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Fall Guide 2018 Local After School Activities

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We are beyond excited to have launched MOMMY SAVANT in this wonderful Hoboken/ Jersey City Community in 2017!! Over the course of the next few years, we plan to showcase the best camps, restaurants, shops, salons, party venues, schools and doctors throughout Hudson County!

Our Fall 2018 Guide: LOCAL AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITES provides ideas for local kid activities for our families in the area.

The “Meet Your Neighbors” section highlights some amazing local families who help make the community so unique.

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here to start when planning what activities your child should enjoy in the community?! There are so many options that the task can get overwhelming! We here at Mommy Savant have made the job much easier for all our Hudson County families.

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Guide. We have comprised a comprehensive list of the various options foraccessed the Hoboken/ JC Community.

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MUSIC & MOVEMENT CLASSES MUSIC CLASSES Guitar Bar Jr Address: 203 11th Street Phone: 201-222-0877 Website: www.guitarbarjr.com Offers a Little RocknRollers Program includes classes for children from infants-4.5 year olds.

Kid’z Musik Address: The Elks Club (1005 Washington Street) Phone: 201-965-1273 Website: www.kidzmusik.com Classes for babies, toddlers and preschoolers with Live Musicians, props, costumers and instruments from all over the World.

Maluki Maestro Address: Private lessons for children, available in your home. 6 st. and Willow Ave.,Hoboken, NJ. Website: malukimusic.com We offer lessons that focus on ear training,

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and music reading. We also offer piano and violin basics mixed with Ballet steps to improve motor skills. Maluki Maestro opens the door to a magical world of sound and movement that will enrich every childhood.

Musicology 4 Kids Address: Celebrate Life Studio (1200 Park Avenue) Phone: 201-344-6119 Website: www.musicology4kids.com This music and movement program for children from infants-3 year-olds includes a mix of live guitar music and lively recorded interactive songs that really gets kids moving!

Music for Aardvarks Address: classes held at Local Barre Uptown (1180 Maxwell Lane), Devotion Yoga (12 Hudson Place) and Monroe Street Movement Space (720 Monroe Street, Suite C-504) Phone: 917-400-4524 Website: www.hobokenaardvarks.com A rockin’ interactive musical experience for children ages 3 months - 5 years old.

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Preschool of Rock Address: classes held at Local Barre Downtown (44 Hudson Place), Local Barre Uptown (1180 Maxwell Lane), Monroe Street Movement Space (720 Monroe Street, Suite C-504), Romparoo (537 Park Avenue) Phone: 732-205-1971 Website: www.preschoolofrock.com A high energy children’s music class is filled with collaborative drumming, shaking, dancing, laugher, and instrument discovery for ages 6 months - 4 years.

Music Together Address: Classes held at Guitar Bar Jr (203 11th Street), Studio L (70 Hudson Street), Zen Space (450 7th Street), The Hudson Tea Building (1500 Hudson Street) and The Hudson School (601 Park Avenue) Phone: 201-869-4704 Website: www.musicplaystudios.com Offers a variety of early childhood music and movement classes for children from birth through age 7 years.

Songs for Seeds Address: Classes will be held at Prime Cycle 1025 Maxwell Lane on Monday’s and Thursdays Phone: 917-751-3678

Website: www.songsforseeds/hoboken This weekly, 45 minute, interactive class encourages children, newborn to 6 years old, to sing, dance and play along with a live, three-piece band. Kids rock out with children’s instruments, as well as real drums, guitars, keyboards and instruments from around the world.

MOVEMENT CLASSES AND SPACES Kidville Address: 1202 Shipyard Lane Phone: 201-377-5495 Website: www.kidville.com/hoboken Offers a variety of Music and Dance, Gym, Art, Enrichment and Preschool Alternative classes for children from infant-6 years-old.

Hudson Vibe Address: Celebrate Life Studio (1200 Park Avenue) Phone: 201-981-4474 Website: www.hudsonvibe.com Offers Zumbini classes for infants-3 yearolds where children learn to dance, sing, and move through class using their bodies and rhythmic instruments to enhance the rhythm and feel of the music.

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Monroe Street Movement Space Address: 720 Monroe Street, Suite C-504 Phone: 201-222-8033 Website: www.movementspace.com Offers Parent/Child Movement, Music and Language classes for infants-3 year-olds, Drop-off classes for 2.5-4 year-olds, Ballet and Modern Dance classes starting at age 3 years, Junior Dance Company for ages 6-10 years and Senior Dance Company for ages 10-15 years.

Urban Jungle Address: 1140 Maxwell Lane Phone: 201-653-4212 Website: www.urbanjungleplay.com Offers art, movement and exploration classes for kids beginning at age 5 months-5 years. Offer Drop-off programs beginning at age 18 months.

My Gym Address: 720 Monroe Street, Suite E-312 Phone: 201-758-8390 Website: www.mygym.com/hoboken Offers a variety of programs devised to help

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children ages 6 weeks-10 years develop physically, cognitively and emotionally .

The Inner Athlete Address: 720 Monroe Street, Suite C-409 Phone: (201)-683-8008 Website: www.theinnerathlete.net Offers Lil’ Sport class for children 18-24 months to help develop coordination, strength, balance, and motor skills; The Rookie Class for ages 2-3 years and the Grand Slam class for ages 3 and up which introduce new sports and skills each week.

