Looking for classes or after-school activities for your child this fall? Mercer Island has dozens of opportunities for kids to explore and develop almost any passion, whether that’s basketball or ballet, cooking or coding. Check out My MI’s round-up of Fall 2016 activities and classes below:
Art & Enrichment
After School Art for Kids | Ages 5 – 7 | Thursdays 3:30 – 4:30 pm | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Cookies & Canvas Painting | Ages 7 – 13 | Fridays 7 – 8:30 pm | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Patti’s Play Center Afternoon Enrichment (Science and creative dramatics) | Ages 3 – 5 | Daily Noon – 3 pm | Patti’s Play Center in Emmanuel Episcopal Church
PEZ (Pebble Enrichment Zone) | Ages 4 – 6 | Tuesdays and/or Thursdays 12:15 – 3:15 pm | Mercer Island Presbyterian Church
Sprout with Art | Ages 3 – 4 & Pre-K | Class times vary | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Athletics & Fitness
Contributed photo: Lil Kickers
Fall Basketball | K – 2nd grade | Practice and game times vary | Mercer Island Boys & Girls Club
Fall Basketball | 2nd Graders | Games on Thursdays, practices TBD by coaches | Mercer Island Boys & Girls Club
Flag Football | Grades 1 – 6 | Practice and game times vary | Mercer Island Boys & Girls Club
Gymnastics | Ages 3 – 5 | Class times vary | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Itty Bitty Athletes | Ages 3 – 4 | Tuesdays & Fridays, 12:45 – 1:30 pm | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Junior Sports Skills | Pre-K | Wednesdays, 1:45 – 2:30 pm | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Kix Jr (Cardio, coordination, strength & agility) | Ages 9+ | Wednesdays 2:15 pm | Kix & Spinz
Lil’ Kickers | 18 mos – 8 years | Class times vary | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Mercer Island Basketball Academy | Grades 1 – 3 | Fridays 5 – 6 pm | Mercer Island Boys & Girls Club
Mercer Island Basketball Academy | Grades 4 – 6 | Tuesdays & Thursdays 5:30 – 7 pm | Mercer Island Boys & Girls Club
Mercer Island Basketball Academy | Grades 7 – 12 | Mondays & Wednesdays 5:30 – 7 pm | Mercer Island Boys & Girls Club
Mercer Island FC (Microsoccer, Recreational & Select Soccer) | Ages 6 – 17 | Practices & game times vary | Homestead & other location
Volleyball | Grades 4 – 8 | Tuesdays 3:45 – 5 pm | Mercer Island Boys & Girls Club
Aquatics
CAAT (Central Area Aquatics Team) | Ages 6 – 18 years | Practice times vary | Mercerwood Shore Club
Lil Bubblers | Ages 6 months – 3 years | Sundays, 9 am or 9:45 am | Stroum Jewish Community Center
SJCC Swim Lessons | 2.5 – 12 years | Class times vary | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Mary Wayte Swim Lessons | Toddler – Adult | TBD | Mary Wayte Swimming Pool
Cheer
Preschool Cheerleading / Dance Class | Ages 3 – 5 | Thursdays 10 – 10:30 am | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Dream Team Cheer Squad (Eastside Dream Elite) | Ages 7 – 18 | Tuesdays 5:30 – 7 pm | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Computers & Games
Board Game Thursdays (Free!) | Ages 7 – 14 | Thursdays 4 – 7 pm | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Chess 4 Life | Kindergarten+ | Class times vary | West Mercer, Island Park and Lakeridge elementary schools
Engineering FUNdamentals using LEGO® (Play-Well TEKnologies) | Grades 2 – 5 | Mondays 3:15 – 4:45 pm | St. Monica Parish School
Game Design | Ages 4 – 10 | Mondays, 4:30 – 5:30 pm | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Mine, Craft, Build: Adventure Game using LEGO® (Play-Well TEKnologies) | Grades K – 3 | Wednesdays 3:45 – 5:15 pm | Lakeridge Elementary
