Enrichment Classes

Team Happy Kids sports intro classes are designed to inspire your child to live an active, healthy life and instill in them a love for sports while increasing their awareness of the importance of working as a team. Happy Kids utilizes fun props, squishy balls, and bean bags to teach the fundamentals of catching, throwing and kicking, parachutes and hula hoops to learn to work as a team, and fun music and games to inspire! 

Time: 2:30 - 3:15 PM

Start Date: 9/14

Explore the world of color, shape, and imagination in our Tiny Picasso Art Class! Designed for Primary-Kindergarten aged students, this class encourages young artists to unleash their creativity while learning about the iconic style of Pablo Picasso. Through fun, hands-on projects, kids will experiment with cubism, collage, and bold colors, creating their own masterpieces inspired by the great artist himself. Perfect for budding Picassos ready to think outside the box!

Time: 2:30 - 3:15 PM

Start Date: 9/14

Join us for an artistic journey where kids create on huge canvases with no rules, exploring materials, textures, and techniques for free expression.

Time: 3:30 - 4:30 PM

Start Date: 9/14

This is an introductory and beginner Skate Class. A fun, welcoming space where new skaters can build confidence and learn the fundamentals of skateboarding with a supportive coach. This class focuses on balance, safety, and the mind-body connection. With a 6:1 student:teacher ratio, your child will get hands-on lessons with skills to take home and practice. Students will develop resilience, work through fear and frustration, celebrate their progress, and encourage one another along the way. Our goal is to help every skater feel confident, empowered, and excited to grow—both on and off the board. Students must bring their own supplies. Please reach out to the Manager of Auxiliary Programs if you need equipment

Supplies: Helmet, Skateboard, Kneepads, Elbow Pads

Time: 3:30-4:30 PM

Start Date: 9/14

The Marin Dojo’s Martial Arts Enrichment Program introduces children ages 3 to 5 to the foundations of martial arts in a fun, structured, and age-appropriate environment. Through fun engaging activities, students build focus, coordination, listening skills, and confidence—all while learning the importance of respect and teamwork.

Each class includes dynamic movement, basic martial arts techniques, and games designed to improve balance, motor skills, and self-control. Our program is led by a passionate and experienced instructor with over 10 years of martial arts training and a 2nd Degree Black Belt.

Known for their patient and energetic teaching style, they specialize in working with young children—making every class safe, fun, and empowering!

This program is a great way to support early childhood development while helping children stay active and build healthy habits that last a lifetime.

Time: 2:30 - 3:15 p.m.

Start Date: 9/14

The world is a huge place with hundreds of cultural differences; many of which we have yet to explore. Students will learn background pieces of many people & countries by exploring various Arts, Languages, Cuisines, Music & History. Whether we are practicing how to use chopsticks, playing awesome cultural enrichment games, cheffin' up yummy foods from different nations, or even arts & crafting "ancient" relics, students will experience the magnitude of culture & how it shapes the world we live in today.

Time: 2:30 - 3:15 p.m.

Start Date: 9/14

The Mini-Musical enrichment class is an opportunity for students in grades 2-5 to participate in the production of a musical performance. Students will be cast in age appropriate roles and they will perform on the stage of a church near downtown Mill Valley at the end of the enrichment season. This fall’s production will be an abbreviated version of the Disney classic, The Jungle Book.”

Time: 3:30–4:30 p.m.

Start Date: 9/14

This class will allow students to complete their homework and receive additional support, when needed, while developing organization and time management skills. Our goal is to relieve some of the stress over homework for both students and parents and allow kids to be productive after a long day.

Time: 3:30-4:30 PM

Start Date: 9/14

30 minute and 1 hour sessions available (for 1 hour sessions, students may sign up for back to back lessons). Lessons are billed monthly, and are not covered under Tuition Assistance.

Students explore and recreate popular cuisines from around the world, traveling via taste buds to a different country each week.

Time: 2:30–3:15 p.m.

Start Date: 9/14

Upside Down Yoga Kids classes are designed to deliver a meaningful experience for children by integrating Yoga with Arts & Crafts. Each class allows participants to explore different themes, yoga postures, breathing techniques, and creative crafts.

This class splits into a yoga practice (movement, breathing, relaxation) + art projects inspired by famous artists using sustainable materials.

Time: 2:30–3:15 p.m.

