programs
Offering a wide range of after-school programming for children as young as 3 years through Elementary School, we have something for everyone! Plus, this season we are offering a daytime class for babies and their caregivers.
Coming from Penn Wynne Elementary or Lower Merion Elementary? Ask us about our transportation options to JCC after school classes from your elementary school!
If you have any questions regarding the program or the sign up process, please reach out to Matt Martin!
The Fall 2025 session is still taking rolling admission for Hebrew Class, Taekwondo, Cooking, Musical Storytime, and Soccer. Email us to learn more about our Fall 2025 classes.
Click on the classes below to register for Winter 2026.
Experience the benefits of Taekwondo training including increased discipline, strength, coordination, flexibility and focus in our ongoing program for children. Martial arts training is more than a sport; it’s a way of life.
Ages 3-5 | Wednesdays, January 14– March 18, 2026 | 4:30PM – 5PM | $230
Register For Taekwondo Ages 3-5Grades K-5 | Wednesdays, January 14– March 18, 2026 | 5PM – 5:45PM | $230
Register For Taekwondo Grades K-5
Pre-K and K students, roll up your sleeves and get ready to have fun as we stir, mash, roll, taste, touch, and smell, while we strengthen and encourage development of physical, social, and emotional skills as well as literacy and cognitive skills. Let us celebrate Tu b’Shevat, National Hot Chocolate Day, Hamantashen, Bourekas, Pizza Day, and Matzah Balls, in addition to lots of other surprises. The best part of these fun holidays is learning about them and of course…cooking, baking, and eating! Join us as we learn about and create some traditional holiday recipes and add in a few new favorites
Ages 3-Grade K | Mondays, January 5 – March 23, 2026 | No Class: 1/19, 2/16 | 4:30PM – 5:15PM | $250
Register For Cooking Ages 3-Grade K on MondaysAges 3-Grade K | Tuesdays, January 6 – March 24, 2026 | No Class: 1/20, 2/17 | 4:30PM – 5:15PM | $250
Register For Cooking Ages 3-Grade K on Tuesdays
In this fun, unusual, and tasty class, we will explore the way ingredients interact with each other. We will test some Tik Tok food experiments and develop a few of our own. While working with our food science projects and experiments, students measure, mix, cook, bake, and investigate the importance of specific ingredients, the science of mixtures and solutions, and the chemical reactions that may occur when ingredients are combined, heated, shaken, or frozen. Yummy kitchen science!!
Grades 1-5 | Mondays, January 5 – March 23, 2026 | No Class: 1/19, 2/16 | 5:15-6PM | $275
Register For Cooking Grades 1-5
With a focus on developing basic basketball skills, teamwork and sportsmanship, this is perfect for young children of every ability.Camp Kef’s Coach Matt instruct on basketball skills such as dribbling, passing and shooting at an age appropriate level. This engaging class encourages physical growth, social-emotional learning, and a love for the game in a fun, supportive environment.
With Coach Matt | Ages 3-6 | Mondays, January 5 – March 23, 2026 | No Class: 1/19, 2/16 | 4:30PM – 5PM | $180
Register for Basketball Ages 3-5
Put on your goggles and get ready for a wild ride! Nature Jack takes students on a journey through the weirdest corners of science—mixing, bubbling, blasting, and exploring how nature reacts, grows, and sometimes goes boom! It’s part lab, part jungle, and all fun.
With Nature Jack | Ages 4-7 | Tuesdays, January 20 – March 3, 2026 | 4:30PM-5:15PM | No class: 2/10 | $160
Register for Science Club ages 4-7
This daytime class intended for 6-12 month old babies and a caregivers will help foster babies’ fine and gross motor skill development and provide visual and auditory stimulation through the use of music, colorful props, parachute time and more.
Ages 6-12 Months | Mondays, January 5 – March 9, 2026 | No Class: 1/19, 2/16 | 12:30PM – 1PM | $100
Register for You and Me J-Play Ages 6-12 Months
Music for Tiny Friends is an engaging, developmentally minded music program designed for young children to explore sound, rhythm, and movement in a playful, nurturing environment. This session offers a joyful and restorative creative outlet where children can unwind, connect, and make music together as a community
With Miss Margaret | Ages 3-6 | Tuesdays, January 6 – March 10, 2026 | 4:30PM-5:15PM | $225
Register for Tiny Friends Music Ages 3-6
Get ready to move, laugh, and play! In this high-energy class, students team up for all kinds of exciting gym games from relay races and obstacle courses to creative twists on classics like tag, dodgeball, and parachute fun. Lila from Camp Kef brings the energy and imagination to make every game a new adventure while helping kids build teamwork, confidence, and sportsmanship. Perfect for students who love to stay active and have a blast with friends
Grades 2-5 | Tuesdays, January 6 – March 10, 2026 | 4:30pm-5:15pm | $175
Register for Games with Lila Grades 2-5
Experience the fun and energy of Israeli culture through play! Led by our JCC’s Shinshinim, young Israeli emissaries, this class introduces kids to popular games from Israel, teamwork challenges, and indoor/outdoor activities that build friendship and connection. Each session offers a new mix of movement, culture, and fun straight from the playgrounds of Israel!
Ages 3-6 | Thursdays, January 8 – March 12, 2026 | 4:30PM-5PM | $160
Register for Israeli Games Ages 3-6
The Main Line’s premier pickleball and tennis group, Universal Rackets, is bringing back another exciting season of pickleball for all levels at the JCC. Whether your child has been playing for years or just looking to get into the game, Universal Rackets has clinics just right for you! Clinics take place at the JCC’s newly renovated indoor gym on weekends and after school.
See Dates and Register For Jr. Pickleball
Join us for a fun, instructional basketball program designed just for kids in Kindergarten through Grade 3! Whether your child is new to the game or already loves to play, they’ll develop basketball skills, build confidence, and make new friends in a supportive environment. Clinics take place at the JCC’s newly renovated indoor gym on Sundays, January 11 – March 29,2026
Learn more and register for Kehillah Basketball
Matt Martin Director of Summer Programs and Enrichment Hometown: New City, NY Favorite Jewish Holiday: Hannukah Favorite Philly Food: Cheesesteak When I am not hard at work at the J,…
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