"Access the Arts" Inclusive Classes
STAGES Performing Arts Academy
STAGES’ Access the Arts programs consist of classes, workshops and performance opportunities that enable area youth with physical, cognitive or developmental delays to fully participate in the musical theatre arts.
Service Area:
St. Charles County, St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Arts & Education
Ages Served:
Youth
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Both
Art Studio
Artists First
Artists First offers all individuals a platform to grow through creative self-expression socially, intellectually, and emotionally. Our studio maintains a positive, inclusive, accepting, welcoming environment. We emphasize individual strengths and creativity to promote and further genuine community integration as well as personal and financial growth of disenfranchised individuals.
Service Area:
St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Arts & Education
Ages Served:
All Ages
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Inclusive
Art Studio
Art on the Spectrum
This class is a specially designed program for children ages 6-12 and teens ages 13-18 with Autism Spectrum Disorder or ADHD. Guided byan art instructor and assisted by an experienced special education teacher, students will be encouraged to use a variety of media including graphite, soft and oil pastels, colored pencils, and paints.
Service Area:
St. Charles County
Program Type:
Arts & Education
Ages Served:
Teens, Youth
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Specialized
Art Studio
Living Arts
Living Arts Studio is located in Maplewood, MO. It is a bustling maker space filled with workshops, classes, events and open studio time. We’ve created an inclusive studio space that embraces creativity on all levels. Through Living Arts Studio, individuals have access to one-on-one guidance, encouragement and constant support from local artists and makers of all kinds. In addition to offering a wide variety of classes and workshops, Living Arts Studio insures that art is accessible to everyone.
Service Area:
St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Arts & Education
Ages Served:
All Ages
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Inclusive
Music Therapy Piano Lessons
Private Instruction
Music Therapy or Piano Lessons anyone? Providing adapted lessons for persons with special needs. Lessons will be provided in South St. Louis.
Service Area:
St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Arts & Education
Ages Served:
All Ages
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Specialized
Music Therapy
Music for a Better Life, LLC Private Instruction
Music Therapy has proven effective for children with special needs develop socially and emotionally improve communication skills, develop fine and gross motor skills, and increase attention span. This program has extension experience working with youth and teens with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Learning Disabilities, and other physical and cognitive disorders.
Service Area:
St. Charles County, St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Arts & Education
Ages Served:
Youth
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Specialized
Computers Day Camp
Code Ninjas
Youth ages 7-14 learn computer programming in a fun, safe, and inspiring learning environment, with a game-based curriculum that they’ll love. Drop in sessions and a summer day camp.
Service Area:
St. Charles County, St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Arts & Education
Ages Served:
Youth
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Inclusive
Dance
My King Dance Studio
Christian-based dance instruction tailored to fit differing age groups and skill levels. Creative Dance 4 Special Dancers is a class for students with special needs with discounted tuition.
Service Area:
St. Charles County
Program Type:
Arts & Education
Ages Served:
All Ages
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Both
Kids on Campus Summer Program Continuing Educ Classes
St. Louis Community College
Continuing Education provides a showcase of opportunities to broaden your potential and change your life! Enjoy experiential, life-long learning in a diverse, inclusive community… with courses continually evolving for an ever-changing world. Discover how Continuing Education can spark your potential and unlock a whole new future for you!
The Kids on Campus is a non-specialized summer program for youth with a wide variety of half day camps.
Service Area:
St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Arts & Education, Recreation, Sports & Fitness
Ages Served:
Adults, Youth
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Inclusive
Continuing Educ Classes College for Kids Summer Program
St. Charles Community College
The Continuing Ecucation Division offers adult non-credit classes including arts, crafts, computers, music, recreation, dance, fitness, sports, theater, language and more.
The “college for all Kids’ is a non-specialized summer program for youth ages 3-16 with a wide variety of half day camps.
Service Area:
St. Charles County
Program Type:
Arts & Education, Recreation, Sports & Fitness
Ages Served:
Adults, Youth
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Inclusive
After-School Recreation, Sports Day Camps Overnight Camp
Jewish Community Center (the J)
St. Louis Jewish Community Center has been providing excellent health and cultural experiences for over 130 years. Members enjoy access to state-of- the-art facilities and programs, arts and sports experiences.
Service Area:
St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Arts & Education, Day Camps, Overnight Camps, Recreation, Sports & Fitness
Ages Served:
All Ages
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Inclusive
Various Leisure and Recreation Activities
St. Louis Municipal Parks & Recreation Departments' Partnership
To increase the capacity to include, accommodate and welcome individuals with disabilities in existing Park & Recreation programs and activities.
