Classes and Clubs
Contact susan@afterschooltreats.com
if you would be willing to donate
money to pay for
disadvantaged kids to do some of
these enrichment activities.
Also contact us if you are a merchant
who would like to give an after-school
enrichment experience for
disadvantaged kids
for free or at a discounted price.
Last, but not least, contact us if
you know of one or more students
who would like a mini-scholarship to
make it
possible to do some of the
great things on this list.
It would be our pleasure to match
you up!
All-Purpose:
Boys and Girls Clubs
2610 Hamilton, 342-2300
5051 S. 22nd St., 733-8333
1414 Robertson Drive, 932-6477
4105 N. 17th St. in Carter Lake, 347-5687
www.bgcomaha.org
Boy Scouts, Mid-America Council
12401 West Maple Rd.
431-9272
www.mac-bsa.org
Camp Fire USA
3801 Harney St., Suite 120
397-5809
www.campfireomaha.org
4-H
Douglas County: 444-7804
Washington County: 426-9455
Gretna: 332-4496
www.4husa.org
Girls Inc.
2811 N. 45th St.
5407 S. 30th St.
457-4676
www.girlsincomaha.org
Girl Scouts, Great Plains Council
2121 S. 44th St.
558-8189
www.gpgirlscouts.org
Junior Achievement
Business and economic programs
11235 Davenport St., Suite 100
333-6410
LaFern Williams Center
Omaha Housing Authority, ages 6-18
3010 R St.
444-7700
Social Settlement
4860 Q St.
731-6988
www.socialsettlement.org
Solomon
Girls Center
Heartland Family Service
6720 N. 30th St.
455-1755
Sun Dawgs
Free summer playground camp, ages 6-15, City of Omaha
444-43868 or 444-5930
www.ci.omaha.ne.us/parks
Wesley House
United Methodist Community Centers
Summer academy and after-school programs
2001 N. 35th St.
451-2228
www.wesleyacademy.org
YMCA
8 branches
977-4300
www.metroymca.org
YWCA
222. S. 29th St.
345-6555
www.ywcaomaha.org
Youth Leadership Omaha
Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce
40 high-school sophomores selected
www.omahachamber.net/ylo
Animals:
Henry Doorly Zoo
3701 S. 10th St.
738-2092
www.omahazoo.com
Nebraska Humane Society
8929 Fort St.
444-7800
www.nehumanesociety.org
Art:
Joslyn Art Museum
Classes, camps, trips, gallery
talks, events for all ages
2200 Dodge St.
342-3300
www.joslyn.org
Adventures in Art
60th & Maple
556-4278
Arts For All, Inc.
info@artsforallinc.com
556-7821
Omaha Childrens Museum
500 S. 20th St.
342-6165
www.ocm.org
Rhythm & Hues
12100 W. Center Rd.
330-2761
Loves Jazz & Arts Center
2510 N. 24th St.
502-5291
www.lovesjazzartcenter.org
El Museo Latino
4701 S. 25th St.
731-1137
www.elmuseolatino.org
Career Exploration:
Junior Achievement of the Midlands
11235 Davenport
333-6410
Opportunities, Jobs Careers
Career education and business involvement
with schools
www.ojc-omaha.org
Cooking:
The Classy Gourmet
721 N. 98th St.
955-COOK
www.theclassygourmet.com
Crafts:
Archiver's
Scrapbooking and paper crafts, lessons and workshops
17110 Davenport
289-0512
www.archiversonline.com/myarchivers/omaha.asp
It's Yours Pottery
2518 S. 132nd Court
330-3470
www.itsyourspottery.com
Mangelsen's (call for lesson schedule)
Art, needlework, cake decorating classes, etc.
3457 S. 84th St.
391-6225
www.mangelsens2.com
Michael's Arts & Crafts
Kids Club classes; use Store Locator
to check schedule for 3 stores:
12951 W. Center Rd., 334-8488
3405 N. 147th, 898-2560
105212 S. 15th, Bellevue, 291-1975
www.michaels.com
That Pottery Place
Paint-your-own
pottery and mosaics studio
Walk-ins,
groups and "no occasion" customers welcome.
