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INDOOR TENNIS
INSTRUCTION
SOCCERTIKES
Boys & Girls Ages 3 to 9
Saturday’s at Tri-Beach
Two 6 week sessions
January 17—February 28, 2015
or
March 14—April 25, 2015
AGES
3-5
6-9
TIME
9:00 am - 9:45 am
10:00 am - 11:00 am
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PRICE
$ 85
$100
Non-residents add $5 to price.
No class 2/14/15 or 4/18/15
A non-competitive child development
program, designed to promote motor
skills, physical fitness, confidence &
fun.
Parsons Complex Gymnasium
Boys & Girls — Ages 3 to 5
Wednesday’s
Jan. 7 to Feb. 11, 2015
4:15pm — 5:15pm
$68 per child (includes t-shirt)
Contact Rich Minnix at (203) 783-3387
or [email protected]
Contact Bill Garfield at (203) 783-3388
or [email protected]
FUNdamental
BASKETBALL CLINC
FAMILY OPEN SWIM
Stressing the FUNdamentals of
basketball.
Foran High School Pool
Dates & Times to be Determined.
Visit www.milfordrecreation.com
for more information.
Adults $2,Children/Seniors $1
Participants should use the
Natatorium entrance located to the left
of the old Main entrance.
Contact Rich Minnix at (203) 783-3387
or [email protected]
ADULT EXERCISE CLASSES
Adults 18 & Up
Maragaret Egan Center
Parsons Complex Gymnasium
Boys & Girls — Ages 6 to 8
Monday & Thursday
4:15pm — 5:15pm
Session II: Jan. 5-Jan. 26, 2015*
*no class 1/19/15
Session III: Jan. 29-Feb. 19, 2015*
*no class 2/16/15
$36.50 per child per session
$41.50 non-residents
Contact Rich Minnix at (203) 783-3387
or [email protected]
FUNdamental VOLLEYBALL
Parsons Complex Gymnasium
Fitness & Wellness
Boys & Girls
Class #1—1/5—3/30 6:30—7:30pm
Class #2—1/8—3/19 6:30—7:30pm
Class #3—1/9—3/20 9:30—10:30am
5th to 8th grade
Dance & Fun Workout
Class #1—1/6—3/17 6:15—7:15pm
Freestyle Yoga
Class #1—1/5—3/30 9:30—10:30am
All classes $60 residents,
$65 non-residents
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ADULT EXERCISE CLASSES
Adults 18 & Up
Tri-Beach
Adult Zumba Exercise
Class #1—1/5—3/30 5:30—6:30pm
Class #2—1/7—3/18 6:30—7:30pm
Adult Cardio Core Workout
Class #1—1/6—3/19 6:30—7:30pm
(Tuesday & Thursday)
All classes $90 residents,
$95 non-residents
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Register for multiple classes and save!!!
Contact Bill Garfield at (203) 783-3388
or [email protected]
Monday’s — 4:15—5:15pm
February 23—March 30, 2015
$85 per child
$90 non-resident
Contact Rich Minnix at (203) 783-3387
or [email protected]
LEARN TO SWIM
Boys & Girls
Ages 5 to 16
(based on level)
$35 per child per session
Dates & Times to be Determined.
Milford Residents Only.
Contact Rich Minnix at (203) 783-3387
or [email protected]
ADAPTIVE PROGRAMS
Sports, Life Skills, Arts & Humanities,
Basketball, Tennis, Ballet, Theater,
Fitness/Exercise & More
Curriculum Information
Contact Debra Marchese
(203) 550-2520
Registration Information
Contact Rich Minnix (203) 783-3387
or [email protected]
2015 WINTER PROGRAMS
Register online at www.milfordrecreation.com
LEARN TO SKATE
Boys & Girls Ages 3 to 15
(in cooperation with
Milford Ice Inc.)
Saturday
10:00am—11:00am
Three 8 week sessions
January 3—February 21, 2015
February 28—April 18, 2015
April 25—June 13, 2015
$150 per child per week
(payable to Milford Ice Pavilion, LLC)
LEARN TO PLAY HOCKEY
Boys & Girls Ages 3 to 15
(in cooperation with Milford Ice Inc.)