Serving Mid-County: Cities of Clayton, Maryland Heights, University City & Webster Groves. Inclusion Coordinator at 314-290-8507
Serving North County: Cities of Bellefontaine Neighbors, Bridgeton, Ferguson, Florissant, Hazelwood & St. Ann. Inclusion Coordinator at 314-839-5575
Serving South & West Counties: Cities of Ballwin, Brentwood, Crestwood, Des Peres, Ellisville, Kirkwood, Manchester & Sunset Hills. Inclusion Coordinator at 314-835-6157
Service Area:
St. Louis County
Program Type:
Arts & Education, Day Camps, Recreation, Sports & Fitness, Travel & Outdoor Adventures
Ages Served:
All Ages
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Inclusive
Various Leisure and Recreation Activities
St. Charles Municipal Park & Recreation Departments' Partnership
To increase the capacity to include, accommodate and welcome individuals with disabilities in existing Park & Recreation programs and activities.
Serving the St. Charles Cities of St. Charles, O’Fallon & St. Peters. Inclusion Coordinator at 314-359-9970.
Service Area:
St. Charles County
Program Type:
Arts & Education, Day Camps, Recreation, Sports & Fitness, Travel & Outdoor Adventures
Ages Served:
All Ages
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Inclusive
Various Leisure and Recreation Activities
St. Louis County Parks
St. Louis County Parks and Recreation Department’s mission is to provide high quality parks, facilities, and recreation services that enhance residents’ lives through responsible and effective management of resources.
Service Area:
St. Louis County
Program Type:
Arts & Education, Day Camps, Recreation, Sports & Fitness, Travel & Outdoor Adventures
Ages Served:
All Ages
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Inclusive
Art/Dance/Music Studio
COCA (Center of Creative Arts)
Through dance, vocal music, theatre, art and design, and beyond, COCA nurtures the artistic and creative potential in our students and our community. A national leader in innovative arts education, COCA provides meaningful arts experiences in our own studios, gallery and theatres, as well as in schools, community centers and corporate settings around St. Louis. The fourth largest multidisciplinary community arts center in the country, we annually serve more than 50,000 people of all ages, backgrounds, and ability levels—from enthusiastic amateurs to emerging professionals—all taught by a faculty of more than 250 distinguished teaching artists.
Service Area:
St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Arts & Education
Ages Served:
All Ages
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Inclusive
Music Lessons & Music Day Camps
Community Music School of Webster University
The Community Music School of Webster University (CMS) has offered outstanding music education and performance opportunities to students of all ages and abilities in the St. Louis area and beyond since its founding in 1925.
Service Area:
St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Arts & Education
Ages Served:
All Ages
Season:
Summer, Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Inclusive
Art and Craft Classes, Workshops and Camps
Craft Alliance Center of Art and Design
Enriching and empowering community through craft. We are a non-profit art center offering contemporary craft exhibitions, classes, free community programs, and a gallery shop featuring the work of national and regional artists.
Service Area:
St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Arts & Education
Ages Served:
All Ages
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Inclusive
Music Therapy, Adaptive Music
Different Dynamics
Different Dynamics provides music programming, serving families with children ages 3-5, youth ages 6-21 and adults ages 21+, who have a special need and a love of music. The team at Different Dynamics brings meaningful experiences with music to people with special needs. They focus on each person’s strengths and help them grow.
Service Area:
St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Arts & Education
Ages Served:
All Ages
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Specialized
Music Lessons, Rock Band & Music Day Camps
St. Louis Rock School (formerly Dave Simon's Rock School)
STL Rock School has re-imagined the way that we teach music so you or your child will love to play. By using a combination of modern music and traditional music theory, you’ll learn using the music that you love. There’s no reason to pull teeth – you can learn music theory from any genre of music!
Service Area:
St. Charles County, St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Arts & Education
Ages Served:
All Ages
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Inclusive
After school programs, summer day camps
Williams Temple - Neighborhood Outreach Center
Summer camps and after school programs for youth.
Service Area:
St. Louis City
Program Type:
Arts & Education, Day Camps
Ages Served:
Teens, Youth
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Inclusive
Opera On The Go! (Sensory friendly)
Opera Theatre St Louis
Join Opera Theatre of Saint Louis for a fun, engaging 70 minutes of Movement and Stage Make-Up Workshops, both with audience participation, followed by an abbreviated performance of Gilbert and Sullivan’s hilarious The Pirates of Penzance. The performance features current and former Gerdine Young Artists with piano accompaniment. It is recommended for students in grades 3-10 and is tailored for young people with sound sensitivities. A “quiet room” and pacing lanes will be available. Space is limited to 60 participants.
