The Barshop Jewish Community Center hosts a wide variety of classes and camps for families and kids. It also houses a preschool and daycare for infants and toddlers, and offers party space and programs for children.

Youth sports and fitness classes include fencing, tennis, indoor soccer, karate, volleyball, basketball, floor hockey, and flag football. The center also offers dance and theater classes - plus free parenting classes for families with kids up to four years old.

Facilities include a full-service fitness center, youth fitness center, a double gymnasium, and an on-site cafe.

The JCC Aquatics Facility consists of a heated 25-meter eight lane lap swimming pool, an outdoor recreational pool with beach front entry, an instructional pool, a Jacuzzi, and an outdoor basketball court. Swim classes and programs are available year 'round.

Focusing on multicultural performing and visual arts, the Carver Community Cultural Center hosts a variety of dance, music, and special events throughout the year. The Carver also offers classes for children in music, dance, ceramics, performing arts, and more.

Box office phone: 210.207.2234.

CharActors Workshop for Kids offers performing arts workshops that culminate in performances for the public.

The Children's Chorus of San Antonio is comprised of more than 200 talented young musicians from San Antonio and surrounding communities. Weekly rehearsals provide a rigorous curriculum of performance-based instruction ranging from the basics of vocal technique through an extensive and diverse repertoire. Choristers and participants are divided into five choirs and two extended programs. Auditions are held twice a year.

The Josephine Theatre is a non-profit community theater offering productions for the public as well as performing arts classes for kids ages six and up.

In addition to seasonal family-friendly productions, Magik Theatre offers summer camp programs, school break camps, and performing arts classes for kids ages four and up.

The winner of our 2008 Parents' Picks quest to find the best artsy class for teens in San Antonio, the San Antonio School for the Performing Arts curriculum includes classes in dance basics, ballet, Jazz, tap, modern, hip hop, Flamenco, Highland,
voice, piano, guitar, violin, viola, and Cello for
pre-school through professional.

The Steven Stoli Playhouse is an entertainment complex that includes the BackYard Theatre for Kids. In addition to a full season of productions, the theater also offers performing arts classes, summer and spring break camps, and birthday party packages.