Is your child crazy about football, a martial arts master, prefers street dance or to pick up a paintbrush? There are plenty of after-school activities in the Grand Duchy covering all manner of sports, arts, music, dance, drama and even computer coding or app design.
If we’ve missed a class that you teach or that your child loves, please tell us and we’ll add it.
Where we have a more specific article that lists options, we’ve added this and advise you check it for more information on places for that sport or activity.
First stop
Check out what after-school classes your local commune or school has to offer first. Many activities are subsidised and offer good value for money, plus staying local will mean you avoid travelling long distances to drop off or collect your child.
Inclusive sports – if your child has specific needs, you can check out Sport for All, Zak, Autisport and other organisations that have sporting activities from basketball to swimming and blowgun or skiing, in our article on sports clubs and associations.
Sports clubs and associations
Football, rugby, basketball, cricket, martial arts, and other sports
If he or she is football crazy, then you should check the FLF website for local clubs, most of which run soccer training for kids, whilst Soccer Soccer offers elite training camps for children’s football, including those hosted at the International School of Luxembourg (ISL). The Football Klinik Academy runs training programmes for kids aged 4 to 18 years on Fridays and Saturdays.
There are numerous basketball clubs in Luxembourg listed here. You’ll find a list of volleyball clubs here, with information about golf lessons here.
Beginners for the Under 6 and Under 12 teams are invited to regular training with the Rugby Club of Luxembourg, whilst the Walferdange Rugby Club runs a school on Saturday mornings. CSCE Rugby Luxembourg offers rugby school and training by age group with Under 6 on Saturday mornings, and Under 8, 10, and 12 on Saturday mornings and Wednesday evenings and Under 14, 16 and 18 teams train on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.
The Rugby Eagles in Kopstal has schools for under 6, under 8, under 10, under 12 and under 14. Rugby Club Esch The Ferrets has a rugby school for children aged 4-12 years. You can find out more about youth and children’s teams here.
Top Squash holds an introduction to this active sport as well as a junior programme. There are many local tennis clubs, nearly all providing tuition for children, whilst Tennis Spora in Bambesch has a tennis school. Luxembourg Lacrosse also supports youth teams.
The Aller Badminton Club runs classes three afternoons a week and on Sunday which come highly recommended.
The Optimists Cricket Club has an under-13s team, whilst Luxembourg Cricket has training for children aged 5-18 years.
Karate kids, or those who prefer Judo, Aikido, Ju Jitsu, Kung Fu, Taekwondo or Krav Magna can find a list of all the clubs in Luxembourg here. Children can try out Taiji here.
Mixed Martial Arts in Koerich has training and instruction for kids aged 4-6 years, 7-10 years and 11-15 years.
STAR Activities offers a variety of activities for children aged 4-12 years with the emphasis on making learning new skills lots of fun. Their programme covers both term-time in the afternoons, but also during school holidays when they offer full-day camps. Professional coaches deliver tennis, badminton, gymnastics, judo, karate and ballet lessons. They also offer creative, cooking, science for kids, and nature programmes, in addition to piano and Italian language lessons. Parents can book activities online, and combine different types of lessons to fit their child’s interests.
If we’ve missed a sport or a club, check our article on all the clubs and associations for more details on other sports such as archery or table tennis.
Sports clubs and associations
If your child loves to scale walls, what about enrolling them onto a climbing course. Weekly courses for ages 6-18+ years start in September at the Redrock climbing centre, plus there are plenty of courses running at other sports and leisure places with climbing walls – you can find out more in the article below.
Where to find indoor climbing and bouldering walls
Got a skateboarder or BMXer who wants to learn how to take on a half-pipe? You can take classes for skateboarding and inline-skating at Kockelsheuer. Skilled instructors supervise the classes, and protection such as helmets, elbow and knee pads, is provided. Find out more, and where else to hone skateboarding skills in our article below.
Skateparks – where to grip it and rip it
Swimming
If you want your child to attain the swimming certificate or just use up some energy, there are several pools in Luxembourg offering swim classes for children (mainly over 6 years-old, but some offer classes for younger children).