Play-Well Mine, Craft, Build Adventure Game (Play-Well TEKnologies) | Ages 5 – 7 | Mon – Wed, Nov 21 – 23, 9 am – 12 pm | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Play-Well Mine, Craft, Build Survival Game (Play-Well TEKnologies) | Ages 7 – 11 | Mon – Wed, Nov 21 – 23, 1 – 4 pm | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
TechSmart Kids (Coding) | Grades K – 12 | Class times vary | Mercer Island Community & Event Center & Islander Middle School
Cooking
Chef B’Kef | Ages 3 – 10 | Class times vary | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Dance
Dance Classes on Mercer Island
Ballet | Ages 5 – 8 | Tuesdays 4:40 – 5:40 pm | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Pre-Ballet | Ages 3 – 4 | Tuesdays 4 – 4:40 pm | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Brain Dance | Ages 1 – 3 | Wednesdays 9:45 – 10:45 am | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Creative Movement | Ages 3 – 4 | Fridays, 12:45 – 1:30 pm | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Dance Studios on Mercer Island
Children’s Dance Conservatory / Island Youth Ballet | Ages 3+ | Class times vary | 8635 SE 68th St
Definitive Dance (Ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary) | Ages 3 – 18 | Class times vary | Studio location: 8451 SE 68th Street, Suite 210
Language
Spanish Immersion Program | Ages 3 – 6 | Tuesdays & Thursdays 1 – 3 pm | Emmanuel Day School
Sponge Language School (French, Spanish & Mandarin) | Kindergarten – 5th Grade | Class times vary | MISD elementary schools
Martial Arts
Martial Arts Studios on Mercer Island
Karate West | Ages 3 – Adult | Class times vary | 8451 SE 68th Street (South end)
Mercer Island Martial Arts | Pre-K – Adult | Class times vary | 2630 77th Ave SE, Suite 106-108 (Town Center)
Z-Ultimate Self Defense Studios | Ages 4 – Adult | Class times vary | 7858 SE 28th St. Suite A105 (Town Center)
Music
Mother Goose Guitar | All ages | Thursdays, Sept 22 – Oct 13, 6:30 – 7:30 pm | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Sing with our Kids, Family Sing Alongs (Free!) | All ages | Thursdays, Oct 20 – Nov 10, 6:30 – 7:30 pm | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Mulberry Bush Music & Movement | Ages 2 months – 4 years | Tuesdays 10:30 – 11:15 am | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Music & Movement | Ages 3 – 4 & Pre-K | Class times vary | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Ukelele/Guitar | Ages 4 – 10 | Thursdays, 4:30 – 5:30 pm | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Nature / Outdoors / Scouting
Boy Scouts (& Cub Scouts) | Kindergarten – 12th grade | Various times & locations | Troop 457, Troop 624, Troop 647
Girl Scouts | Kindergarten – 12th grade | Various times & locations
YMCA Adventure Guides (Y-Guides and Y-Princesses) | Kindergarten – 3rd grade | Various times & locations
Outdoor Exploration with Nature Vision | Ages 3 – 5 | Mondays 10 – 11 am | Mercer Island Community & Event Center / Luther Burbank Park
Theatre
Acting a Fool | Ages 4 – 10 | Wednesdays, 4:30 – 5:30 pm | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Adventurous Acting Academy | Ages 3 – 4 & Pre-K | Mondays, 12:45 – 1:30 pm & 1:45 – 2:30 pm | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Youth Theatre Northwest (Organization) | Ages 3 – 6th grade | Variety of classes & times | Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Yoga
Contributed photo: Yellow Yoga
Children’s Yoga | Ages 3 – 4 | Tuesdays, 12:45 – 1:30 pm | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Yellow Yoga | Ages 8+ | Class times vary | Yogabliss & Mercer Island Boys & Girls Club
(Additional Mercer Island classes will be added to this list as they come available, including classes offered at the Stroum Jewish Community Center. If you have a class you would like included, please get in touch.)
