Kids at CA
ColumbiaAssociation Free first class

For families in Columbia

Everything your kid can do here.

Swim lessons, camps, art classes, ice time, tennis, martial arts, playgrounds and a good deal more. Across 43 places, run by one organization.

Choose one, on us.

A first tennis lesson, a first time on the ice, or a class at the Art Center. Pick one and a member advocate will set it up and show you around.

Choose yours
43places to go
15things for kids
Age 4+to teens

Programs

Things you sign up for.

Scheduled, taught by our staff, and run in terms or sessions. Three of them you can try for free.

Youth tennis

Junior lessons and programs, from a first racket to match play. Indoor and outdoor courts.

First lesson freeCA racquet facilities

Ice skating lessons

Learn to Skate for first timers, in small groups. Public sessions run all week alongside.

First lesson freeColumbia Ice Rink

Art classes

Clay, painting, drawing and printmaking for kids, by term and by one-off workshop.

First class freeColumbia Art Center

Swim lessons

Indoor year round, outdoors in summer. Group classes or one to one, from first-time floaters upward.

See datesColumbia Swim Center and neighborhood pools

Before and after school

School Age Services runs before the bell and after it, with the same staff your kid sees every day.

Find your schoolSchool sites across Columbia

Camps

Summer and school break camps. Full days, outdoors where the weather allows, and a lot of swimming.

See datesSeveral locations

Martial arts

Classes from age four all the way to grown ups. Everyone starts at a white belt.

See the scheduleFitness clubs

Tribe Kids

Group movement classes built for kids rather than scaled down from the adult ones.

See the scheduleFitness clubs

Places

Things you just turn up to.

No term, no registration. Some come with a membership, some are open to anyone in Columbia.

KidSpace

Supervised care at the fitness clubs while you work out. Drop them off, go train, pick them up.

With a membershipAll three fitness clubs

Outdoor pools

A network of neighborhood pools open through the summer, most of them a short walk from home.

With a membershipAcross the villages

Roller skating

Open sessions at the Roller Skate Arena, with skate rental if you do not have your own.

See session timesRoller Skate Arena

Mini golf

Eighteen holes outdoors at the SportsPark, including late sessions under lights in season.

Hours and ratesColumbia SportsPark

Batting cages

Softball and baseball cages at a range of speeds. Good for practice, good for an hour out.

Hours and ratesColumbia SportsPark

Playgrounds

Playgrounds across the villages, each built for a different age range. Open every day, no membership needed.

Free and open to allThroughout Columbia

Pathways and the story walk

Miles of paths for scooters, bikes and strollers, plus a picture book posted page by page along one of them.

Free and open to allOpen space network

The part most people miss

One membership covers most of this.

Families usually find us through one thing. A swim lesson, a camp, an afternoon at the rink. What surprises them is that nearly all of it sits under the same roof, and under the same membership.

Play

  • inclusions to confirm
  • Outdoor pools through the summer
  • Member rates on classes and camps

Fit & Play

  • inclusions to confirm
  • Everything in Play, plus the three fitness clubs
  • KidSpace while you train

No cost, no commitment

Pick one and we'll set it up.

A member advocate will get in touch, book your spot, and walk you round the place before you go in. If it turns out something else suits your family better, they will tell you that too.

We will only use this to get back to you about your visit. No list, no resale.