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Kids Classes & After-School Guide 2025-26

By Barbara Evangelista, Publisher July 31, 2025

Welcome to our Kids Classes and After-School Programs Guide, which includes dance, languages, gymnastics, STEM, coding, robotics, martial arts, swimming, art, music, sports and more in the towns of Acton, Bedford, Boxborough, Carlisle, Concord, Lexington, Lincoln, Maynard and beyond.  

Featured programs listed below include an overview of the program, address, and a link to a detailed listing with reviews, photos, links to their website and social media pages, and any special promotions for Macaroni KID readers.  These featured programs are sponsors of Macaroni KID Acton-Concord-Bedford-Lexington, and we greatly appreciate their support!

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AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS

ART

Options:

  • ActonArt
  • The Umbrella Arts Center (Concord)

CODING

Options:

  • KTByte (Lexington)
  • Penguin Coding School (Lexington, Acton)

COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTERS/DEPARTMENTS

Options:

  • Acton-Boxborough Community Education
  • Bedford Recreation
  • Concord Recreation
  • Lexington Community Education
  • Lincoln Recreation Department

DANCE

Other options:

  • Acton School of Ballet
  • Lexington School of Ballet
  • On Your Toes Dance & Theater Company (Acton)
  • PK Dance Center (Concord)
  • The Dance Inn (Lexington)
  • The Movement Center Dance Studio (Acton)
  • West Concord Dance Academy

GYMNASTICS

Options:

  • Boxborough Gymnastics Center
  • Gymnastic Academy of Boston (Acton)

MARTIAL ARTS

Options:

  • Borges Martial Arts (Acton)
  • Callahan's Karate Studio (Bedford)
  • Doshi-Kai Shotokan Karate Dojo (Acton)
  • Elite Freestyle Karate (Lexington)
  • Gymja Warrior (Maynard)
  • Moncrieff's Martial Arts (Acton)
  • New Generation Martial Arts (Lexington)
  • Peter Pippos Karate center (Acton)
  • Triumph Karate (Concord)

MUSIC

Options:

  • Concord Conservatory of Music
  • Footnotes Music (Concord)
  • Maestro Musicians Academy (Lexington)
  • Stage Music Center (Acton)
  • Yamaha Music School of Boston (Lexington)

SOCIAL SKILLS

Options:

  • The Peter Pan Center (Boxborough)
  • Shine Skills for Life (Carlisle)

SPORTS

Other options:

  • Colonial Figure Skating Club (Boxborough)
  • Greg Carter's European Hockey School (Concord)
  • Sharper Edge Skating School (Concord)
  • Teamworks Acton
  • The EDGE Sports Center (Bedford)

STEM

Options:

  • Inventor STEM School (Bedford)
  • KYByte (Lexington)
  • Penguin Coding School (Lexington, Acton)

SWIM

Other options:

  • Discover H2O

TENNIS

Other options:

  • Marcus Lewis Tennis Center (Acton)
  • Youth Tennis Academy (Bedford)

THEATER

Options:

  • Concord Youth Theatre
  • Theatre with a Twist (Acton)

TODDLER & PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS

Other options

  • Chip-In Farm (Farmers Helpers) (Bedford)
  • Jam Time (Maynard)

TUTORING

Options:

  • Kumon (Acton, Lexington)
  • Lexington Singapore School
  • Lexington Tutoring
  • Mathnasium (Acton)



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