Kids' enrichment and STEM programs for kids (5–12) — 59 programs with live registration status updated daily.
Search & filter every class →At a glance · 59 enrichment and STEM programs for school-age kids from 11 providers · 33 open for registration · typical price $127 · 6 free · updated Sep 13, 2026
Ridgewood YMCA · Ridgewood, Queens
Ages 7–9y6mMonFreeFull season
Ridgewood YMCA runs enrichment-focused programming — Little Scientist, Literacy & Learning, Aspiring Artists — alongside soccer and multi-sport for kids roughly 2 to 12. Prices range $50 to $123, with a typical listing…
Ridgewood YMCA · Ridgewood, Queens
Ages 5y6m–7y6mMonFreeFull season
Ridgewood YMCA runs enrichment-focused programming — Little Scientist, Literacy & Learning, Aspiring Artists — alongside soccer and multi-sport for kids roughly 2 to 12. Prices range $50 to $123, with a typical listing…
Ridgewood YMCA · Ridgewood, Queens
Ages 5–9Sat$123–$130Full season
Ridgewood YMCA runs enrichment-focused programming — Little Scientist, Literacy & Learning, Aspiring Artists — alongside soccer and multi-sport for kids roughly 2 to 12. Prices range $50 to $123, with a typical listing…
La Central YMCA · Mott Haven, Bronx
Ages 6–12Thu$160Full season
La Central YMCA, in Mott Haven, centers on swim alongside soccer/multi-sport, enrichment, dance and gymnastics for kids 6 months to 18. Dance classes cover Ballet and Hip Hop for a range of ages, plus Toddler Tumbling…
NYC Parks · Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center, Manhattan
Ages 6–12MonLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Ages 6–10y11mTue$250Full season
West Side YMCA, on the Upper West Side, runs swim as its dominant program — including a Pre-Swim Team track and Stage 1 water acclimation for 3-to-5-year-olds — alongside smaller soccer, dance and martial arts…
Dodge YMCA · Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
Ages 5–12y11mFri$35Full season
Dodge YMCA, in Brooklyn Heights, centers on swim — including Aquatic Conditioning for 12-to-17-year-olds — alongside enrichment, soccer/multi-sport, dance and martial arts for kids 6 months to 18. Prices run free to…
Dodge YMCA · Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
Ages 5–12y11mFri$35Full season
Dodge YMCA, in Brooklyn Heights, centers on swim — including Aquatic Conditioning for 12-to-17-year-olds — alongside enrichment, soccer/multi-sport, dance and martial arts for kids 6 months to 18. Prices run free to…
Dodge YMCA · Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
Ages 5–12y11mFri$35Full season
Dodge YMCA, in Brooklyn Heights, centers on swim — including Aquatic Conditioning for 12-to-17-year-olds — alongside enrichment, soccer/multi-sport, dance and martial arts for kids 6 months to 18. Prices run free to…
Dodge YMCA · Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
Ages 5–12y11mFri$35Full season
Dodge YMCA, in Brooklyn Heights, centers on swim — including Aquatic Conditioning for 12-to-17-year-olds — alongside enrichment, soccer/multi-sport, dance and martial arts for kids 6 months to 18. Prices run free to…
La Central YMCA · Mott Haven, Bronx
Ages 5y11m–12y11mThu$152Full season
La Central YMCA, in Mott Haven, centers on swim alongside soccer/multi-sport, enrichment, dance and gymnastics for kids 6 months to 18. Dance classes cover Ballet and Hip Hop for a range of ages, plus Toddler Tumbling…
NYC Parks · Al Oerter Recreation Center, Queens
Ages 6–12WedLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center, Manhattan
Ages 6–13Tue Thu SatLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · Al Oerter Recreation Center, Queens
Ages 6–13SatLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · Kwame Ture Recreation Center, Bronx
Ages 6–12Mon Tue Wed Thu FriLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · St. James Recreation Center, Bronx
Ages 6–12Mon Tue Wed Thu FriLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center, Manhattan
Ages 6–12Mon Tue Wed Thu FriLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
Park Slope Armory YMCA · Park Slope, Brooklyn
Ages 4–6y11mMon$206Full season
Park Slope Armory YMCA leans toward dance — Tiny Toes Ballet, Creative Movement, Kids Ballet, Modern Dance — for kids 1 to 13, alongside smaller soccer, enrichment, art and music offerings. Prices run $180 to $206.