Kick and Play Address: held at the Hoboken Multi-Service Center (124 Grand Street) Phone: 212-877-5425 Website: www.kickandplay.com Offers a fun-filled movement program for toddlers ages 12-24 months to explore the world of physical activity and pre-soccer skills.

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HappyFeet Address: Winter League held at Rue Building (301 Garden Street) Phone: 201-484-0880 Website: www.HappyFeetNorthNJ.com Happy FeetHappyFeet uses stories, songs and games to enhance balance, coordination and self-confidence (and of course, soccer skills!). Offers a 2’s Program and a Program for ages 3-5 years old.

Kaplan Cooperative Preschool Address: 115 Park Avenue Phone: 201-653-8666 Website: www.kaplancooperativepreschool.org Offer music, play and movement classes for children beginning at age 3 months and a Two’s Program for children ages 24-36 months, in addition to their Preschool Program for children ages 2.5-5 years old.

Miss Yvonne Swim School Address: 1200 Koelle Blvd, Secaucus Phone: 201-201-600-4640 Website: www.missyvonneswimschool.com Offering weekly Infants Drop-In lessons, you pick the dates that work for you! Class covers a range of skills: learning water safety with your child, how to initiate swimming, developing social skills, and having a fun time with songs! Perfect for babies ages 5 months-2 years old.

MUSIC LESSONS

Bluthner School of Music Address: 401 1st Street Phone: 201-401-5603 Website: www.bluthnerschoolofmusic.com Offers group and private lessons in music theory, music literature, composition and choir. Also offers private lessons in piano, voice, violin, guitar, viola, flute and cello.

Ages 5 and up. First class is a free trial.

The Drum Den Address: Neumann Leather Building (333 Newark Street, Suite 2E) Phone: 201-683-8808 Website: www.thedrumden.com Private drum lessons for every level and type of drummer ages 5 and up.

Garden Street Music Address: 1018 Washington Street Phone: 201-683-7078 Website: www.gardenstreetmusic.com Offers private piano, guitar, voice, violin, drums and bass lessons for children and adults. Classes are designed specifically for the individual student and consist of music theory, technique, reading music, ear training, improvisation soloing and song writing.

Guitar Bar Address: 160 First Street Phone: 201-222-0915 Website: www.guitarbar.com Offers lessons in guitar, piano, bass, drums, violin, banjo, mandolin, lap steel, ukulele, and voice for all ages, levels, and styles.

Maluki Maestro Address: Private lessons for children, available in your home. 6 st. and Willow Ave., Hoboken, NJ. Website: malukimusic.com We offer lessons that focus on ear training, and music reading. We also offer piano and violin basics mixed with Ballet steps to improve motor skills. Maluki Maestro opens the door to a magical world of sound and movement that will enrich every childhood.

6th Borough Music Academy Address: 720 Monroe Street, Suite E-502 Phone: 201-798-2600 Offers private lessons or small group lessons for piano, guitar and harp, along with choir classes.

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Tonal Art Music Center Address: Chambord Place (47 Harrison Street) Phone: 973-665-2051 Website: www.tonalartmusic.org Offers guitar, piano, flute, clarinet, saxes, violin and viola lessons for kids beginning at age 5.

LANGUAGE CLASSES

Be Lingual Address: After-School Classes held at The Hudson School (601 Park Avenue); Summer Camp held at All Saints Episcopal Day School (527 Clinton Street) Phone: 201-656-4089 Website: www.belinguallanguages.com Offers After-School Spanish Classes as well Š Jon asBilous a Summer Camp Program.

Learn Language Hoboken Address: 450 7th Street, Lower Level 1 Phone: 201-253-0035 Website: www.learnlanguagehoboken.com Offers Group Classes for Kids and Adults, Private Lessons and After-School Language Enrichment. Currently has French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese and Arabic language classes.

MathWizard Learning Center Address: 800 Madison Street Phone: 201-253-5522 Website: www.mathwizard.net/ hoboken Offers an After-School English curriculum focused on reading comprehension, grammar fundamentals, vocabulary practice and creative writing exercises.

Key Element Learning Address: 338 Grove Street, Jersey City Phone: 201-200-1160 Website: www.keyelementlearning.com Offers and After-School Language Program for kids ages 3-12 years-old. Has classes in Chinese (Mandarin), French and Spanish for beginner to advanced students.

AlphaMinds Academy Address: Boys & Girls Club of Hudson County (18 Park Avenue, Jersey City) Phone: 201-844-8535 Website: www.alphamindsacademy.com Offers Russian Language Classes for a variety of levels and ages, including: Mommy and Me, PreK Enrichment, Reading/ Writing/Conversational, Sing Along and

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THE INNER ATHLETE

Located at 720 Monroe Street #C409 in Hoboken, NJ, TIA’s Home Base is the FIRST one-of-a-kind children’s indoor athletic facility fully outfitted with soft turf and tons of natural light from the extra large windows that surround the field. Parents and caregivers have plenty of room to sit and wait in their Dugout and take a well- deserved “time-out” while the child is in class.

Most classes are held weekly and require a full season commitment that encourage consistency and allow longlasting friendships to develop between teammates!

Sports include but are not limited to hockey, basketball, tennis, soccer, t-ball,

bowling, baseball, track and field, football and more! These sports and activities are designed to help your child learn the basic fundamentals such as throwing, catching, kicking, body awareness, and fair play while developing gross and fine motor skills both individually and in team scenarios.

