The Best After-School Programs in Manamoreck (2026)
For a town of this size, Mamaroneck has an unusual bench. There's a town-run ice rink and indoor pool at Hommocks, junior sailing on the Sound, the county's largest youth soccer organization, a ceramics center fifteen minutes up the road, and a dance studio in a converted synagogue across from the train.
We're Sheridan Fencing Academy, and our Westchester club is at One Depot Plaza, directly across the street from the Mamaroneck Metro-North station. Below is our roundup of the best after-school activities in Mamaroneck for the 2026-27 school year, put together by people who work in the village. No sponsorships — just the programs we'd point a friend toward.
12 best after school programs in Mamaroneck
1. Hommocks Park Ice Rink Skating School
Location: 740 West Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, NY 10543, adjacent to Hommocks Middle School
Ages: 4 through adult, beginner through freestyle, following the Learn to Skate USA curriculum
Schedule: Group lessons on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, or Sundays, five 30-minute classes per session. Not every level runs every day.
Cost: Town session pricing. Recent brochures have listed roughly $100 resident and $120 non-resident for a five-class session, up to $275 resident and $315 non-resident for a longer clinic. Skate rental is about $3.50. Confirm the current session price on the town site.
Trial: No free trial, but public skating drop-in is a cheap way to test interest
Website: townofmamaroneckny.gov
The Hommocks rink has been running since 1975 and it's the best value in town by a wide margin. Learn to Skate USA is the standard national curriculum, the instruction is solid, and there's no membership to buy before your kid can start.
The catch is registration. Windows open on fixed resident and non-resident dates with firm deadlines and non-refundable fees, and popular sessions go quickly. Skating School director Sara-Beth Carbonaro can be reached at 914-834-1069.
Why we like it: Town pricing for real instruction. A five-class session at around $100 for residents is the cheapest entry point on this entire list, and the heated spectator area means a parent isn't standing in the cold for six weeks.
2. Hommocks Pool
Location: Hommocks complex, West Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck — an indoor 44-yard by 25-yard pool built in 1969
Ages: Tots 3–5 and Youth 6–12 swim lessons, plus family use
Schedule: Half-hour lesson slots assigned by the aquatics staff, weekdays and weekends, year-round
Cost: A pool membership is required for any pool program, with family, individual, senior, and basic tiers. Daily walk-in rates are $15 resident adult and $10 resident youth, $20 and $15 non-resident. Private lessons available at 914-834-0052.
Trial: Daily walk-in swim as a low-cost way to test the water first
Website: townofmamaroneckny.gov
The pool is run cooperatively by the Town and the school district and it's the town's other great value, with year-round indoor swimming rather than a summer-only season. Lessons are leveled and placement is handled by the aquatics staff rather than by a parent guessing.
The membership requirement is the thing to know going in. You can't just register a child for lessons — the family needs a pool membership first, so factor that into the real cost.
Why we like it: Year-round indoor water in a town where most swimming is seasonal. For a kid who needs to learn before next summer at the beach clubs, this is where that happens.
3. Larchmont Mamaroneck Football Club
Location: Practices on turf at Alma Field in Flint Park, Larchmont, and at Mamaroneck High School; indoor at Socceroof in New Rochelle and on Waverly Avenue in Mamaroneck
Ages: Roughly U6 through U19 across recreation, travel, and premier
Schedule: Travel teams practice twice a week in 75-minute sessions, with games on weekends. Winter indoor games run at Chelsea Piers Stamford.
Cost: Season registration by level. Scholarships are available, traditionally for students receiving free or reduced lunch.
Trial: Recreation is open registration; travel and premier require tryouts
Website: lmfcny.com
LMFC is the largest youth soccer organization in the county, with over 700 kids in recreation, another 700 in travel, and 175 in premier. That scale means a child can find the right level rather than being stuck between a rec league that's too easy and a travel team that's too much.
The pathway runs all the way to EDP North Atlantic League premier play. One practical note — once a player accepts a travel roster spot there are no refunds, so be sure before you commit.
Why we like it: The full ladder in one organization. A kid can start in rec at six, move to travel at nine, and never have to leave their friends or learn a new club's culture to do it.
