Afterschool Activities Directory

New Mexico Kids! 2021/2022 Afterschool Activities Directory

Santa Fe Area

hop. Classes range from beginner to pre-professional levels. Open to all children in the community! Tuition is offered on a sliding scale ensuring that every child has the opportunity for an enriching experience and a sense of a achievement in a nurturing and noncompetitive atmosphere.

Sam Italiano Tap & Jazz Dance Combo Classes, 3209A Calle Marie, SF, NM 87505. Phone: 303-946-4578; Contact: Sam Italiano; Email: sitaliano317@gmail.com; Website: bit.ly/3zDbro4. Ages: 5-11 yrs old; Cost: Varies; discounts & financial aid available!; Days/Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays. Jazz & tap dance combo classes, starting the week of Sept. 12. Ages 5-7 yrs old: Wednesdays @ 4:305:30 pm; Ages 8-11 yrs old: Mondays @ 56:30 pm. Students will learn the fundamentals of both jazz and tap dance, including technique, musicality, improvisation, and performance skills, all in a fun and inclusive environment. All levels welcome. Financial Aid Available. These are brand new classes-- be part of the first crew to build a community through dance. Contact Sam with questions: sitaliano317@gmail.com.

Art

Art School Santa Fe, 3600 Cerrillos Rd., Ste. 714D, SF, NM 87507. Phone: 505364-3256. Contact: Ronny Beeman; Email: ronny@artschoolsantafe.com; Website: Artschoolsantafe.com; Ages: 5 and up; Enrollment: 8 students per class; Cost: one month tuition $115 or two months at $216 with $14 savings and $30 one-time per year materials fee. Days/Hours: Tuesday 4-5:05pm, Wednesday 3:30-4:35pm, 4:50-5:55pm, Thursday 3:45-4:50pm, Friday 3:454:50pm. Teen class Fridays ages 12 and up 5-6:15pm, Saturday 10-11:05am. Art School Santa Fe’s program director Ronny (she, her) is currently the main elementary grades art teacher at Santa Fe School for Arts and Sciences. With several decades of experience, Ronny has developed her own art curriculum integrating classical fine art methods with current themes. Students work on their own projects based on the individual's interest, age and skill level. Classes focus on a variety of artistic genres ranging from anime, portraiture, cartoon, painting, fantasy and portfolio preparedness. Financial aid available with portfolio review.

Hockey

Climbing

AFTER SCHOOL @ClimbSantaFe, 3008 Cielo Court, SF, NM. Phone: 505-9868944; Email: info@climbsantafe.com; Website: climbsantafe.com/classes- programs/youth-programs/after-schoolsummer-camps. The After School program at the Santa Fe Climbing Center creates a stimulating environment in which climbers at all levels will push their physical and mental limits while having fun and exploring the world of indoor rock climbing! The challenges and climbing games led by our experienced instructors promote teamwork, confidence, flexibility, balance, problem solving and more. Our After School programs meet once a week for 8-9 weeks from 3:305pm and begin the week of Aug. 22. The After School Classes are divided in the following age groups, 5-8 year old and 9-13 year old climbers and cost $180 for 9 weeks.

New Mexico Mustangs Girls Hockey

Association, SF, NM. Phone: 505-9207916; Contact: Sara Martinez; Email: thurgoodsara94@gmail.com; Website: nmmustangsgirlshockey.org; Ages: 6

(birth year 2016) to 14 (birth year

2008); Enrollment: 30 per session (3 sessions, 90 total); Cost: Free. The New Mexico Mustangs Girls Hockey Association is hosting a try-hockey-forfree program for girls only. The program will include skating instruction and hockey skills development by USA Hockey certified coaches. New players Team Altitude climbing @ClimbSantaFe. Courtesy photo. will have the opportunity to skate alongside current Mustangs hockey players. There are three "Girls Try Hockey for Free" weekends. Registration is required for each weekend. Feel free to register for more than one weekend. The Mustangs will provide hockey equipment for loan for the Girls Try Hockey Free Program sessions, and we will do gear fitting prior to the first session of each weekend. We have a limited amount of gear, so registration is limited to 30 players per weekend. Locations of the ice rinks: Genoveva Chavez Community Center, 3221 Rodeo Rd., SF; Outpost Ice Arena, 9530 Tramway Blvd. NE, Abq.

