Asphalt Green: After years of planning and expectation, Asphalt Green has opened up its second major facility in the city. Based in Battery Park City, the new location offers their trademark menu of classes for kids in swimming, sports, fitness, cultural arts and more. asphaltgreen.org
Fastbreak Sports: The popular children’s sports program (primarily focused on basketball and flag football) opens its first home, transforming an old movie theater into gorgeous facility that will offers classes for little kids and serious training and coaching for older athletics. (See story here.) fastbreakkids.com
Fukasa Kai: Weekday afterschool children’s martial arts classes are held at the World Yoga Center on the Upper West Side. Classes are taught in the context of a non-competitive, supportive and safe environment, and there are offering of specialized classes for children with physical and cognitive challenges (including autism and cerebral palsy). In contrast with contemporary martial arts training, the traditional Asian martial arts are taught and structured within a framework of discipline, some benefits of which are: conscience building, increased self-esteem, and increased sense of inner peace. fukasakai.com
Let’s Gogh Art: The new mobile art program for kids 18 months to 5 years brings a variety of art-based education and enrichment programs—not to mention birthday parties—to schools, daycare centers, private homes, parks, and stores around the city. nyletsgoghart.com
Prenatal Yoga Center: Starting in September, the Prenatal Yoga Center will be offering their beloved prenatal classes at a new satellite location, the Jennifer Brilliant Yoga Studio, in Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood. prenatalyogacenter.com
For our guide to the best Fall 2013 classes, click here.
