Early Childhood Opportunities, Afterschool Activities

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.

Join us for Second Saturdays Story Time, where local librarians read stories in the galleries!

For ages 4+! NSM offers group instrument lessons, choir ensembles, & private lessons on strings, guitar, woodwinds, piano, and voice.

We offer an afterschool program for students ages 5-12 based on the experience of Jewish values, traditions, holidays, culture, and life cycles that is both teacher-led and self-directed.

When people come in we can help them use their digital devices (smartphones, tablets, computers), apply for services online, learn digital literacy and safety/privacy tips, and get access to devices.

Our classrooms are designed to link the school-day and after-school experiences for children and families enrolled in the King Open School.

From maker space workshops to a dance studio, a Food Lab to a performance space, The Foundry’s array of spaces will serve your individual or group needs. Bring your creative spirit!

Join one of the oldest, play-based cooperative nursery schools in Cambridge for children ages 2Y 9M - 5 years! We offer regular day, extended day, and a summer program to our families.

Learn to play the Steel Pan, basic music, and leadership development.

Known as universal preschool, we provide free preschool to Cambridge 4 year-olds and some 3 year-olds beginning in September.

The War Memorial Recreation Center provides residents access to a state of the art, fully accessible, and climate controlled facility for recreational activities.

Inspire a lifelong love of music in your young learner with a warm and intimate group class pairing music and movement.

Serving children ages 1.9 through 5 years old, with a focus on experiential learning, the arts, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. We are not just a school, we are a welcoming community!

We provide a fun and inclusive introduction to the great sport of hockey!

Platforms Theatre Company presents a youth acting class for 3rd-5th grade students that explores the actor's toolbox through engaging games, improvisation, and storytelling activities.

The CW Youth Taekwondo program provides classes to children and youth, with a fun and challenging curriculum that emphasizes coordination, focus, self-confidence and respect year round.

We bring robotics, coding, engineering, and design to life—shaping your child’s future through hands-on learning.
Join our afterschool studio with flexible open enrollment or convenient monthly memberships.

We are offering virtual tutoring in all subject levels (K thru 12), including ACT/SAT test prep and foreign languages.

This is our traditional program where adult mentors are paired with children ages 7-12, and agree to see each other for 3 hours, a couple of times a month in the Little's community.

We will offer open enrollment to elementary school students in after school (extended day and enrichment clubs) and vacation camps.

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.

Quality musical instruction for students of all ages & levels. Study with highly trained & experienced professional pianists. Curriculum designed to suit you and your individual learning style.

We run baseball leagues for new and experienced players at all levels for ages 4 - 12 years old.

Our tutors work 1-on-1 with youth in grades 4 - 12 to improve academic and social skills through the school year in a safe, structured, and welcoming community.

We're offering a free lacrosse skills development program on Sundays in Fall at Danehy Park, NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED!

We offer a play-based program for -5th grade students; as well arts programs for 1st-5th and 6th-8th grade students with our partner, Maud Morgan Arts.