Service Area:
St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Arts & Education, Day Camps
Ages Served:
Teens, Youth
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Specialized
SPARK/Autism Movement & Therapy
Spark/AMT Dance & Movement
Spark/AMT is a dance therapy program based on the principles of Autism Movement Therapy for children who struggle with motor coordination, social, speech, and behavioral skills. It’s not just for children with autism, and consists of warm up, short routines, movement, and games, with therapeutic benefits. In addition to the program instructor, the class is staffed with volunteers to assist hands-on to enhance learning and a positive experience in the program.
Service Area:
St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Arts & Education
Ages Served:
Youth
Season:
Summer, Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Specialized
Recreation Division
St Louis City Recreation Department
We offer swimming, weight lifting, boxing, basketball, youth football, volleyball, aerobics, arts and crafts, and additional activities for the citizens of St. Louis.
Service Area:
St. Louis City
Program Type:
Arts & Education, Day Camps, Recreation, Sports & Fitness
Ages Served:
Youth
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Inclusive
Strength & Honor
Strength & Honor Camp Strength & Honor After School
SAH offers mentoring and tutoring services throughout the year, plus an AWESOME youth summer camp. We recently started a FTC Robotics Team and are looking for young people ages 12-18 to join the team.
Service Area:
St. Louis City, St. Louis County
Program Type:
Arts & Education, Day Camps
Ages Served:
Teens, Youth
Season:
Summer, Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Inclusive
Mid-County Coordinator of Inclusive Services
Contact your local parks and recreation department and ask for their inclusion coordinator!
A Coordinator of Inclusive Recreation assists parks and recreation departments by including people with disabilities into existing programs. The Coordinator’s role is to work with the participant, family members, teachers and the recreation program staff to ensure appropriate and individualized accommodations are provided. Challenges to inclusion do exist. Through open communication and the willingness to work cooperatively, successful inclusion does happen. Serving Mid-County: Cities of Clayton, Maryland Heights, University City & Webster Groves. Inclusion Coordinator at 314-290-8507
Service Area:
St. Louis County
Program Type:
Arts & Education, Day Camps, Sports & Fitness, Travel & Outdoor Adventures
Ages Served:
All Ages
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Inclusive
North County Coordinator of Inclusive Services
Contact your local parks and recreation department and ask for their inclusion coordinator!
A Coordinator of Inclusive Recreation assists parks and recreation departments by including people with disabilities into existing programs. The Coordinator’s role is to work with the participant, family members, teachers and the recreation program staff to ensure appropriate and individualized accommodations are provided. Challenges to inclusion do exist. Through open communication and the willingness to work cooperatively, successful inclusion does happen. Serving North County: Cities of Bellefontaine Neighbors, Bridgeton, Ferguson, Florissant, Hazelwood & St. Ann. Inclusion Coordinator at 314-839-5575
Service Area:
St. Louis County
Program Type:
Arts & Education, Day Camps, Sports & Fitness, Travel & Outdoor Adventures
Ages Served:
All Ages
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Inclusive
South-West Coordinator of Inclusive Services
Contact your local parks and recreation department and ask for their inclusion coordinator!
A Coordinator of Inclusive Recreation assists parks and recreation departments by including people with disabilities into existing programs. The Coordinator’s role is to work with the participant, family members, teachers and the recreation program staff to ensure appropriate and individualized accommodations are provided. Challenges to inclusion do exist. Through open communication and the willingness to work cooperatively, successful inclusion does happen. Serving South & West Counties: Cities of Ballwin, Brentwood, Crestwood, Des Peres, Ellisville, Kirkwood, Manchester & Sunset Hills. Inclusion Coordinator at 314-835-6157
Service Area:
St. Louis County
Program Type:
Arts & Education, Day Camps, Sports & Fitness, Travel & Outdoor Adventures
Ages Served:
All Ages
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Inclusive
St. Charles County Coordinator of Inclusive Services
Contact your local parks and recreation department and ask for their inclusion coordinator!
A Coordinator of Inclusive Recreation assists parks and recreation departments by including people with disabilities into existing programs. The Coordinator’s role is to work with the participant, family members, teachers and the recreation program staff to ensure appropriate and individualized accommodations are provided. Challenges to inclusion do exist. Through open communication and the willingness to work cooperatively, successful inclusion does happen. Serving the St. Charles Cities of St. Charles, O’Fallon & St. Peters. Inclusion Coordinator at 314-359-9970.
Service Area:
St. Charles County
Program Type:
Arts & Education, Day Camps, Sports & Fitness, Travel & Outdoor Adventures
Ages Served:
All Ages
Season:
Year Round
Inclusive Specialized or Both:
Inclusive
