River Oak Co-op is an outdoor preschool program where children take part in imaginary play, nature education and exploration, cultural education, and mindfulness skill building. The program follows a child-led outdoor school curriculum in which...
School of Martial Arts offers children's martial arts classes, adult martial arts classes, and fitness martial arts programs. Participants can train in taekwondo, mixed martial arts, self defense, fitness techniques, and calisthenics in a...
Skyline Children's Theater gives actors a musical theatre experience that includes creating a fully-staged musical with auditions, learning a dance routine, and learning a song from the seasonal title. Actors use scripts, read lines for various...
Sokol USA Chicago Gymnastics offers gymnastics classes along with other physical fitness programs and activities. The program also includes other physical fitness activities and activities and dinners in its hall. • Ages: 3–18 years old Sokol USA...
Stages Chicago offers classes, Day Off Camps, Summer Camp, developmentally appropriate music classes for infants, and after school programs. The program’s Day Off Camps are inspired by children’s favorite Broadway shows and movie musicals, and its...
Summer Job Training for Youth is connected to the Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center, which includes a new 150 seat flexible studio theater space within the current facility. This space is described as supporting additional original plays,...
SWK Chicago's Best Swim Academy offers swim lessons and swimming programs that include Mommy & Me, private swimming lessons, advanced swim clinics, and learn to swim adults. The swimming school also works with triathletes and competitive age group...
TAC Karate & Fitness offers traditional Shorin-Ryu karate for children and adults, along with self-defense and martial arts weapons training. Students can train with traditional weapons such as the bo staff, nunchaku, and sai. The program also...
The People's Music School offers after-school, tuition-free music education for school aged children in Chicago who would otherwise face financial barriers to access. The program provides intensive music instruction and delivers a rigorous...
The Puzzle Box Dance Studio - Children's Classes offers children's dance classes that include weekly non-recital classes and annual recital prep classes. During the season, children can attend weekly drop-in classes with open enrollment for the...
The Salvation Army After-School Programs offer homework assistance, tutoring, and academic support in reading, math, and science, along with enrichment activities such as art, music, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), martial arts,...
Thousand Waves Martial Arts & Self-Defense Center, NFP
Thousand Waves Martial Arts & Self-Defense Center offers Karate for Kids, Youth & Teens - All Levels classes, Juniors classes, and empowerment self-defense, along with programs such as Camp Kokoro Summer Camp and Sunrise Beach Training. The program...
Tiny Tunes Studio offers mixed-age group music classes where children take part in music-making through interactive, sensory-rich activities. Classes include exploring a range of musical instruments, listening, singing, playing, movement, creative...
Tutoring Chicago One-to-One Tutoring offers long-term, one-to-one tutoring between students and adult volunteers. Each student is paired with a single adult volunteer for the duration of the school year and meets for weekly one-to-one tutoring...
Unicoi Art Studio offers art classes, mixed media art classes, art camp, and children’s camps, as well as birthday parties and after school art programs. The studio also organizes school fundraisers as part of its programming. • Ages: 3–15 years old...
Uniting Voices Chicago After-school Programs focus on music and performing arts. The program is part of Uniting Voices Chicago, which has engaged nearly 4,000 young people who sing in 36 languages across genres from classical to gospel to hip hop....
Visceral Dance Youth Program includes dance, performances, and educational programming. The youth program provides professional training in a positive environment. Visceral offers classes for every dancer as part of its broader programming. • Ages:...
Warrior Institute of Chicago offers traditional Korean martial arts, self-defense classes, sparring, forms, weapons training, and boxing kickboxing. The program includes children's classes, a Children 4–13 program, Children's Classes Ages 2–6, Teen...