Children’s Extra Murals in Somerset West
Somerset West is known for being a wonderfully family-friendly town. Whether you have toddlers just starting out or older children exploring their interests, there are plenty of extracurricular activities to keep young minds and bodies active.
From swimming and gymnastics to dance, sport and music, here’s a taste of the many options available around town. This is not a complete list, but rather a starting point for parents looking for activities for their children.
Sport and Movement
For energetic children, there are many sport-based programmes designed to develop coordination, teamwork and confidence.
• Playball Somerset West teaches ball skills and movement development for children aged 1–6 years.
• Rugbytots Somerset West introduces rugby skills in a fun, age-appropriate way for children aged 2–7 years.
• Kinect Kids with Kim Barnard offers Kinderkinetics programmes that focus on fundamental movement skills.
• Coerver Soccer Coaching teaches soccer skills for children aged 4–13 years.
• Grand Slam Tennis Academy offers tennis coaching with Pierre Montgomery at Somerset West Country Club for players at various levels.
Music Lessons
For musically inclined children – or those who would like to learn – Somerset West also has several excellent music academies and private teachers.
• ALLEGRO MUSIC offers lessons in singing, piano, keyboard, guitar, bass guitar, ukulele, drums, saxophone, clarinet, recorder, flute, cello, violin, viola, music theory and music production.
• Artistico Music Academy offers piano, drums, guitar, vocal training, music production and songwriting lessons.
• Cadenza Music with Heléne Burger offers piano, guitar and recorder lessons.
• Music Matters with Kathy Ashwell offers acoustic guitar lessons.
• Guitar teacher Andy Murray offers acoustic and electric guitar as well as ukulele lessons.
Swimming
Swimming lessons are a popular extra mural in Somerset West, with many programmes focusing on water safety from a young age as well as stroke development and competitive swimming.
• Aquatechniques on Irene Avenue offers water safety lessons for babies, children and adults, as well as stroke correction, special needs swimming and squad training.
• Giant Aquatics has four locations across Somerset West and offers structured learn-to-swim programmes as well as competitive swimming development.
• JoJo’s Swimming Academy also operates at several locations throughout Somerset West and offers lessons for swimmers of all ages and levels.
Dance
For children who love music and movement, Somerset West has a thriving dance scene with studios offering a variety of styles.
• Sume’s dance studio on Main Road specialises in modern dance.
• BeGraceful Dance Studio on Drama Street offers modern dance, hip hop, solo Latin, contemporary and jazz classes.
• Outline Dance Centre on Fagan Street offers a variety of dance training programmes.
• Ignite Dance Centre focuses on acrobatic dance training.
• Rhapsody Dance Centre offers hip hop, acrobatic dance, ballet, musical theatre, modern dance and tap
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a fantastic activity for developing strength, coordination and confidence for children of all ages, starting as young as 3 years old.
Royals Gymnastics club on Main Road
If we’ve missed a great extramural in Somerset West, or if your child has a favourite on this list, please share it in the comments on our Facebook Page so we can keep building this directory for local families.