NYC Parks · Red Hook Recreation Center, Brooklyn
Ages 6–17MonLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center, Brooklyn
Ages 6–17Tue FriLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center, Brooklyn
Ages 6–17Mon Wed Fri SatLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · Highbridge Recreation Center, Manhattan
Ages 6–17Mon Tue Wed Thu FriLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · Kwame Ture Recreation Center, Bronx
Ages 8–16Tue WedLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · Jackie Robinson Recreation Center, Manhattan
Ages 6–17Mon Wed ThuLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center, Bronx
Ages 6–17Mon Tue Wed Thu FriLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · Brownsville Recreation Center, Brooklyn
Ages 6–17Mon Tue Wed Thu FriLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · St. John's Recreation Center, Brooklyn
Ages 6–17Mon Tue Wed Thu FriLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
Ridgewood YMCA · Ridgewood, Queens
Ages 3–5y6mThu$123–$130Full season
Ridgewood YMCA runs enrichment-focused programming — Little Scientist, Literacy & Learning, Aspiring Artists — alongside soccer and multi-sport for kids roughly 2 to 12. Prices range $50 to $123, with a typical listing…
Ridgewood YMCA · Ridgewood, Queens
Ages 3–5y6mMon$123–$130Full season
Ridgewood YMCA runs enrichment-focused programming — Little Scientist, Literacy & Learning, Aspiring Artists — alongside soccer and multi-sport for kids roughly 2 to 12. Prices range $50 to $123, with a typical listing…
La Central YMCA · Mott Haven, Bronx
Ages 3–5y11mThu$152–$160Full season
La Central YMCA, in Mott Haven, centers on swim alongside soccer/multi-sport, enrichment, dance and gymnastics for kids 6 months to 18. Dance classes cover Ballet and Hip Hop for a range of ages, plus Toddler Tumbling…
South Shore YMCA · Annadale, Staten Island
Ages 1y11m–5y2mTue$475Full season
South Shore YMCA, in Annadale on Staten Island, mixes swim with soccer, multi-sport and early-learning classes like "Our Littlest Learners" and "PreSchool Prep" for kids from infancy to 17. Prices span free to $475,…
Ridgewood YMCA · Ridgewood, Queens
Ages 3–5y6mWed$130Full season
Ridgewood YMCA runs enrichment-focused programming — Little Scientist, Literacy & Learning, Aspiring Artists — alongside soccer and multi-sport for kids roughly 2 to 12. Prices range $50 to $123, with a typical listing…
Ridgewood YMCA · Ridgewood, Queens
Ages 3–5y6mFri$130Full season
Ridgewood YMCA runs enrichment-focused programming — Little Scientist, Literacy & Learning, Aspiring Artists — alongside soccer and multi-sport for kids roughly 2 to 12. Prices range $50 to $123, with a typical listing…
Ridgewood YMCA · Ridgewood, Queens
Ages 3–5y6mTue$130Full season
Ridgewood YMCA runs enrichment-focused programming — Little Scientist, Literacy & Learning, Aspiring Artists — alongside soccer and multi-sport for kids roughly 2 to 12. Prices range $50 to $123, with a typical listing…
NYC Parks · Hunts Point Recreation Center, Bronx
Ages 1–5y11mTue Wed ThuLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
Castle Hill YMCA · Soundview, Bronx
Ages 10y6m–15y11mSatFreeFull season
Castle Hill YMCA, in Soundview, runs swim as its main offering — including Aqua Conditioning for 5-to-12-year-olds and Stage 1 water acclimation for younger kids — plus soccer, multi-sport, enrichment and martial arts.…
Ridgewood YMCA · Ridgewood, Queens
Ages 3–5y6mWed$123Full season
Ridgewood YMCA runs enrichment-focused programming — Little Scientist, Literacy & Learning, Aspiring Artists — alongside soccer and multi-sport for kids roughly 2 to 12. Prices range $50 to $123, with a typical listing…
Park Slope Armory YMCA · Park Slope, Brooklyn
Ages 3–5y11mWed$206Full season
Park Slope Armory YMCA leans toward dance — Tiny Toes Ballet, Creative Movement, Kids Ballet, Modern Dance — for kids 1 to 13, alongside smaller soccer, enrichment, art and music offerings. Prices run $180 to $206.
Ridgewood YMCA · Ridgewood, Queens
Ages 3y1m–5y6mTue$123Full season
Ridgewood YMCA runs enrichment-focused programming — Little Scientist, Literacy & Learning, Aspiring Artists — alongside soccer and multi-sport for kids roughly 2 to 12. Prices range $50 to $123, with a typical listing…
Flushing YMCA · Flushing, Queens
Ages 10–15y11mMonFreeFull season
Flushing YMCA offers swim as its main program, plus soccer, multi-sport, martial arts, dance and an after-school enrichment track (Y Scholars/YAS), for kids roughly 3 to 16. Prices run free to $236, with most around…
NYC Parks · McCarren Play Center, Brooklyn
Ages 1–6Mon Tue Wed Thu FriLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center, Manhattan
Ages 1–5y11mTue Thu SatLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center, Manhattan
Ages 1–5y11mWed FriLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · Asser Levy Recreation Center, Manhattan
Ages 1–6Wed Thu FriLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
Ridgewood YMCA · Ridgewood, Queens
Ages 2y7m–5Sat$123–$130Full season
Ridgewood YMCA runs enrichment-focused programming — Little Scientist, Literacy & Learning, Aspiring Artists — alongside soccer and multi-sport for kids roughly 2 to 12. Prices range $50 to $123, with a typical listing…
South Shore YMCA · Annadale, Staten Island
Ages 3–5Thu$105Full season
South Shore YMCA, in Annadale on Staten Island, mixes swim with soccer, multi-sport and early-learning classes like "Our Littlest Learners" and "PreSchool Prep" for kids from infancy to 17. Prices span free to $475,…
South Shore YMCA · Annadale, Staten Island
Ages 3–5Tue$105Full season
South Shore YMCA, in Annadale on Staten Island, mixes swim with soccer, multi-sport and early-learning classes like "Our Littlest Learners" and "PreSchool Prep" for kids from infancy to 17. Prices span free to $475,…
Cross Island YMCA · Bellerose, Queens
Ages 2–5Tue$184Full season
Cross Island YMCA, in Bellerose, Queens, offers swim as its biggest program alongside soccer, multi-sport, dance, martial arts and art for kids roughly 6 months to 20. Dance classes like Mommy & Me Ballet and Hip Hop…
Cross Island YMCA · Bellerose, Queens
Ages 2–5Thu$184Full season
Cross Island YMCA, in Bellerose, Queens, offers swim as its biggest program alongside soccer, multi-sport, dance, martial arts and art for kids roughly 6 months to 20. Dance classes like Mommy & Me Ballet and Hip Hop…
Harlem YMCA · Harlem, Manhattan
Ages 12+WedFreeFull season
Harlem YMCA centers on swim instruction, from Water Acclimation classes for 3-to-5-year-olds up through Teen/Adult stages, alongside a Leaders Club program. Prices run free to $247, with most listings around $225.
