Academic Enrichment Classes, Programs, & Tutors for Children in Westchester County

UPDATED June 2019: Westchester County offers a vast range of after-school and weekend academic enrichment classes for kids of all ages. Looking for your child to learn a second language? Foreign language classes are available in French, Spanish, German, and Mandarin to name a few. Does your child enjoy science and technology? You’ll find STEM, coding, and robotics classes as well. Academic enrichment is also available for kids who need extra help with study skills, reading (including those with learning disabilities, ADD, and ADHD), writing, and math. For high school students, there are many choices for individual and group tutoring for college test prep, ACT, SAT, PSAT, state, and other standardized exams. These after-school enrichment classes are available throughout Westchester County, including locations in Briarcliff, Elmsford, Larchmont, Mamaroneck, Rye, Dobbs Ferry, Purchase, Rye Brook, White Plains, Yonkers, Yorktown Heights, Bronxville, Ossining, Scarsdale, and Valhalla.

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Alcott School provides children ages 2-6 a supportive, multicultural learning environment where they develop independence, self-confidence, and pride in their abilities. All sites offer a developmentally appropriate curriculum with Montessori materials, music, creative movement, and nature enrichment programs. After-school enrichment classes are provided for ages 3-5. Offerings include yoga, dance, mad science, super soccer stars, golf, karate, and Spanish. Kidz Club, a social skills group for ages 3-5 meets from 4-5pm twice a week at the Crane Road location. Call to arrange a tour.

ANN AND ANDY CHILD CARE
2170 Saw Mill River Road, Elmsford
914-592-3027
Email annandydca@aol.com

Ann and Andy, family-owned and -operated for more than 30 years, offers a wide variety of fun activities for children 2 months to 14 years. We are state licensed, with an extensive campus, and offer flexible schedules, reasonable rates, nutritious lunches, a caring staff, individualized attention, and age-appropriate field trips. Join us for a wonderful school experience. Come see how much we care and become part of our family.

CHILDREN'S JEWISH EDUCATION GROUP (THE)
SUNY Purchase,
914-864-1267

Interested in a Jewish education for your child without joining a synagogue? CJEG is an affordable, community-based alternative program, rooted in Jewish cultural studies for children in kindergarten-seventh grade. CJEG’s professional teaching staff, along with a parent co-op administration, offers everything you want and nothing you don’t. Private or group bar and bat mitzvah lessons are also available. Classes begin Sunday, Sept. 9. Enroll now for fall, or join our first class as our guests at our SUNY Purchase location. For more information, please visit our website, cjeg.org or email mail@adamdub.com.

DICKER READING CENTER OF WESTCHESTER
75 Brook St., Scarsdale
914-472-0600

Our revolutionary reading program will teach any child to read, even children diagnosed as learning disabled, dyslexic, or with ADD or ADHD. Whether your child is reading above, below, or at grade level, he or she will accomplish three–six years of reading achievement in just one year. Parents will see immediate improvement in reading achievement, comprehension, and vocabulary development. More than 10,000 children, from preschool to 12th grade, have accomplished these remarkable results. Your child's grades, confidence, and self-esteem will soar as they learn to love reading and school.

EYE LEVEL WESTCHESTER
Eye Level of Rye Brook
27 Rye Ridge Plaza, Rye Brook
914-933-0566

Eye Level of Briarcliff
501 North State Road, Briarcliff
914-741-0407

Many parents today are facing educational challenges and looking for answers to help their children succeed academically. Whether the immediate goal is for early learning, remedial education, or academic advancement, Eye Level is the answer. Eye Level offers math and English programs for ages 3-14. Our instructors tailor a curriculum by understanding the learning abilities of the student. With ongoing guidance, each student will set attainable goals and learn at a comfortable pace. With each success, the student grows more self-confident, self-motivated, and self-directed in the quest for knowledge.

