MANCHESTER SUMMER PLAYGROUND
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
The Manchester Summer Playground Program returns this year led by Director Don Towle & Assistant Director Eric “Wokkus” Aldrich. The Summer Playground program is a drop in program that features a variety of sports, games, special events, arts & crafts, field trips and much more. The program is open to children who are entering into Kindergarten up through 8th grade is open to both residents and non-residents. The Summer Playground Program is not a camp, but a daily drop in program that allows children to pick and choose the activities that they want to participate in. The Summer Playground Program runs Mondays - Fridays from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm and Monday - Thursday evenings from 5:30 - 8:30 pm.
What are we all about?
The Summer Playground Program is not a camp, but a daily drop in program that allows children to pick and choose the activities that they want to participate in. The Manchester Summer Playground has been a Manchester tradition for almost 100 years. Our records indicate that the “Playground” was formed in the 1920’s at Story High School and had been run by the School Department until 2002. From 2002 to the current date, the program has been overseen by the Town’s Parks & Recreation Department. The program has made many improvements over the years to accommodate the needs of today’s families.
The Summer Playground program is located in the back of the Memorial Elementary School next to the new footbridge. This space was originally developed for the Summer Playground in 1957 when the Memorial School addition was built.
The original mission was to provide a safe environment for the children of Manchester, to stay active and participate in group activities while making summer memories that last a lifetime. Today that mission remains the same. The Summer Playground continues to offer summer fun at a reasonable price leaving no families behind with the option to apply for scholarships. We are happy to say we also provide meaningful summer employment to our local teenagers, many of whom attended the program as a child.
Summer 2013 Dates: June 27th - August 16th
FEES:
1st or 2nd Child in Family |
$210.00 per child |
3rd Child in Same Family |
$115.00 |
4th or more children in same family |
FREE |
*Non-Residents |
$275.00 |
**Resident rate applies to children who live in Manchester or who attend school in Manchester. |
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