Education & Enrichment

Provide leisure opportunities for our community to learn, engage, and acquire new life skills in a safe space.

PRESCHOOL

KID KITCHEN

Love to cook? Want to be a chef? Join this fun cooking class for preschoolers. You will learn cooking basics. In each class preschoolers will learn how to prepare snacks and small meals and have fun doing it. Age 3-5 CR $6, NCR $11 WALLTOWN PARK RECREATION CENTER 17403 Sep 9-Sep 30 10am-11am

QUICK CRAFTS FOR PRESCHOOLERS

Does your toddler like to explore through art? If so, join us at W.D. Hill Recreation Center to create themed art projects each week. Age: 4 and under CR Fee: $3 NCR Fee: $8 W.D. HILL RECREATION CENTER 17154 Nov 1-Nov 22 T 10am-10:30am

YOUTH AND TEEN

HOME SCHOOL FUN

Bring out your inner artist and come enjoy DIYstyle art projects. Participants will enjoy making handmade crafts and creations. Others won’t believe you “Did It Yourself!” Age: 5-12 CR Fee: $15 NCR Fee: $20 EDISON JOHNSON RECREATION CENTER 17090 Sep 21-Nov 9 W 11:30am-12:30pm

KID KITCHEN

Love to cook? Want to be a chef? Join this fun cooking class for youth. You will learn cooking basics. Each class you will learn how to prepare snacks and small meals and have fun doing it. Age: 6-12 CR Fee: $9 NCR Fee: $14 WALLTOWN PARK RECREATION CENTER 16996 Oct 6-Nov 10 Th 6pm-7pm

DELIGHTFUL DESSERTS

Love to make desserts? Want to learn some new recipes? Join this fun class focusing on dessert preparing and making. You will learn dessert making basics. Each class youth will learn how to prepare a dessert and have fun doing it. Participants will need to bring a container each week to take their dessert home. Age: 6-12 CR Fee: $6 NCR Fee: $11 WALLTOWN PARK RECREATION CENTER 17349 Nov 7-Nov 28 M 6pm-7pm

DIY DESIGNS

Enjoy creating DIY style projects? Join us and enjoy making handmade crafts and creations that others will not believe you “Did it Yourself.” Age: 6-12 CR Fee: $6 NCR Fee: $11 EDISON JOHNSON RECREATION CENTER 17096 Sep 12-Oct 3 M 5pm-6pm

Learning to knit is a lot of fun and not as hard as you think. Learn how to turn a ball of yarn into a wonderful creation. You’ll have so much fun you may gain a new hobby. Age: 6-12 CR Fee: $9 NCR Fee: $14 EDISON JOHNSON RECREATION CENTER 17095 Oct 10-Nov 14 M 5:30pm-6:30pm

BUILDERS ACADEMY

In this class, young minds will be encouraged to use problem-solving and creativity to accomplish tasks given each week. Projects will be S.T.E.M. based, and participants will be able to take their new creations home to show off their skills to family and friends. Age: 7-12 CR Fee: $9 NCR Fee: $14 WALLTOWN PARK RECREATION CENTER 17071 Nov 3-Dec 15 Th 6pm-7pm

RESOURCE CENTER

Resource Center provides a place for the public to work uninterrupted on job or school related projects--anything from homework assignments to resume writing. Age: 5-18 No Cost WEAVER STREET RECREATION CENTER 17264 Sep 1-Dec 30 M-F 3pm-9pm Sa 10am-2pm

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Come in and take advantage of our computer lab. Access to the Internet and Microsoft Office products will be available. Age: 13-18 No Cost W.D. HILL RECREATION CENTER 17174 Sep 3-Dec 21 M,W 6pm-8pm Sa 10am-1:30pm HOLTON CAREER AND RESOURCE CENTER 17246 Sep 7-Dec 30 M,W,F 10am-2pm 5:30pm-8:30pm 17247 Sep 3-Dec 31 Sa 10am-1:30pm

SMART PHONE MOVIE MAKING: PICTURES AND VIDEO EDITING

Everyone is doing it, from selfies, to blogs, and posting videos. This class is design to help participant take their video and photo taking skills to another level. This will be a guideline to cover the basics of taking photos and video through different lighting, angles, and other techniques. The participants will only need their smartphones to take pictures and record videos. Age: 13-18 CR Fee: $3 NCR Fee: $8 WALLTOWN PARK RECREATION CENTER 17050 Sep 15 Th 6pm-8pm

COLLEGE FAIR/ ENTREPRENEURSHIP

This College Fair/Entrepreneurship Event will bring admissions officers from various colleges and universities to meet with and answer questions from students and parents. The reality is that every child may not be interested in going to college so there will be local entrepreneurs present to share their journey and answer questions for individuals that may be interested in starting a business. Age: 13-18 No Cost WALLTOWN PARK RECREATION CENTER 17055 Oct 8 Sa 12pm-3pm

ADULT AND FAMILY

HEALTHY COOKING

Looking for a change in your eating habits, but not sure what will fit best for your lifestyle? Then join us as we explore several modern food trends to find out what will work for you! This hands-on class will also help you sharpen your skills in the kitchen, while giving you a chance to socialize with other “foodies”! Age: 18 and up CR Fee: $24 NCR Fee: $29 WALLTOWN PARK RECREATION CENTER 16999 Oct 3-Oct 24 M 6pm-7:30pm The Health Expo at Walltown Park Recreation Center is a fun-filled family day with activities and good health information to help you develop and maintain a healthy lifestyle. The activities for the day will include mature fitness class, line dancing, Zumba, recipe sharing, health screenings, and you will learn about all of the other activities and amenities that the Walltown Park Recreation Center has to offer throughout the year. All Ages No Cost WALLTOWN PARK RECREATION CENTER 17070 Nov 12 Sa 12pm-3pm

MATURE ADULT ACTIVITIES

COMPUTER BASICS FOR MATURE ADULTS

Looking for a class that will teach you the basics of a computer? This class is for you! Learn how to operate things like a keyboard, mouse, jump drive, and navigate through programs. Learn basic computer terminology. This class will provide you with the basics you need to learn on how to operate a computer. Age: 55 and up CR Fee: $6 NCR Fee: $11 EDISON JOHNSON RECREATION CENTER 17097 Sep 6-Sep 27 T 11am-12pm

TECHNOLOGY MADE EASY: MICROSOFT WORD

Microsoft Word is powerful word processing program that makes it easy to create publications quickly. But this program can be overwhelming to many of us, so this workshop is designed to help the participants become more familiar with tools that are available in Word and learn how to create professional looking documents such as business letter, church flyers or invoices. We’ll also learn how to create fun projects such as greeting cards for birthdays and holidays. Age: 55 and up CR Fee: $6 NCR Fee: $11 WALLTOWN PARK RECREATION CENTER 17118 Oct 26-Nov 16 W 11am-12pm

TECHNOLOGY MADE EASY: SMART PHONES AND COMPUTERS

Can’t teach old dogs new tricks? We beg to differ! Come learn the basic skills used to communicate in today’s world. Several topics using a smartphones and/or computers will be covered including: Facebook, Twitter, email, online purchasing, uploading photos, text messaging, search engines, and many more! Have questions about your computer or cell phone? We can help with that too! Age: 55 and up CR Fee: $6 NCR Fee: $11 WALLTOWN PARK RECREATION CENTER 17049 Sep 28-Oct 19 W 11am-12pm