FRENCH-AMERICAN SCHOOL OF NEW YORK (FASNY)
Campuses in Larchmont and Mamaroneck,
Nursery to third grade: Manor Campus, 111 Larchmont Ave., Larchmont
Grades fourth-eighth: Village Campus, 145 New St., Mamaroneck
Grades ninth-12th: Harbor Campus, 320 E. Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck




Camps:
French-American School of New York (FASNY)
French Summer Camps
914-413-3665
Nursery to Fifth Grade Day Camp: Larchmont Campus, 111 Larchmont Ave., Larchmont
Fifth-Eighth Grade Sleepaway Camp: Catskills
fasny.org/camps

Email camps@fasny.org

The French-American School of New York, a coeducational day school for children in nursery through 12th grade offers a dual curriculum in French and English, combining the strengths of both the French educational system and the best U.S. independent schools. Bilingualism is at the core of the FASNY experience with students graduating with the French Baccalaureate and a high school diploma. Give your child the ability to play, write, read, sing, act, raise questions, and make friends in two languages!

GERMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL NEW YORK (GISNY)
50 Partridge Road, White Plains
914-948-6513
Email admissions@gisny.org

German International School New York welcomes families of all nationalities with an interest in German language and German, Swiss, and Austrian cultures into its vibrant, bilingual, pre-K through 12th grade independent day school. Since 1980, the strength of GISNY’s bilingual college preparatory curriculum and the diversity of its community have nurtured and inspired inquisitive thinkers and developed thoughtful, open-minded, socially responsible, global citizens. GISNY sits on more than 20 acres in the heart of Westchester County. Graduates earn both a New York high school diploma and the German International Abitur.

HUNTINGTON LEARNING CENTER
Eastchester
Eastchester Shopping Center
721 White Plains Road, Scarsdale
914-722-6100
Scarsdale
650 Central Ave., Scarsdale
914-946-7800
Yorktown Heights
335 Downing Drive
Yorktown Heights
914-245-8882
Nanuet
58 East Route 59, Nanuet
845-624-6800

Huntington Learning Center is the premier tutoring and test prep provider for kindergarten to 12th grades. Founded in 1977, its mission is to give every student the best education possible. The company prides itself on personalized attention and proven results with individualized programs taught by certified teachers at accredited centers. Areas of instruction include phonics, reading, writing, vocabulary, math, science, ACT, SAT, PSAT, high school entrance exams, and state and other standardized exams. To learn more and locate a center near you, visit huntingtonhelps.com.

JCC OF MID-WESTCHESTER
999 Wilmot Road, Scarsdale
914-472-3300
Caryn Symons, director of camping
symonsc@jccmw.org

The JCC of Mid-Westchester offers classes in its nursery school for children ages 2-5. Ages 3-5 enjoy swimming in our indoor heated pool, working off energy in our gymnasium, climbing in our playground, and performing skits in our Bendheim Theatre. We offer a variety of sports, dance, and academic enrichment programs.

MANDARIN DISCOVERY SCHOOL
Classes in White Plains and Yonkers,
914-351-6788
Email shanshanli@mandarindiscov.org

Mandarin Discovery Preschool is an immersion program for children. We offer preschool classes, Chinese culture classes, tutoring services, and Mommy and Me classes. We also offer classes and tutoring to adults. Our goals are creating a fun learning environment for children and helping them to learn Mandarin as early as possible. Children will use their fluency in Mandarin to build a bright future! For adults, we provide an opportunity to help them reach their personal goals in learning Mandarin.

NURTURY MONTESSORI SCHOOL (THE)
914-632-6200
2097 Palmer Ave., Larchmont
1144 North Ave., New Rochelle
Nurtury at Flandreau, 130 Flandreau Drive, New Rochelle

Email info@thenurtury-montessori.com

The Nurtury offers an enriching after-school program for kindergarten and first grade students. With reliable daily transportation from your child’s elementary school (Pelham, New Rochelle, Mamaroneck, and Harrison). From 3-6:30pm, we provide a warm after-school environment supervised by our very own Nurtury staff members. After-care activities will include outdoor play and or indoor movement time. Children will take part in one special per day: Rhodes Piano Method, Montessori Spanish, Cooking Class with Chef Alex, Children's School of Yoga, and our newest special called Adventures in Wisdom Life Coaching for Kids.

