After-School Classes & Enrichment

After-school enrichment classes for kids in Greater Boston Massachusetts

GOkidOZ lists 100+ after-school and weekly enrichment programs for Boston-area kids across five categories: Academics, STEM & Maker, Arts & Music, Sports, and Special Needs support. Programs serve children from toddler through high school in Newton, Wellesley, Natick, Needham, Framingham, Waltham, Brookline, Cambridge, Arlington, Lexington, Burlington, Dedham, Norwood, Quincy, Boston and 30+ more Greater Boston towns.

Academics after-school programs Greater Boston

Math tutoring: Mathnasium, Kumon, tutors by town (see GOkidOZ math directory with 17 town pages). English enrichment. Writing workshops. Chess clubs and lessons including TKA in Natick. Language classes (Spanish, French, Mandarin, Hebrew, Russian, Arabic). Test prep and homework help.

STEM and Maker after-school programs Greater Boston

Coding and robotics: dedicated page with 20+ providers including Code Ninjas, iD Tech, Coding with Kids, and local studios (see GOkidOZ Coding & Robotics directory). LEGO Robotics at TKA Natick. 3D Printing and CAD programs (see GOkidOZ 3D Printing directory). Science Lab Parties in Needham. Engineering and maker classes.

Arts and Music after-school programs Greater Boston

Writing and publishing: Young Author Lab (Fall Mondays). Sewing and fashion design: Hipstitch after-school sewing classes at Newton (1276 Washington St), Wellesley (20 Church St), Brookline (194 Washington St), Arlington (4 Medford St). Junior Fashion Design ages 7-11. Parent & Child sewing. Music lessons: instruments, theory, performance. Dance: see GOkidOZ dance directory with 55+ studios. Visual arts studios. Film and video production: WestfordCAT Film Lab in Westford grades 6-8 summer. Performing arts: Winthrop School of Performing Arts.

Sports after-school programs Greater Boston

Team sports: soccer, basketball, baseball, lacrosse, field hockey through town recreation departments and travel leagues. Individual sports: tennis lessons (see GOkidOZ tennis directory with 21 town pages), swimming lessons (see GOkidOZ swimming directory), martial arts (see GOkidOZ martial arts directory), ski lessons (Wachusett, Nashoba Valley, Blue Hills, Loon, Sunapee), gymnastics (see GOkidOZ gymnastics directory). ABL Fitness adaptive sports in Wellesley. Sports performance training at Flight Performance Fitness in Waltham.

Special needs after-school support Greater Boston

Dyslexia and reading: Commonwealth Learning Center Needham, Carroll School Lincoln (outreach), Lindamood-Bell Newton, The Learning Club Newton (Wilson O-G certified), Boston Dyslexia (north of Boston), Children's Dyslexia Centers (free), Landmark School outreach. ADHD and executive function: Engaging Minds Natick, Prepped & Polished (4 locations), Brain Balance (Norwell + Westborough), Fusion Academy Newton, Child Mind Institute (telehealth). ASD social skills: AANE Watertown, MGH ASPIRE Lexington (ages 6-adult), Beacon ABA (in-home + clinic), Be Successfully Social (Pepperell). Occupational therapy: Newton OT Associates. Neuropsych evaluations: NESCA Newton. Adaptive sports: ABL Fitness Wellesley, InstaSwim (in-home adaptive lessons), Boston Miracle Sport, Special Olympics MA. Blind/low vision: Perkins School outreach Watertown. Speech therapy: Playful Speech Explorers Hudson, Newton OT Associates. IEP and 504 advocacy: Mass Advocates for Children (free), Federation for Children with Special Needs, Disability Rights MA.

Life skills, etiquette and social skills classes for kids Greater Boston

Etiquette, manners and social-skills classes for children and teens in the Boston area. New England School of Protocol (Brookline) offers kids' dining etiquette workshops (A Taste of Etiquette), children's social skills classes, restaurant manners, and a 3-week comprehensive social skills and dining etiquette program. The Etiquette Academy of New England (Greater Boston) offers age-based youth programs: Mini Manners for Little Leaders (ages 5-7), Etiquette Boot Camp (ages 8-12), and College Prep Boot Camp (ages 13-17) covering interview and dining polish. Cotillion and social-dance etiquette programs teach manners through dance: JDW Cotillions (Jon D. Williams) in Milton offers manners, etiquette and social dance with scholarships; GB Social Dance serves Wellesley, Weston/Wayland, and Dover/Sherborn for rising 5th graders and up; The Wellesley Cotillion is a formal ball tradition for high school juniors and seniors.