Looking for classes or after-school activities for your child this winter and spring? Mercer Island has dozens of opportunities for kids (ages 0 – 18) to explore and develop almost any passion, whether that’s basketball or ballet, cooking or CrossFit. Check out My MI’s round-up of Winter & Spring 2017 activities and classes below:
Art & Enrichment
After School Art for Kids | Ages 5 – 7 | Thursdays 3:30 – 4:30 pm | January 12 – April 6 | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Cookies & Canvas Painting | Ages 7 – 13 | Friday, 7 – 8:30 pm | January 13 & March 31 | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
PEZ (Pebble Enrichment Zone) | Kindergarteners | Tuesdays and/or Thursdays 12:15 – 3:15 pm | Mercer Island Presbyterian Church
Sprout with Art | Ages 3 – Pre-K | Class times vary | Starts week of January 2 | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Aquatics
Lil Bubblers | Ages 6 months – 3 years | Sundays, 9 am or 9:45 am | January 8 – April 9 | Stroum Jewish Community Center
SJCC Swim Lessons | 2.5 – 12 years | Class times vary | Starts week of January 2 | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Mary Wayte Swim Lessons | Toddler – Adult | Class times vary | Starts week of January 2 | Mary Wayte Swimming Pool
Fitness & Athletics
Fitness Classes on Mercer Island
CrossFit Kids | Ages 5 – 10 | Tuesday & Thursdays, 4 – 4:45 pm | January 3 – June 8 | MI CrossFit
CrossFit Pre-Teens/Teens | Ages 11+ | Tuesdays & Thursdays 5 – 6 pm | January 3 – June 8 | MI CrossFit
CrossFit Advanced Teens | Ages 11+ | Mondays 5 – 6 pm | January 3 – June 8 | MI CrossFit
girlSTRONG | Grades 6 – 12 | Sundays, 10 – 10:50 am | Weekly, Register per class | MI Athletic Club
X FIT Teen | Tuesdays & Thursdays 4 pm | Weekly, Register per class | MI Athletic Club
Itty Bitty Athletes | Ages 3 – 4 | Schedule | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Junior Sports Skills | Pre-K | Schedule | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Kix Jr (Cardio, coordination, strength & agility) | Ages 9+ | Kix & Spinz
Strength and Conditioning for Teens | Ages 13 – 18 | Class times & schedules TBD | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Student Athlete Training & Conditioning | Mondays and Wednesdays 4 – 4:50 pm | Weekly, Register per class | MI Athletic Club
Sports & Athletic Programs on Mercer Island
Basketball Academy – Boys & Girls Club | K – 3rd grade | Fridays 4 pm & 5 pm | Two sessions: February 24 – March 31 / April 21 – June 2 | Mercer Island Boys & Girls Club
Basketball Academy – SJCC | Ages 5 – 13 | Tuesdays, 1 hr, class times vary | January 3 – April 4 | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Dinky Dunkers (Basketball) | K – 3rd grade | Mondays and Wednesdays 5, 6, or 7 pm | Starts week of January 18 | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Gymnastics | Ages 3 – Pre-K | Schedule | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Introductory Gymnastics | Ages 5 – 8 | Tuesdays 4:15 – 5 pm & 5 – 5:45 pm | January 10 – February 14 | Mercer Island Boys & Girls Club
Lil Kickers (Soccer) | 18 mos – 8 years | Saturdays, class times vary | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Little League T-Ball and Baseball | Ages 4 – 12 | Practices & game times vary | March – June | Locations vary
Little League Softball | Girls Ages 6 – 14 | Practices & game times vary | March – June | Locations vary
Mountain Biking | Grades 6 – 8 (Middle School) | Riding times vary | On and off-island
Spring Soccer | Kindergarten – 8th grade | Schedule TBD | March – June | Locations vary
SkyHawks Multi-Sport Sampler | Ages 4 – 12 | Mondays, 5 pm & 6 pm | April 17 – May 22 | Mercer Island Community & Events Center
Track & Field | Ages 6 – 12 | Schedule TBD | April – June | Islander Middle School
Volleyball | 4th – 9th grades | Practices & game times vary – schedule TBD | March – June | Mercer Island Boys & Girls Club
Cheer
Dream Team Cheer Squad | Ages 7 – 18 | Tuesdays 5:30 – 7 pm | Two sessions: January 10 – February 14 & February 28 – April 4 | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Computers & Games
Game Design | Ages 5 – 12 | Mondays 4:30 pm | January 9 – April 3 | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Play-Well Pre-Engineering | Ages 5 – 7 | Monday & Tuesday, 9 am – 12 pm | February 20 – 21 | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Play-Well Engineering FUNdamentals | Ages 7 – 11 | Monday & Tuesday, 1 – 4 pm | February 20 – 21 | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
TechSmart Kids (Coding) | Grades K – 12 | Class times vary | Mercer Island Community & Event Center and school locations
Cooking
Bubbie’s Kitchen | Ages 5 – 10 | Tuesdays 4:30 – 5:30 | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Chef B’Kef | Ages 3 – Pre-K | Schedule | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Chef B’Kef | Ages 6 – 10 | Tuesdays 4:30 – 5:30 pm | January 5 – March 29 | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Dance
Dance Classes on Mercer Island
Pre-Ballet | Ages 3 – 4 | Tuesdays 4 – 4:40 pm | January 10 – March 28 | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Ballet | Ages 5 – 7 | Tuesdays 4:40 – 5:40 pm | January 10 – March 28 | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Creative Movement | Ages 3 – 4 | Schedule | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Mulberry Bush Music & Movement | 2 months – Age 4 | Tuesdays 10:30 – 11:15 am | January 17 – March 7 | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Tap & Ballet | Pre-K | Schedule | 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
Fashion
Passion for Fashion | Ages 5 – 10 | Thursdays 4:30 – 5:30 pm | Stroum Jewish Community Center
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
Mulberry Bush Music & Movement | 2 months – Age 4 | Tuesdays 10:30 – 11:15 am | January 17 – March 7 | Mercer Island Community & Event Center
Nature / Outdoor / 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
Outdoor Exploration with Nature Vision | Ages 3 – 5 | Mondays 10 – 11 am | Mercer Island Community & Event Center / Luther Burbank Park
YMCA Adventure Guides (Y-Guides and Y-Princesses) | Kindergarten – 3rd grade | Various times & locations
Parent – Child / Parenting
Creative Beginnings | Ages 8 – 30 months with parent/caregiver | Class times vary | September – June | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Keep Calm Parenting 10-Day Challenge | Adults | Starts January 5 | Online – www.childproofparenting.com
Mommy Matters | Moms only | Tuesdays, 10 – 11:30 am | January 30 – March 28 | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Theatre
Acting Up! | Ages 3 – Pre-K | Schedule | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Acting Up! | Ages 5 – 10 | Wednesdays 4:30 – 5:30 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
Yoga for Youngins | Ages 3 – Pre-K | Schedule | Stroum Jewish Community Center
Yoga | Grades 1st – 5th | Wednesdays 3 – 4 pm | Three sessions: January – May | Mercer Island Boys & Girls Club
Junior Yoga | Grades 5 – 9 | Fridays 4 – 5 pm | Weekly, register per class | Yogabliss
High School Yoga | Grades 10 – 12 | Sundays 2:30 – 3:30 pm | Weekly, register per class | Yogabliss
