Academic & Tutoring
Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning
251 W. Second St.; 254-4175
www.carnegiecenterlex.org
After-school homework help is free for grades K-12. Free and low-cost youth and family programs include Family Fun & Learning Nights, Early Learner Book Club, Spanish for Parents, and the prestigious Young Women Writers Project (Grades 9-12).
Lexington Public Library
140 E. Main St.; (859) 231-5500
www.lexpublib.org
After-school activities include book clubs for young readers, homework help, crafts and more. Also available are books, DVDS, music, video games and computers.
The Arts
Bluegrass Youth Ballet
1595 Mercer Rd, Suite 150; (859) 271-4472
www.bluegrassyouthballet.com
The after-school program serves ages 2 through adults, offering baby ballet, creative movement, pre-ballet, eight levels of ballet, pointe, partnering, adult ballet, modern and pilates. Lessons in classical guitar, voice and piano are available. Classes are located at the spacious, 9,000-square foot facility CulturARTE, where Culture, Art & Community meet.
Explorium of Lexington
440 W. Short St.
(859) 258-3253 // www.explorium.com
New Robotics Teams are forming at the Explorium for fifth- and sixth-graders. Work in teams to solve challenges, build and program robots using LEGO Robotics System. In addition to having fun, participants learn about mechanical and software design, problem solving and team work. Teams will compete in local and regional competitions. Explorium is open Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sun. 1-5 p.m.
Gotta Dance Studio, Inc.
3347 Tates Creek Rd., Suite 201
(859) 268-338// www.gottadancelex.org
Classes offered for ages 2-adult in ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, hip-hop, boys only hip-hop, lyrical and modern dance. “Come dance with us.”
Kentucky Ballet Theatre Academy
736 National Avenue
(859) 252-5245 / (859) 312-2459
www.kyballet.com
Give your child the gift of ballet. Offering ballet training for ages 3 to adult. Creative Movement through Advanced Ballet Pre-Professional Curriculum. Plus open classes for not-so-serious dancers, performance opportunities and a gala performance to close the year. Se habla Español.
Kentucky Mudworks
825 National Ave.; (859) 389-9681
www.kentuckymudworks.com/classes.htm
Weekly clay classes for children ages 6-14. Hanbuilding, sculpting and wheel-throwing projects for creative learning. Scout programs and parties also available.
Lexington Children’s Theatre
418 W. Short St.; (859) 254-4546
www.lctonstage.org
LCT offers after-school theatre classes and workshops for children ages 4-18. Classes are geared toward age groups and meet weekly during the fall, winter, spring and summer. LCT’s Theatre School is a unique and exciting opportunity for young people to explore the beauty, diversity, complexity and challenges of the world around them through the dramatic process. Students develop their own unique creative voices, their imaginations and their understanding of drama.
Living Arts & Science Center
362 N. Martin Luther King Blvd.
(859) 252-5222 // www.LASCLEX.org
LASC is celebrating its 42nd year of providing children, teens and adults with creative and unique classes, workshops, exhibits, field trip programs and participatory events in the arts and sciences. Partial and full-day classes for K-12th grade students are offered 8 a.m. -5:30 p.m. on No-School Days. Morning, after-school, evening and weekend classes are also available for pre-school, K through 12th grade, and adults.
The Mad Potter
3385 Tates Creek Rd., 269-4591
www.themadpotter.biz
Creative fun for everyone, including pottery painting and glass fusing, plus Wednesday afternoon Clay Play for kids 5 & up, and Saturday Family Fun Nights.
Musikgarten of Lexington Inc.
(859) 245-5887
www.musikgartenoflexington.com
Jennifer Tutt offers music and movement classes for kids ages birth to 10 years as well as keyboard classes, private piano lessons, infant massage and birthday parties. One of only five music schools in the U.S. to win eight national Musikgarten awards. Professional staff of music teachers offer morning, afternoon, evening and weekend classes.
Sports
BOUNCEU
3644 Boston Rd. Suite 130
Millpond Shopping Center.
