After-School Activities
in Barcelona
We’re Ben and Rahim, two friends and dads raising our kids in Barcelona. Your school sends home its own after-school list. This one covers classes outside school, in English. We checked 104 classes outside school, and every page has the registration status, the schedule, how to sign up, and the price, if the provider gives us one.
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Art Lab
Art class where the mess is the point.
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BUC Rugby School
Kids learn rugby in an old quarry inside Montjuïc park.
TBKids
One of the few robotics centers that starts at age three.
Art Lab
Art class where the mess is the point.
Esplac Local Esplais
A club your kid belongs to, not a class you book.
Drama and Screen Acting in English✓
Acting in English, on stage and on camera.
Theater in English✓
An English-language theater where the course ends on a real stage.
Musical Theater Year Course✓
A New York musical theater school, landed in Sarrià.
Tennis School✓
Barcelona's municipal tennis school on the 1992 Olympic courts.
Kids Circus✓
Aerials are the main event here, not a sideline.
Skate School✓
Kids learn to ride at a real public skatepark, not a gym.
IB and academic tutoring✓
The tutors international-school families in Barcelona already pass around.
Science Club✓
Founded by working scientists who teach kids to think like one.
Judo✓
An old-school Hostafrancs dojo that has trained generations of kids.
Karate✓
Traditional Shito-Ryu karate in an old Hostafrancs dojo.
Lluïsos d'Horta activity sections✓
A club since 1866, with its own 320-seat theater.
Judo, Karate and BJJ✓
Serious martial arts pedigree in a neighborhood dojo.
Teen Circus✓
A small Sants studio where teens train on aerials.
Peona i Peó Club d'Escacs✓
A 30-year-old neighborhood club, not a chess academy.
Theater Programs in English
Full English immersion, with groups split by age and fluency.
Musical Theater
Serious musical theater training, scaled down for four-year-olds.
Theater School
A professional theater conservatory that also teaches six-year-olds.
Natació Nadons
A gentle first splash you and your baby take together.
Parkour
Barcelona's first parkour gym, purpose-built and fully indoors.
Art Lab
Art class where the mess is the point.
Natació Infantil
A gentle first swim course where kids go in without you.
Artistic Gymnastics
Sants' own artistic gymnastics club, founded by fans of the sport.
Spanish Lessons
Spanish tutoring built around one kid, not a class schedule.
Hip-Hop, Ballet and FitKid Dance
Ten different classes a week, so most kids find their style.
Kids&Us Barcelona
A listening-first method that treats English like a second mother tongue.
Español en Familia
The Spanish class you take with your kids, not for them.
Escuela de Ballet David Campos
Serious classical ballet training rather than a weekly dance class.
Cooking Club
One of the few after-school clubs run from a professional kitchen.
Drawing and Painting
An art academy that teaches kids the way it teaches adults.
Sarky F.C. football school
Train, compete, or do both at the club's own Sarrià pitch.
French Courses
France's official language school, with perks beyond the classroom.
Helen Doron English Barcelona
The mother-tongue method: kids absorb English like a first language.
Artistic Gymnastics School
From first cartwheels to the Via Olímpica competition track.
British Council Young Learners English
Kids climb a level ladder that tops out at Cambridge C2.
Barça Escola Barcelona
Football training from FC Barcelona itself, not a licensed spin-off.
Language Courses
Family-run academy that sorts kids by level, not just age.
Ballet to Hip-Hop Dance
The whole year builds to a real theater festival.
Drawing and Painting
Art-school training for ages 10 to 14 who want real technique.
Family language and culture courses for newcomers
Language coaching for the whole move, not just vocabulary lists.
Little Kickers football classes
A real team sport for kids barely out of the stroller.
Athletics School
Track athletics at three sites, from the seafront to Vall d'Hebron.
Year-Round Football Courses
A high-performance academy's weekly session for kids who already play.
Ballet, Jazz and Urban Dance
Built for kids who want to keep going with dance.
Futsal School
The rare club that posts every price and date up front.
Horta Esportiva swim courses
A separate teaching pool keeps lessons shallow, warm, and calm.
L'Escola de Música de Barcelona
Serious classical training with a real conservatory pathway.
Swim School
A Barceloneta members' club that enrolls non-member families too.
Swimming Courses
The learn-to-swim arm of a serious competition club.
Art Classes
Each project starts with a real artist, Kusama to Frida Kahlo.
BUC Rugby School
Kids learn rugby in an old quarry inside Montjuïc park.
Creative Drawing
Technique-focused drawing for kids who already love to draw.
Escola Luthier de Música i Dansa (Dance Department)
Four decades of dance in one Eixample building.
Art Workshops
Three art disciplines a year, one weekly workshop slot.
Duo Workshop: visual arts and drawing
Two art disciplines a week, priced below booking them separately.
