Forget arts and crafts. With parents on the hunt for enriching programs to fill their children’s after-school schedules, a roster of unusual activities is popping up around the country. Kids as young as 7 can learn the swinging trapeze, how to survive in the wilderness — even Krav Maga, or Israeli combat fighting.
“Kids are learning things they can’t learn in soccer or swimming,” said Michelle Wing, owner of It’s Yoga, Kids, in San Francisco. “Yoga helps them develop mental focus. If you’re not paying attention in yoga, you’ll fall over.”
Tony Deis, who founded a children's wilderness survival program in Portland, Ore., said his program is a way for kids to be kids again. “We immerse kids all day long in school and things that are so abstract. There’s no hands in the dirt. Our goal is to get them outside. It’s a good counterpoint to being inside all day long.”
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