If you’re 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 it’s basketball or ballet, cooking or coding, your child can learn new skills and develop confidence through a multitude of fun, supportive programs.
Check out My MI’s round-up of Fall 2017 activities and classes below:
Art & Enrichment
Afternoon Pre-K Enrichment | Ages 4 – 5 | 3 & 5 Day Options, 11:45 am – 3:15 pm | The Pebble Preschool at Mercer Island Presbyterian Church
Sprout with Art | Ages 3 – 4 & Pre-K | Wednesdays 12:45 – 1:30 pm / 1:45 – 2:30 pm | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Athletics & Fitness
Basketball Fundamentals | Ages 7 – 14 | Tuesdays 6 – 7:15 pm | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
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 – 8 | Practice and game times vary | Mercer Island Boys & Girls Club
Gymnastics | Ages 3 – 5 | Class days / times vary | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Introductory Gymnastics | Ages 5 – 8 | Tuesdays 4:15 – 5 pm | Mercer Island Boys & Girls Club
Itty Bitty Athletes | Ages 3 – 4 | Wednesdays 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 | Ages 18 Mos – 8 years | Saturdays 9:30 – 11:30 am | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Mercer Island FC (Microsoccer, Recreational, & Select Soccer) | Ages 6 – 17 | Practices / game times vary | Homestead & other location
Mini Mercer Sports and Games | Ages 2 – 3 | Fridays 9:15 – 9:45 am | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Mom & Me Tumbling (My Gym Classes) | Ages 6 – 23 Mos | Saturdays 9 – 9:45 am | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Terrific Tots (My Gym Classes) | Ages 2 – 3 | Saturdays 10 – 10:45 am | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Whiz Kids (My Gym Classes) | Ages 4 – 8 | Saturdays 11 – 11:45 am | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Aquatics
CAAT (Central Area Aquatics Team) | Ages 6 – 18 years | Practice times vary | Mercerwood Shore Club
Lil Bubblers | Ages 6 mos – 3 years | Sundays 9 am / 9:45 am | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Mary Wayte Swim Lessons | Toddler – Adult | TBD | Mary Wayte Swimming Pool
Nurturing Water Therapies | All ages | Class times vary | Stroum Jewish Community Center
SJCC Swim Lessons | 2.5 – 12 years | Class times vary | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Computers & Games
Chess 4 Life | Kindergarten+ | Class times vary | West Mercer, Island Park, and Lakeridge elementary schools
Game Design | Ages 4 – 10 | Thursdays 4:30 – 5:30 pm | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Game Night | Ages 7 – 16 | Thursdays 4 – 7 pm | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
iCode | Ages 6 – 12 | Saturdays, Oct 7 & 14, 9 am – 12 pm | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
iGame Creators | Ages 6 – 12 | Saturdays, Oct 7 & 14, 1 – 4 pm | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Intro to STEM | Grades K – 2 | Fridays, Oct 27th – Dec 15th, 3 – 4:30 pm | St. Monica Parish School
STEM Challenge | Grades 3 – 5 | Fridays, Oct 27th – Dec 15th, 3 – 4:30 pm | St. Monica Parish School
TechSmart Kids (Coding) | Grades K – 12 | Class times vary | Mercer Island Community & Event Center & Islander Middle School
Cooking
Chef B’Kef | Grades K – 5 | Tuesdays 4:30 – 5:30 pm | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Healthy Hands Core Cooking Program & Mystery Box Cooking Challenge | Ages 9 – 13 | Mondays 3:30 – 5 pm | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Tiny Chefs | Ages 3 – 4 | Fridays 9:30 – 10:30 am | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Dance & Cheer
Dance Classes on Mercer Island
Ballet | Ages 5 – 8 | Tuesdays 5 – 5:55 pm | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Pre-Ballet | Ages 3 – 4 | Tuesdays 4:15 – 5 pm | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Creative Movement | Ages 3 – 4 | Mondays 12:45 – 1:30 pm | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Kicking It with Katy Dance Class | Ages 12+ | Sundays 11:30 am – 12:30 pm | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Tap/Ballet | Pre-K | Mondays 1:45 – 2:30 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, hip-hop) | Ages 3 – 18 | Class times vary | Studio location: 8451 SE 68th Street, Suite 210
Cheer Squads on Mercer Island
Dream Team Cheer Squad (Eastside Dream Elite) | Ages 7 – 18 | Tuesdays 5:30 – 7 pm | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Language & Culture
Curating Your Family Story | Ages 10 – 15 | Mondays 6:30 – 8:30 pm | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Little Israel | Grades K – 5 | Wednesdays 4:30 – 5:30 pm | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Mandarin with Janet | Ages 7 – 14 | Wednesdays 4 pm / 5:15 pm | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Spanish Immersion Program | Ages 3 – 6 | Tuesdays & Thursdays 1 – 3 pm | Emmanuel Day School
Sponge Language School (French, Spanish, & Mandarin) | Grades K – 5th | Class times vary | MISD elementary schools
Martial Arts & Self Defense
Martial Arts Studios on Mercer Island
Karate West | Ages 3 – 18 | Class times vary | 8451 SE 68th Street (South end)
Mercer Island Martial Arts | Pre-K – 18 | Class times vary | 2630 77th Ave SE, Suite 106-108 (Town Center)
Z-Ultimate Self Defense Studios | Ages 4 – 18 | Class times vary | 7858 SE 28th St. Suite A105 (Town Center)
Self Defense Classes
Safe Kids 101 | Ages 9 – 13 | Saturdays 9 am – 12 pm | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Super Sitters | Ages 11 – 15 | Saturdays 9 am – 2 pm | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Music
Family Sing-Alongs | All ages | Fridays 6:30 – 7:30 pm | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Mother Goose Guitar | All ages | Fridays, Sept 15 – 29, 6:30 – 7:30 pm | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Mulberry Bush Music & Movement | Ages 2 Mos – 4 years | Tuesdays 10:30 – 11:15 am | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Nature / Outdoors / Scouting
Boy Scouts (& Cub Scouts) | Grades K – 12th | Various times / locations | Troop 457, Troop 624, Troop 647
Girl Scouts | Grades K – 12th | New Troop Formation on September 10th | Various times & locations
Let’s Go Fishing! | Ages 5 – 15 | Sunday, Sept 10, 4 – 6 pm | Luther Burbank Park Dock
Theatre
Youth Theatre Northwest (Organization) | Ages 3 – 6th grade | Variety of classes / times | Emmanuel Episcopal Church
Yoga
Children’s Yoga | Ages 3 – 4 & Pre-K | Fridays 12:45 – 1:30 pm / 1:45 – 2:30 pm | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Yellow Yoga | Ages 8+ | Class times vary | Yogabliss & Mercer Island Boys & Girls Club
Yoga for Kid Athletes | All ages under 18 | Wednesdays 3 – 4 pm | 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 that you’d like us to feature on our post, please get in touch!