Dance

Belisama Irish Dance & Rhythm Sol, Santa Fe & Los Alamos, NM. Phone: 505-795-5424; Contact: Celia Bassett; Email: celiabassettbelisama@gmail.com; Website: belisamadance.com. Ages: 3 and up. Belisama Irish Dance & Rhythm Sol is a program for kids and adults. Creative Movement (ages 3+) and Parent & Me (ages 18 mo+) classes. Irish Dance classes for ages 5 and up. Dance for fun, perform, and/or compete if you choose. Classes in Santa Fe and Los Alamos. Small class sizes.

NDI New Mexico at The Dance Barns in Santa Fe, Phone: 505-983-7646; Website: ndi-nm.org. Children ages 3-18 (and adults) join inspiring professional instructors each week to participate in high-quality dance and performance training in creative movement, ballet, modern dance, jazz, tap and hip-

Skateboarding

Skate School Skateboarding School, 825 Early St. #H, SF, NM 87505. Phone: 505-474-0074; Contact: Joe Lehm; Email: skateschoolsantafe@gmail.com; Website: skateboardsafety.com. Ages: 3 and up. Indoor ramps for year-round fun! After School/Home School Programs start in September. Sessions and lessons for all abilities, ages 3 and up. Use our school boards and gear to get started. We also have a complete shop to help students gear up. Curriculum includes skateboard homework and exploring the history of skateboarding using our museum and video library. Birthdays, parent's night out, monthly events.

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Albuquerque Area

Acting

New Mexico Young Actors, Inc. Drama Classes, 7001 San Antonio Dr. NE, Abq, NM 87109. Phone: 505-821-8055; Contact: Joel Gelpe, Executive Director; Email: info@nmyoungactors.org; Web site: nmyoungactors.org. Ages: 9-19; Cost: $405/semester. Join us in our 43rd season of drama classes and productions of plays and musicals for children by children. Financial aid available.

Art

Albuquerque Museum School, 2000 Mountain Rd. NW, Abq, NM 87104. Phone: 505-243-7255; Contact: Elizabeth Becker; Email: ebecker@cabq.gov; Website: albuquerquemuseum.org; Cost: $60/$70/$75. Make the Museum your classroom! Art classes for children ages 3–14, including Preschool Adventures in Art and Youth Studios.

Painted Iguana Art Classes, 142 Big Horn Ridge Ct. NE, Abq, NM 87122. Phone: 505-720-1906. Contact: Theresa Hall, Artist & Educator; Email: paintediguana@gmail.com; Website: paintediguana.com; Ages: 6-18 years. Small group classes; Tuition: $105 monthly. ALL supplies included. Weekday afternoons – 1 1/2 hour long classes. Small classes in NE Albuquerque where students receive expert instruction on the use of quality art materials, & create in a studio setting. We work with watercolors, acrylics, clay, pastels, metals & more. Come learn new sketching skills, sculpt or create pottery to be fired in our kiln. For the young explorers to the experienced young artists, students receive a high quality art experience in a creative, fun, nurturing environment. Our classes encompass a complete comprehensive art program that students really enjoy. Art appreciation & creative thinking skills are developed in class. We learn about famous artists throughout history, while creating our own unique masterpieces. Join us & see why students never want their art adventure to end each day! Call or check the website for the after-school schedule. Classes start after Labor Day in September.

Before/After School Care

City of Albuquerque’s Play+, Albuquerque, NM. Phone: 505-767-5885; Ages: 5-13; Cost: $15 a week, $20 for two children, $25 for 3 or more; Days/Hours: Monday-Friday, 7am to 6pm. Play+ is the City of Albuquerque’s before and after school program available for elementary school kids. What makes Play+ unique is that these programs are offered right at the school, meaning no need to stress about shuttling and shuffling your kids back and forth from school to before or after care centers. Play+ is offered year round at 28 locations conveniently located in each quadrant of Albuquerque. Play+ is offered by the City at a fraction of other early childhood education and care center costs - just $15$25 per week depending on the number of kids you enroll. Play+ is your family’s link to education. Play+ is affordable and convenient before and after school programming offered right on-site at your child’s elementary school. Play+ before school links adventure and learning to get your child ready for the school day. Play+ after school allows kids a space for homework assistance and extra play time with their friends.

