Our Bubble Babies class helps our newest little swimmers become comfortable in and around the water. Songs and games introduce beginner swim skills (such as kicking, splashing, and blowing bubbles) and create a fun, positive experience for young children in the pool. For children 6mo-2yrs with their grownup.

Bubble Babies classes are FREE for Center Family Members. 

Not a member yet? visit here to learn more and join the Downtown Community Center

Family Swim hours are offered everyday for our members. Sign up through the Acuity Client Scheduling app.

Click here to see our full current member swim .

If your little one loves to play with water, bring them poolside to the Splash Pad! Here, your kids can suit up for interactive play with our assortment of water tables and pool toys, without entering the pool. Parents and caregivers are not required to suit up or get wet, but must be present on the pool deck and directly supervise their child during playtime.

Please see our Center daily schedule for current Splash Pad times, or email us for additional information!

With toys, climbing structures,  books, art supplies and a helpful staff, the clubhouse is a wonderful cozy place to spend time moving, learning and making friends in an open setting.

Fall  Schedule:

9:30am -2:30pm  Monday - Friday

9:30am - 4:30pm  Saturday and Sunday

Our talented teaching artists sing, dance and play with your little one in this cozy class that helps kiddos get their wiggles out!

 Fall Schedule:

Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays

Every Monday in the Clubhouse, Camille, the Director of the Downtown Community Center will read you a story or two, and say hello!

Mondays at 10:00am

Our Science Lab has a secret; it's the home to Manhattan Youth's Animals! In Animal Hour, kids can see, hold, feed and learn about our resident turtle, fish and bearded dragons with our staff.

Fall Schedule:

Mondays and Wednesdays 10:00am -12:00pm

Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 10:00am- 1:00pm

Our littlest members in their very own class! A little movement, exercise and bonding for 4 - 12 months and their grownups.

Fall Schedule:

Mondays and Wednesdays and Sundays 12:30PM

Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays 9:30AM

Tennis Tikes

MY Tennis classes provide a fun environment that will help 3 and 4 year olds to establish a base for gross motor and athletic skill development.

In the Summer: Tennis Tikes classes are included with Membership and take place at the BPC ballfields on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

In the Fall: Tennis Classes are offered in small groups on Sunday Mornings in our Activity Room.

During the Fall and Winter, classes are by semester based registration and only for members.

Registration opens each October.

To learn more, email Mark@manhattanyouth.org

5 and 6 Years

Tennis Aces

During Tennis Aces, our instructors introduce children to the game of tennis in a fun and supportive way using scaled down courts and equipment. Classes will use a games based approach to tennis instruction while also stressing the continued development of no only tennis skills but also motor and athletic skills.

Offered Tuesdays and Thursdays on our summer schedule

This new dance based class helps your little one discover the fun of moving with rhythm and self expression! Led by experienced dance and movement instructors, your child will experience the basic first fundamentals of dance, use props to explore their own movement, and express themselves through music.

Mondays in the Activity Room

Join our Basketball coaching staff in our large, air conditioned spaces to explore basic skills required for your budding basketball star!

Tuesdays and Saturdays in the Activity Room

Our Classic Manhattan Youth movement classes give your children introductions to coordination, strength building and flexibility all morning long!

Wednesdays in the Activity Room

Tumble Tot Thursdays give your children introductions to coordination, strength building and flexibility all morning long! Toddlers can learn basic gymnastics fundamentals with their favorite MY teachers!

Starting in September 2024, This class is included with membership but requires a reservation to keep our classes manageable and to offer the best possible instruction. Please reserve on our member reservation page.

Thursdays

9:30am 12 -18 mos

10:15am 18 mos -2.5 years

11:00am 2 - 3 years

Play Day Friday:

What surprises will Friday bring? Songs? Dances? Bouncy castles? Open sports? Our experienced teachers will craft different movement experiences each week. You may even get to suggest what you like best!

Friday Mornings

Join us at the Center after lunch and naps for art projects, rainy day movies, sensory play and more!

Every weekday afternoon, 2:30 - 4:30pm

When naptime is finished and dinnertime is still a few hours away, spend some of that special and energetic time with us in our largest meeting space, the Great Hall! We’ll feature one of our favorite kids music acts so kids can sing, run, jump and play, and the whole family can enjoy music, laughter and fun, together. 

Schedule beginning Fall 2024

• Mondays and Thursdays at 3:30PM: Music with Corey
• Tuesdays  2:30PM: Musical Notes with Nate
• Wednesdays 2:30PM: Music with Gloria
• Fridays at 3:30PM: Musical Singalongs with Anita

In Sensory Ceramics, you and your child will use air dry clay and art supplies to make a ceramic creation as unique as you!