Start with Les Thermes (Bertrange), Syrdall Schwemm (Neideranven), d’Coque (Kirchberg) or Pidal (Walferdange) or find the pool most local to you that runs a swim club from the Luxembourg Federation of Swimming here.
Little Sharks has swim classes grouped by age, and runs competitions if you have a good swimmer in the family.
If you live close to the Belgian border you can try Plouf Club in Arlon for weekday and weekend swim courses. Les enfants de Poséidon runs lessons at the pools at Gare, Belair, Geesseknäppchen and Batty-Weber and swim schools in Belair and Gasperich.
Family fun or doing laps? Our guide to indoor swimming pools
Horse-riding
If your children prefer equine company, there are plenty of options in horse-friendly Luxembourg.
Bricher Paerdsstall in Brouch gives lessons to children from 4 years and offers horse encounters to those with dyslexia and dyscalculia. Children from 8 years-old can take riding lessons at Reitstall Kockelscheier.
You can find a list of equestrian centres in Luxembourg here.
Discover Luxembourg’s equestrian scene
Art and music
Got a little Picasso or Kahlo? Kids can take art classes with Sonja Soyer, which comes with a personal recommendation from the author, and iKris8 or Signe Art Studio. Another author recommendation is Anna Barcia also has classes, Painting with Anna, for seven to twelve year olds. Arte Janas has classes for 7-12 year olds on Saturdays.
Pragya Jain is running art classes for 4 years plus, whilst Atelier Pop Art has classes on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons/evenings for children aged 4 years and more, at their premises in Strassen.
TippTopp offers art classes every Tuesday, Thursday (16.00 to 18.00) and Saturday, Sunday (10.00-12.00) for a one-off fee for 8 sessions. You can book classes here. They also have open sessions where you can just drop in and pick a creative activity from Tote bag and t-shirt painting, to tie dye or art on canvas. All tools and paint are provided.
If your child is older (aged 10-16 years), then Art Space Luxembourg has has a special course on acrylic painting for this age group.
There are regional music schools and three music conservatories in Luxembourg © Photo credit: Conservatoire Esch/Alzette
Music lessons are extremely popular in Luxembourg. In addition to a plethora of private teachers, UGDA runs regional music schools across the country.
There are three music conservatories – Luxembourg City, Esch-sur-Alzette and Ettelbruck/Diekirch – all offering tuition (and classes in dance and theatre).
The Music Factory in Bergem and Roeser has lessons in guitar, percussion, drums, saxophone, clarinet, piano and singing. For learning to play all styles of music, including pop, try Cavem, which offers classes at a number of locations in Luxembourg in keyboard, guitar, drums and pop singing.
Kelsey Hopper welcomes children to her studio for music lessons on Saturdays and offers piano lessons. The Rock University also has courses with a more contemporary flavour, and is a good place to book lessons with professionals in drums and electric guitar.
You’ll find a list of music schools in Luxembourg here. You can search for a local choir for children and teens here.
Le Nid des Talents based at the Altrimenti Cultural Centre says that learning happens best when the mind and body are allowed to interact freely, without tension or pressure. It offers a range of disciplines for children to discover new passions in art and crafts, music, theatre and montessori, pooling together a great set of resources, experts and advocates in their fields.
Guitar lessons using the Suzuki method are available for children aged 4 years or more, and children can take harp, saxophone and violin lessons. As part of the offering Amusiking runs Dalcroze Eurythmics for children (as early as 2 years) and adults to explore music through their bodies.
Dance and drama
Dance
Is your child a little ballerina or hip-hop groover? Dance is a good form of exercise and expression for kids. The FlashDance Academy runs classes in ballet, jazz, hip-hop, breakdance, clip dance, tap, salsa and even ballroom dancing, in Bertrange and Ettelbruck.
If your child is experienced or really serious about dance, then the Li Martelling Cathy Moes school is a good bet whilst Walferdange commune runs a ballet school that follows the Royal Academy of Dance. Gymnastics and dance can be found at Rhythmo-Cats in Limpertsberg.
