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PARKS CALENDAR

June 9, 2009 12:35 am

LEISURE CLASSES

American Red Cross Babysitter's Training Course: June 27. Registration deadline June 19. Learn how to handle emergency or illness and perform basic care. Fee: $50.

Horseback Riding: July 5-31. Registration deadline June 26. Entry-level class. For information, go to whitebuffalohorses.com. Fee: $130 for residents, $140 nonresidents.

FITNESS

Boot Camp Fitness: June 29-July 27. Registration deadline June 19. Suitable for all fitness levels. Improve cardiovascular stamina, increase muscle tone and strength and decrease body fat. Fee: $50 or $8 per session.

New Beginnings: June 29-July 22. Registration deadline June 19. Burn calories and tone problem areas while improving posture, reducing stress and elevating energy.

SENIORS

Senior Fun Fit Chair Class: July 2-23. Registration deadline June 19. Improve range of motion, enhance muscle tone, bone density and balance. Fee: $20 or $5 per class for walk-ins.

Senior Fun Fit Floor Aerobics: July 2-23. Registration deadline June 19. A modern approach to low-impact aerobics and strength training. Bring water, mat and dumbbells, 3-8 pounds. Fee: $20 or $5 per class for walk-ins.

CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES

Gymfun: July 7-28. Registration deadline June 26. Children will stretch, climb, jump, tumble, balance, cartwheel, somersault and hop on balance beams, tumbling mats, horizontal bars and mini trampolines. Fee: $50.

Gymfun Tumbling for Cheerleaders: July 6-27. Registration deadline June 26. Children will learn basic tumbling stunts, including back handsprings and flips. Fee: $50.

Creative Side craft, drawing and painting classes. Registration deadline June 19.

Craft classes for children ages 2-4 and their parents. The class will begin with a fun, age-appropriate project and then parent and child are free to explore other media and materials. July 6-29.

For ages 5-10, classes introduce 2-D and 3-D projects, seasonal crafts, printmaking, weaving, collage, texture, basic drawing and much more. July 6-29.

In drawing classes, students ages 5-18 use dry media while learning about composition, proportion, placement, shading and other basic drawing techniques. July 6-31.

In painting classes, students learn about materials and tools, planning a painting, techniques, color basics and mixing of colors, light and shadow, basic drawing techniques, and more. July 7-31. For more information go to dmunros creativeside.com. Fee varies.

SUMMER CAMPS

Super Science in the Summer: Aug. 3-7, registration deadline July 24. Classes will consist of demonstrations, hands-on activities, outdoor activities, labs and crafts to reinforce a different science topic each day. All activities are tied to Virginia science SOL and national science standards. Fee $175.

KidsFit Summer Fun Fitness Camp: June 30-July 23, registration deadline June 19. Get kids moving and energized as they learn to embrace fitness as a lifestyle. See improvements in their cardio, respiratory, muscular endurance and flexibility levels. Fee $40.

Young Chefs Academy summer camp: The Great Kitchen Mystery for ages 6 and older. Three-day camps, Tuesday through Thursday, 9 a.m.-noon or 1-4 p.m. Fee: $130 residents, $140 nonresidents. For more information, go to youngchefs academy.com/fredericksburg.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Stonewall Jackson 20-mile Ambulance Run: Oct. 10, registration deadline Sept. 25. Fee $45.

To reach the Spotsylvania Parks and Recreation Department, call 540/507-7529.





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