Santa Cruz County
In the Dance Wilder classroom, your child will learn basic dance skills in a gender neutral, free spirited and safe environment.
Classes focus on exploration of movement, improving rhythm and coordination, and allowing self expression through the art of dance while having lots of fun!
Additionally, these go-at-your-own-pace classes will encourage your budding dancer to move within his or her own comfort range as you offer support by dancing along side, participating partially or stepping back and watching the show.
Dancing Wilder begins the moment your little one starts exploring his world on his own. Little crawlers are delighted with music and movement. We help nurture that delight and grow it into a passion.
New students can always test a class for free!
We enhance home-based education for children in pre-K to 5th grade and inspire self-directed, lifelong learning in Santa Cruz. We extend community to families on their homeschooling journeys regardless of their homeschooling philosophy or curriculum choices.
We offer access to a lending library of more than 2000 educational materials including toys and games.
We offer low cost activities and classes offered by volunteers. Your small donation helps defray the costs of operating the center.
We also host professional classes aimed at homeschoolers.
Volunteer
The Discovery Learning Center is a volunteer run organization. In order to keep our prices low we rely on the community we serve to run the center. A small contribution of your time goes a long way. There are a variety of tasks we need to accomplish from helping with the lending library to pulling weeds. Please consider volunteering for a task when you sign up.
Donate Your donation helps the center offer a variety of activities and stay available for everyone. If desired you can request that your donation go to sponsor another family's membership, to sponsor a member activity, or to help the center operate.
Jill Troderman, certified Holistic Nutrition Consultant provides individual and family nutrition counseling and lifestyle education in a caring nurturing environment.
Jill focuses on teaching you how to prepare delicious whole foods, helping you gain a deeper understanding of the power and healing nature of our bodies, and guiding you to find and deepen the joy of growing, preparing, and eating a holistically based diet.
If you, your children, or your loved ones struggle or have challenges with recurring or chronic illness or just want to learn more about healthy eating, call me today to begin the journey towards the health and wellness you desire and deserve.
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Children's Gymnastics in Santa Cruz!
Come visit our fun, non-competitive, clean and safe gym in Pleasure Point near 41st Avenue!!
JuneBug's Gym is a place where your child can experience a fun-filled adventure in movement. We have a caring, respectful, and supportive staff that encourages every child in their growth of large motor skills and gymnastics along with social, emotional and cognitive development.
Our goals for our students are to help them feel control and empowerment in their bodies, to build sef-esteem through success, to open up imaginations, and to feel confidence and joy in their exploration of movement.
We have classes from crawling to age 8 (or 80 lbs and under).
Come have fun with us!
June (Junebug)
Looking for that unique Birthday Party idea? Let us host your next birthday party. We offer party hosting for up to 15 Children at our expanded gym. You bring the children and cake --we will do the rest. One hour of lively tumbling, 45 minutes of relaxed party time.
KIDS' KORNER CO-OP 3 - 5 yrs 18 days
Kids' Korner Co-op provides an environment for preschoolers to learn, play and socialize. Hands-on curriculum includes the use of pre-kindergarten material, music, art, science, social awareness and
life skills. Class curriculum is identical for MW and TTH classes.
Parents may only register for two days a week, unless you have a child entering kindergarten in the fall, in which case you may register for the Friday Pre-K class that begins late January. Children must be concurrently registered in the MW or TTh class to attend Pre-K.
On the first day of each session, parents should plan to stay 15 minutes for a meeting with instructor, sign up for Co-op days, and choose one "take-home" job. Bring a copy of child's current immunization record the first day of class for classroom files. Preschoolers should be toilet trained. Bring a lunch daily labeled with their name. There is no program on holidays.
By law Co-op volunteers must be fingerprinted before helping in the classroom. There is no cost for fingerprinting fees. Once your child is registered in Kids Korner, please call 831-420-5403 to set
up your fingerprinting appointment.
Harvey West Park Kids Kottage, Chrisa Burr
325 Evergreen St 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
#14982 M, W 01/23 - 03/21 $190.00(R)/$248.00(N)
#14984 Tu, Th 01/24 - 03/22 $190.00(R)/$248.00(N)
#14985 F 01/27 - 06/01 $180.00(R)/$234.00(N)
The final session of Kids Korner will be listed in the Winter-Spring activity guide. Registration will take place in January.
Mothersong, A Multicultural Singalong for Families with Babies
Come sing, dance and play for an hour with Joya Winwood. Unborn babies, toothless wonders, toddlers and preschoolers bring their moms and dads together to celebrate the culture we make. Song by song we are strengthened. Joya is attracted to multicultural songs because they say to her "We are human beings on a planet. It's amazing! We like to sing about it."
Mothersong provides an opportunity for families to explore, imagine, create, affirm, surrender, take a stand, take a seat, and celebrate the human experience.
Classes: Wednesdays & Thursdays 9:15 and 10:30.
