Gymboree Play & Music, Upper West Side · Upper West Side
(Newborns) Just getting comfortable being out of the house and beginning to explore!What to expect in class:You’ll learn a variety of ways to play with your newest little bundle of joy. Non-mobile babies are exposed to sensory play, songs, and the beginnings of social play. Meet like-minded parents while our expert teachers lead you through nurturing exercises and activities that stimulate your baby’s brain development. The first stepping stone to sparking a love of learning!
Up to 8 mo
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Music 2
Gymboree Play & Music, Upper West Side · Upper West Side
What to expect in class:Experience music from all around the world-music from both past and present, near and far! From The Beatles to Bach! In Music 2, children will begin to experiment with ways to play musical instruments, accompany a song with rhythm, and act out lyrics through movements using both gross motor and fine motor skills. Children know so much about music at this stage, and are at the beginning stages of being able to express themselves musically!Benefits:Physical: Sensory exploration time is supported while children practice their motor skills, which is crucial for your child’s overall development.Cognitive: Music play helps activate parts of the brain responsible for music and speech processing. It creates an early appreciation of music and supports language development.Social: Through music, you can hear and feel emotions. Tunes can be happy, sad, or angry! This supports social development in understanding emotions in a new way.Adults: You get to engage with your little one making emotional connections and strong bonds. Being involved in your child’s play helps both you feel more connected.
Ages 16 mo–2.3 yr
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Music 1
Gymboree Play & Music, Upper West Side · Upper West Side
What to expect in class:Experience music from all around the world-- music from both past and present, near and far! From The Beatles to Bach! In Music 1, children will delight in the sound of instruments, and “singing” through musical baby talk. They'll enjoy being sung to, experiencing new sounds and the anticipation of surprise!Benefits:Physical: Sensory exploration time is supported while children practice their motor skills, which is crucial for your baby’s overall development.Cognitive: Music-play helps activate parts of the brain responsible for music and speech processing. It creates an early appreciation of music and supports language development.Social: Through music, you can hear and feel emotions. Tunes can be happy, sad, or angry! This supports social development in understanding emotions in a new way.Adults: You get to engage with your little one making emotional connections and strong bonds. Being involved in your child’s play helps both of you feel more connected.
Ages 6–16 mo
Open Gym
Gymboree Play & Music, Upper West Side · Upper West Side
Children are given free range to explore the set-ups, with their adults within a hug’s reach. Let your child take the lead and run out some wiggles!
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From $850
After-School Filmmaking
Upper West Side Main Location · Upper West Side
In this after school class students will collaborate to make their own shorts films and learn screenwriting, camera operation, acting, directing, editing and sound design! The semester ends with a screening for friends and family.
Ages 7–14Course
From $310
Children's Karate Group Session (Ages 2-5)
Harmony By Karate - Upper West Side · Upper West Side
Children's karate group session for ages 2-5. Held at Harmony By Karate - Upper West Side, priced at $310 per class.
Ages 2–5
artFrom $800
Dolphins 2 Section 2 (3-5 years | Dropoff | Fall | Tuesdays | 4:00 pm)
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan · Upper West Side
16 Tuesdays (except Dec 22 + Dec 29)
Our Dolphins 2 - Intermediate class builds on the skills presented in our Dolphins 1 - Beginner class. This class focuses on water safety, breathing, basics of freestyle, backstroke, treading, and floating without help.
Prerequisite: Children MUST be comfortable putting their face in the water and floating with assistance.
Ages 3–517-week course
From $910
Little Engineers and Little Coders
Lincoln Center Robofun · Upper West Side
Preschool age children are natural scientists, ready to explore and experiment. Our Little Engineers classes engage children’s curiosity by utilizing a hands-on and playful curriculum. Through our specially designed building activities, songs, stories and movement, children have a blast while developing problem-solving and design-thinking skills. Each week our Little Engineers engage in a different theme, such as outer space or construction. Students rely on their visual perception and learn how to read blueprints. Little engineers may start shy, but they leave connected to their teammates and confident about their ability to build! After the building, students go into our coding and game design curriculum, where they learn the basics of programming logic through hands-on activities and MIT’s introductory programming language called ScratchJr! Each thematic lesson, created and tested in the winter and spring of 2019, takes your child on an adventure in which their imagination comes to life through interactive stories and games. Our expert mentors and the software’s interface make programming a snap! Literally. By snapping together graphical blocks, students learn to design, edit and modify characters, add their own voices, sounds, and movement, all while solving problems and developing foundational math and literacy skills. ScratchJr. was developed by Dr. Mitchel Resnick and associates of the MIT Media Lab. Dr. Resnick is one of Robofun’s Board members and trusted advisors. Please note: as we are not a licensed childcare facility, we are unable to assist with toileting. Our Little Engineers class is open to toilet-trained children.
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