Table Tennis School
Table tennis in a neighborhood cultural club, not an academy.
Mixed-Media Art for Kids
A studio class where kids test materials before picking favorites.
Sports Schools at Bonasport
Serious coaching pedigree inside a family members' club.
Swim classes for babies and kids
Four small warm pools built for kids, not adults.
Swim Lessons
A learn-to-swim program inside Barcelona's 1992 Olympic pool complex.
TBKids
One of the few robotics centers that starts at age three.
Kumon Barcelona
Self-paced worksheets that build a daily study habit.
Swim and Water Polo School
The club school that turns swimmers into water polo players.
Basketball School
One of the cheapest ways into a real basketball club.
Codelearn
A multi-year coding curriculum, not a one-term taster course.
Creative Sewing
A working Poblenou sewing studio, not a craft table.
Ice Skating School
Learn to skate at Barça's own rink, no experience needed.
Mini Sports
The only Kinobs after-school program that starts at age 3.
Artistic Roller Skating
Not speed skating: think choreography, rhythm and turns.
Lluïsos de Gràcia sections and workshops
Most of a Gràcia childhood fits under one roof.
Swim, tennis and multi-sport
One family membership covers swim, tennis, and a staffed kids club.
Handball
The neighborhood handball club at the heart of Sants.
Escola de Música del Palau
A teachers' cooperative that has run this school for 50 years.
Martial Arts
Martial arts built around child development, not just belts.
CEM Júpiter activity sections
One municipal center covering swim lessons, dance, martial arts and parkour.
Rock band programs
Kids learn by rehearsing for a real concert, with a date and an audience at the end of it.
Projecte 5 PALS multi-sport
Kids sample the club's sports instead of picking one at four.
Athletics School
A competitive athletics school on two municipal tracks.
Xamfrà, Centre de Música i Escena del Raval
Arts training in the Raval for kids who'd otherwise miss out.
Climbing School
Kids train at the climbing gym that hosts Barcelona's youth league.
EDAMI Escuela de Ajedrez Miguel Illescas
Run by an eight-time Spanish champion since 1999.
Climbing School
Learn to climb at Chris Sharma's own Poblenou gym.
ECADE Escola Catalana d'Escacs
A chess school proper, not a class squeezed into a gym.
Tinkering and Making
Engineering thinking for kids who ask how things work.
Escoltes Catalans local scout groups (caus)
Not a class you buy but a group you join.
Padel School
A padel school that runs from age 4 to federated competition.
Padel Course
Padel coached for character as much as technique.
Robotics and Coding Courses
A progression to grow into, not a one-year robotics class.
Ceramics Classes
A working ceramics studio, not a school art room.
Escoles Municipals de Música de Barcelona (5 schools)
The city's own music schools, built around playing in groups.
Circus School
Kids train in the same tents as Barcelona's professional circus students.
Esplac Local Esplais
A club your kid belongs to, not a class you book.
Little Rock School
Built to slot into the after-school run in Sant Andreu.
Peón Negro Club d'Escacs
A chess club, a shop and a kids' school in one.
Escola de Circ Infantil i Juvenil
A community-run circus school in Nou Barris, teaching since 1997.
PonyClub Riding School
Kids train at a working competition yard, not a trekking stable.
First Steps robotics and coding
One of the few tech programs that starts at age three.
L'Escola de Músics
A Raval institution where kids can grow into working musicians.
Logiscool Barcelona Les Corts
Barcelona's first outpost of the global Logiscool coding franchise.
Sailing and Windsurf
Barcelona's municipal sailing school, not a private yacht club.
Escola Coral de l'Orfeó Català
A selective choir school inside the Palau de la Música.
Fundesplai esplais and leisure programs
The institution behind the Catalan esplai movement.
Infants and Families Music Classes
A first music class in English, taught by conservatory-trained musicians.