NYC Parks · Pelham Fritz Recreation Center, Manhattan
Ages 0mo–5Wed FriLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · Chelsea Recreation Center, Manhattan
Ages 6+ThuLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · Jackie Robinson Recreation Center, Manhattan
Ages 6+ThuLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · Alley Pond Park, Queens
Ages 8+Likely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · Crotona Park Nature Center, Bronx
Ages 8+Likely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · Park of the Americas, Queens
Ages 8+Likely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · Brooklyn, Brooklyn
Ages 8+Likely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
South Shore YMCA · Annadale, Staten Island
Ages 9+TueFreeFull season
South Shore YMCA, in Annadale on Staten Island, mixes swim with soccer, multi-sport and early-learning classes like "Our Littlest Learners" and "PreSchool Prep" for kids from infancy to 17. Prices span free to $475,…
NYC Parks · Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center, Brooklyn
Ages 1–5WedSingle class
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
As of Sep 13, 2026, Enrollercoaster tracks 59 enrichment and STEM programs for school-age kids across NYC, from 11 providers including NYC Parks, Ridgewood YMCA, and South Shore YMCA. 33 are open for registration right now, and the rest are closed or not yet reporting a status. 6 programs are listed as free. 13% of the programs with a published schedule meet on a Saturday or Sunday; the rest are weekday-only.
Prices. Across the 24 programs that publish a price, the typical (median) listed price is $127; most fall between $119 and $166, with a full range of $35 to $475. Providers list prices differently — a single class, a month, or a full term — so compare the registration pages, not just the number.
Ages. Every program here accepts at least part of the school-age kids range (ages 5–12); the list leads with the classes built for this age and finishes with those that only touch it at the edge.
Where the open spots are. By neighborhood, the most enrichment and STEM programs for school-age kids with open registration today are in Ridgewood (11 open), Brooklyn Heights (4 open), Annadale (3 open), Mott Haven (3 open), and Bellerose (2 open). Neighborhood counts change daily as providers open and close sessions.
Enrichment and STEM classes in NYC cover coding, robotics, science labs, engineering with LEGO, math, cooking and languages, most of them for school-age children and a smaller set for preschoolers. Sessions are typically 60 to 90 minutes, run as a weekly term or a school-break camp, and are hands-on: building, experimenting or making something each session. Class sizes are small, materials and laptops are usually provided, and many programs sort children by grade rather than age. A trial class or a single-week camp is the easiest way to test a subject before committing to a full term. For school-age children (5 to 12), programs split by ability as much as by age, and this is the band with the widest choice: recreational classes, leagues with games, competitive tracks and multi-week camps. After-school and weekend slots dominate; weekday daytime programs in this band are mostly school-break camps.
33 of the 59 enrichment and STEM programs for school-age kids we track across NYC are open for registration as of Sep 13, 2026. Status is read from each provider's own registration system every morning.
The typical listed price is $127, and most of the 24 priced programs fall between $119 and $166. Prices are as published by each provider and may cover one session, a month or a full term. 6 programs are free.
Usually yes, if the child's age falls inside the range the provider publishes. On this page the classes built specifically for ages 5–12 are listed first; those that only overlap the edge of the range come last, so check the age chip on each card.
Today the most open enrichment and STEM programs for school-age kids are in Ridgewood (11 open), Brooklyn Heights (4 open), and Annadale (3 open). These counts are recomputed every morning.
The largest by number of programs are NYC Parks (29), Ridgewood YMCA (11), South Shore YMCA (4), Dodge YMCA (4), and La Central YMCA (3). 11 providers in total have enrichment and STEM programs for school-age kids listed across NYC.
Yes — 7 of the 55 programs with a published schedule meet on a Saturday or Sunday. Use the day filter above the list to show only weekend or weekday classes.