Fees: $5-$10/adult
making experience of your life! Call today for a Free Class!
Nature's Apprentice offers outdoor nature classes for kids ages 2-5. Each class includes a hike, art project, story, and snack. In addition to our structured activities, we include plenty of time to smell the flowers, feel the moss, and watch the birds. Classes meet weekly, using the local woods, meadows, streams and beaches of Santa Cruz as our outdoor classroom.
Welcome to Santa Cruz County Parks and Recreation!
We provide a great variety of enrichment programs for adults and youth. Check at the beginning of every season for schedules and new additions to our roster of programs.
Have you visited each of our 34 county wide parks? You could go to three a month and it would take a year to see them all!
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Swim Lessons |
Spring Break Camp
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After-School Recreation
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Celebrate 60 years of roller skating fun with us!
Year round skating offers healthy aerobics, develops coordination and balance, and teaches respect for neighboring skaters! Join us for public sessions in the afternoons or evenings. Skate in circles, twirl, and do the Hokey-Pokey and the Limbo!
For current Holiday and Vacation Specials
please visit the Events Calendar and/or Parent Perks!
| Public Sessions |
Hours | Summer Hours |
| Tues & Thurs | 3:30-5:30pm | 3:00-5:00pm |
| Sat & Sun | 2:00-4:00pm | 2:00-4:00pm |
| Weds & Fri | -- | 1:00-3:00pm |
| Weds, Fri & Sat | 7:30-10:00pm | 7:30-10:00pm |
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Weds Tiny Tots |
11:15-12:30pm | 11:15-12:30pm |
| Session | Prices |
| Afternoons | $5.75/skater |
| Evenings | $6.75/skater |
| Tiny Tots | $3.50/skater |
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Tiny Tots Wednesdays 11:15am-12:30pm $3.50 for kids eight and younger If your child can walk, he/she can skate! Skate and have fun with parents.
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Click Here for Party Options!
Reserve your space early for parties for children, adults, schools, camps or any occasion.
Seahorse Swim School's American Red Cross Learn-to-Swim Programs are now offered year round at Seascape Sports Club Aptos. Summer only programs are available at The Elks Lodge in Santa Cruz. Private and semi-private lessons are offered at our NEW Swim Academy in Aptos; a private and serene setting perfect to minimize distractions and maximize results.
We emphasize water safety while increasing overall fitness. All students are taught with patience, encouragement and expertise. Swim lessons for all levels and abilities are encouraged to inquire.
You will witness rapid results, fantastic instructors and a variety of programs, including:
Tiffany Harmon
Seahorse Swim School, Inc.
(831) 476-SWIM (7946)
www.SeahorseSwimSchool.com
Locations in Aptos & Santa Cruz.
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As local partnership of the Make a Splash Initiative Seahorse Swim School is offering:
FREE SWIM LESSONS and Level assessments, see our website here for the exact dates.
http://www.seahorseswimschool.com/make_a_splash.asp
Baby Sign Language Workshops
Touch Blue Sky is a resource for parents and parents-to-be who want to learn more ways to nurture, communicate, and bond with their children.
Babies already sign when they cry, lift their arms to be picked up, point to a toy, or simply blow you a kiss. Wouldn't it be nice to know more precisely what your baby is trying to tell you?
Baby Sign Language gives parents the opportunity to communicate with children long before babies can verbalize their wants and needs. Research studies show that signing with babies accelerates language acquisition, reduces frustration, enhances a child's self esteem, and deepens the bond between parent and child.
Our program is based on American Sign Language (ASL). We use fun activities, songs and games to teach signs that can be integrated into your everyday routine.
Touch Blue Sky offers baby sign language workshops and playgroups as well as life coaching.
Tumbling Tutor is a fun and exciting experience. We offer preschool, daycare and private play-groups an opportunity to have one of our instructors bring the Tumbling Tutor program into your facility. Each class is a fun-filled 45 minute movement adventure.
We bring over 20 years of teaching experience into our lessons. Each child will excel in this supportive learning environment.
We emphasize Safety, Strength, Coordination, and Tumbling Progressions.
Each tumbling session at your facility includes:
Varied tumbling apparatus brought to you - junior swing bar, tumbling wedge, panel mats and more.
Music to improve rhythm, balance and coordination.
$13 per child per class (minimum 4 classes), 6 student minimum, paid by families.
One time registration fee, $25.
All of our staff are live-scanned and Tumbling Tutor carries independent liability insurance.
Caring for a baby or toddler can be demanding, challenging, exhausting, and maybe even feel a little overwhelming at times. A little understanding and support can help turn parenting into a more satisfying, rewarding experience.
Infuse your parenting with more ease and joy as you learn to slow down, relax, observe, and listen to your baby from the very beginning. Discover how Magda Gerber's respectful approach to caring for your baby can provide a solid foundation for raising a content, self-confident child.
"Do less, observe more, enjoy most." ~Magda Gerber
Learn to parent your baby with ease and joy.
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