Art in Motion in Mersch has dance classes for kids in hip hop, breakdance and Afro Fusion, whilst the Dance Factory gives trial lessons for children in hip hop, modern, ballroom and pre-ballet so you can find out what works for your child before committing. Rhythm and Soul in Beggen has hip hop classes for ages 7-12 years and then 13+ and jazz dance for those aged over 16 years.
In addition to ballet and jazz, the TM Dance School (formerly Jeanette Hutchins) in Sandweiler offers musical theatre classes. Hip hop, ballet, and jazz dance classes are on offer at the Ecole de Danse Sabrina Iacovazzi, and you can add these to the list plus contemporary dance at Helen’s Dance in Limpertsberg. Real Academy of Dance in Kirchberg also has kid’s classes including at weekends. Mary Ballets in Hesperange comes recommended and has classes by age group for as young as 3 years up to 17 years.
Drama
Think you might be rearing the next Julianne Moore or Johnny Depp? Acting classes could be just the thing. The New World Theatre Club hosts its youth groups usually at St George’s School on Saturdays (groups are by age).
N’be You asbl in Junglinster has rhythmic gym, dance, art and theatre (in English) classes for different age groups. The English theatre classes or on Thursdays for 12-16 years and on Saturdays for two groups, 6-8 years and 9-12 years.
The Artemysia Theatre in the city runs a on Thursday from 17.15 to 18.45 for teens aged 13-18 years (in Luxembourgish, French and English). They also have a monthly dance theatre academy, and creative writing for theatre workshops.
The Ecole de Theatre in Neudorf has drama classes in English for 9 to 13 years starting in late September on Tuesday afternoons, whilst Mamerhaff asbl has three drama classes in groups aged 5-7, 8-13 and 12-16 years.
Acting.lu holds weekly workshops at different times during the year.
Read our article below to discover more places.
Unleash your inner actor
Computers and coding
Got a computer geek – look no further than Workshop4me which helps kids make the leap from consumers to creators, teaching children and young adults aged 5 to 16 years creative computing, coding and app development. Kids can learn to create their own animation, game or mobile app. Live sessions can be taken in English, French or German, and there is a discount if you prefer to do it via webinar.
Bricks4Kids also has robotics programmes for children aged 5-9 years and then for 9 years and above.
Kids Life Skills is a non-profit organisation that teaches kids ages 4-13 years the skills they need to be successful in the tech-focused future, offering weekly workshops on a variety of topics including computer coding, robotics and more. Supported by the FNR and digital Luxembourg, it is currently offering subsidies of 25-75% for low income families.
Coding workshops © Photo credit: Shutterstock
Code Clubs exist in Luxembourg City and the south, offering support for kids aged 8-12 years in all manner of computer coding activities.
CoderDojo is for 7 to 17 year-olds to learn about coding, build a website or try an in-house 3D printer, and laptops are provided on-site. One space is held in Bonnevoie on Thursday evenings from 18.00 to 20.00, although children under 12 years must be accompanied by a parent. Bring a laptop or if you don’t have one, you can use one from their pool.
Chess clubs
There are several chess clubs in Luxembourg for experienced kids to try their hand listed here. The Chess Club Stroossen is signing up for the next season now, whilst Bonnevoie-based Gambit has professional coaches and regular lessons for groups of 6-12 people. The Chess Lions in Bertrange provide training from 5 years old, on Saturday afternoons, and Chess Club Mamer has lessons on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays for 5-12 year olds.
Base 1 Makerspace – Geesseknäppchen
Base 1 Makerspace at the Forum Geesseknäppchen invites children, teens and young adults to build their own drone or robot, make a movie or video for a YouTube channel, programme their own game, or create their own music.
Coaches are on hand to help out, with an emphasis on different areas each weekday. Teens can drop-in (there is no need to register) and get to know the makers and coaches, and there are sewing machines, 3D printers and laser cutting tools available. It’s open 12.30 to 18.30 on weekdays (you can check the website calendar for the individual days of closure). The space reopens from 15 September 2024.
Got a toddler – take a look at our article on activities for parents with babies and toddlers.