All of the drills are never done in a monotonous fashion. Instead, they teach the skills in a highly active but controlled environment that promotes healthy competition and teamwork.

New to TIA? Try-Out classes are welcome in our classes if space permits. You can email them to schedule one at info@ innerathletenj.com.

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Drama classes, as well as Russian as a Second Language classes for children and adults.

GYMNASTICS CLASSES

Diamond Gymnastics Address: 738 Willow Avenue Phone: 201-222-7722 Website: www.hobokengymnastics.com Gymnastics classes for girls and boys from 15 months old through High School.

Offer various levels of beginner through advanced classes.

Work it Out Gymnastics Address: 5 Marine View Plaza Phone: 201-710-5458 Website: www.workitoutgymnastics.com Offers a variety of classes for kids ages 2 - 14 years, including Mommy & Me classes and Kiddie Tumblers classes as well as Basic, Intermediate and Advanced programs.

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My Gym Address: 720 Monroe Street, Suite E-312 Phone: 201-758-8390 Website: www.mygym.com/hoboken Offers “Tumble Champs,� an intermediate/ advanced gymnastics class for 7-10 yearolds.

DANCE & THEATER CLASSES DANCE CLASSES

Bienvenue Dance Center Address: 720 Monroe Street, Suite E-420 Phone: 973-666-8755 Website: www.bienvenueballroom.com Ballroom and Latin Dance lessons for children ages 5 and up Every Little Movement Academy of the Arts Address: 301 Bloomfield Street Phone: 917-945-4060 Website: www.everylittlemovement.com Offers modern dance and creative movement classes for children.

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Garden Street School of the Performing Arts Address: 1018 Washington Street Phone: 201-683-7078 Website: www.gardenstreetmusic.com Offers everything from classical ballet to hip hop, and everything in between beginning at age 2 through adult.

Kinderdance Address: 19 Nelson Avenue, Jersey City Phone: 973-320-5749 Website: www.kinderdancenj.com Emphasis on Early Childhood Development (ages 15 months–5 years), with specialized beginning dance and fitness programs for young children (ages 6-9), and an ageappropriate fitness program for tweens (ages 9–12).

Mile Square Theatre Dance Academy Address: 1400 Clinton St. Hoboken, NJ 07030 Phone: 201-683-7014 Website: www.milesquaretheatre.org Specializes in pre-professional-level training in Ballet, Modern Dance and Theater Dance,

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with an emphasis on alignment, technique and purity of form.

Monroe Street Movement Space Address: 720 Monroe Street, Suite C-504 Phone: 201-222-8033 Website: www.movementspace.com Offers beginner, intermediate and advanced evels of Ballet and Modern Dance Classes starting at age 3 years, Junior Dance Company for ages 6-10 years and Senior Dance Company for ages 10-15 years.

Next Step Broadway Address: 233 Ninth Street, Jersey City Phone: 201-706-3025 Website: www.nextstepbroadway.com Dance and performing arts studio for kids ages 2 and up. Classes in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Musical Theater, Acting and Singing. Private lessons for Dance, Singing, Acting, or Piano available.

Studio L Dance Address: 505 Madison Street Phone: 201-857-0868 Website: www.studioldance.com

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Meet Your

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Introduce us to the family…

I am Julie Jarrett and this is my husband Seth, our 16 year old son Jacob and our 12 year old daughter Ella. I co-own Prime Cycle here in Hoboken and it is one of my greatest passions. As a Mom in our square mile, our goal at Prime Cycle is to always offer a high end boutique fitness studio experience at an affordable price with amenities that everyone can enjoy. In addition to owning Prime, my husband and I own a TV and Film Production company that produces reality series for networks like Oxygen, Discovery ID, TLC, TNT, Facebook and movies of the week, mostly for Lifetime.

My husband Seth is my true life partner! We have been married for 20 years and have worked together that entire time. We met 24 years

ago when we were both working at MTV and started our own company 12 years ago. Our company is called Jarrett Creative and I always say he is the “creative” in Jarrett Creative. He is an Executive Producer and Director of almost all of our TV series and directs all of our movies. In addition to all of that, he also runs the day to day operations of our production company with me. People always ask if it is hard to work side by side with your spouse and we always laugh and say we wouldn’t have it any other way! I rely on him as well for advice on Prime Cycle- he is much more levelheaded than me.

Jacob is currently a Junior at High Tech High School and is a Broadcasting and Media major.

We cannot believe we have a teenager looking at colleges! Jacob

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has always been very active in all sports offered in Hoboken. He has been playing soccer, baseball and basketball on all rec teams since he was 5 years old! Hoboken sports are the absolute best. He is currently the goalie on the Hoboken High School Varsity Soccer team and the goalie on his Hoboken travel soccer team. In his spare time (which is limited) he is either attending a major league sports event or a hip hop or rap concert (Drake is his favorite).

As a Broadcasting major his goal is to attend a college that will help him fulfill his dream to be a Sports Broadcaster.

Jacob is a very social, outgoing, friendly bright teenager who we are very proud of.

Ella is currently a 7th Grader in Hoboken Charter School. Ella truly takes advantage of all types of after school activities offered in Hoboken. She loves hip hop and has been taking classes with Ms. E at Bold Arts since she was 5 years old. And she has also been taking Hip Hop at Studio L for several years. She is an incredible fashion designer and seamstress thanks to years of working with Megan

and her team at M. Avery Designs and she is becoming a master chef with Summers camps and classes at Hudson Table. Ella is a sweet, kind and gentle soul who is always smiling. Her friends and family always ask if she is ever in a bad mood- and the answer is truly no!