4. Dance Cavise Studios
Location: 273 Halstead Avenue, Mamaroneck — a former synagogue directly opposite the train station, with four studios
Ages: 3–18, plus adult classes
Schedule: Weekday afternoon and evening classes. September through March focuses on technique, with small productions in April and May.
Cost: By class or semester — confirm current rates with the studio
Trial: Contact the studio about an intro class
Website: mamaroneckdancestudio.com
Joe Cavise founded this studio in 1989 and the structural thing that sets it apart is that specialists teach their own disciplines. Ballet teachers teach only ballet, tap teachers teach only tap. A lot of studios run one teacher across five styles and the difference shows.
Ballet, jazz, modern, hip-hop, tap, and ballroom all run under the same roof, and the studio has been featured in Dance Magazine.
Why we like it: The specialist teaching model, and the location. Being opposite the station means an eleven-year-old can eventually get themselves to class, which changes the math for a family with two working parents.
5. School of Rock Mamaroneck
Location: 1 Depot Plaza, Mamaroneck, NY 10543 — at the train station
Ages: Rookies from age 5; private lessons from age 7 through teens and adults
Schedule: Afternoons and evenings Monday through Friday, plus Saturday afternoons. Weekly private lessons combine with group band rehearsals.
Cost: Monthly tuition covering lessons plus rehearsal — confirm current rates
Trial: Contact the school about an intro lesson
Website: schoolofrock.com
School of Rock teaches guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, and vocals, and the whole model is performance rather than practice. Students learn in a private lesson and then apply it in a band that plays real gigs at local venues, which is the thing that turns a kid who takes lessons into a kid who plays music.
The staff is deeply local, and the House Band has international tour opportunities for students who get that far.
Why we like it: Playing in a band beats playing scales. Most kids quit an instrument because the practice never leads anywhere, and this format puts a stage at the end of every term.
6. Sheridan Fencing Academy
Location: One Depot Plaza, Mamaroneck, NY 10543 — directly across the street from the Mamaroneck Metro-North station, with street parking and a municipal lot nearby
Ages: 4 and up
Schedule: Classes available immediately after school on weekdays, built around dismissal and pickup times, plus weekend sessions
Cost: Monthly membership, with pricing set by how many days a week your child trains. Equipment is provided.
Trial: Free trial class for kids, all equipment provided
Website: sheridanfencing.com/westchester
This is us. Our philosophy is that good training is fun training, and if you walk in on a Tuesday afternoon that's what it sounds like. The youngest groups learn footwork and coordination through games. Kids move up through a system of colored wristbands that gives them something to work toward. Nobody is made to feel behind, and our Westchester head coach Lou Montorio has been teaching kids in this county for over a decade.
Classes start right after school and the equipment is here waiting, so there's nothing to buy and nothing to carry. We have eight full-length strips and a parent waiting area, so you can watch or answer email while your kid trains. Kids get an hour of real movement, learn a skill none of their friends have, and make friends with the other kids on the strip.
You can book a free trial class or look at all our fencing programs and schedules for the Mamaroneck club.
Why we like it: Bias acknowledged. Honestly, the thing fencing has that most after-school activities don't is that every kid in the room started from zero. Nobody grew up playing it in the yard, so a nine-year-old who joins in November isn't behind anybody. That makes it an unusually easy room to walk into.
7. Excel Martial Arts
Location: Larchmont, NY — a short drive or one train stop from Mamaroneck
Ages: Kids, teens, and adults. Karate for children; Krav Maga, Muay Thai, and kickboxing for teens and adults.
Schedule: After-school classes for kids, with teen and adult classes in the evening
Cost: Monthly membership — confirm current rates
Trial: Free evaluation and no-obligation trial class
Website: excelmartialarts.com
Excel gets consistently strong parent reviews for the things families actually want out of martial arts, which is confidence, discipline, and character rather than technical mastery. Instructors get named individually in reviews, which is usually a sign that coaching is personal rather than assembly-line.
The teen and adult program adds Krav Maga, Muay Thai, and kickboxing, so an older kid isn't stuck in a children's karate class past the point it holds their interest.
Why we like it: The trial costs nothing and the instructors tailor to the kid. For a child who's nervous about walking into a martial arts room, that combination lowers the barrier more than any marketing does.
