Youth & Teen Programs

YOUTH & TEEN

Please enroll early. Whether or not a class runs is determined within 24 hours prior to the start of the class/activity. All classes/activities have minimum and maximum enrollment limits.

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Chris Corkum’s Baseball Clinic 2021 This clinic will provide the opportunity for players of all levels to practice and gain in-depth knowledge of various baseball skills including hitting, fielding, pitching, base running and much more. Each player will receive various drills to help them improve their skills all the while being in a fun baseball environment that the simple love of the game is stressed in a way that only Chris Corkum can create and foster.

10/9, 9:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m., $40 Location: Ayers Rd Complex, Director: Chris Corkum

Jukido Jujitsu (Ages 6+) Jukido is a traditional Japanese Jujitsu class teaching realistic self-defense. The techniques that a student will learn includes throws, takedowns, arm locks, pressure points and strikes. Jukido stresses the seven codes of bushido: justice, courage, benevolence, politeness, truth, honor and loyalty. Safety and doing one's best are always emphasized in class. Trial classes are available and uniforms are not mandatory. For more information, please visit the IKA website www.kokondo.org

Wednesdays 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm September – November Location: Wapping Activity room 37 Instructor: Paul Ward Residents: $30/month Non-residents: $35/month

Sundays 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm September – November (no class 9/5, 10/31,11/28) Location: Wapping Parks & Recreation Facility Gym Instructor: Paul Ward Residents: $30/month Non-residents: $35/month

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Fitness Club (Grades 6-8, TE Students Only) This indoor program is aimed at helping middle school students enhance their physical fitness and expand upon exercise and strength training knowledge. Students will be encouraged to create realistic fitness goals and then work with the instructor to create an individual workout.

Mondays & Thursdays, 9/13-10/28 (NC 9/16, 10/11), 2:45 p.m. – 4:05 p.m., $70 Location: TEMS Weight Room/Fitness Center, Instructor: Val Giaccone, TEMS Health & PE Teacher

Food Explorers: Dinner Club! (Grades 2-5) Join Food Explorers for our weekly dinner club! Each week you’ll learn and make a new delicious recipe with the help of a nutritionist, and play some fun games about food! You’ll be making: Taco Salad, Greek Grain Bowls, Ricotta Gnocchi, Rainbow Pasta Salad and Black Bean Burgers. Each child will make their own portion, and all recipes are nut free but may contain dairy and eggs.

Thursdays, 10/21-12/2, 5:00-6:00 p.m. NO class 11/11 (Veterans Day) & 11/25 Resident fee: $82, Non-resident fee: $92 Location: Wapping Recreation Facility

Abrakadoodle Artsplash: Tell Me A Story! What kind of story does your artwork tell? We’ll use Model Magic to create our own storyteller dolls that reflect the tradition of passing down stories from generation to generation. Speaking of storytellers, we’ll learn about Patrick Benson, the award-winning illustrator of “Owl Babies” as we create our own soft owl babies. Our artwork takes on a 3 dimensional effect with shapes that pop off the page and use architectural design. Also featured are Lisa Kowalski and her colors, dabs and doodles, beautiful indigo cloth designs using styluses, and more!

Twoosy Doodlers (20 months-3): 9:30-10:15 a.m. Mini Doodlers (3-5): 10:30-11:45 a.m. Doodlers: 5-12 (Elementary School aged kids): 4:15-5:00 p.m. Location: Wapping Recreation Facility Resident fee: $92 • Non-resident fee: $102

Abrakadoodle Artsplash: From Castles to Cartoons! We learn about the use of real gold in manuscript illumination during the Middle Ages, then zoom forward six hundred years to the present and practice creating cartoon drawings like professional animators. Azulejos and ikebana sculptures take us from Portugal to Japan, and we try our hand at stippling flowers and designing a logo with our names.

Abrakadoodle Artsplash: From Castles to Cartoons! Twoosy Doodlers (20 months-3): 9:30-10:15 am Mini Doodlers (3-5): 10:30-11:45 am Doodlers: 5-12 (Elementary School aged kids): 4:15-5:00 pm Location: Wapping Recreation Facility Resident fee: $92 • Non-resident: $102 Tennis All tennis lessons are at the Wapping Tennis Courts on Ayers Road, and are taught by long time instructor Todd Custer. Each student is responsible for providing their own racquet. The participant should attend all session days they are signed up for. Make-ups will be scheduled for inclement weather cancellations. Please check the cancellation hotline (860)648-6349.

Youth Pee Wee: Ages 5-7, $120

· No previous experience required. Parents must remain on site.

Saturdays, 9/11 - 10/23, 9:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m., Sundays, 9/12 – 10/24, 1:00pm-1:30pm.

Youth Beginner/Advanced Beginner: Ages 7-16, $120

· No previous experience required.

Saturdays, 9/11 - 10/23, 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Sundays, 9/12 - 10/24, 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

Youth Intermediate/Youth High Performance/ Adult:

Ages 9-99, $180

· Must have command of volley, be able to sustain rally, and know positioning.

Saturdays, 9/11 - 10/23,10:30 a.m.-12:00 a.m., Sundays, 9/12 – 10/24, 2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.