While she doesn’t know exactly what she wants to be when she is an adult, she is pretty sure animals will be involved. She is currently mother to

our two rescue cats Peyton & Velvet!

When did you move to Hoboken?

We have lived in Hoboken for 14 years! After living in NYC, then Jersey City then Staten Island, we were desperate to buy a house in the suburbs. After losing 11 bidding wars in Montclair and 7 in Madison, we needed a place to live. Seth continues on page 16

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suggested Hoboken since he lived here after college. I found us an apartment with a month to month lease with the plan to stay no more than 3 months until we won one of those bidding wars, and then it quickly became apparent that we were destined to live here. We rented a beautiful apartment 13 years ago and have never moved.

Our children have had an INCREDIBLE school experience here with Kaplan Preschool, All Saints Episcopal Day School and Hoboken Charter School.

We are “lifers” and never plan to leave!

How have you seen the community/ neighborhood change?

We have seen so much change over the past 14 years! The school offerings have become stronger and better than ever for all ages. We used to be a town where families felt they had to leave before their kids started school and I think that has shifted in the past 5-7 years and more families want to stay and send their kids to school here. I think we are strong examples of how a family can build a great life in Hoboken and their children can get strong educations here both in the public and private school systems- both of which we have been a part of. While it is exciting to see the trendy big businesses come to our small town, I do feel it has shifted our Mom & Pop business mentality and it is becoming harder for residents of the town to start

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or maintain their small businesses but I have faith in our community that they will always support their neighbors.

Tell us about your favorite neighborhood activities.

We love to walk to the various fields and watch soccer and baseball games.

Even if our kids aren’t playing, we can ALWAYS find neighbors and friends we know at the fields. We love to bike ride (not just indoor ones!). We often do family rides through Hoboken and Jersey City or to Edgewater. We are big fans of the pools at the Shipyard. I love to walk down Washington Street to browse and shop. Everyone who knows me knows everything I wear comes from Dor L’ Dor! Favorite local restaurant?

You can ALAWAYS find the Jarretts at BAJA on 14th Street. Always.

What do you find most unique about living in this community?

We truly don’t think there can be another town in our country that has so much to offer families in such a small amount of space. You can do EVERYTHING in Hoboken. From cooking classes to SAT prep classes to bookstores to rock climbing we have it ALL. I don’t think many other towns can boast as much about this and we have all of this while maintaining an incredibly deep sense of communitywhere everyone knows your name! It’s like Cheers in a square mile.

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i! I’m Jennifer Araneo and I moved to Jersey City in 2001. My husband, then boyfriend, already had a place in Hoboken so we eventually got married and moved in together. John works for Merrill Lynch in Lower Manhattan and I have a stress management practice in Hoboken called Mind Body Hoboken - directly above the Starbucks on Newark, it’s a great building, I love it. We have been married for 15 years and have three children, Gianluca, Leila and Johanna.

Our children attend Hoboken Catholic Academy. We found HCA to be a wonderful caring community and we are very happy to be a part of it. Gianluca is a wide receiver for the Hoboken Junior Redwings and the centerfielder for the R Fiore RE Little League Team. Leila enjoys nothing more than gymnastics and being a Jr. Redwings cheerleader. Johanna enjoys dancing and playing at the park.

Our journey hasn’t been like most, we had our first child in 2007 and a few years later moved to the suburbs. After 4 years we

realized how much we missed city life – the walks, the parks and the water. We sold our home, packed our things and moved to the Cast Iron Lofts in Jersey City. By the time we moved back we had two little girls, I always joke ‘we moved out with one child and came back with three children’. There are trade-offs to living in the city and the suburbs however, I definitely enjoy having everything on one floor – it makes doing the laundry much easier too. Since there is no house to work on, we are able to enjoy our weekends walking, biking, going to the park or traveling. We enjoy being part of a small city community.

Some of our favorite places in town are Blue Eyes, it’s like being in Italy and everyone that works there has a great sense of humor. Grand Vin is always nice for a date night, especially for our age group!

My kids love the donuts and milkshakes from Schnakenberg’s. In the Fall we enjoy watching Jr. Redwings football games and we always have family fun at Saints Peter and Paul Oktoberfest.

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e have two daughters, Amelie and Lyla, who are both in Calabro Elementary School, one of our 4 public schools and the smallest one in the district. It’s a community feeling on steroids. A microcosm of the sense of wider community that Hoboken holds and offers.

We all help each other and work together and we love our school and it’s community.

I have been serving as Calabros PTO president since the beginning of academic year 2017 and love the work I get to do for, and as part of, the school community.

It’s given me the opportunity to be a part of providing enhancements to our kids’ education and promoting the sense of community at the school and — with the other PtOs in the district — among the schools. Being involved has also given me the opportunity to meet a lot of other parents and families and, as a result, some truly great people. People that will be my lifelong friends.

We like take advantage of all that Hoboken has to offer. We love walking around with the girls and seeing friends out at one of the many parks or on the street randomly or at one of the many feasts or festivals. It happens a lot and it’s one of my favorite things about Hoboken — that I can walk down the street and see a familiar face almost all the time.

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We’re loving Zero Otto Uno on Washington and 5th right now. Great food all around.

Actually, I haven’t had a bad thing there yet.