8. Larchmont Yacht Club Junior Sailing
Location: Larchmont Yacht Club, Larchmont — a five to ten minute drive from Mamaroneck village, or one Metro-North stop
Ages: Youth juniors across Opti, C420, Laser and ILCA, and RS Feva fleets, plus a big-boat program
Schedule: A large summer junior program, plus a fall Optimist program running September through December with Learn-to-Opti and Opti Green clinics and race practices
Cost: Membership-based. Non-members may be accommodated case by case by emailing the head coach.
Trial: No standard public trial — inquire directly
Website: jsalis.org
Larchmont has been running junior sailing since 1925 and it's one of the largest programs on Long Island Sound, with a deep coaching bench and a fleet that includes z420s, Ideal 18s, and Sonars. It hosts Larchmont Junior Race Week every July, which draws more than 400 junior sailors.
Most families think of sailing as a summer thing, and the fall Optimist program from September through December is the part that's genuinely useful for the school year.
Why we like it: It's the most Long Island Sound thing a kid from this town can do. The membership requirement is a real gate, so ask about non-member access before you rule it in or out.
9. Clay Art Center
Location: 40 Beech Street, Port Chester, NY 10573 — about ten to fifteen minutes by car from Mamaroneck, or a ten-minute walk from the Port Chester station
Ages: Youth weekly classes 11–17; Saturday Clay from age 6 with a guardian; family and teen nights from age 10
Schedule: Youth weekly classes run September through June, with classes seven days a week
Cost: By class or term. One-time classes run around $55, with multi-week terms priced separately. Scholarships available.
Trial: One-time and drop-in classes work well as a low-commitment introduction
Website: clayartcenter.org
Clay Art Center was founded in 1957 as a communal studio and is now the largest and most active ceramic facility in the tri-state area, serving more than 40,000 people a year. Kids hand-build, throw on the wheel, glaze, and fire their own work in a working professional studio rather than a classroom with a kiln in the corner.
It's a nonprofit with real scholarships, and the drop-in classes make it easy to find out whether your kid actually likes clay before committing to a term.
Why we like it: Wheel access. Most pottery programs for kids are hand-building only, and throwing is the thing every kid who likes clay actually wants to try.
10. STEM Alliance of Larchmont-Mamaroneck
Location: Hyperlocal — programs run within the Larchmont and Mamaroneck school community and at local venues
Ages: K–12, across the Mamaroneck school district
Schedule: After-school STEM programming, pop-up workshops, and digital mentoring during the school year
Cost: Nonprofit community model. Many programs are low-cost or free depending on the offering.
Trial: Program-based — check the current session calendar
Website: lmstemalliance.org
The STEM Alliance is embedded in the school district rather than bolted on beside it, which makes it the most convenient STEM option in town by a distance — no drive to Scarsdale or White Plains required. Programming covers coding, workshops, and K-12 digital mentoring, with dedicated girls' workshops.
Offerings rotate by session, so the current calendar is worth checking directly rather than assuming last year's lineup repeats.
Why we like it: It's local, it's affordable, and it reaches kids who'd never sign up for a $250-a-month coding franchise. That's a genuinely different mission from the commercial options.
11. Random Farms Kids' Theater
Location: 77 Executive Boulevard, Elmsford, NY 10523 — a 25 to 30 minute drive, with performances at Yorktown Stage and Paramount Peekskill
Ages: 4 or 5 through 18, from the Jellybeans program up through teen tracks
Schedule: After-school classes and rehearsals at the Elmsford studio, plus vacation workshops during school breaks
Cost: By program or session. The organization reports awarding more than $70,000 in scholarships over four years.
Trial: Workshops work as entry points
Website: randomfarmsny.org
Random Farms is the destination musical theater program Sound Shore families drive for, and it's credited with launching more than 80 Broadway performers. Every child in the youngest program gets a speaking role, which is not the norm and matters enormously to a six-year-old.
There's a December showcase in New York City for agents, free to participate in by fall audition, for families whose kids are heading in that direction.
Why we like it: The guaranteed speaking role for the little ones. Nothing kills a young kid's interest in theater faster than three months of rehearsal to stand in the back of a chorus.
