What are your kids going to be doing after the school bell rings? Although you don’t want to overload your child’s schedule to the detriment of their progress in school; the academic, social, and physical benefits of extracurricular programs are hard to ignore.
What to Consider Before Signing Up
* Do your homework. This director of after-school enrichment programs features listings for a wide variety of programs, including dance, sports, language, theater, special needs and more. For more information on these programs, telephone the business or organization for an activities package or visit their website. Georgia Family is assembling a more complete directory online at www.GeorgiaFamily.com though it is not completed at this time.
* Content: Consider the special interests of your child or teen. You might guide your child into activities that either play to her strengths or to her weaknesses.
* Quality: All after-school programs are not created equally. The best academic programs offer learning strategies. The best enrichment programs offer highly-skilled instructors, so that your child can learn and build confidence in the area of instruction. The skills learned will spill over into other areas of their lives and be with them for years to come.
* Movement: After-school sports show kids the value of practice and encourage persistence. Healthy bodies make healthy brains.
* Leadership: Extracurricular activities are ideal places for kids to explore and expand their limits. It’s an ideal environment in which kids can explore and practice what it means to be a group leader.
* Logistics: Enrichment activities should make the entire family’s life easier, not more difficult. Over-scheduling or out-of-the-way locations for the activities can play havoc with an already-busy family schedule. Over-paying for instruction can also play havoc with the family budget. Good programs need not cost big bucks. Many quality programs receive funding from grants and community partnerships.
ARTS & CRAFTS
Amphora Pottery Studio
478-757-8988…………………………Macon
Art By U
478-333-6550…….………………….Byron
Michaels: The Arts and Crafts Store*
478-477-3308………………………Macon
Tripper Craft
478-825-0980………………………Macon
BASEBALL/SOFTBALL
Georgia Fastpitch Academy
478-318-1775……….………………Macon
Macon Parks & Recreation
478-751-9280……….………………Macon
Vine-Ingle Little League
478-952-6497………………………Macon
Warner Robins Recreation Department
478-929-1916…………………..Warner Robins
DANCE/MOVEMENT
Academy of Dance
478-922-6220………………Warner Robins
Dance Dynamics Studio
478-474-2010….……………………Macon
Danceworks
478-757-4999……………….………Macon
Fain’s School Of Dance
912-825-3500………………………..Fort Valley
Flag City School of Dance
478-742-1848……………………….Macon
Kali Dance Studio of Art
478-461-7602……………..…………Macon
The Madison Studio
478-475-0440..……….……………Macon
MS Patricia’s School of Dance
478-956-4512……………………………….Byron
Rhythm Nation & Company
478-929-0001………………….Warner Robins
Yoga Moga
478-746-3338….……………………Macon
GYMNASTICS/CHEERLEADING
Sportz Quest
Enjoy an early childhood gymnastics and movement education program at Sportz Quest. Girls gain skill and confidence in our school age gymnastics program. for Both boys and girls can improve their technique in the tumbling classe or cartwheel and back jandspring clinics. Limited class sizes and quality instruction.
www.sportzquest.com
2954 Riverside Drive
478-718-7306…………………………Macon
Cheer Extreme
478-475-0558………………………Macon
Elite Gymnastics and Cheer Academy
478-293-1520…..………….Warner Robins
Gym Nest School of Gymnastics
478-474-3021……….………………Macon
Houston County YMCA
478-922-2566………………….Warner Robins
Kids America
478-987-2838………………………………..Perry
Middle Georgia Cheer Extreme
478-475-5433……………………………..Macon
Precision South Gymnastics
478-333-3930……………..Warner Robins
Robins Gymnastics INC.
478-328-6020………….….Warner Robins
HORSEBACK RIDING
Bella Cavalla Farms
478-325-4551………………………………Macon
Burr Oak Stables
478-338-0448………………………………Byron
Hearts and Hooves
478-960-8410…………………………….Forsyth
Overlook Farm
478-986-9444…………………………Gray
Ram Branch Farms
478-714-5646………………………..Fort Valley
Rockin’ Circle H
478-447-5310……………………………….Lizella
MARTIAL ARTS/ WRESTLING
Okinawan Karate School
Learn with an instructor that has over 17 years of training. Real martial arts skills that are taught side-by-side with character skills. The safest and cleanest dojo. A newly remodeled facility.
www.okinawan-karateschool.com
478-994-0160………………….…..Forsyth
478-405-1528……………………………..Macon
Ahn’s Tae Kwon Do
478-474-3500………………………Macon
ATA Martial Arts and Karate
478-986-0161…………………….……Gray
Byron Tae Kwon Do Academy
478-956-3390……………………….Byron
Doug Rankin’s Martial Arts
478-923-2040………………….Warner Robins
Family Martial Arts
478-953-7900………………….Warner Robins
Ignite Martial Arts Corp.
478-986-8571….……………………..Gray
Kang’s Taekwondo Academy
925-255-5425……………………………….Byron
Karate for Kids
478-475-1117………………………Macon
Macon TaeKwonDo Plus
478-475-9920………………………Macon
Mid-State Wrestling Academy
478-994-2722……………………..Bolingbroke
Perry Tae Kwon Do
478-987-8874………………………………..Perry
Warner Robins Tae Kwon Do
478-218-7766…………………..Warner Robins
MUSEUMS
Georgia Children’s Museum
478-755-9539………………………Macon
Museum of Arts and Sciences
478-477-3232……………………………..Macon
Museum of Aviation
478-926-5558…………………..Warner Robins
Tubman African American Museum
478-743-8544……………………………..Macon
MUSIC
Mikado Academy of Music
Established program offering beginner,
intermediate, and advanced classes in piano and flute. The Mikado Academy of Music is a ministry of Mikado Baptist Church. It provides excellent training in the fine arts. www.mikadobaptist.org/music
6751 Houston Road,
478-781-2324………………………………Macon
North Macon Piano Studio