There is no kids menu per se, but the girls

love it and always eat well. When a place can offer great, real food for adults and kids that’s a huge win and they get my vote every time. I have to also recognize Bangkok City who has helped me out making “the real thing” for my Thai mother almost every day.

It’s not the usual stuff that you would see on a menu, but they make these dishes — like Thai comfort food - for me all the time to bring home for her.

I am now running for a seat on the Board of Ed, further embedding myself in the Hoboken community. I am truly inspired by the progress that the District has made and that our superintendent, specifically, has made. I am not a politician, nor do I want to be, even though I get that it’s been a very politicized position and race in the past. My goal is to add a new, additionally supportive voice to the board and to represent our community of families. More people are choosing to stay and raise their families here and they deserve the best, most dynamic schools there are to offer. I strongly believe that Dr. Johnson and the Board are committed to that and my views and goals align with what is being accomplished and sought to be accomplished. We have improvements to make, and nothing is ever perfect, but I believe with members that have new views, backgrounds and experiences on the board, we can continue the dynamic change and goal of overall truly across the board and in every public school - achievement and improvement. I am proud of what has been accomplished so far, I want to be a part of the next steps.

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i! We are the Loria Family! We live in Hoboken, NJ with our 2 daughters, Frankie (8) and Lucie (6). In 2012, we purchased and renovated a brownstone on Park Ave. So uptown Hoboken is where we call “home”. Our favorite thing about Hoboken is the energy that comes from being so close to NYC and all the diversity that comes with living in an urban area.

Although our happy place is the beach, we love being able to walk everywhere in town and go into the city. The girls love playing at the park and running into friends -new and old!

Mike has lived in Hoboken for almost 20 years and he loves to use the city’s bike share to get downtown to Crunch Gym before taking the ferry into the city for work.

Hoboken has changed so much during the time Mike has been here, but, being a foodie (and great cook), he loves the many restaurant options in town. The family’s favorites include Elysian Cafe, Sorrelina and Shnackenburgs. Elysian feels like a neighborhood joint and you always see friends there. Sorrelina has a great happy hour and a variety of dishes that seasonally change.

Frankie and Lucie love the milkshakes and old-school feels at Schnacks! We also love to venture into Jersey City and our favorite family spot is Porta for pizza.

I’m a Pilates Instructor at Positively Pilates (which holds classes in the Monroe Center).

This is my third year teaching and I love it!

There are so many awesome people in Hoboken and I get to spend time with them

through my classes and also share my love for the Pilates method. I regularly take classes at Work it Out, Local Barre and Hoboken Fitness. There are so many places to exercise in this town- something for everyone.

Frankie and Lucie love to participate in various activities around town. The girls’ favorites include Gravity Vault for rock-wall climbing classes, voice lessons at Garden Street Music and dance classes at Mile Square Theatre. This year they are participating in the recreational fall soccer season and Daddy is volunteering as a coach! You may see them learning to ride bikes at the pop-up park or scooting around the waterfront and taking in those beautiful city views. The girls love their town and they love their school... the Hoboken Charter School. HCS has a wonderful program called LOTS (Lunch on the Students) and I take the lunches from our school to the Hoboken Shelter each week. It’s nice to know that both children and adults can help our Hoboken community with a simple thing like packing an extra lunch. I think it’s a very special program and I’m proud of HCS for implementing service learning.

Living in Hoboken has always been a fun adventure for us. There are always so many new places and people popping up in town.

We’ve also had to say good-bye to many people too...but no matter who comes and goes, Hoboken remains a place that is so very special to everyone who has ever lived here.

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SKY CLUB AQUATICS

Skyclub Fitness and Spa is home of the ONLY Salt Water Pool in Hudson County!

Our pool area offers a variety of water activities for both children and adults.

You may also lounge on our sun deck with a fabulous view of the Manhattan skyline.

They have a wide range of levels offered from Baby and Me to Swim Team for the older kids. SkyClub’s Baby and Me class is a water introductory group class for infants ages 3 to 18 months.

Children are accompanied into the water with a parent or guardian, running for 30 minutes. This class offers a great opportunity for bonding with your child in a fun and stimulating environment.

Parents will learn basic aquatic safety and have a positive experience with their children that can help them grow closer. Parents and children are introduced to the repetitive movements that become skill building blocks. While focusing on comfort and relaxing in the warm water environment, guardians are encouraged to challenge each child’s skill level. Using songs, floating mats, and toys, the classes are structured to help engage your child and most importantly, encourage fun!

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Skyclub’s Toddler and Me class continues to provide positive aquatic experience for parents and toddlers, ages 18 to 34 months. Creative games are used to teach toddlers breath control, big arm movements, and leg

kicks. This is an active 30-minute class that teaches toddlers to start moving more independently through the water under their parents’ guidance.

Skyclub’s Big Tots class is designed for children ages 24 to 35 months who are ready to do more independent exploration of the aquatic environment with help from parents. At this point the instructor begins to prepare the children to work directly with an instructor on their own by using flotation devices, going underwater and getting in and out of the pool alone. The program provides opportunities for parent-child teams to socialize with each other.

Pool Facts: • Skyclub Pool has 4 lanes.

• The temperature of the pool remains at 85 degrees plus or minus a degree.

• Square footage : 1,800 sqf = 20 yards by 10 yards (18.3 meters by 9.1 meters.)

• Skyclub's salt water pool is much gentler on the eyes and skin by using lower levels of chlorine.