12. Scouts BSA Troop 2 and Cub Scout Pack 2
Location: Chartered by the Mamaroneck United Methodist Church, in the village
Ages: Cub Scouts 6–10 in Pack 2; Scouts BSA for older youth in Troop 2
Schedule: Weekly den and troop meetings, plus weekend outings during the school year
Cost: Annual BSA registration plus modest dues — among the least expensive options in town
Trial: Prospective families can typically visit a meeting
Website: mamaroneck2.mytroop.us
Troop 2 is over a century old with a strong Eagle Scout record and a long tradition of local service projects at the preserve and parks. For a kid who wants the outdoors, camping, and practical skills rather than a studio or a field, there isn't a real substitute.
Recruiting peaks in the fall, so the start of the school year is the natural time to join.
Why we like it: It's the cheapest structured activity in town and one of the few that gets kids outdoors on weekends. The century of continuity means the leaders mostly grew up in it themselves.
How to choose the right Mamaroneck after-school program
A few honest things to think about before you register.
Residency and membership gate more of this list than the websites admit. The Hommocks rink charges non-residents roughly 20% more, the pool requires a family membership before a child can take a single lesson, and the yacht clubs are membership organizations first. Check what you actually qualify for before you fall in love with a price.
There are three pricing models here. Town programs bill by session and are the value plays. Private studios — fencing, dance, music, martial arts — run monthly memberships you can join or leave with less friction. Term-based programs like ceramics, swim lessons, and theater bill by session and lock in once they start.
The fixed-window programs are the ones that sell out. Hommocks skating and pool registration opens on set resident and non-resident dates with non-refundable fees, and LMFC, sailing, and Scouts all run on seasonal calendars. The membership studios take new students any week of the year, which makes them the practical answer once the town windows have closed.
Decide how far you're actually willing to drive in February. Half this list is outside village limits — Clay Art Center in Port Chester, Random Farms in Elmsford, Excel in Larchmont. A twenty-five minute drive feels reasonable in September and considerably less so on a dark Tuesday in midwinter.
Frequently asked questions
What do after-school activities cost in Mamaroneck?
Town programs are the value option, with skating sessions starting around $100 for residents and pool walk-ins at $10 to $20. Private studios for fencing, dance, music, and martial arts run on monthly memberships, and term-based programs like ceramics and theater bill by session.
Which Mamaroneck programs offer free trials?
Sheridan Fencing Academy offers a free trial class for kids with all equipment provided, and Excel Martial Arts advertises a free evaluation and no-obligation trial. Public skating and pool walk-ins at Hommocks work as cheap ways to test interest before registering for a session.
Do town programs require Mamaroneck residency?
Not always, but residency changes both the price and the registration date. The Hommocks rink charges non-residents more and opens their registration window later, and the pool requires a membership regardless of where you live.
Which activities are walkable from the Mamaroneck train station?
Sheridan Fencing Academy and School of Rock are both at Depot Plaza, directly at the station, and Dance Cavise is opposite it on Halstead Avenue. Everything else on this list involves a drive.
Can a four-year-old start an after-school activity here?
Yes. Sheridan Fencing Academy, the Hommocks skating school, Dance Cavise, and Random Farms all take children at 4 or younger, and the Hommocks pool starts swim lessons at 3.
What's available for kids who don't like team sports?
Fencing, ceramics at Clay Art Center, skating, music at School of Rock, and Scouts all give kids structure and progress without a roster. Fencing in particular is individual while still happening in a room full of other kids.
One final thought
Mamaroneck rewards families who plan around the registration calendar and then stop shopping. The town programs are the best value in the area and they run on fixed windows, and the private studios have more flexibility than parents assume. Once you've picked something, the thing that actually builds skill is showing up to the same room every week for a year rather than chasing a better option one town over.
The right program is the one your child will still want to attend in February. That's usually about the room and the coach, not the credentials. Pick the one where your kid seemed happy during the trial.
If you want to see whether fencing is that room, we offer free trial classes for kids at our Mamaroneck location year-round. No commitment, no sales pitch — just a class to find out if it clicks. You can also browse all our fencing programs or look at our Westchester school-break camps if you're already thinking ahead to the winter break.