Dance

Ballet Repertory Theatre of NM's Ballet Academy, 6913 Natalie Ave. NE, Abq, NM 87110. Phone: 505-888-1054; Email: brt@brtnm.com; Website: brtnm.com. Ages: 3 years - Adults. Variety of classes available Monday - Saturday. BRT's focus is on the training of classical ballet which is paired with a Modern Dance program. At Ballet Repertory Theatre, our professionally trained teachers guide each student using a well-developed syllabus. Ballet Repertory Theatre’s goal is to create an environment that is challenging, disciplined and rigorous while, at the same time, safe, healthy and nurturing...providing a welcoming environment where every student is valued while pursuing excellence in dance.

Dance Theatre Southwest: Moving Forward!! 3805 Academy Parkway South, NE, Abq, NM 87122. Phone: 505-296-9465; Contact: Patricia Dickinson Wells; Email: dancetheatresouthwest@gmail.com; Website: dtsw.com. Dance Education for All Ages: Toddler through Professional Level with strong Adult and Mature Adult programs also. Days/Hours: M-F: 4pm-7:30pm, Sat: 9:30am1:45pm. DTSW offers all levels of Ballet with Pointe and Pre-Pointe, Adv. and Int. Partnering/Pas de Deux training along with Toddler classes, Discovering Dance for younger 3–4-year-olds, all levels of Modern/Contemporary and Jazz. Under the direction of Patricia Dickinson Wells, DTSW has always valued quality over quantity. Patricia and Faculty adhere to safe kinesthetically sound dance instruction in a nurturing environment. Many students have gone on to professional careers in dance companies around the world, on Broadway, in academia, and many alumni have found successful fields outside of dance thanks to the discipline they learned through dance education. DTSW will continue to provide all students with regular Full Curriculum through hybrid classes – in-studio as well as online so families have choices. DTSW continues to bring the best in dance arts education to everyone, be it in-studio or on ZOOM. Scholarships available for families who cannot afford to pay full tuition. Dance Theatre Southwest is the home of Festival Ballet Albuquerque which produces “Nutcracker in the Land of Enchantment,” “Dracula, A Love Story” and “Sacred Journeys” in collaboration with Robert Mirabal and Jock Soto, with 3 to 4 major productions each year. Looking For An Alternative? DTSW has won many national accolades and is always a safe place for dance arts education. Ongoing classes with new fall schedule available. Find us on Facebook And Instagram.

Keshet Dance + Center for the Arts Community Dance Classes, 4121 Cutler Ave. NE, Abq, NM 87110. Phone: 505-224-9808; Contact: frontdesk@keshetarts.org; Website: keshetarts.org/dance-education. Ages 2 thru Adult. Cost: $0-$15 per class. Keshet Community Dance Classes: Fall Session (Aug-Dec) - Ballet, contemporary, creative movement and contact improvisation classes. All abilities welcome. Mixed Ability/Adaptive Dance and Fine Wine Dance (ages 55+) are also available. Unlimited non-competitive scholarships/sliding scale payments for ALL classes. Registration is ongoing.

NDI New Mexico at The Hiland in ABQ, Phone: 505-872-1800; Website: ndinm.org. Children ages 3-18 (and adults) join inspiring professional instructors each week to participate in high-quality dance and performance training in creative movement, ballet, modern dance, jazz, tap and hip-hop. Classes range from beginner to pre-professional levels. Open to all children in the community! Tuition is offered on a sliding scale ensuring that every child has the opportunity for an enriching experience and a sense of a achievement in a nurturing and noncompetitive atmosphere.

New Mexico Ballet Company, 6207 Pan American Fwy NE, Abq, NM 87109. Phone: 505-659-8523; Contact: Anna Bridge; Email: anna.nmbc@gmail.com; Website: newmexicoballetcompany.com. Ages: 3 and up; The New Mexico Ballet Company School provides affordable year-round dance classes and performance opportunities for ages 3 and up. Offering a variety of styles including creative movement, pre-ballet, classical ballet technique, pointe, jazz, lyrical, tap, hip-hop, and more, our professional faculty are ready to encourage, challenge, and inspire the budding artist in every student. From improving physical fitness to gaining confidence and self-awareness, dancing is a creative and physical outlet with endless benefits for students of all ages. New students are welcome and registration is ongoing for weekday afternoon, evening, and Saturday morning classes. Your first trial class is FREE! Registration fee: $30 per family. Tuition rates start at $50 – $65 per month for introductory classes. Visit the Registration page on our website or call 505-659-8523 for more information.