Sky Club’s Aquatic Kids program is designed for all ages and abilities. They have small group classes, four students to one instructor, with experienced instructors who are passionate about teaching kids to be comfortable and confident in the water. To register: https://www.skyclubfitnessandspa.com/ kids-programs-aquatic

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Offers a variety of classes including Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Acro/Tumbling, Musical Theater and more.

Hudson Vibe Address: Celebrate Life Studio (1200 Park Avenue) Phone: 201-981-4474 Website: www.hudsonvibe.com Offers Zumba Kids Jr class for ages 4-6 years, and Zumba Kids class for ages 7-12 years. Classes are a dance and play party and explore a different country and their music genres and associated dances each week.

Dance & Vintage Crafts Address: 123 Jefferson St., Hoboken Phone:917-603-1473 Website: www.santiagodance.com For ages 6-10, kids tap their creative juices, share inspiration and learn new skills.

Introduces vintage concepts with handson projects using a variety of materials.

Crafting is combined with Modern Dance to stimulate creativity and improvisation. Kids have the opportunity to present a vintage crafts exhibition and perform a dance choreography.

THEATER CLASSES

Brave Bright Theater Kids Address: classes held at Celebrate Life Studio (1200 Park Ave) and Sts. Peter and Paul (404 Hudson Street) Phone: 862-345-6580 Website: www.bbtheaterkids.com Classes for children ages 3-6 years include improv games, songs, performing in front of each other and working on dialogues amongst each other to build self-esteem and communication.

Garden Street School of the Performing Arts Address: 1018 Washington Street Phone: 201-683-7078

Website: www.gardenstreetmusic.com Offers private and group Acting and Musical Theater classes for all ages, styles and levels. In-house performances held in our beautiful, 3000 square foot performance space, as well as venues throughout NYC and Hoboken.

Hoboken Children’s Theater Address: 1400 Clinton Street Phone: 646-339-8485 Website: www.hobokenchildrenstheater.com HCT offers classes from age 4 - young adults. Classes include acting and musical theater as well as three levels of performing companies. High School and College audition prep available as well.

Mile Square Theatre Address: 1403 Clinton Street Phone: 201-683-7014 Website: www.milesquaretheatre.org Offers classes from age 3 - adults. Classes include Storybook Theater, Songs and Scenes and a variety of Acting Classes and Acting Workshops.

Every Little Movement Address: 301 Bloomfield Street Phone: 917-945-4060 Website: www.everylittlemovement.com Offers story telling and theater classes for ages 3 and up along with modern dance and creative movement classes.

SPORTS PROGRAMS City of Hoboken Recreation Division Athletic Programs Address: 124 Grand Street, 2nd Floor Phone: 201-420-2094 Website: www.hobokennj.org/ departments/recreation/ The City, in partnership with local businesses and the Police Athletic League (PAL), offers sports programs year

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round. Sports include: baseball, softball, basketball, cheerleading, football, flag football, karate, soccer, traveling soccer, tennis, table tennis and wrestling.

www.hudsonbaseballcenter.com Indoor baseball training center offering lessons and clinics as well as batting cage rentals and speed gun tests.

BASEBALL & SOFTBALL PROGRAMS

BASKETBALL PROGRAMS

Hoboken Baseball and Softball Leagues Address: register through the City of Hoboken Recreation Division - Athletic Programs (124 Grand Street) and the Hoboken Little League Phone: 201-420-2094 Website: www.leaguelineup.com/hobll

and www.hobokennj.org/departments/ recreation or some of the programs.

Instructional, Tee-Ball, Little League, Minor League and Major League baseball and Softball programs. Register in January for the Season which runs April-July.

Hudson Baseball Center Address: 2300 Summit Avenue, Union City, NJ Phone: 201-766-6072 Website:

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Hoboken Youth Basketball League Address: register through City of Hoboken Recreation Division - Athletic Programs (124 Grand St) Phone: 201-420-2094 Website: www. hobokenyouthbasketball.com and www.hobokennj.org/departments/ recreation Includes Instructional, Small Fry, Grammar School, Middle School and Girls Leagues.

Register in October for the Season which runs November-March.

Suburban Camp (Hoboken Biddy Basketball) Address: classes held at the Rue Building (301 Garden Street) Phone: 201-522-4892 Website: www. Š Rtrembly suburbancamp.com Offers an Intro basketball program for ages 4-6 years old and a Next Step program for ages 6-8 years old. Uses 6-8 foot rims and 27.5� basketballs to help the smaller ballers develop good habits.

FENCING PROGRAMS

Cobra Fencing Address: 629 Grove Street, Jersey City Phone: 973-937-0987 Website: www.cobrafencing.com Offers beginner, intermediate and advanced fencing programs beginning at age 6.

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Empire United Fencing Address: 156-160 19th Street, Union City Phone: 201-222-3400 Website: www.empireunitedfencing.com Offers classes and private lessons beginning at age 6.

FOOTBALL PROGRAMS

Hoboken PAL Football Address: play at Hoboken High School Field (10th & Jefferson Streets), register through the City of Hoboken Recreation Division Athletic Programs (124 Grand Street) Phone: 201-420-2094 Website: www.hobokennj.org/departments/ recreation/ Football program with Grunt Division (ages 7-8), Lightweight Division (ages 9-10), Middleweight Division (ages 11-12) and Heavyweight Division (ages 13-14). Season runs August-November.

