Dance, Music, Theater, Youth

The Recreation Department provides quality, affordable and accessible recreational opportunities for residents of all ages in well-designed and maintained facilities.

We have programs for boys and girls (Cub Scout Pack for K-5 children and Scout Troop and Venture Crew for 6th grade through 20 years). Join us for weekly meetings and outdoor adventures.

Outside of our college programs we offer community programs to prepare youth artists, designers, and educators to shape communities, economies, and cultures for the common good.

Beyond the 4th Wall offers musical theatre programs and training in acting, singing, and dancing for youth ages 4-18.

Keyboardist Dave Bryant, a long-time Cambridge resident, has established "Third Thursdays with Dave Bryant and Friends", a monthly harmolodic jazz series held at the Harvard-Epworth Church.

CitySprouts introduces school gardens as a core element of children's public education.

We entertain and inform people about the uniquely American art of Jazz through exceptional live performances and to provide inspiration and scholarships for young musicians in Cambridge.

The MIT Educational Studies Program (ESP) hosts events for local middle/high school students and the MIT community.

Cambridge STEAM Initiative aims to engage all residents in Cambridge in quality STEAM learning experiences, regardless of economic and social barriers.

We manage and operate the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston and the Stone Zoo in Stoneham, Massachusetts.

Learn about the wonders of our natural world!

Mass Audubon protects 38,000 acres of land throughout Massachusetts, saving birds and other wildlife, and making nature accessible to all.

CCTV (cctvcambridge.org) is the community media center serving Cambridge.

Explore the cultures of the ancient Near East (Israelites, Phoenicians, Egyptians, Arameans, Babylonians, Arabs, and many others). Visit the website to see family programs.

We are a community-based organizations teaching young people about science and empowering them to develop positive changes for the environment through engaging, hands-on science and kid-led projects.

The Central Square BID, a 501c3 non-profit, works to create space and opportunities for local residents, artists, and entrepreneurs to benefit from the richness of Central Square's Cultural District.

The Lemelson-MIT Program promotes invention and the early stages of entrepreneurship across the United States through its prize program for collegiate inventors and its invention education initiative

BioBuilder is a education nonprofit established in 2011 that offers open-access synthetic biology curriculum, and programs to students and teachers around the world.

Offering free arts education programming to Cambridge students in grades 5-8

We empower K-12 girls to embrace STEM through free, hands-on science clubs taught by women mentors in STEM careers in Cambridge, Somerville, Boston.

We expose a new generation of students to opportunities in engineering, research, and service to the nation and world through research, educational programs, and collaboration.

We have become a place of sanctuary and public service to the diverse community around us. Everyone is welcome here.

We are a non-profit network of locally owned and independent businesses formed in October 2005 to build a strong local economy and a vibrant community.

We help understand and treat human diseases using the power of research.

dynaMIT was founded by MIT students following 3 successful programs under a different name.

Imagine a church that is glad you're here no matter where you are on the journey of life or faith.

Outdoor programming for youth in Kindergarten through 12th grade.