Fencing

Duke City Fencing, 2840 Girard Blvd. NE, Abq, NM 87107. Phone: 505-8720048; Contact: Evandro Duarte Oliveira; Email: info@dukecityfencing.net; Website: dukecityfencing.net; Ages: 6 and up. Cost: $100-$200/month; Monday-Friday afternoons/evenings, Saturday mornings. Duke City Fencing is a full-time facility dedicated to the sport of fencing. We offer classes for children and adults. Your first class with us is free for first-time fencers. All equipment is provided, and no experience is required. Come join us and learn the unique sport of fencing! Sibling and military discounts.

Hockey

New Mexico Mustangs Girls Hockey Association, ABQ, NM. Phone: 505920-7916; Contact: Sara Martinez; Email: thurgoodsara94@gmail.com; Website: nmmustangsgirlshockey.org; Ages: 6 (birth year 2016) to 14 (birth year 2008); Enrollment: 30 per session (3 sessions, 90 total); Cost: Free. The New Mexico Mustangs Girls Hockey Association is hosting a try-hockey-for-free program for girls only. The program will include skating instruction and hockey skills development by USA Hockey certified coaches. New players will have the opportunity to skate alongside current Mustangs hockey players. There are three "Girls Try Hockey for Free" weekends. Registration is required for each

AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES continued from page 36 weekend. Feel free to register for more than one weekend. The Mustangs will provide hockey equipment for loan for the Girls Try Hockey Free Program sessions, and we will do gear fitting prior to the first session of each weekend. We have a limited amount of gear, so registration is limited to 30 players per weekend. Locations of the ice rinks: Outpost Ice Arena, 9530 Tramway Blvd. NE, Abq; Genoveva Chavez Community Center, 3221 Rodeo Rd., SF.

Horseback Riding

Liz Sanchez Stables Riding Lessons, 7622 Rio Grande NW, Los Ranchos de Abq, NM 87107. Phone: 505-898-1810; Contact: Liz Sanchez. Website: lizsanchezstables.com. Ages: 7-86; Tues-Sun, 8am-5pm; closed Mon. We are COVID compliant. Afterschool and weekend Academy riding lesson program in a covered arena. Also, full-day horse and pony camps on all APS holidays. Tax deductible. Lessons suitable for the first-time rider to the advanced student. Group & private riding lessons also available all year. Learn how to care, groom, communicate and ride your horse. All disciplines as well as English & Western. Also bareback for balance. Riders progress at own pace and are placed in groups according to skill level. Check out our Child, Family & Adult Specials!! Visa and Mastercard accepted. “This is the place where people dream and horses fly.” Call the Stables for pricing and reservations.

Martial Arts

Bates Premier Taekwondo Ages 3-Adult, 3880 Menaul Blvd. NE: Just east of Carlisle on the south side of Menaul between Thrifttown and Sonic. Phone: 505-985-9091; Email: batespremiertaekwondo@gmail.com; Website: batespremiertkd.com; Contact: Coach Chee. Ages 3-adult, Mon-Sat. Unlimited classes, No contracts, Competitive traveling competition team.

Multi-Activity/Enrichment

National Hispanic Cultural Center’s Explorar Las Artes, 1701 4th St. SW, Abq, NM 87102. Phone: 505-246-2261; Contact: Stephen Hamway; Website: nhccnm.org/events. Ages: Toddlers and young children, plus their caregivers; Cost: Free; Days/Hours: First and third Tuesday of each month, 45 minutes each. Explorar las Artes is a free, bi-monthly 45-minute program for toddlers and young children and their caregivers that cultivates creativity and self-expression through the exploration of Hispanic/Latine arts and culture. Participants explore the NHCC museum and engage in artmaking, music, movement, dance, drama and bilingual story time. NHCC instructors model age-appropriate arts techniques that celebrate self-expression, build vocabulary, and strengthen both fine-motor and gross-motor skills in a fun environment.