PRE-SCHOOL DICKER READING CENTER OF WESTCHESTER (THE)
75 Brook St., Scarsdale
914-472-0600

Your child (age 3-5) will learn 15-30 words in their first session. Then they will learn to read their first book fluently. Every two months, your preschooler or kindergartner will achieve one year of reading enrichment. Their self-esteem will soar as they develop a love for reading and school. It’s easy, fun, and life's most exciting game.

PROJECT EXPLORE
70 Columbus Ave., Valhalla
914-328-1578

We serve children with and without disabilities in inclusive, integrated, small classrooms. We offer high-quality full- and part-time programs, school year and year-round, for children ages 18 months to 5 years, from 8:30am-2:30pm. Before- and after-school care, vacation clubs during school breaks, and summer camp are available options. We follow the Creative Curriculum™ that is aligned with the NYS Common Core Learning Standards. We have special classes in art, music, and science, including interactive Smart Board activities. Our master teachers are New York state-certified in early childhood and special education. NAEYC accredited.

SOUNDVIEW PREPARATORY SCHOOL
370 Underhill Ave. , Yorktown Heights
914-962-2780

Soundview Preparatory School is an independent college preparatory school for grades sixth-12th, situated on a 13-acre pastoral campus in Yorktown Heights. Small class sizes embody the school’s belief that students best develop academic skills, self-esteem, and leadership when teachers can get to know the learning style and interests of each student. College acceptances include Bard, Brown, Columbia, Duke, Haverford, NYU, Oberlin, RISD, Sarah Lawrence, Skidmore, and Williams.

Sylvan Learning Centers - Westchester
Sylvan Learning Center of Bronxville
850 Bronx River Road, Bronxville
914-237-4396
sylvanlearning.com/bronxville
bronxville.ny@sylvanlearning.com
Sylvan Learning Center of White Plains
34 South Broadway suite 512, White Plains
914-948-4116
sylvanlearning.com/whiteplains
whiteplains.ny@sylvanlearning.com
Sylvan Learning Center of Bronxville
850 Bronx River Road, Bronxville
914-237-4396
sylvanlearning.com/bronxville
bronxville.ny@sylvanlearning.com
Sylvan Learning Center of White Plains
34 South Broadway suite 512, White Plains
914-948-4116
sylvanlearning.com/whiteplains
whiteplains.ny@sylvanlearning.com

Sylvan Learning, the leading provider of personal learning for kindergarten-12th students, offers tutoring in reading, writing, math, and study skills. Sylvan also offers Sylvan Prep SAT and ACT courses. Sylvan Learning Centers are conveniently located in Bronxville and White Plains.

WESTCHESTER CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
100 Playland Parkway , Rye
914-421-5050
Email info@discoverwcm.org

The Westchester Children’s Museum is a vibrant, interactive place for play and discovery. Our indoor, air-conditioned exhibit space overlooks the beach and Long Island Sound with ample parking. Exhibits and activities in our 6,500-square-feet of galleries offer experiences in physics, science, art, craft, and design, with places to climb, build, and explore for toddlers through age 12. We also offer daily programs for preschoolers through middle schoolers. Check our calendar for updates! discoverwcm.org/calendar-2/.

WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE CENTER FOR THE ARTS
198 Central Ave., White Plains
914-606-7500
Email arts@sunywcc.edu

The Center for the Arts is an extension site of Westchester Community College. The Center has credit classes for adults seeking an associate’s degree or certificate in the liberal arts. In addition, The Center offers continuing education classes for adults and youth seeking enrichment in the arts. Classes in painting, drawing, ceramics, jewelry, photography, and digital arts are offered regularly in our large, spacious studios. Professional teaching artists provide instruction for all levels. Join our community! You will meet like-minded individuals as you learn artistic techniques and hone your skills.