Mondays and Wednesdays at the Center

10:15am and 11:15am

Miss Ashley will lead your little one through sensory activities using projects, games and explorations for learning and delight

Thursdays 10am -12pm 

Join our staff for a fun drop -in experience where children and their grown ups can make something fun, useful, or beautiful all their own.

Tuesdays

10am -12pm

Make a Mess Science for our youngest members lets them use all their senses to explore the world, experiement with new colors, ideas and materials, and have so much fun!

Tuesdays and Thursdays in our Science Room

9:30 AM

Members may sign up  via drop in up to two days in advance, pending availability.

This class is a premium registration class and requires sign up and a registration fee of $15 per class. Please visit our registration page.

Join us for messy fun classes in cooking, science and art, and leave the clean up to us!

Science becomes fun in this class that helps children develop their scientific mind. Let your child explore their curiosity by engaging the senses. They’ll learn about colors, shapes, textures, and more through a different project each class.

Tuesdays 10:15am  and 11:15 am 

Members can  reserve their space in class up to two days in advance pending availability. 

This class is a premium registration class and requires sign up and a registration fee of $20 per class. Please visit our registration page.

Getting Messy with paint, color and other materials is one of the most fun ways to create and learn for little ones 12 -17 months.  In our Art room, your little one will participate in a special 30 minute version of our popular Make a Mess Art class, made especially for them.

Thursdays 9:30AM in our Art Room

Members may register via drop in up to two days in advance.

This class is a premium registration class and requires sign up and a registration fee of $15 per class. Please visit our registration page.

Join us for messy fun classes in cooking, science and art, and leave the clean up to us! Create a masterpiece in each class! Join our talented teaching artists to create a new art project every week.

Make a Mess Art  meets Thursdays at 10:15 am and 11:15am

Members may reserve space to drop in up to two days in advance, pending availability. 

This class is a premium registration class and requires sign up and a registration fee of $20 per class. Please visit our registration page.

Spend an hour with your whole family in our ceramics studio. You can be led through a project or simply work on your own handbuilding project with access to our full ceramics studio. All pieces will remain in the studio to be fired and will be ready for pick up within two weeks time. All work is non-toxic and food-safe. All ages!

Saturdays in the Art Room

Make a Mess Cooking for our youngest members is a special 30 minute version of our signature cooking class. Held in our Kitchen at 9:30am -10:30am. You can sign up for this class for the entire semester, or, pending availability, up to two days in advance.

9:30am on Monday, Wednesday and Friday

You may register up to two days in advance as a drop in, daily.       

This class is a premium registration class and requires sign up and a registration fee of $15 per class. Please visit our registration page.

Make tasty treats, savory snacks, and everything in between! Each child has their own station and supplies, and after the creation is made,, enjoy the taste of their success!

Monday,  Wednesday and Fridays 10:15 and 11:15am

Members may reserve space to drop in up to two days in advance, pending availability.

This class is a premium registration class and requires sign up and a registration fee of $20 per class. Please visit our registration page.

Corey is one of our most popular "Post Nap Jam" acts, and we know you and your kids will love his special blend of learning, music and fun in a full 45 minutes long class. Classes begin in September.

Mondays and Fridays,

9:30am  and 10:30am

Register here

Our new weeknight Tennis Skills and Drills class will focus on specific tennis fundamentals for 5th -7th graders.

Participants will work on skills such as footwork, volleys, and forehand/backhand form.

Please note that due to the size of our activity room, we will not have a full sized tennis court for these classes. Instead, we will be using a small scale court and focus on specific skill building.

Register here

NEW CLASS! Martial Arts and Self Defense

Beginning Tuesday, October 3rd

Ages 5th -8th Grade

Your child aged 5th -8th grade will join our Martial Arts expert teaching staff to learn the basics of Martial Arts and Self Defense in a welcoming, and safe environment

Tuesdays, 6:30 -7:15PM

Manhattan Youth Downtown Community Center

Price per student: $300

Register here

NEW! Friday Night Table Tennis at the Downtown Community Center

Looking for a fun activity for Friday nights? Come join us at the Downtown Community Center for our new Friday Night Table Tennis program! Our Table Tennis classes will feature a games-based approach, and focus on learning the basics in a laid back, friendly, non-competitive environment. We'll learn the rules and fundamentals while playing games, building skill, hanging with our friends, and overall having a great time! 

Grades 4th - 8th

Fridays at 6:30PM -8:00PM

Starting Friday, October 11th

Register Here