Hoboken Flag Football Address: register through City of Hoboken Recreation Division - Athletic Programs (124 Grand St) Phone: 201-420-2094 Website: www.hobokennj.org/departments/ recreation/ Flag Football Division for 6th-8th Graders.

Season runs November-December.

GENERAL SPORTS PROGRAMS

The Inner Athlete Address: 720 Monroe Street, Suite C-409 Phone: 201-683-8008.

Website: www.theinnerathlete.net Provides a one-of-a-kind children’s indoor athletic facility with a Lil’ Sports class for 18-24 month-olds, a Rookie class for 2-3 year-olds and a Grand Slam class for ages

3 and up. New sports are introduced each week to establish an early appreciation and interest in many different types of sports.

MARTIAL ARTS , KARATE & WRESTLING PROGRAMS

Padilla Sport Taekwondo Address: 603 Adams Street Phone: 201-656-0990 Website: www.sporttaekwondo.net Offers Beginner, Youth and Junior Taekwondo classes for children.

UFC Gym Address: 316 Sinatra Drive Phone: 201-332-4269 Website: www.ufcgym.com/hoboken Offer Youth Fight Fit, Youth Brazilian JiuJitsu and Youth MMA classes.

Tiger Schulmann’s Kickboxing and Mixed Martial Arts Address: 84 Washington Street Phone: 201-623-3379 Website: www.tsk.com Offer Martial Arts and Karate classes for children.

Edge Hoboken Address: 417 Newark Street Phone: 201-870-0719 Website: www.edgehoboken.com Offers Youth Wrestling classes for ages 6-14 years old and Mixed Martial Art classes for ages 14 and up.

Hoboken Aikikai Address: 3 West 18th Street, Weehawken Phone: 201-792-5785 Website: www.hobokenaikikai.com Aikido is a unique Japanese martial art based on the principles of universal harmony and non-violence. Classes are open to teens beginning at age 13.

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SKATING PROGRAMS

Pershing Field Ice Rink Address: 807 Summit Avenue, Jersey City Phone: 201-547-4392 Website: www.jerseycitynj.gov/recreation Offers skate rentals, open skating hours and skating lessons.

Bayonne Blades Skate School Address: Richard Korpi Ice Rink, 29th Street & Avenue A, Bayonne Phone: 201-437-8602 Website: www.bayonneblades.com Offers a wide variety of classes including learn-to-skate programs for ages 3 and up as well classes for advanced skaters.

SOCCER PROGRAMS

HappyFeet Address: Winter League held at Rue Building (301 Garden Street) Phone: 201-484-0880 Website: www.HappyFeetNorthNJ.com Happy FeetHappyFeet uses stories, songs and games to enhance balance, coordination and self-confidence (and of course, soccer

skills!). Offers a 2’s Program and a Program for ages 3-5 years old.

Super Soccer Stars Address: classes held at Hoboken MultiService Center (127 Grand Street) Phone: 212-877-7171 Website: www.supersoccerstars.com Super Soccer Stars teaches soccer skills in a fun, non-competitive, educational environment. for children ages 2.5-5 years old.

Hoboken Youth Soccer Address: register through City of Hoboken Recreation Division - Athletic Programs (124 Grand Street) Phone: 201-420-2094 Website: www.hobokenyouthsoccer.com and www.hobokennj.org/departments/ recreation/ Hoboken soccer league for boys and girls ages 5-13 years old. Register in August for the Season which runs SeptemberNovember.

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Hoboken City Futbol Club (formerly The Hoboken All Stars Travel Soccer Club ) Address: tryouts are at Sinatra Field Website: www.hobokencityfc.com Travel Soccer league for boys and girls.

Tryouts are in May and Seasons are in Fall and Spring (full year commitment).

Hudson Baseball Center - Soccer Clinics Address: 2300 Summit Avenue, Union City, NJ Phone: 201-766-6072 Website: www.hudsonbaseballcenter.com Offers Soccer Clinics every Sunday for ages 5-7 years old and ages 7-12 years old.

SWIMMING PROGRAMS

British Swim School Hudson Waterfront Location 1: RiverParc at Port Imperial, 1300 Ave at Port Imperial, Weehawken, NJ 07086 Location 2: PS16, 96 Sussex Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 Location 3: Xchange at Secaucus Junction, 4000 Riverside Station Blvd, Secaucus, NJ 07094 Location 4: JCC of Bayonne, 1050 John F Kennedy Blvd, Bayonne, NJ 07002 Phone: 201-676-3630 Website: britishswimschool.com/ hudsonwaterfront British Swim School provides year-round swim lessons for anyone from 3-month old babies, kids, special needs and adults always in small groups, using our awardwinning fun, happy and goal-oriented method. With a history of over 35 years, we are trusted by thousands of parents across the nation.

Stevens Aquatics Address: Stevens Institute’s Pool (1 Castle Point on Hudson).

Phone: 201-216-5590 Website: www.stevensducks.com Swim lessons for ages infant through 12 years.

Sky Club Fitness & Spa Address: 125 Marshall Street, 7th Floor Phone: 201-222-2582 Website: www.skyclubfitnessandspa.com Aquatic programs for all ages and abilities.

Offer private, semi-private and group lessons as well as family swim times.

Miss Yvonne Swim Lessons Address: Secaucus Recreation Center (1200 Koelle Blvd, Secaucus) Phone: 201-600-4640 Website: www.missyvonneswimschool.com Swim lessons for all ages at the Secaucus Recreation Center. Also offers private lessons at your own pool.

