Classes and Activities for Kids in Spartanburg County

Ignite Dance Company offers summer dance classes and camps for ages 2 and up. Ignite wants to both educate and inspire their dancers.

At Arts in Motion, we work to develop, inspire and cultivate the individual talents of your child in a loving and nurturing environment. It is our mission to offer quality and comprehensive dance education through age appropriate classes, always encouraging  and nurturing creative minds in all aspects of the arts!

Kids Golf and Fitness Academy offers a variety of fun classes such as golf, Mom/Dad and me, American Sign Language, Art, design, fitness, dance specific fitness, golf specific fitness, sports specific fitness, and more! Ages 3 and up. All skill levels, learning styles, and physical abilities welcome.

Offers a wide assortment of art classes from ages 5 and up. Specific information and all the class details are available at their website.

Offers a variety of classes beginning with creative movement for 2-3 year olds as well as pre-dance, tap, acro, ballet, hip hop, jazz, lyrical. They also have performing and competitive teams.

Located at Converse College, it offers a wide range or private and group classes including piano, strings, wind & brass, vocal, and specific music programs for young children including Musikgarten

Soccer instruction and soccer competition for children 5-18 years old. The soccer club is located at the Carolina FC Soccer Complex.

Approved Learn-to-Swim lessons by the American Red Cross including preschool aquatics, parent and child aquatics, learn to swim, and private.

Offers a variety of classes beginning with Itty Bitty classes for children 2.5 years old as well as tap, jazz, lyrical, tumbling, pointe, contemporary, hip hop, modern, ballet, musical theatre, and lyrical

Offers gymnastics classes for boys and girls beginning with classes for children 16 months old (with parental involvement).

Offers various classes, ages 11-18. Homeschool classes, weekly classes, workshops on art, history, literature and theater topics.

Offering a variety of martial arts classes for kids as well as an after-school program

Backstage Dance Connection offers a variety of dance classes beginning with a Mommy & Me dance class for children 2 and under as well as tumbling, jazz, lyrical, hip-hop, Irish, ballet, tap, and clogging.

Offers a variety of classes for kids and teenagers to learn about art and create art.

Offers baseball, softball, track & field, football, cheerleading, basketball, and lacrosse

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Soccer Shots is a children’s soccer program with a focus on character development. A caring team positively impacts children’s lives on and off the field through best-in- class coaching, communication and age appropriate curriculum.

Offers dance classes, music lessons, as well as adult fitness classes

Swim lessons in June and July for children 3 years old and up.

A music class for children beginning at 18 months old. Children and their parents will use their imaginations through song and dance. This program is offered through the Lawson Academy of Arts at Converse College.

Offers baseball, basketball, cheer, football, golf, lacrosse, softball, tennis, track, volleyball, and wrestling. See website for more information

Thomas E. Hannah, Middle Tyger, and the Willis Road YMCA branches offer youth indoor soccer, youth soccer, youth t-ball, youth flag football, youth cheer, and youth basketball; swim lessons, and parent and child swim lessons.

Offers competitive dance classes for children 6 and up and preschool tumbling classes for ages 3-6.

Offers a variety or recreational dance classes beginning with classes for toddlers including ballet, contemporary, modern, lyrical, hip hop, tap, and jazz

Offers a variety of classes for kids, men, and women including karate, jiu jitsu, MMA, kickboxing, and more

Offers a variety of classes, as well as family art nights and birthday party options

Spartanburg County Public Libraries offer multiple storytimes at all their branches. These storytimes include music, stories, and creative free playtime. There are 11 locations throughout Spartanburg County.

Soccer organization for instruction and competition for children 3-18 years old.

Offering lessons for all ages and experience levels

District 2 NSAA offers baseball, football, and cheerleading

Offers: Kids cooking classes and culinary camps for ages 5 and up.

Offers a wide variety of art projects involving clay and canvases with special kids events and homeschool days.

Offers a variety of private lessons in its on-site private studios including guitar, drums, piano, violin, and more

A fitness class for moms and their babies that meets at High Point Academy’s volleyball center (The Luke). Contact [email protected]

Offers:  Lessons in voice and various instruments in multiple settings – group and individual and as a class. Programs for preschoolers and up.

Offering lessons for Hunter, Jumper, Equitation, and Horsemanship.

Offers baseball, softball, and football

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Wired Minds offers tutoring, ACT/SAT prep, summer camps, after school homework mentoring, study skills.

A therapeutic horseback riding program for handicapped residents of Spartanburg County.

Offers a variety of program to help with academic success including test prep and summer camps from elementary through high school

Sparkle City offers gymnastics classes for children from the time they can walk. They also have a competitive girls gymnastics team.

Offering martial arts classes for children, teens, and adults, as well as an after-school program and summer camp

Offers: Offers classes in German as a foreign language and as a heritage language. Ages 5 and up. Locations are at Simpsonville’s Holland Park Church and Spartanburg Day School.

Southern Dance Connection offers classes in various forms of dance, tumbling, and cheer. Children aged 2 and up can participate in ballet, tap, and hip-hop dance. They also offer themed dance summer camps.

Offers a variety of classes including ballet, contemporary, hip hop, jazz, musical theatre, pointe, tap, and competitive with classes beginning at age 2 (pre-dance/creative movement)

While the Parks Department does not sponsor any youth athletic leagues, the various athletic leagues use the county’s recreational fields. Their website also directs you to the various district leagues and traveling teams.

Offers baseball, softball, football, cheerleading, and ragball (tee ball).

Offers a variety of diverse martial arts programs for children, as well as after school programs

Offers a variety of classes including ballet, clogging, hip hop, jazz/contemporary, Irish, and tap beginning at age 18 months.

Offers recreational and competitive coed baseball and softball leagues.

Individuals of all ages can take lessons at the Wellness Center.

Multi-week programs for children 6-18 in multiple divisions

Clay-King Studio offers classes in wheel throwing and hand-building with clay.  Workshops allow students to create a piece in one session and we also have drop in pottery painting and clay projects, parties, private lessons, and homeschool classes.

Wyndham Academy of Self Defense (formerly Aikido Academy of Self-Defense) offers classes specializing in the martial arts geared towards self-defense beginning at 6 years of age.

Offers karate classes for kids, teens, and adults in 2 locations: Lyman and Taylors.

Swim lessons are offered. Contact Colleen Miller at 864.585.7936.

Offers football, flag football, cheerleading, baseball, softball, t-ball, and lacrosse

Offering lessons, boarding, and training for children 6 and up

Upward sports either meet at the Upward Star Center or partner sites. They offer basketball, cheer, soccer, and flag football.

Rhythms Tumbling, Gymnastics, & Cheer offers tumbling and gymnastics to girls and boys of all ages as well as competitive cheer programs

Offers multiple theatre classes in the fall, spring, and summer for rising K4-12th grade students

Offers private lessons on guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, piano, and voice.