Kids' enrichment and STEM programs for kids (5–12) — 74 programs with live registration status updated daily.
Search & filter every class →At a glance · 74 enrichment and STEM programs for school-age kids from 10 providers · 38 open for registration · typical price $130 · 7 free · updated Oct 28, 2026
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…
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Ages 5–10½Tue$220–$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…
Ridgewood YMCA · Ridgewood, Queens
Ages 7–9½MonFreeFull 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 5½–7½MonFreeFull 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 · Highbridge, Bronx
Ages 6–12Tue 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 · Washington Heights, Manhattan
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…
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Ages 6–9½Mon$220Full 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…
NYC Parks · Highbridge, Bronx
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…
Dodge YMCA · Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
Ages 5–12½Fri$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…
NYC Parks · Washington Heights, Manhattan
Ages 6–12Tue 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 · Washington Heights, Manhattan
Ages 6–12TueLikely 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 · Washington Heights, Manhattan
Ages 6–12ThuLikely 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…
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…
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 · Kingsbridge, Bronx
Ages 6–12Wed 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 · East Harlem, Manhattan
Ages 8–12½Tue 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 · St. George, Staten Island
Ages 8–13Wed 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 · New Springville, Staten Island
Ages 9–13Tue 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 · New Springville, Staten Island
Ages 9–13Mon 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 · Brownsville, Brooklyn
Ages 6–14Mon Tue 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 · Kingsbridge, Bronx
Ages 6–12Thu 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 · Flushing, 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 · Kingsbridge, Bronx
Ages 6–13Tue 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 · West Brighton, Staten Island
Ages 8–13TueLikely 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 · West Brighton, Staten Island
Ages 8–13ThuLikely 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 · West Brighton, Staten Island
Ages 8–13WedLikely 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, 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 · Kingsbridge, Bronx
Ages 6–12Tue Wed Thu 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 · Upper West Side, 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…
NYC Parks · Washington Heights, Manhattan
Ages 6–17Mon Tue Wed Thu 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 · Brooklyn, Brooklyn
Ages 6–17Tue 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 · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Ages 6–17Mon 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 · Bedford-Stuyvesant, 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 · Bedford-Stuyvesant, 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 · Far Rockaway, Queens
Ages 6–17Mon 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 · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Ages 6–17FriLikely 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 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 · St. George, Staten Island
Ages 8–14Tue 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 · Norwood, Bronx
Ages 6–17FriLikely 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 · Norwood, Bronx
Ages 6–17Tue 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 · Brownsville, 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 · Crown Heights, 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 · Far Rockaway, Queens
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 · Harlem, 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 · Norwood, 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…
Ridgewood YMCA · Ridgewood, Queens
Ages 3–5½Fri$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 3–5½Thu$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 3–5½Wed$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 3–5½Tue$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 3–5½Mon$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 3–5½Thu$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…
Dodge YMCA · Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
Ages 11–13½SatFreeFull 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…
Castle Hill YMCA · Soundview, Bronx
Ages 10½–15½SatFreeFull 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 3–5½Wed$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 10–15½MonFreeFull 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…
Ridgewood YMCA · Ridgewood, Queens
Ages 3–5½Mon$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…
NYC Parks · Gramercy, 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 2½–5Sat$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…
NYC Parks · Washington Heights, Manhattan
Ages 6+Tue Wed Thu 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 · Mott Haven, Bronx
Ages 6+MonLikely 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…
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 · Harlem, 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 · Brooklyn, Brooklyn
Ages 6+Mon Tue Wed Thu 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 · Brownsville, Brooklyn
Ages 6+Mon 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. George, Staten Island
Ages 6+Tue Wed Thu 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 · Jamaica, 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 · New Springville, Staten Island
Ages 0mo–5ThuLikely 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 · Sunset Park, 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…
NYC Parks · Mott Haven, Bronx
Ages 6+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…
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 · Brooklyn, Brooklyn
Ages 1–5Mon 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 · West Brighton, Staten Island
Ages 0mo–5FriLikely 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…
As of Oct 28, 2026, Enrollercoaster tracks 74 enrichment and STEM programs for school-age kids across NYC, from 10 providers including NYC Parks, Ridgewood YMCA, and La Central YMCA. 38 are open for registration right now, and the rest are closed or not yet reporting a status. 7 programs are listed as free. 17% of the programs with a published schedule meet on a Saturday or Sunday; the rest are weekday-only.
Prices. Across the 17 programs that publish a price, the typical (median) listed price is $130; most fall between $123 and $160, with a full range of $35 to $220. 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 (10 open), Washington Heights (6 open), Mott Haven (4 open), Bedford-Stuyvesant (3 open), and Harlem (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.
38 of the 74 enrichment and STEM programs for school-age kids we track across NYC are open for registration as of Oct 28, 2026. Status is read from each provider's own registration system every morning.
The typical listed price is $130, and most of the 17 priced programs fall between $123 and $160. Prices are as published by each provider and may cover one session, a month or a full term. 7 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 (10 open), Washington Heights (6 open), and Mott Haven (4 open). These counts are recomputed every morning.
The largest by number of programs are NYC Parks (50), Ridgewood YMCA (11), La Central YMCA (3), West Side YMCA (2), and Cross Island YMCA (2). 10 providers in total have enrichment and STEM programs for school-age kids listed across NYC.
Yes — 12 of the 72 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.