104 activities
Drama and Screen Acting in English✓
By Creation Drama Studio
Theater in English✓
By The BCN Studio
Musical Theater Year Course✓
By Show Kids
Tennis School✓
By Centre Municipal de Tennis Vall d'Hebron (Eurofitness)
Kids Circus✓
By La Colombina
Skate School✓
By Skatia
IB and academic tutoring✓
By AE Teaching
Science Club✓
By Galileo Galilei Club de Ciencias
Judo✓
By Club Judo Condal
Karate✓
By Club Judo Condal
Lluïsos d'Horta activity sections✓
By Lluïsos d'Horta
Judo, Karate and BJJ✓
By Dojo Tamashi Barcelona
Teen Circus✓
By La Colombina
Peona i Peó Club d'Escacs✓
By Peona i Peó
Theater Programs in English
By Collage Barcelona
Musical Theater
By MEMORY La Escuela de Teatro Musical
Theater School
By El Timbal Escola de Teatre
Natació Nadons
By Claror
Parkour
By Ourpark Parkour Academy Barcelona
Art Lab
By Little Makers
Natació Infantil
By Claror
Artistic Gymnastics
By Club Esportiu Sants Gimnàstic
Spanish Lessons
By Dime Barcelona
Hip-Hop, Ballet and FitKid Dance
By SocDansa
Kids&Us Barcelona
By Kids&Us
Español en Familia
By Languages4Life
Escuela de Ballet David Campos
By Escuela de Ballet David Campos
Cooking Club
By The Playcook Kids
Drawing and Painting
By Academia La Gràcia
Sarky F.C. football school
By Kinobs
French Courses
By Institut français de Barcelona
Helen Doron English Barcelona
By Helen Doron English
Artistic Gymnastics School
By Club Gimnàstic Barcelona
British Council Young Learners English
By British Council Barcelona
Barça Escola Barcelona
By FC Barcelona Academy
Language Courses
By Academia Avanç
Ballet to Hip-Hop Dance
By Dance esCool
Drawing and Painting
By Escola Traç
Family language and culture courses for newcomers
By Mama Back to School
Little Kickers football classes
By Little Kickers
Athletics School
By Barcelona Atletisme Club
Year-Round Football Courses
By Fundació Marcet / Marcet Football
Ballet, Jazz and Urban Dance
By PobleNou Dance School
Futsal School
By CEM Bogatell
Horta Esportiva swim courses
By Horta Esportiva / UE Horta
L'Escola de Música de Barcelona
By L'Escola de Música de Barcelona
Swim School
By Club Natació Barcelona
Swimming Courses
By Club Natació Atlètic-Barceloneta
Art Classes
By PlayMakers
BUC Rugby School
By BUC
Creative Drawing
By Little Makers
Escola Luthier de Música i Dansa (Dance Department)
By Escola Luthier de Música i Dansa
Art Workshops
By El Burot
Duo Workshop: visual arts and drawing
By Escola Traç
Table Tennis School
By Centre Catòlic de Sants (secció tennis taula)
Mixed-Media Art for Kids
By La Cova del Art
Sports Schools at Bonasport
By Club Bonasport
Swim classes for babies and kids
By Penguins Barcelona
Swim Lessons
By Forus / CEM Piscines Bernat Picornell
TBKids
By TBKids
Kumon Barcelona
By Kumon
Swim and Water Polo School
By Club Natació Montjuïc
Basketball School
By CBSAPS
Codelearn
By Codelearn
Creative Sewing
By Vernita Studio
Ice Skating School
By FC Barcelona
Mini Sports
By Kinobs
Artistic Roller Skating
By Kinobs
Lluïsos de Gràcia sections and workshops
By Lluïsos de Gràcia
Swim, tennis and multi-sport
By David Lloyd Turó
Handball
By Club Esportiu Handbol BCN Sants
Escola de Música del Palau
By Escola de Música del Palau
Martial Arts
By Golden Kyu
CEM Júpiter activity sections
By CEM Júpiter
Rock band programs
By School of Rock
Projecte 5 PALS multi-sport
By Club Natació Barcelona
Athletics School
By AAC
Xamfrà, Centre de Música i Escena del Raval
By Fundació L'ARC Música
Climbing School
By Climbat, CEM d'Escalada La Foixarda
EDAMI Escuela de Ajedrez Miguel Illescas
By EDAMI
Climbing School
By Sharma Climbing
ECADE Escola Catalana d'Escacs
By ECADE
Tinkering and Making
By Little Makers
Escoltes Catalans local scout groups (caus)
By Escoltes Catalans
Padel School
By Artós Sports Club
Padel Course
By Padel Tibidabo
Robotics and Coding Courses
By Techlab Kids
Ceramics Classes
By Recrea Taller de Cerámica
Escoles Municipals de Música de Barcelona (5 schools)
By Ajuntament de Barcelona
Circus School
By Centre de les Arts del Circ Rogelio Rivel
Esplac Local Esplais
By Esplac
Little Rock School
By Rock School Barcelona
Peón Negro Club d'Escacs
By Peón Negro
Escola de Circ Infantil i Juvenil
By Ateneu Popular 9 Barris
PonyClub Riding School
By Open Hípica
First Steps robotics and coding
By Techlab Kids
L'Escola de Músics
By L'Escola de Músics i Juan Pedro Carrero
Logiscool Barcelona Les Corts
By Logiscool
Sailing and Windsurf
By Centre Municipal de Vela
Escola Coral de l'Orfeó Català
By Orfeó Català, Palau de la Música Catalana
Fundesplai esplais and leisure programs
By Fundesplai
Infants and Families Music Classes
By Music Lessons Barcelona
Iyengar Yoga for Kids and Teens
By Centro Zama de Yoga Iyengar
Modern Music Classes for Kids and Teens
By BCN Fusió, Escola de Música