Summer
Art Camp, monthly kids classes, birthday parties, group parties, youth groups
and scouts, bridal and baby showers, fundraiser pieces and custom orders.
Choose from over 100 pieces and paint your design with a large selection of
colors, stamps and idea books. They will then glaze and fire it for a food-safe
product. No experience needed.
7828 Dodge St.
392-1166
www.thatpotteryplaceomaha.com
Dance:
Omaha Theater Ballet School of Dance
The Rose Theater
2001 Farnam St.
345-4849
www.rosetheater.org
Omaha Academy of Ballet
Omaha Dance Project
4950 Dodge St.
305-7835
www.omahadanceproject.org
Central Dance Theatre
Professional company
934-5299
Mid-America Theatre Dance Co.
5070 S. 108th St.
593-9051
Omaha Modern Dance Collective
551-7473
On Pointe Dance Centre
120th & Blondo
493-5671
Chomari Ballet Folklorico Mexicano
El Museo Latinno
4701 S. 25th St.
731-1137
www.elmuseolatino.org
Cherrie Anderson School of Music & Dance
146th & Grover
333-4426
Omaha Academy of Ballet
4950 Dodge St.
346-0469
Pat Carlson Dance Studio
8465 Oak Plaza
393-7222
Drama:
Omaha Community Playhouse
Lessons, Workshops and Nebraska
Theatre Caravan (Tour)
6915 Cass St.
553-4890
www.omahaplayhouse.com
The Rose Theater
Dance and Drama Lessons, Classes,
Tour
2001 Farnam St.
345-9718
www.rosetheater.org
Bellevue Little Theatre
203 W. Mission Ave., Bellevue
291-1554
http://hometown.aol.com/bellelittle/
Nebraska Shakespeare Festival
Elmwood Park, late June - early July weekends
280-2391
www.neshakespeare.creighton.edu
Nebraska Renaissance Faire
Giles Castle, 17272 Giles Road
Memorial Day weekend
(641) 357-5177
www.nebfaire.com
Ralston Community Theater
Ralston High School, summer musical with adults and children
8969 Park Dr., Ralston
331-7373 or 331-6677
Exercise:
City of Omaha Parks and Recreation
Swimming pools, community centers, open gyms, fitness
classes, dance classes, martial arts, soccer camps, bike and jogging trails,
ice arenas, skateboarding, skeet & trap, tennis, etc.
www.ci.omaha.ne.us/parks
Omaha Area Bike Trails
The Bike Way
15115 Industrial Road
392-2390
www.thebikeways.com
My Gym
Gymnastics, play
13038 W. Center Road
758-9558
Jewish Community Center
Fitness classes, swimming pool, cultural activities
333.S. 132nd St.
334-6426
www.jccomaha.org
YMCA
Fitness classes, swimming pools, teen activities, sports
leagues, camps, classes
11 branches
www.metroymca.org/findfile.asp?id2=192
Film:
Film Streams
14th and Webster
933-0259
www.filmstreams.org
Foreign Language:
Michelle Gardner
Spanish
292-2793
New Bright Future
Chinese & Spanish
697-8388
Homeschooling:
Home Educators' Network:
http://omahahen.org
Subgroups of HEN:
http://omahahen.org/groups/groups.htm
HEN's list of clubs and activities:
http://omahahen.org/resources/clubs.htm
HEN's list of resources:
http://omahahen.org/resources/links.htm#a21
Nebraska Christian Home Educators Association:
www.nchea.org
Network of Iowa Christian Home Educators:
www.the-niche.org
Midwest Parent Educators (Kansas City):
www.midwesthomeschoolers.org
Horses:
Horse camp, Camp Pokamoke, YMCA
977-4300
www.metroymca.org
Orion Row
Lessons, training, boarding,
horsemanship camps
968-3505
www.orionrow.com
Triple M Stables
22602 Pioneer Trail
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
(712) 366-1024
Near the I-80/I-29 split in southeast Council Bluffs
Shady Lane Ranch
17744 Shady Lane, Council Bluffs
(712) 323-1932
www.shadylaneranch.com
Independent Study:
UNL Online High School
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It's housed at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and it dates all the way
back to 1924. See more about this cutting-edge and forward-looking form of
education:
http://nebraskahs.unl.edu/index.shtml
Music:
Omaha Symphony Educational Programs
www.omahasymphony.org
Nebraska Choral Arts Society
342-6753
www.choirmusic.org
Omaha Area Youth Orchestra
238-2044
www.oayo.org
Intergenerational Orchestra
444-6536 Ext. 221
www.igo-omaha.org
Opera Omaha
1625 Farnam St.
346-7372
www.operaomaha.org
Omaha Conservatory of Music
932-4978
Music Together (Darla Sullivan)
573—6370
www.MusicTogetherWithDarla.com
Sharon N. Jones Studio of Music (Millard)
933-1326
Simply Music (Bellevue)
293-5577
Simply Music (Omaha)
397-1597
Elisha's Musicians (cello, piasno, violin, viola and voice)
734-7001
Chris Saub Guitar
393-6394
Bel Air Piano Instruction (124th & Center)
334-4186
Nature:
Fontenelle Forest Association
Classes, workshops, special events
1111 Bellevue Blvd.
Bellevue
734-2832
www.fontenelleforest.org
Lauritzen Gardens
Classes, workshops, special events
100 Bancroft St.
346-4002
www.omahabotanicalgardens.org
Trees and plants tour series
Nebraska Statewide Arboretum
(402) 472-2971
Daylily Display Garden
American Hemerocallis Society
13417 Corby Circle
Occasional tours
Birdwatching
Nebraska Metro Group
www.nebraskametrobirding.com
Performing Arts:
(See also Dance, Drama
and Music)
Show Wagon
444-5164
Puppetry:
Urban Prairie Puppet Company
Private puppet shows
2339 N. 90th St. (c/o
Grand Olde Players Theater)
397-5262
Science:
4/H After School Science Clubs
c/o Carol McNulty
444-7804
Saturday Science Workshops
Omaha Christian Academy
934-4488
Service/Social:
Boys and Girls Clubs
2610 Hamilton St.
342-1600
Boy Scouts of America, Mid-America Council
12401 W. Maple Rd,
431-9272
Girls Inc.
2811 N. 45th St.
457-4676
Girl Scouts, Great Plains Council
2121 S. 44th St.
558-8189
Camp Fire USA, Midlands Council
3801 Harney St.
397-5809
Spirituality:
Awana Bible Clubs
www.highplainsawana.org
Campus Life / Youth For Christ
4458 S. 84th St.
597-9323
www.yfcomaha.org
Church camps
Check with your local church
Mission trips
Check with your local church
Vacation Bible School
Check with your local church
Sports:
All-Purpose:
City of Omaha Parks and Recreation: www.ci.omaha.ne.us/parks
Seymour Smith Park & Jake Issacson Baseball Field
Harry Koch Trap and Skeet Range
6802 Harrison St.
Soapbox track and field: 72nd and Drexel Streets
Free 18-hole disc golf course
Area for flying control-line model airplanes
Park: 444-5037 Trap/skeet: 331-1249 Baseball: 551-1181
Millard Athletic Association
4871 S. 136th St.
894-1331
www.maabaseball.com
North Omaha BEARS
4833 Spaulding St.
208-9055
www.northomahabears.com
Bowling:
Maplewood Lanes
572-9393
Mockingbird Lanes
339-8858
Football:
Jerry Parks Youth Football Complex
16th Street and Cornish Blvd. at Levi Carter Park
444-5931
Gymnastics:
Kids Body Shop/Omega Gymnastics
339-4009
Premier Gymnastics (108th & Fort)
493-3204
Ice Skating, Hockey:
Benson Park Ice Arena
6920 Military Ave,
444-5971
www.ci.omaha.ne.us/parks
Motto McLean Ice Arena at Hitchcock Park
5015 S. 45th St.
444-4955 or 444-7557
www.ci.omaha.ne.us/parks
Moylan Tranquillity Ice Plex
12550 West Maple Road
431-0335
www.omahaice.com
Blade & Edge Figure Skating Club
391-0946
Figure Skating Club of Omaha
896-5747
Premier Figure Skating Club
618-0667
Martial Arts:
Kicking Tigers Tae Kwon Do (108th & Q)
596-1051
Mid-America Martial Arts
813-1721
By Susan Darst Williams
