Shaping our youth through thoughtful programs.
In today’s fast-paced world, ensuring children grow up in a positive, enriching environment is essential to their long-term success and happiness. The JCC Denver is committed to creating a nurturing, supportive space where children can develop crucial skills, both on and off the field. Our youth programs focus on instilling confidence, building friendships, and fostering a love for movement that will carry them into adulthood.
Building Lifelong Friendships and Social Skills
Our thoughtfully designed programs create opportunities for Elementary School Children to form strong, lasting friendships. In a world increasingly dominated by technology, face-to-face interactions are more important than ever. At JCC Denver, children learn the importance of cooperation, communication, and respect for others in a safe, welcoming environment. By engaging in team activities, kids forge bonds that often last a lifetime, helping them develop social skills that will benefit them in school and beyond.
Encouraging Physical Activity for Healthy Growth
Physical health is a key component of overall well-being, and encouraging movement from a young age is critical. Our after-school youth sports programs emphasize the importance of physical fitness in fun and engaging ways. From basketball and soccer to swimming and gymnastics, we offer a range of sports activities that allow kids to move their bodies and develop a lifelong appreciation for physical activity. Our programs are designed not only to teach children various sports skills but also to instill a sense of sportsmanship, discipline, and resilience that will serve them well throughout their lives.
Instilling Values of Teamwork and Sportsmanship
Teamwork is a skill that applies far beyond the boundaries of sports. At JCC Denver, we emphasize the importance of collaboration and supporting one another. By working together, children learn to appreciate each other’s strengths, value fair play, and develop a positive attitude toward competition. Our instructors are dedicated to creating an environment where each child feels valued and respected, helping them grow into compassionate and responsible individuals.
Why Choose JCC Denver?
JCC Denver’s youth programs stand out because of our commitment to holistic development. We believe in nurturing the mind, body, and spirit of every child, and we do this by creating well-rounded programs that emphasize not only physical skills but also emotional and social growth. Every program is thoughtfully curated to ensure children are learning, growing, and having fun in a safe, structured environment.
Enroll Today for a Brighter Tomorrow
Help your child build a strong foundation for the future by enrolling them in JCC Denver’s after-school youth sports programs. Watch them thrive as they learn new skills, make lifelong friends, and grow into confident, capable young individuals.
Dance Ballet and Tap Dance (Youth)
A structured dance class that introduces ballet and tap basics in a positive environment with music, props and creative movement.
Spanish Language Series (Youth)
The Spanish Language Weekly Series offers kids an engaging way to explore Spanish language and culture, enhancing their vocabulary and understanding through fun games and activities that also support brain development.
Cool Critters – Youth
Kick off this Experience off by having kids create their own small pet out of clay.
Art Explorers: Woodland Wonderland
Create your own woodland wonderland in this mixed media class. Your kids will learn how to sew felted woodland animals like owls, bears, rabbits, foxes, and deer. In the second part of this class, they will sculpt and glaze trees, bushes, and caves while learning about the environment that these woodland creatures thrive in.
Clay Kids: Fall Harvest Handbuilding
Explore the expansive world of nature and ceramics through handbuilding in this fun and approachable kid’s course.
Clay Kids: Fairytale Forest
Create your own Fairytale Forest made from clay in this fun and approachable youth clay class.
Ceramics One Timers Wheel Caregiver and Me
Spend time making memories with your little one in this adult and kid friendly wheel class.
Clay Kids: Wheel
Learn how to create wheel thrown pottery in this kid friendly class!Â
Dance: Jazz Lyrical (Youth)
This class teaches classic jazz dance technique with a focus on rhythm, isolations, strength, flexibility, and lyrical dance storytelling through body movements influenced by music lyrics.
STEM Series (Youth)
In our electrifying multi-week STEM series, kids will explore the realms of science, technology, engineering, art, and math through activities such as understanding electricity, experimenting with magnets, and building projects like mini pinball machines, all designed for a fun and educational adventure.
JudaicArt – Caregiver and Me: Make Your Own Pinch Pot Menorah
Spend time making memories with your little one in this adult and kid friendly wheel class.