Childcare and Preschool, Visual, Performing, and Media Arts

This guide gives caregivers a quick and easy format to read through their summer camp options and reach out to staff for assistance.

The Center for Families Newsletter is full of information, resources, and supports for Cambridge families with children birth-8 years old.

We provide a list of all upcoming opportunities for children ages 0-11; regular activities include story times, arts, musical, and dance events and more in our Children's Room.

The Longfellow Summer Arts Festival brings music, poetry, and community to the East Lawn of the Longfellow House on Sunday afternoons through the summer. All events are free and open to the public.

We offer various clubs and after-school sports students and families.

Youth ages 13-18 take part in the Teen Media Program (TMP) and Public Art Program, where they engage in projects involving visual art, media, and opportunities to connect with community.

SHINE is a group run by MIT students that strives to instill confidence in female and nonbinary students through a combination of dance, creativity, and math mentorship.

We offer various clubs and after-school sports for students.

Explore Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters by interactive guided tour! The occupants of this house shaped our nation. A variety of tours invite visitors to connect with their stories.

We offer a wide array of classes and clubs, a work-study program, and media making support for all students.

Our overnight camp provides activities and intensive workshops in performing arts to youth from low-income families.

We provide an daycare and preschool center for families in-need, particularly those trying to break the cycle of homelessness and attain self-sufficiency.

Thousands of years ago, ancient people across the Mediterranean were connected to faraway places and cultures through trade. Learn more in this exhibition at Harvard's Museum of the Ancient Near East.

Our paid fellowship for youth blurs the line between theater, science, and social justice as you and your peers explore science plays, investigate key questions, and design a public-facing event.

We offer weekly arts education classes for youth (5th-7th grade) that include dancing, acting, and other movement-based arts.

We partner with local businesses and organizations to sponsor free events in parks across the city.

The Cambridge Public Library offers free computer classes, book groups, English classes, makerspace workshops, and lots more upcoming opportunities to learn.

We are a high performing, urban K-6, science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) school. We seek to provide all Cambridge and local youth with a high quality education.

Prospect Hill Academy Charter School is a school for PreK - 9th grade families interested in applying for the 2024-2025 school year.

We screen international feature films, documentaries, animation, and shorts from traditional film presentations. Our calendar reflects all of our upcoming events.

Youth Underground is CST's resident youth performance ensemble, for ages 13-18.

CAAS Head Start is a free pre-school program that supports the learning and development of children from ages 3 to 5 in Somerville and Cambridge.

Our CPL calendar links provide a list of all upcoming opportunities for tweens and teens ages 12-18; regular activities include a tween/teen hangouts, 3D printing workshops, and lots more!