After School Options and Fall 2024 Classes
Here are some great after school options for fall 2024 in Lee County:
Arts Bonita Dance Academy
Fall classes start Aug. 26. We welcome kids ages 2.5 and up to the Arts Bonita Dance Academy featuring classes in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, and more! Join today and experience a world where dreams come true, friendships flourish, and self-confidence soars. Whether you’re a budding ballerina, a rhythmic tapper, or a jazz enthusiast, our classes are designed to suit dancers of all levels, from beginners to advanced. Sign up online today, or call the office to take advantage of our multiple class discounts. Register online or call.
Performing Arts Center
10150 Bonita Beach Road, Bonita Springs
239-495-8989
Coast Elite Gymnastics
Ready to get your kids moving while having fun? Put Coast Elite on your back to school schedule. Our 12,000 square foot, air-conditioned facility is fully equipped with state of the art gymnastics apparatus. Highlights include in-ground foam block and Resi landing pits, 30ft. Tumble-Track training trampoline and 18’ climbing ropes. We offer preschool, recreational, and women’s competitive gymnastics. Also, offering cheer-based classes (tumbling and cheer basics for 5-17 year olds and boys classes. Check out our Friday night Open gym & weekday morning Toddler open gym + our Ninja based classes! Coast Elite is a great after school activity for kids of all ages and helps strength and coordination with any sport!
6360 Arc Way #1B, Fort Myers
239-936-8467
Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium
Homeschool-ology and preschool programs include fun monthly themes, hands-on activities, outdoor exploration, and live animal encounters. Nature Explorers is a monthly drop off program for children 5 to 11 that runs from 9 to 11am on select Saturdays. Saturday, Sept. 7 is Bees and Honey! For homeschoolers: Nature Art is set for Sept. 5 and Nature Journaling will be Sept. 19 at Calusa Nature Center. For themes, times, prices, and to register, visit calusanature.org. Become a member and receive a discount on these programs! You are invited to join us Sept 21 & Sep 22 10 am to 4 pm – Friendly Forest Fall Festival for a fun day of Fall Festivities, Crafts, Games, Pumpkins, Food Trucks & More!
3450 Ortiz Ave., Fort Myers
239-275-3435
Cape Coral Rowing Club
Come join us for our season kickoff event on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 7:30 a.m. Never rowed before? No problem. Youth crew hosts a 2-week trial period at the start of every season to allow new rowers to learn the ropes and practice with the team several times to determine whether rowing is a good fit. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to try something new and amazing. Two week trial period with practice sessions on Tue/W/Th/Sat (Tue 10/22 & 10/29) 4 – 6 pm, (Wed 10/23 & 10/30) 4 – 6 pm, (Thu 10/24 & 10/31) 4 – 6 pm, (Sat 10/26 & 11/2) 7:30 – 10 am. Bring water & wear athletic attire. New rowers welcome. No experience required. Coxswain candidates needed! Contact Coach Saundra Weston for more information. hscoach@rowccrc.org
330-495-2364
Fall Fashion Sewing Classes
Fashion First Workshops offers Classes for Kids & Teens interested in Fashion Design (Ages 7 & Up). Classes are offered Sept. 9 – Oct 11. Learn how to design clothes, Use a Sewing Machine & have fun! Classes start afterschool from 3:45 -7:00 for school age children. Locations include Bell Tower Shops on Mondays and Wednesdays, Alliance for the Arts (Sept. 12) & Lake Kennedy (Tuesdays, Sept. 10 – 24). Homeschool classes are also offered. renee@fashionfirstworkshops.com
Fashion First Workshops Design Studio
13499 S. Cleveland Ave #181
908-578-8561
FM Twirlers Baton Lessons
Baton lessons in Lee County. Come out and twirl with us. Twirling is good for all age! Please text for more details:
239-747-3760 OR email FMtwirlers@myyahoo.com
Fort Myers Tennis
Discover a skill for life with our #TennisFam at Fort Myers Tennis. We are a community of dedicated parents, coaches, players & friends, among whom you can be sure your child will learn to love the game of tennis! Now offering Fall classes for children aged 3+! Sign up online, for questions contact us via fortmyerstennis@gmail.com or call us. See you on the courts!