Science

Explora, 1701 Mountain Rd. NW, Abq, NM 87104. Phone: 505-600-6072; Contact: Reservations office, 505-600-6734; Email: reservations@explora.us; Website: explora.us. Cost: Explora Members $150, Non-members $170 for most programs. Financial assistance available. In-person classes will meet CDC guidelines for COVID-19 safety. Explora has 4 programs: 1. Growing a Scientist for preschoolers ages 2½ – 5 with their adults (required). Aug. 24-Dec. 3. Meets every other week. Participants make discoveries about science by questioning, experiencing and investigating. Early childhood educators engage children and their adults in science and engineering activities that incorporate art, literature and fun! Each session focuses on a different theme. Select one session: Wednesday 9:30–11am, Thursday 9:30–11am, Friday 9:30–11am, Saturday 9:30–11am. 2. Bricks 4 Kidz After School, Grades K-5; Sept. 21-Oct. 26. Meets every Wednesday 45pm. Bricks 4 Kidz After School is an interactive, hands-on, STEM focused program that allows students to explore their inner engineering skills. We build motorized LEGO® models, each one designed with your students' skill and learning level in mind! Students have fun building while you know they are engaging those important math and engineering skills! Explora members $95 per child per semester. Non-members $110. 3. Engineering Investigators, Grades: 3-5. Aug. 24-Dec. 3. Saturdays 9:30am. Participants investigate how things move and use that knowledge to build a series of connected actions! Meets every other week. Adults welcome but not required or recommended. 4. Home School Explorations Series, sessions available for grades K-9. Explora members: $105; Non-members $120. Sept. 19-Dec. 6. Explora’s Home School Explorations Series offers your child a semester of weekly, hourlong experiential science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) programs. These are materials-rich classes that actively engage every child in inquiry activities. In these classes, children will make discoveries in STEAM through questioning, experiencing and investigating. Youth will be encouraged to build their own knowledge and cultivate skills such as observation, creativity, critical thinking, cooperative learning, communication and innovation as they explore a different topic each week.

Tutoring/Therapy

ABC Wellness, 324 Adams SE, Abq, NM 87108. Phone: 505-266-6039; Website: abcwellness.com; Contact: Mae Lynn Spahr, MA, Owner/Counselor. Ages: 18 months–adult. Mae Lynn Spahr, MA, provides a drug-free treatment alternative for children and adults who have ADD/ADHD, learning disabilities, autism, sleep disorders, anxiety, depression, stress, headache/migraine and chronic pain.

Huntington Learning Center, 8201 Golf Course Rd. NW, Ste. B-3, Abq, NM 87120. Phone: 505-797-3073; Contact: Sohale Mufti; Website: huntingtonhelps.com. Grades: K-12; Monday to Saturday. Year after year we continue to offer children, ages 5-17, supplemental instruction in reading, writing, mathematics, study skills, phonics and related areas, as well as SAT/ACT test preparation. The positive encouragement of our staff and certified teachers, combined with individualized instruction based on our diagnostic testing, is what we believe sets us apart and continues to make our program a success.

Tutor-Me, 5528 Eubank NE, Ste. 6, Abq, NM 87111. Phone: 505-307-4170; Contact: Sandra Akkad, Founder. Website: mytutorme.com. Register now for fall classes! Covid-safe Environment. Ongoing online and in-person tutoring. Focusing on K12. Homework Help. Tutor-Me is a premier learning center that offers a handson approach when helping students. We stimulate & motivate while enriching and helping our students. Tutor-Me provides a safe, conducive and nurturing environment. We offer classes in all Math, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Phonics, English, Science, standardized testing, PSAT, ACT, SAT and more. We also have classes in Spanish, French and Arabic. We offer a free trial. Check us out on Facebook at facebook.com/mytutorme.

Yoga

Nose to Toes Yoga Studio, 1918 Washington St. NE, Abq, NM 87110. Phone: 505-414-0801. Contact: Liz Fitzgerald, studio owner; Email: nosetotoesyoga@gmail.com; Website: find us on FB: Nose to Toes Yoga; Ages 416. Days/Hours: Monday-Friday, 2–5:30pm. Nose to Toes Yoga is a fun and innovative yoga studio that enrolls kids from ages 4-16 yrs. old. Our studio welcomes neuro-diverse and neuro-typical kids as we teach them tools to self-regulate and build resilience and confidence. After school programs offer both private and small group classes. Kids will learn fun yoga poses, breathing strategies and meditation and mindfulness. They create art and make new friends. Our Kids Yoga program weaves fun into everything we do. Yoga builds strength, flexibility & balance fun. Call today to see what yoga can do for your child.

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