TENNIS PROGRAMS

Super Duper Tennis Address: Rue Building Gym (301 Garden Street) Phone: Contact NJ Regional Manager, Coach Leo at 908-910-4894 Website: www.superdupertennis.com Teaches kids ages 3-8 years old the FUNdamentals of tennis in an educational, exciting and positive environment. Use equipment fit for kids - smaller courts, shorter lighter racquets, and lower bouncing balls - all combined make it easier to learn and love the game.

Hoboken Youth Tennis Address: play at Columbus Park (Clinton Street between 9th & 10th Streets), register through the City of Hoboken Recreation Division - Athletic Programs

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(124 Grand Street) Phone: 201-420-2094 Website: www.hobokennj.org/departments/ recreation/ Tennis program for kids ages 6-14 years old.

MATH, SCIENCE, CHESS & CODING CLASSES CHESS CLASSES

AlphaMinds Academy Address: The Hudson School (601 Park Avenue) and Boys & Girls Club of Hudson County (18 Park Avenue, Jersey City) Phone: 201-844-8535 Website: www.alphamindsacademy. com Offers beginner, intermediate and advanced level chess classes for children in Kindergarten-8th Grade.

101 Discoveries Address: Museum of Russian Art (80 Grand Street, Jersey City) and Boys & Girls Club of Hudson County (18 Park Avenue, Jersey City) Phone: 201-677-8101 Website: www.101discoveries.com Offers beginner, intermediate and competitive level chess classes for children in Kindergarten-8th Grade.

MATH CLASSES

MathWizard Address: 1200 Grand Street

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Phone: 201-253-5522 Website: www.mathwizard.net Lessons are offered to students from PreK-9th grade, and include a structured, intuitive and innovative curriculum with study materials developed based on extensive research of national standards.

Mathnasium of Hoboken Address: 706 Washington Street Phone: 201-683-7030 Website: www.mathnasium.com/hoboken Provides math tutoring and homework help to students in Kindergarten-12th Grade.

AlphaMinds Academy Address: The Hudson School (601 Park Avenue) Phone: 201-844-8535 Website: www.alphamindsacademy.com Mathematics classes for K-8th Graders that are taught using “Singapore Math” as the main method. The Singapore Math method emphasizes understanding of a problem and its solution rather than the “memorize and drill” approach often employed by other methods. Offers Small classes, individualized approach, advanced and remedial groups, test preparation.

SCIENCE CLASSES

Mad Science Address: 720 Monroe Street, Ste E-314B Phone: 973-542-8366 Website:

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www.unionhudson.madscience.org Offers Kids’ Lab and School Break Camps featuring unique hands-on science experiments for kids in Kindergarten6th Grade.

AlphaMinds Academy Address: The Hudson School (601 Park Avenue) Phone: 201-844-8535 Website: www.alphamindsacademy.com Science and Engineering course specifically designed for elementary and middle school students where students engage in working on engineering projects that are based on real-world technologies and problems.

Children learn how to form hypotheses, test their ideas, document their experiments, observe the results and make conclusions.

S.T.E.A.M. Club at the Hoboken Public Library Address: Hoboken Public Library (500 Park Avenue)

Phone: 201-420-2348 Website: www.hoboken.bccls.org Weekly Club for children ages 8-12 yearsold interested in participating in science, technology, engineering, art, and math activities.

CODING CLASSES

AlphaMinds Academy Address: The Hudson School (601 Park Ave Hoboken) and Boys & Girls Club (18 Park Ave Jersey City) Phone: 201-844-8535 Website: www.alphamindsacademy.com Scratch Coding Classes for children 7-14 years old.

Designed by MIT students and aimed at children ages 7 to 14, this easy-to-use programming language lets kids build almost anything they can dream, creating stories, games and animations with stackable programming blocks! Students master the intuitive user interface of Scratch and learn the functions of the most

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CodeAdvantage Address: classes held in Afterschool programs including All Saints, Steven’s Co-op, etc. Private classes also offered.

Phone: 917-819-CODE Website: www.codeadvantage.org Offers fun, interactive coding and robotic classes to introduce coding concepts to 1st-8th graders. Kids have a blast creating animations, 3D video games, and LEGO robots!

STORY TIMES & PUPPET SHOWS STORY TIMES

Hoboken Public Library Address: 500 Park Avenue Phone: 201-420-2348 Website: www.hoboken.bccls.org Weekly Story Time programs at the Library include stories, songs and crafts. Programs include Tiny Tots for ages 6 months-2.5 years old, Wednesday Story Time for children ages 2.5 years and up and Read to a Dog for children in Kindergarten and up.

Uptown Story Time at the Hoboken Historical Museum Address: Hoboken Historical Museum (1301 Hudson Street) Phone: 201-656-2240 Website: www.hobokenmuseum.org Story Time for ages 2-5 years, featuring stories and songs about city life.

Little City Books Address: 100 Bloomfield Street Phone: 201-626-7323 Website: www.littlecitybooks.com Story Time every Friday morning for toddlers.

Book Clubs for Middle Schoolers and Teens.

PUPPET SHOWS

Puppetonia Address: Symposia Bookstore (510 Washington Street) Phone: 201-805-1739 Website: www.puppetonia.com Highly interactive, entertaining and educational puppet shows for babies and toddlers.

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