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THEARCParent rating: ![]() Location: 1901 Mississippi Avenue, SE, Washington, DC The Town Hall Education Arts & Recreation Campus - THEARC - is a $27 million, 110,000 square foot, state-of-the art campus located in southeast DC. Nine cultural and social service agencies are...
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Universal Martial Arts CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 8120 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD The Universal Martial Arts Center offers a variety of services for parents and children, including year-round martial arts and gymnastics classes, both after school and on Saturdays. ... |
Capitol Hill Arts WorkshopParent rating: ![]() Location: 545 7th Street, SE, Washington, DC Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW) offers families a multitude of ways to learn to express themselves through the visual arts, dance, music, and theatre. CHAW offers classes for children ...
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Green Hedges SchoolParent rating: ![]() Location: 415 Windover Avenue, NW, Vienna, VA The mission of Green Hedges School, which goes from preschool through grade eight, is to provide a school experience that emphasizes core academic subjects, foreign languages, art, drama, music...
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DC Department of Parks and RecreationParent rating: ![]() Location: 3149 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC The DC Department of Parks and Recreation operates parks, community and recreation centers, pools, and fitness centers throughout the city. A vast array of classes are available, ranging from s...
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Alexandria Branch YMCAParent rating: ![]() Location: 420 East Monroe Avenue, Alexandria, VA Y programs are extremely family-oriented. Kids and adults alike can learn to swim in the 25-yard indoor pool, dribble on the basketball half-court, take lessons in Shotokan karate, and more. |
Anthony Bowen YMCAParent rating: ![]() Location: 1325 W Street, NW, Washington, DC Note: The facility is slated for renovations and is currently not offering classes. The Child Development Center is temporarily housed at Mount Airy Baptist Church,
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Columbia Heights Community CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 1480 Girard Street, NW, Washington, DC Amenities at the Columbia Heights Community Center include a playground with areas for tots and older kids, outdoor basketball courts, a playing field, computer lab, game room, studio, and fitn...
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Washington Child Development CouncilParent rating: ![]() Location: 1400 Sixteenth Street, NW, Suite 715, Washington, DC For parents looking for almost any kind of child care arrangement - home day care, child care centers, before and after school care - the Washington Child Development Council offers referrals o...
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2 New Heights Child Development CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 4124 3rd Street, NW, Washington, DC The child care center 2 New Heights offers full and part-time care, including before- and after-school programs, with a focus on standards-based instruction, beginning Spanish, and technology i...
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Russian Church Children's CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 1500 Sixteenth Street, NW, Washington, DC The Russian Church Children's Center provides Russian language cultural programs for children who live in the DC metropolitan area, including Saturday School in DC and Falls Church, a full-day ...
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Nannie J. Lee Memorial Recreation CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 1108 Jefferson Street, Alexandria, VA Facilities at the Nannie J. Lee Memorial Recreation Center include a gymnasium, fitness room, multi-purpose room, game & crafts room, 2 outdoor tennis courts, ball field, and a sand pit volleyb...
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Dr. Oswald Durant Memorial CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 1605 Cameron Street, Alexandria, VA Facilities at the Dr. Oswald Durant Memorial Center include a grand multipurpose room with a stage, four smaller multipurpose rooms, kitchen, gallery, patio, playground, and outdoor swimming po...
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Banneker Community CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 2500 Georgia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC Amenities at the Banneker Community Center include two lighted basketball courts, eight tennis courts, a lighted athletic field, a playground and picnic area, a computer lab, a multipurpose roo...
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Hunter Mill Country Day SchoolParent rating: ![]() Location: 2021 Hunter Mill Road, Vienna, VA The Hunter Mill Country Day School offers preschool for children ages two to five and before/after school activities for children ages five to 12. The classrooms are filled with safe, age-appro...
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