Saturday 8:45am—9:45am
Three 8 week sessions
January 3—February 22, 2015
$175 two days per child per week
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February 28—April 18, 2015
April 25—June 13, 2015
$150 one day per child per week
(payable to Milford Ice Pavilion, LLC)
Skate Rentals Included
A hockey equipment package is available
for purchase at Milford Ice Pavilion.
Contact Bill Garfield at (203) 783-3388
[email protected]
Contact Bill Garfield at (203) 783-3388
[email protected]
ADULT AQUACIZE
Adults 18 & Older — Held at McCann Natatorium, 150 Gulf Street
Adult Fitness Swim
Mon/Wed/Fri—9:30-10:30am—please check www.milfordrecreation.com
for registration information.
Hydro Aerobics
Tue/Thu—Dec. 30—Feb. 26—6:30-7:30pm $59 ($64 non-residents)
Aqua Zumba
Mon or Wed—Jan. 19—Mar. 11—7:30-8:30pm $59 ($64 non-residents)
Mon AND Wed—Jan. 19—Mar. 11—7:30-8:30pm $118 ($128 non-residents)
Contact Rich Minnix at (203) 783-3387 or [email protected]
GYMNASTICS WITH CARTWHEELS
Boys & Girls — Ages 5 & Up (must be in 1st grade)
Gym 1 — Monday’s (6 weeks) — 4:15—5:15pm
January 12, 2015—February 16, 2015—$103.50
(we will be open for Martin Luther King Day Jan. 19, 2015)
February 23, 2015—March 30, 2015—$103.50
(Non-Residents are welcome for an additional $5 per class.)
For Registration, contact Pat Austin at (203) 783-3390 or [email protected]
Class Specifics/Instruction, contact Monica at Cartwheel’s Etc. (203) 877-4291
LEGO® ENGINEERING
Monday through Friday—$130 per child (Boys & Girls)—Tri-Beach Center
April 13, 2015—April 17, 2015
Super Hero Engineering: Ages 5-7 — 9:00am—12:00pm
Super Hero Master Engineering: Ages 7-11 — 1:00pm—4:00pm
Save the world with LEGO® Super Heros! Build the hideouts & vehicles of your
favorite caped crusaders and learn what makes them Super Hero Engineers!
Contact Bill Garfield at (203) 783-3388 or [email protected]
**Thinking about what to do with your kids during the summer?
Summer LEGO® Camp could be the answer! Details to be determined.**
MILFORD RECREATION DEPARTMENT
CHILDREN'S WINTER PROGRAMS 2015
Register online at www.milfordrecreation.com or in person at the Parson's Complex main office.
COST/
SESSIONS
PROGRAM
DATES
AGE
DAY & TIME
Painting Picassos
3/2- 3/30
5-12
Monday's
4:30-5:30
$62/5 Classes
Cheerleading
4/6 - 5/4
5-12
$37/5 Classes
Young Concert
Guitarists
classes are
ONGOING
so you can
start any time
Monday's
4:30-5:30
Mon., Wed. or Thur.
Between 3:30-7
schedule with instructor
(203) 543-8099
Hip Hop Dance
1/20 - 3/24
6-13
Tuesday's
6:15-7:15
$103.50/10 Classes
Outer Space & Aliens
Cartooning Club
1/22 - 2/26
6-12
Thursday's
5:00-6:00
$93/6 Classes
Monsters & Weird Stuff
Cartooning Club
3/19 - 4/30*
*No class 4/9
6-12
Thursday's
5:00-6:00
$93/6 Classes
Sticky Fingers
2/27 - 3/27
5-15
Friday's
4:15-5:15
$71.50/5 Classes
Little Dragons
Karate
Ongoing
6 & up
3-5
Karate Kids
Ongoing
6-13
Karate Kids
Ongoing
6-13
Wed. 4:45, Thur. 4:45
or Fri. 5:45
Mon. 5:00
Pick any 2 days
Tue. 4:30-5:15 or 5:15-6
Wed. 5:45-6:30
Thu. 5:30-6:15, 6:30-7:15
Fri. 4:45-5:30, or 6:45-7:30
Mon. 6-6:45 &
$35/ lesson
Schedule time
with instructor
DESCRIPTION
INSTRUCTOR
A fun beginner art class. Enjoy painting, drawing, coloring, etc.
