Get ready for a summer of fun with Vaughan!

The City of Vaughan has everything you need to have a great summer filled with creativity, learning and fun! The City’s Summer Camps eBrochure and Summer Recreation eGuide, with details on camps and programs, are now available online at vaughan.ca/recreation. There is something for people of all ages to enjoy.

Summer camps

The City’s summer camps are open for ages four to 18 years old during July and August. Camps will consist of one- and two-week sessions at community centres, heritage homes and green spaces throughout Vaughan, with the exception of Garnet A. Williams Community Centre as it remains closed for renovations.

Programming will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily with flexible drop-off from 8:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. and pickup available between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. Flex drop-off and pick-up is not available at the City Playhouse Theatre or for any half day camp.

There are more than 40 unique camp options, categorized by areas of interest such as creative, culinary and performing arts, enrichment, recreation, sports, outdoor adventures and water adventures. Camp highlights include:

• STEM and educational computer programming camps to help prevent summer learning loss
• aquatic camps featuring mermaid themes and lifesaving prep
• mixed media art with an end-of-session gallery exhibition   
• musical theatre camp at the City Playhouse Theatre featuring a weekly live stage performance  
• eco-leadership camps at nature reserves and conservation sites
• sports, including gymnastics, tennis, basketball, ball hockey and golf
• flagship ‘Fun in the Sun’ camp and a new ‘Active Kids’ camp for the youngest campers, ages four to six years old
• Special needs camps, including outdoor nature, water advertures and the City’s classic Kool Summer Dayz camp where campers with special needs spend the day cooking, crafting and playing sports

Registration for summer camps begins on Tuesday, April 12 at 8:30 a.m. at vaughan.perfectmind.com. For more information, view the Summer Camps eBrochure, including ‘Camps Basics for Parents’ at vaughan.ca/camps.

Summer recreation programs

This summer, the City is also offering recreation programs for everyone from the young to the young at heart. Online registration begins on Wednesday, April 20 at 8:30 a.m. at vaughan.perfectmind.com. Programming will take place at select community centres, except for Garnet A. Williams as it remains closed for renovations.

Programming starts on Monday, July 4 and includes:

• Family: baby playdates and singalongs, dance, yoga and Zumba
• Preschool: drawing, dance, STEM and Vaughan Playschool kindergarten readiness
• Children: archery, taekwondo, piano, coding, robotics, outdoor tennis and Vaughan Sports (featuring specialties in basketball, volleyball and soccer)
• Youth: taekwondo and volunteer leadership program (successful completion may lead to a volunteer placement at Vaughan community centres)
• Adult: yoga, outdoor pickleball and tennis
• Older adult: yoga, tai chi, muscle conditioning and dance
• Special needs: lifestyle and social skills, plus Vaughan Enriched Day Program for adults with disabilities

For more information, visit vaughan.ca/recreation.

Summer aquatic leadership

Swim instructors and lifeguards are prestigious part-time jobs, and the City of Vaughan is always hiring. Training and certification in aquatic leadership courses – delivered by the City’s aquatic leadership staff – will be available at select community centre pools during July and August. Pre-registration is required and opens on Wednesday, April 20 at 8:30 a.m. at vaughan.perfectmind.com. For more information, view the Aquatic Leadership brochure (PDF).

Summer swim lessons

Starting  Monday, July 4, all learn-to-swim lessons will be offered at community centre pools. Schedules will be made available online on Monday, May 2 at 8:30 a.m. at vaughan.perfectmind.com. Online registration will open on Wednesday, May 11 at 8:30 a.m. vaughan.perfectmind.com. The online registration system features enhanced search filters, allowing you to sort by level, location, date and time. 

Most City staff are no longer required to wear a mask in the workplace. As a result, swim lessons have returned to their pre-pandemic formats – swim instructors are teaching in the water and parents/guardians are no longer need to participate in the water for early development swim levels, including Preschool 1-5 and Swimmer 1-3, for both group and private/semi-private lessons. For special needs swim lessons, participants are required to provide their own support worker or guardian if a volunteer is not available. For more information email specialneeds@vaughan.ca.

For more information about swim lessons, visit vaughan.ca/swim.

If you require assistance registering call Access Vaughan at 905.832.2281 or email RecCSD@vaughan.ca. For more information on registered programs, refer to our Frequently Asked Questions webpage.

Those who feel unwell and believe they have symptoms related to COVID-19 should contact York Region Public Health at 1-800-361-5653 or Telehealth Ontario at 1-866-797-0000. For additional information and resources on the virus, visit York Region's website at york.ca/COVID19.

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