(859) 268-6238 (859-BOUNCEU)
www.bounceu.com
BOUNCEU specializes in providing the ultimate, fun-filled, family experience. With amazing inflatable structures, unbeatable customer service, and clean, climate-controlled environment, BounceU is Lexington’s premier party center.
Deer Run Stable
2001 River Circle Dr., Richmond
(859) 227-7636
www.deerrunstable.com
Offers trail rides, pony/riding clubs, field trips, horse boarding and birthday parties, plus private and group Natural Horsemanship lessons.
DeLima Stables
165 Buena Vista Estates, Harrodsburg
(859) 748-8117
www.delimastables.com
DeLima Stables offers private, semi-private and group lessons for children and adults in a beautiful setting in the heart of the Kentucky Bluegrass. Hunter/jumper and hunt seat equitation training are available.
Extreme Force Martial Arts
1060 Chinoe Road
(859) 221-5852
www.extremeforcemartialarts.com
Fun and exciting after-school martial arts program for children. Curriculum focuses on Taekwondo and Hapkido.
Fantasia Farms
7895 Tates Creek Rd. (859) 272-7751
www.fantasiafarmonline.com
Offers group and private lessons in western, hunt seat and saddle seat riding, plus trail rides, birthday parties, boarding and leasing horses.
Legacy Gymnastics
261 Ruccio Way; (859) 977-8862
www.legacy-gymnastics.com
Legacy Gymnastics offers recreational gymnastics classes for girls and boys, ages 15 months and up, as well as USAG girls and boys competitive teams. Lunch Bunch preschool open gym on Fridays from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m., and all-ages open gym on Saturdays, 6-9 p.m.
Lexington Gymnastics
3500 Arbor Drive; 273-5880
www.Lexingtongymnastics.com
After-school pickup from most local schools. Sibling discounts offered. Homework help and snacks provided. gymnastics and cheerleading lessons are available. Also offered are birthday parties, Parents Night Out on Fridays and Saturdays, Snow Day and School Holiday Drop Off.
Lexington Taekwondo & Jiu Jitsu (LTJ)
3120 Pimlico Parkway; (859) 245-1733
www.ltjonline.com
After-school program offers pickup at 11 Fayette County schools and includes a snack, martial arts class, homework lab with free tutoring/homework assistance and other organized activities. Drop-in service is also available when school is out. Birthday parties and group self-defense classes are specialties.
Lexington Youth Soccer Assn. (LYSA)
PO Box 24988 // (859) 223-5632
www.LYSA.org
LYSA provides soccer training and play for Lexington kids ages 5 and up. Youth divisions are for ages 4 (by July 31, 2010) through 15 for the fall season, and 4 through 17 for the spring season. Fall games start the weekend after Labor Day, and spring games will begin in April, typically after spring break. On-line registration is available now for fall session and Dec. 15 for the spring. Info about clinics & camps on LYSA web site. LYSA also offers TOPSoccer for players with intellectual and physical disabilities ages 4 and up, plus competitive soccer for players interested in a higher level of play, and leagues in the spring and summer for adults.
Man O’ War Golf
1201 Man O’ War Blvd. (859) 259-4653
www.manowargolf.com
Saturday morning Junior Clinics are offered from 9-11:15 a.m. all year for boys and girls ages 5 and up. Instruction includes full-swing, short-game and putting. Saturday clinics are $20 per student. Man O’ War Junior Golf Academy is offered after school Monday-Wednesday 4:30-6 p.m. and is designed to increase a love for the game while working to enhance your child’s athletic skills.
Other
Girl Scouts of Kentucky’s Wilderness Road Council
2277 Executive Drive
(859) 293-2621 or (800) 475-2621
www.gskentucky.org
Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place. Open to all girls ages 5-17.
YMCA of Central Kentucky
Various Locations; (859) 226-0393
www.ymcaofcentralky.org
School Age Care Program for children ages 5-13. Safe and fun, recreational- and educational-licensed high-quality child-care programs at various schools throughout Fayette, Jessamine and Scott counties. Programs offered before and after school (depending on site) and on days school is closed.