each month Art & making SundaysBella VistaPhilly InMovement: MOVE After School
School-age gymnastics, tumbling and aerials classes for kindergarten and up meet on Saturdays at the Queen Village and Bok gyms, roughly 10 am to 1:45 pm. Sports & movementAftercare SaturdaysQueen Village and East PassyunkPhilly PACK
A theatre and dance school for kids at Federal and Moyamensing: creative movement on Saturdays for ages 3–5, and K–8 classes on weekday afternoons TheaterSports & movement SaturdaysPennsportRizzo Rink
The city’s indoor ice rink on Front Street in Pennsport: free public skating on Sunday afternoons in season, and skating lessons Sports & movementRec centers SundaysPennsportSchool of Philadelphia Ballet
Saturday and Sunday ballet classes for ages 3 to 7, with no audition Sports & movement SaturdaysSundaysCenter CitySkilladelphia
Fall Sundays with Coach Val at Old Pine: Bitty Ballers (ages 6–9) at 3:30, All Ballers (6–14) at 5, Super Hoopers (9–14) at 6:30, September through October. Clinics are 85 minutes, with 25 minutes of open shootaround. Sports & movement SundaysSociety HillStarfinder: Saturday soccer
Low-cost Saturday soccer for ages 6 to 14 on an indoor field in Manayunk Sports & movement SaturdaysManayunkTemple Music Prep: Community Music Scholars
Low-cost Saturday morning instrument lessons, theory and ensembles at Temple University Music SaturdaysNorth PhiladelphiaThe Franklin Institute: PACTS
A free Saturday science program for grades 6 to 8 at the Franklin Institute STEM SaturdaysLogan SquareThe Rock School for Dance Education
Saturday pre-ballet for ages 3 to 6 at the ballet school on South Broad Street Sports & movement SaturdaysSouth PhiladelphiaWalnut Street Theatre School
Saturday acting and musical theatre classes for kids and teens at the Walnut Street Theatre Theater SaturdaysWashington Square WestWissahickon Skating Club
Saturday group skating lessons and Sunday learn-to-play hockey at a Chestnut Hill rink Sports & movement SaturdaysSundaysChestnut HillZAZZ
Short Saturday and Sunday dance series for ages 4 to 6 in Center City Sports & movement SaturdaysSundaysRittenhouseDay camps run on dates, not weekdays, and summer camps by the week: day-camp programs · summer camps.