239-653-7773
Fort Myers Theatre
Registration is underway for our youth theatre programs. Sign up today for The Lion King Kids (ages 7-14) Saturdays June – August, Wizad of Oz YPE (ages 9-18) Evenings or Homeschool August – October, The Addams Family Younger @ Part (ages 6-13) Saturdays or Homeschool August – November, Pantastic: The Peter Pan Musical (ages 6-13) Evenings or Homeschool August – November and Wiz Wham Alakazam (ages 6-13) Homeschool August – November. Register online.
16120 San Carlos Blvd #5, Fort Myers
239-323-6570
Ivybrook Academy
Explore the half-day program at Ivybrook Academy that blends the Montessori and Reggio Emilia philosophies, to foster creativity and collaboration. The Discovery Program at Ivybrook offers classes in music and movement, foreign language, creative expression, and the library. The Discovery teacher works with each classroom to explore all forms of creative expression in the mini-art studios or our large, central art studio. Schedule a tour to experience the Ivybrook difference. Visit our website or call to secure your child’s spot.
21300 South Branch Boulevard, Suite 611, Estero
239-893-6538
www.ivybrookacademy.com/estero
Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center
The Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center provides extracurricular music and arts programming for students in Fort Myers for ages 5-17. Classes are offered in Strings, Piano, Vocal, Visual Arts and DJ Spinning. Private and group classes are available with rewarding recitals and art exhibitions at the end of the semester. Adult classes are also available upon request. Enrollment is open now. The fall semester runs from Aug. 19 – Dec. 13. The Davis School of Music hosts lessons in Strings, Piano, Vocal, DJ Spinning and The Surge (an after-school collaborative pop-rock band group). Instrumental and vocal classes are offered as private lessons. There are select group classes for the music department such as the Davis Chamber Strings and Davis Junior Chamber Strings. In the Davis School of Visual Arts, classes focus on technique and media exploration and provide a valuable and irreplaceable opportunity to advance one’s artistic skills in a group or one-on-one setting. Students interested in entering art schools will be assisted in portfolio building, scholarship writing, and photography of work.
2301 First St., Fort Myers
239-333-1933
Southern Starz Gymnastics
Jump into the new School Year at Southern Starz Gymnastics. Our Little Starz gymnastics program is geared toward gymnasts 1 – 5 years. These Starz will focus on beginning gymnastics skills while having fun in our 11,000 square foot facility. We offer gymnastic classes, tumbling classes, boys gymnastics and competitive gymnastics.
915 SE 11th Place, Cape Coral
239-574-0034
www.southernstarzgymnastics.org
SWFL Dance Academy
We provide quality training in a positive environment. Our classes are offered for all ages from 2 – 18. Our after school classes begin at 3:30 and have different levels offered at different times. We provide an area for parents to observe their children via closed circuit system. We offer a wide variety of genres of dance ranging from ballet, jazz, hip-hop, acro, tap, lyrical, and contemporary. They will not only create friendships that will last a lifetime, but also gain skills that will help them through all seasons of life. Swfldanceacademy@gmail.com Or follow along on Instagram at swfldanceacademy or ericaswfldanceacademy
12220 Towne Lake Drive, Fort Myers
YMCA
After school programs at the Y keep kids safe, introduce them to new friends and activities and are focused on safety, health, social growth and academic enrichment. Children are placed in age-appropriate groups and take part in a daily rotation of activities that include homework time, arts & crafts, guest speakers, enrichment programs/specialty clubs, physical fitness activities, learning centers and much more. The Y also provides a nutritious daily snack.
27200 Kent Road, Bonita Springs
239-221-7560 • www.ymcaswfl.org
1360 Royal Palm Square Blvd., Fort Myers
239-275-9622 • www.ymcaswfl.org