Create your own masterpieces!!!
You will learn cheers, jumps, dance moves and teamwork from the
Lauralton Hall Cheerleaders and Coach. All while having a great time!!
The last class you can show off your moves.
Small group / private guitar lessons with diverse musical repertoire.
Solo & ensemble performances. Great chance to work
with a Juilliard Alum / Wesleyan Faculty Cem Duruoz
www.ycguitar.com Free guitar provided for new students.
Stretch & dance to all different types of music. A great way to
exercise your body & mind to great music while meeting new friends.
Most important is having fun. No experience required.
Go where no student has gone before. Debra, a professional cartoonist will teach you
to make your own cartoon aliens, astronauts, spaceships & explore your imagination.
Make a comic strip, a poster, a real printed cartoon greeting card & a 3D clay creation.
If you like monsters, furry, big, small, scary or funny then this is for you! Learn to draw
all sorts of monsters & their friends. Debra, a professional cartoonist will teach you to
make a comic strip, a poster, a real printed cartoon greeting card & a 3D clay creation.
Boys & Girls come to the stickiest class to make fun & delicious treats.
Make fudge balls, donuts, decorate cookies, holiday treats & much more.
We eat what we make & have a great time. Great ideas for party treats too.
You'll be glad you came, bring a friend!
Ellen
Connors
Lynn
Baglini
Cem Duruoz
(203) 543-8099
Sarah Couden
Debra
HamukaFalkenham
Cindy
Parnoff
$40/4 Wks.
$75/4 Wks.
Learn self defense, confidence, self control,
flexibility, and respect for self and others.
Children who do martial arts perform better at school,
at home, are more focused and more physically fit!
You'll also learn about bully awareness and stranger danger.
Beginners through advanced welcome!
Adam
Rylski
$75/4 Wks.
Thu. 4:45-5:30 or 5:30-6:15
Little Scientists
1/23-3/13
@ MEC
1/22 - 3/12
@ Tri-Beach
Parent & Child
Clay Play
#1 2/12 & 2/19
#2 3/12 & 3/19
#3 4/2 & 4/9
#1 1/20- 2/24
Pottery
#2 3/10-4/14
Beginners & Intermediate #1 1/21- 2/25
#2 3/11-4/15
3-5*
10:00 - 10:45 Egan only
$158/8 Classes
4-8 415-5:00 Egan Fri or Tribeach Thurs
9-14 5:15-6:00 Egan Fri or Tribeach Thurs
$47/2 Classes
2-Adult
Thursday's
for 2 people
5:00-6:00
$16each added
person.
5-8
Tuesday's
$93/6 Classes
4:15-5:30
9-14
Wednesday's
$93/6 Classes
4-5:30
Pottery Extreme
5/7 - 6/11
8-15
Thursday's
4-5:30
$98.25/6 Classes
Young Composers
1/21 - 3/4
3-5
$124/7 Classes
Young Composers
on Broadway
3/11-4/22
4-6
Wednesday's
4:45-5:30
Wednesday's
4:45-5:30
Fashion Design
Workshop
Fashion Design
Workshop 2
1/21 - 3/4 OR
3/11-4/29
1/26 - 3/16 OR
3/23-5/11
6-12
Young Composers
Play Keyboard
Group Lessons
1/22 - 3/5 OR
3/12-4/30
Young Composers
Play Keyboard
Private Lessons
Lettering Arts 1
Cursive Handwriting
6-12
Thursday's
5:30-6:15
1/22 - Ongoing 3 & up
2/4 - 3/25
Wednesday's
5:30-6:30
Monday's
5:00-6:00
9 - 15
Days & Times
by appointment
(30 minute classes)
Wednesday's
6:00-7:15
$124/ 7 Classes
$124/7 Classes
$124/7 Classes
$124/7 Classes
$25 per lesson
$83/8 Classes
The following classes are
TechStars by Computer
Explorers
Classes held at 2 different locations to fit your schedule. Each week is a different topic
This hands on science class will make learning fun & cover a variety of interesting
lessons. The older kids will go much more in depth than the young ones.
TRI-BEACH is at 170 Hillside Ave.
