Raleigh Parks Winter-Spring 2024 Leisure Ledger

each language! This one-day program is a preview of what’s to come with our week long Global Guru Summer 2024 Specialty Camp. Laurel Hills Community Center – Course Fee: $20 Let’s Explore France Mar 19 Tu 6:30-8:00pm Let’s Explore Spain Apr 16 Tu 6:30-8:00pm Teen Cooking Block Age: 11-17 yrs. From easy appetizers and yummy desserts to classic dinners and quick, low-cost snacks, it’s all here! Join other teens to learn their way around the kitchen, creating tasty foods. Saint Monica Teen Center – Course Fee: $5 Jan 23 Tu 6:00-7:30pm Feb 6 Tu 6:00-7:30pm Feb 20 Tu 6:00-7:30pm Mar 5 Tu 6:00-7:30pm Mar 19 Tu 6:00-7:30pm Apr 2 Tu 6:00-7:30pm Apr 16 Tu 6:00-7:30pm May 7 Tu 6:00-7:30pm Adult Backyard Orchard Management Age: 16-99 yrs. Do you have a fruit tree that refuses to produce fruit? Have you always dreamed of having your own orchard? Do you have an interest in learning more about how to grow fruit trees in an urban backyard? If any of these apply to you, sign up for our Backyard Orchard Management series for a hands on take on orchard care. Marsh Creek Community Center – Course Fee: $10 Feb 21 W 4:00-5:30pm Cool Season Lawn Care for Beginners Age: 15-99 yrs. Have you ever wondered how to get your lawn to look lush and green? Have you ever looked at a bag of fertilizer wonder what 20-20-20 means? How do you know if you need to add lime to your soil? When do you apply fertilizer, grub preventative, pre-emergent, and fungicide? When is the right time to aerate your lawn? All these questions, and more, will be answered in this class. This class will focus on cool season lawns (Fescue and Kentucky Bluegrass) only. Marsh Creek Community Center – Course Fee: $10 Feb 7 W 6:15-8:00pm Creative Writing Workshop Age: 16-99 yrs. Join us for a writing workshop! Participants will have the opportunity to create an original poem, short story, song, or monologue. The final thirty minutes will feature a Family and friends showcase. John Chavis Community Center Mar 20 W 6:00-9:00pm

Educational

Educational

Programs

Preschool Let’s Ride! An Introduction to Bike Riding

music, imaginative play, group games and stories. Activities will be geared to develop and enhance their social, emotional, fine and gross motor skills. This is the ideal program for your child to learn, grow, and make new friends in a fun and safe environment. Our goal is to create an environment that will nurture positive character, development and an excitement for learning. Little Learners runs September through May. Participants must be toilet-trained; no diapers or pull-ups. All children will need to bring a Jan 3-Jan 31 M,W,F 9:15am-12:15pm Fee: $241 Feb 2-Feb 28 M,W,F 9:15am-12:15pm Fee: $221 Mar 1-Mar 27 M,W,F 9:15am-12:15pm Fee: $241 Apr 1-Apr 29 M,W,F 9:15am-12:15pm Fee: $261 Youth Global Gurus Age: 6-9 yrs. We’ll explore the different cultures through games, art, music, stories, and cuisine to learn what makes the land their people unique. We'll even learn some basic conversational words in snack and drink each day. Greystone Recreation Center

Age: 3-4 yrs. Sign your child up for this introduction to bike riding using Strider Balance Bikes. Taught by Certified Strider Bike Instructors, this class will go through the basics of bike riding, including safety, and will get your child more comfortable with peddling by the end of the four-week class. Participants should come wearing comfortable clothes for biking (including athletic shoes) and bring a helmet. Class will be held indoors. Parents should plan to stay for the entire class. The last 15 minutes will be used for a “free ride” with parents. Marsh Creek Community Center – Course Fee: $40 Feb 5-Feb 26 M 4:30-5:30pm Little Learners Preschool Program Age: 3-5 yrs. Little Learners is an interactive preschool program for ages 3-5. The students will engage in developmentally appropriate educational activities such as arts and crafts,

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