Registration is open for Vaughan’s spring recreation programs
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In-person and virtual programs begin Saturday, March 26
Swim lessons
Spring is on the way and there is no better time to try something
creative, learn a new skill or get active. Registration is now open for the
City of Vaughan’s in-person and virtual programming at vaughan.perfectmind.com.
Not sure what you are looking for? Check out the Spring Recreation
eGuide
for details for the whole family.
Spring swim lessons and aquatic leadership course schedules are available
at vaughan.ca/swim. Online registration for
swim programs opens on Thursday, Feb. 24 at 8:30 a.m. at vaughan.perfectmind.com.
In-person spring
recreation programs
Programming
will take place at community centres across Vaughan, except for Garnet A.
Williams while it remains closed for renovations until 2023. Programs will
start on Saturday, March 26 and include:
- Family programs: rollerblading, baby playdates and sing-alongs, STEM, arts and crafts, Easter-themed workshops, and Mother’s Day and Father’s Day craft workshops
- Preschool: arts and crafts, dance, martial arts, t-ball, STEM and a Vaughan Playschool kindergarten readiness series with specialties in math, reading, writing, science and French
- Children: anime, jewelry making, spelling bees, taekwondo, dance, robotics and sports
- Youth: public speaking, sports and watercolour painting
- Adult: painting, public speaking, dance and sports
- Older adult: fitness, line dancing, pickleball and cornhole toss
- Special needs: social and life skills and adaptive gymnastics
- City Playhouse Academy: musical theatre classes for all ages
- March Break camps
- P.A. Day programs
Virtual spring recreation programs
Programs will be delivered via Zoom for all ages. They also begin on Saturday, March 26 and include the following options:
- Roblox and how to create YouTube videos
- Life skills programs for youth, including resume building and job interviews, money management and volunteer leadership
- Kindergarten readiness education programs with specialties in math, reading and writing
- Education and music series for individuals with special needs, featuring one-on-one support
Starting on Saturday,
March 26, all learn-to-swim lessons will be offered at
community centre pools. Swim instructors will remain on deck while teaching
learn-to-swim lessons. A parent or guardian will be required to participate in
the water for Preschool 1 to 5 and Swimmer 1 to 3 swim levels, for group, private/semi-private
lessons and special needs swim lessons. Parents and guardians must be
comfortable in shallow water and actively assist their child with what the
instructor is demonstrating on deck. The ability to swim is not a
requirement.
One parent or guardian aged
14 years or older can attend with a maximum of two children aged seven to nine
registered in the same class. One parent or guardian aged 16 years or older can
attend with a maximum of two children aged six years and younger registered in
the same class. Only the child needs to be registered.
Lessons include all
levels of the Lifesaving Society’s Swim for Life program for toddlers
aged four months old and up, to adults. Read a complete list of classes online (PDF) and
schedules at vaughan.perfectmind.com.
Pre-registration is
required and opens at
8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 24 at vaughan.perfectmind.com. The online
registration system features enhanced search filters, allowing you
to sort by level, location, day and time. Parents and guardians who
are unsure about what level to register their child in can get a
free assessment from a City of Vaughan lifeguard during any
recreational swim. Regular admission policies apply. Visit vaughan.ca/swim for recreational swim
times and fees.
Aquatic leadership
programs
Swim instructors
and lifeguards are important part-time jobs, and the City 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 starting on Saturday, March 26. Pre-registration is required and opens at
8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 24 at vaughan.perfectmind.com. For more information,
read the Aquatic Leadership
brochure.
If you require
assistance creating an online registration account, call Access
Vaughan at 905-832-2281 or email RecCSD@vaughan.ca or watch this short
informational video.
Masks
are mandatory when entering, exiting, and travelling through City facilities
and while watching or waiting for program participants. Masks must be worn
while participating in programs, except during physical activity. Following the
Province’s announcement that Ontario will be
cautiously and gradually easing additional public health measures, the City
will no longer require proof of vaccination for patrons at community centres as
of Tuesday, March 1.
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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