Using handbuilding techniques make holiday gifts for friends & family.
A unique chance for mom, dad, grandparents, brothers &
sisters to share quality time! All materials are included.
3 separate sessions offered. Class size is limited so register early!
Like to get your hands dirty? This class is for you! Have fun learning to make cups,
bowls and much more. Try the wheel and handbuilding with earthenware clay.
You can also build on skills you already have. Make new friends too!
All materials are included.
For children with previous clay/pottery experience. Learn to make objects
and sculptures using handbuilding and wheel techniques.
Make decals, use colored slips and more. Clay experience important.
Explore the language of music in this fun and innovative preschool
music program: Playing musical games, fun song & dance numbers, climbing
through sound tents, trying & making unique instruments, march in kazoo band.
Experience the thrill of Broadway by learning & performing musical favorites.
Musical games & fun song & dance numbers there will be a performance to remember.
Learn to draw and design fashion, create mini magazine, measure cut and sew
fabric, and create seasonal clothing and accessories for your favorite doll or
stuffed animal. Last class is a fashion show to display! All materials included.
Must have completed Fashion 1. Learn to use a sewing machine and new
learn techniques to create a signature fashion line. Last class Fashion Show.
Have fun learning to play the keyboards. We'll cover all styles of
music including classical, rock, jazz & favorite holiday tunes.
This group will even compose their own song.
You must bring own keyboards with batteries.
A child who loves to play, loves to practice.
Private keyboard lessons designed for the young beginner.
We offer skills in playing and composing in a fun-filled atmosphere.
A studio class for building on & perfecting what you know about cursive handwriting.
Focus on beautiful penmanship, developing a signature, & establish a lifetime skill.
All uppercase and lowercase letters will be covered. Carolyn's love for writing & belief
that beautiful penmanship is a point of pride will be easy to see in this forgotten skill.
Technology classes designed to facilitate Science, Technology, Engineering & Math
learning. Materials we use are from Lego Education & MIT Media Lab.
Our classes provide hands-on projects in an educational setting to make learning fun!
Lego®
Robotics
3/5 - 4/2
7-10
Thursday's
4:30-5:45
$88/5 Classes
With Lego WeDo Robotics System, kids build & program their own robotic creations.
We'll teach kids about simple machines, engineering, computer programming & much
more. Robots are brought to life in a simple computer programming environment
Minecraft
Survival Islands
1/21 - 2/18
8-12
Wednesday's
4:30-5:45
$88/5 Classes
Lego®
in Motion
1/20 - 2/17
5-7
Tuesday's
4:30-5:45
$88/5 Classes
Play Minecraft while learning! Address all of the 21st century skills: critical thinking,
creativity, problem solving, decision making, collaboration & communication.
Bring a friend or make new ones and build together to survive!
Lego® fans & builders put fun in motion as kids learn to use wheels & axles, motors,
kinetic energy & balance to create contraptions powered by motors & battery packs.
Little
Scientists
Daphne
Watson
Blackwell
Daphne
Watson
Blackwell
Daphne
Watson
Blackwell
Sheila Griffin
Sheila
Griffin
Sheila & Tessa
Griffin
Sheila Griffin
Sheila Griffin
Carolyn
Dennis
TechStars
by
Computer
Explorers
for
more computer
descriptions
or
information
call:
(203) 207-0020
*** REGISTER online at www.milfordrecreation.com, or in person at the Recreation Department Office at the Parsons Complex.***
***Once you set up an account and register online, you can mail in a check or pay by credit card to complete the registration. We will e-mail you a receipt.
Make checks payable to: MFD. Rec. Dept. Mail to Parsons Complex, Recreation Department: attn Bob Hayes, 70 West River Street, Milford, CT 06460
No refunds after 2nd class. All Programs held at The Egan Center & all materials supplied unless noted.
Students taken on a first come, first served basis. Unfortunately, some classes do fill, so make registration plans accordingly.
Please bring your child directly to their program and pick them up promptly at the end of class. Ask instructor regarding weather policy.
For more information, call Bob Hayes at 203-783-3283. MARGARET EGAN CENTER is at 35 Matthew Street. TRI-BEACH Community Center is at 170 Hillside Ave.