Parent's Guide to
Santa Monica, CA

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karate

ATA Martial Arts

2110 Wilshire Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA    
Martial Arts focus on offering the most professional training available, in a fun, exciting environment. The mission of ATA Martial Arts is to help you raise a confident, focused leader with the li...
ballet

Born To Play

2621 Pico Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA    
Born To Play Productions is a small production company owned by Benedicte Schoyen with focus on ballet classes for kids and adults, film making and music management.
museum

Museum Of Flying

3100 Airport Avenue
Santa Monica, CA    
The Museum of Flying is dedicated to preserving and presenting the rich history of the growth and development of aviation and aerospace in Southern California. The Museum chronicles both the growth...
swimming

Santa Monica Pier

Santa Monica / 6th
Santa Monica, CA    
The world-famous Santa Monica Pier offers a variety of entertainment, dining and shopping experiences, including the thrill rides of Pacific Park; a historic 1922 Carousel, an old-fashioned soda fo...
performing arts

Blue13 Dance Company

2633 Lincoln Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA    
Blue13 Dance Company is a contemporary Indian dance theatre ensemble based in Los Angeles, California. The mission of Blue13 Dance is to advance non-traditional contemporary dance, while preserving...
guitar

Santa Monica School of Dance and Music

2923 Santa Monica Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA    
Santa Monica's first dance studio and music school to offer both dance classes and music lessons. Dance classes in ballet, jazz, hip hop and more are available along with private music lessons in p...
music

Musical Theater Los Angeles

2923 Santa Monica Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA    
MTLA, owned and directed by Amanda Baird, a graduate of Oberlin Conservatory of Music, has been in business for 15 years. Assisted by professional choreographers, directors and performers, she runs...
ballet

Westside School of Ballet

1709 Stewart Street
Santa Monica, CA    
Westside School of Ballet is Los Angeles' oldest and most successful public ballet school, founded in 1967 by New York City Ballet's principal ballerina Yvonne Mounsey, and co-founder Rosemary Vala...
art

Creating Arts Company

3110 Pennsylvania Avenue
Santa Monica, CA    
Creating Arts is an educational performing and visual arts company designed to inspire, enrich and educate youth through the performing and visual arts. Performing and visual arts help increase te...
gymnastics

Jumping Gym

638 Grant Street
Santa Monica, CA    
"Jumping Gym"offers gymnastics classes to all ages and teachs gymnastics to kids on all skill levels. The following equipment is brought to the location: balance beam, springboard, trampoline, pan...
cello

Green Brooms Music Academy

1445 6th Street
Santa Monica, CA    
Green Brooms is located in Santa Monica, CA and offers an inspiring environment to learn Piano, Voice, Guitar, Violin, Percussion and Drums, Cello, Music Theory, Film Music Composition, Songwriting...
karate

Dawn Barnes Karate Kids

3015 Wilshire Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA    
Dawn Barnes Karate Kids is the proud creator of Gozen Karate. To appreciate our style, it’s important to answer a few questions. Karate is a modern term for the ancient art of self-defense. “Empty ...
math

The Learning Path

1212 5th Street
Santa Monica, CA    
The Learning Path helps students excel in Math, Reading, and Writing. The program creates tailored, individualized lesson plans mapped to the Common Core. The Learning Path fervently believes in th...
martial arts

Beijing Tai-Chi & Kung Fu Academy

1718 21st Street
Santa Monica, CA    
BTKA in Santa Monica, California is the premier Chinese martial arts emphasizes health, fitness, and self defense through the study of traditional Kung Fu. One of the most important parts of learni...
capoeira

Capoeira Besouro Studio

2901 Ocean Park Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA    
Welcome to Capoeira Besouro! Capoeira Besouro invites you to explore the Afro-Brazilian martial art of capoeira. Developed as a form of self-defense by the slaves in Brazil during the 17th century,...
jiu jitsu

Street Sports Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

3011 Ocean Park Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA    
Street Sports Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu philosophy is not only to teach Jiu-Jitsu as a sport, but also as a tool for self-defense. Students are taught how to dominate the opponent without having to beat...
boxing

Box 'N Burn Kids Gloves

1654 Lincoln Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA    
California's #1 Gym, where the first class is FREE! Providing the most high energy, fun, and challenging boxing classes you can find in LA. Gym, Boxing, Classes, Cross-Fit,TRX, Sem-Private & Priva...
gym

We Rock the Spectrum Santa Monica

1909 Santa Monica Freeway
Santa Monica, CA    
We Rock the Spectrum Santa Monica provides a fun, safe, inclusive environment for all children. Gym Includes suspended equipment with swings for balance and vestibular treatment, crash mats and cra...
aquarium

Santa Monica Pier Aquarium

1600 Ocean Front Walk
Santa Monica, CA    
The Santa Monica Pier Aquarium is Heal the Bay’s public marine-education center located beach-level, just below the Carousel at the world famous Santa Monica Pier. The Santa Monica Pier Aquarium’...
art

Paint Lab

1453 14th Street
Santa Monica, CA    
PAINT LAB is a walk-in art studio where people can experience, express and explore their creativity through the medium of paint. Paint Lab provides a space for people to paint without the hassle of...
music

Books and Cookies

2309 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA    
BOOKS AND COOKIES is a Children's Bookstore, Enrichment Center and Event Space at 2309 Main Street in Santa Monica, California. ​The unique design of the Books and Cookies space makes it a safe a...
music

Baila Baila Spanish

2309 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA    
Baila Baila Spanish all teachers are native Spanish speakers. Their love for their culture, music, and children makes the Baila Baila class a special time for students. The teachers are trained to ...
yoga

Kidsrevolving

1412 14th Street
Santa Monica, CA    
Kidsrevolving yoga classes encourage kids of all ages to connect with their bodies as they explore the imagination and develop positive self-power. The studio, school and mobile yoga programs prov...
summer camps

Magicopolis

1418 4th Street
Santa Monica, CA    
Discover the artistry and spectacle of a magic show designed to stimulate the intellect, stir the imagination and lift the spirit. Magicopolis provides a special theatrical experience that's not t...