Start Date: 9/14

Bring back our instructor Miles, our K-1 students will explore musical concepts, including rhythm and meter, tempo, dynamics, pitch, form, and musical patterns through song, movement and playing rhythmic instruments. We bring a variety of child sized instruments for students to “find the beat” with, including tambourines, maracas, rhythm sticks, bells, shakers, cymbals, drums and xylophones! Mr. Miles is an exceptional instructor who plays the piano and electronic drums and teaches a variety of specialty children’s classes for Happy Kids. Over the past year he has been studying group improvisational singing in workshops internationally. We hope your children will join Mr. Miles for a joyful musical experience! Our kind and experienced Happy Kids instructors strive to help children find the music inside of them as they sing, dance, and develop their musical minds.

Time: 3:15-4:15

Start Date: 3/25

Students will explore and recreate popular cuisines from around the world. We'll travel via our tastebuds to a different country every week by cooking yummy dishes as we go. From Italy to Brazil, a culinary adventure awaits your aspiring chef!

Time: 3:15–4:30 p.m.

Start Date: 9/14

30 minute and 1 hour sessions available (for 1 hour sessions, students may sign up for back to back lessons). Lessons are billed monthly, and are not covered under Tuition Assistance.

Introduce your young learner to the exciting world of chess through stories, movement, games, and hands-on exploration! In this interactive class, students will learn the basics of chess by bringing the pieces to life—moving their bodies to understand piece movements, listening to fun chess stories, and exploring the board through playful activities.

Students will bring home a practice activity to continue learning at home. Students will rotate through small-group mini games with the instructor and their peers while also building skills independently through interactive puzzles, chess activities, and creative worksheets. Each class encourages problem-solving, confidence, focus, and a love of learning.

Designed for students ages 3.5–5 years old with no prior chess experience. Kindergarten students with a basic understanding of chess who would like to learn more strategy should check out our Chess Wizards class, Thursday at 3:15.

Time: 2:30-3:15 p.m.

Start Date: 9/18

Come fly like a butterfly, hop like a bunny, stomp like an elephant, and tiptoe like a mouse! In the JAMaROO Kids Dance and Creative Movement, children are introduced to the basics of dance. Classes include a warm-up circle, stretching games, imaginative dance, partner dance, and free dance.

Time: 2:30-3:15 p.m.

Start Date: 9/14

Chess Wizards is a premier chess education company offering fun, challenging, and skill-building lessons for students in K–8th grade. Our curriculum teaches kids to think strategically, solve problems, and show good sportsmanship—all while having fun. Classes are grouped by experience level and culminate in a mini-chess tournament. Students will take home regular practice activities so they can continue to practice at home.

Time: 3:15 - 4:15 p.m.

Start Date: 9/14

Get ready to think on your feet, laugh a lot, and embrace the unexpected! In this fun and supportive improv class, students will learn the foundations of improvisational theater through games, activities, and group scenes. We’ll explore the power of “Yes, And...”—building ideas together, staying present, and creating something new with our teammates.

Students will practice listening, cooperation, confidence, creativity, and communication while learning how to support one another on stage. The only rule? Come ready to be silly, take risks, and look a little foolish! In improv, mistakes are where the magic happens.

Time: 3:30–4:30 p.m.

Start Date: 9/14

30 minute and 1 hour sessions available (for 1 hour sessions, students may sign up for back to back lessons). Lessons are billed monthly, and are not covered under Tuition Assistance.

¡Hola, amigos! In this playful introduction to Spanish, children will explore the language through songs, movement, games, and hands-on activities. Each week, students will build their Spanish vocabulary while learning about colors, numbers, animals, greetings, and everyday expressions—all in an engaging, age-appropriate way.

Time: 2:015-3:30 p.m.

Start Date: 9/14

Learn the fundamentals of coding from the ground up with MIT Scratch! Think in loops, use your imagination and create masterful interactive media. This class is the perfect first step for any inquisitive young mind hoping to learn about programming. We will cover projects from moving art pieces to interactive stories and basic game design.

Explore new concepts, engage creatively and have fun with technology while also establishing a solid foundation for a lifelong passion for code.

Time: 3:15–4:15 p.m.

Start Date: 9/14

This active and engaging class helps our students to improve their basic tumbling and sports confidence by improving their flexibility, strength, hand-eye coordination, and overall physical fitness while having tons of fun! Children will improve their cartwheels, handstands, rolls, backbends, and more for those with some prior experience, and through cooperative games and activities designed to improve student’s basic sports abilities, their confidence will take a big leap!

Time: 3:30–4:30 p.m.

Start Date: 9/14