Kids Life Skills Classes in Washington, DC

This course will cover the three things we can do to fight elder fraud together. In this session, you will learn common elements scam artists use, resources to learn about ongoing scams and ways to help our community to fight these scammers.

Parents can enjoy a night on the town while your kids enjoy group games, crafts, swimming, and a movie. Pizza dinner will be served.  A program membership is required for this program. Must Be Potty-Trained Pizza dinner will be served Bring swimsuit

This American Academy of Pediatrics course provides current practices for safety and injury prevention while babysitting. The BLAST! Program offers exciting and interactive instruction, providing extensive training for your child or teenager in pediatric first aid, household safety and the fundamentals of childcare. Students must attend the entire...

All of the staff at The Alden were in awe of The Amazing Max’s performance in February and couldn’t stop thinking, “How did he do that?” So they decided to bring him back and get to the bottom of it. Join Max for a magic master class to learn some tricks you can do to “wow” your friends and family with a few simple items. 

Funky Forces (MCC) Want to learn how electricity works? How airplanes stay in the air? How gravity works? Each day we will explore different forces and how they work. This class is great for the child who constantly asks ?why?? Explore a whole new world of science in this course.

Funky Forces (MCC) Want to learn how electricity works? How airplanes stay in the air? How gravity works? Each day we will explore different forces and how they work. This class is great for the child who constantly asks ?why?? Explore a whole new world of science in this course.

All of the staff at The Alden were in awe of The Amazing Max’s performance in February and couldn’t stop thinking, “How did he do that?” So they decided to bring him back and get to the bottom of it. Join Max for a magic master class to learn some tricks you can do to “wow” your friends and family with a few simple items. 

Do you love to draw clothes? Thinking about becoming a fashion designer? Join us for this iPad workshop to draw your latest fashion ideas. You will either animate them or add them to iMovie to create a narrated fashion show. 

Do you love to draw super heroes? Join us and create your very own short animated super hero story. You will learn the basics of animation, get some pointers on drawing super heroes and put it all together to make your own original animation. 

This is a great fun way to learn the basics of hand sewing while still having a blast. Hand sewing is an invaluable skill that too often goes overlooked when teaching basic life skills. Students work on a pillow of an initial of their choice.

Share, grow and learn with your child during this special time in their life! Encore’s new parent/caregiver classes will promote your child’s development and provide exciting enrichment.  Through creative play, movement and music your child will sharpen critical social and physical skills in a fun and imaginative environment.

Share, grow and learn with your child during this special time in their life! Encore’s new parent/caregiver classes will promote your child’s development and provide exciting enrichment.  Through creative play, movement and music your child will sharpen critical social and physical skills in a fun and imaginative environment.

Students in this weekly class will acquire skills in composition --visually, seeing relationships in a scene's elements, color, forms and recording of movements. Learning how to sketch is a great skill to have and helps students learn to notice things in what is normally a fast-paced culture. We will be sketching in the blocks surrounding VisArts,...

Your child will learn about: teamwork,  respect,  poise,  dance history,  different cultures, while exercising social skills  building confidence for the future. We believe there is nothing more life-shaping for kids than summer camp. They’re about learning new skills, developing character and making friends. Our...