A Japanese martial art that relies on efficient body movements, not strength, to redirect the force of an attack and diffuse it using joint locks, throws, and pinning the attacker on the ground. Increase your body awareness, flexibility, & balance through principles that are practiced not only for self-defense but also helpful in daily life.

Get your toes tapping to the classics! This introductory class focuses first on basic tap skills, then combos, & finally works up to a dance routine. Absolute beginners are invited to learn their way across-the-floor. Seasoned tap dancers are also invited to time step their way into class. Once a dancer, always a dancer. Tap or hard-soled shoes required. Choreography provided by instructor Patti Stratton.

Lucky the Leprechaun is at it again with his toughest hunt yet! Gather the clues he has left behind to navigate your way to the field where the treasure awaits. Lucky is a very clever leprechaun and the clues will not be easy. Do you have what it takes to make it to the end?

Lucky the Leprechaun is at it again with his toughest hunt yet! Gather the clues he has left behind to navigate your way to the field where the treasure awaits. Lucky is a very clever leprechaun and the clues will not be easy. Do you have what it takes to make it to the end?

Join Clean Valley Council, Naturalists and “Rigsby the Raccoon” for a fun, free and interactive experience on how we can keep the earth and our parks clean! Follow along in a puppet show and reading to learn what the 5 R’s mean and how trash and discarded items can be dangerous for critters in our parks like Rigsby. Participants can then use their new knowledge and creativity to design a trash-art, Clean Parks Poster to be displayed at the Explore Park Visitor Center. Readings for this will be at 1:15 PM and 2:15 PM with activities to follow.

Lucky the Leprechaun is at it again with his toughest hunt yet! Gather the clues he has left behind to navigate your way to the field where the treasure awaits. Lucky is a very clever leprechaun and the clues will not be easy. Do you have what it takes to make it to the end?

Watch your children begin to overcome fears, gain confidence and become more aware of how to be safe in the water. This class is a beginner’s class for children between the ages of 4-5. They must be comfortable separating from their parents and be able to follow safety rules. Children, with the assistance of a certified swim instructor, will become comfortable completely submerging, blowing bubbles, and floating on their stomach and back. With the assistance from a certified instructor they will gain the confidence and skill to move on to Big Waves 2. . These skills are the building blocks to further water safety and stroke development.

No need to wait! Start the process of introducing your baby to the water sooner rather than later. This parent and child class will start building your baby's confidence and swimming readiness. What a fun opportunity for you and your child to explore the water and become adjusted together. Parents will learn basic water skills to keep their children safe and help them to love the water. Safety information and teaching techniques will be provided to parents. Parental participation is required.

It's never to late to learn how to swim! Our swim instructors will provide an introductory water program designed for anyone 13 years and up that may be fearful about participation in water activities or need assistance developing their basic swimming skills. This is a comfortable, non-threatening environment and we have very patient instructors who want to help participants conquer their fear of the water and learn to swim.

Let's have fun learning to swim! This is a class for the older beginning swimmer to become comfortable and confident in the water. They will gain basic aquatic skills including; beginning swimming strokes, breath control, floating, and kicking - all of which will help to keep them safe. Games and activities will help teach them to enjoy and become adjusted to the water. In addition, they will participate in a safety lesson each class that will encourage them to be safe around all aquatic environments. The goal is a positive attitude towards swimming and water safety.

Join your child as they discover the world of water. With your help, toddlers will experiment with arm and leg action, floating and going under water. Lots of repetition will help them become very comfortable and confident in the water. This is a fun and engaging class which will keep your child wanting to come back even as they are learning about safety and swimming skills. Parental participation is required.

Watch your children begin to overcome fears, gain confidence and become more aware of how to be safe in the water. This class is a beginner’s class for children between the ages of 4-5. They must be comfortable separating from their parents and be able to follow safety rules. Children, with the assistance of a certified swim instructor, will become comfortable completely submerging, blowing bubbles, and floating on their stomach and back. With the assistance from a certified instructor they will gain the confidence and skill to move on to Big Waves 2. . These skills are the building blocks to further water safety and stroke development.

Now you’re really a swimmer! Swimmers in this class are very confident and comfortable in the water while developing strokes such as dolphin kick, breast stroke and eventually butterfly and side stroke. We'll also practice rotary breathing and being able to swim the distance of our lap lane without stopping. Safety lessons become more in depth and cover more topics. While we have combined Levels 3 and 4 to be able to keep offering both levels, do not think for a minute that your child is missing out on any skills or information. They will be challenged to learn all 6 strokes, swim the length of our lap lanes several times during the lesson and be considered "water competent" according to the American Red Cross. Instructors are pushing students at this level to refine their strokes. Many participants are ready for swim team when they complete this class.

This is the first class parents get to watch instead of participate! Come enjoy watching your children gain confidence and a love of the water as they develop aquatic skills that will keep them safe for years to come. In Little Splashes the instructors will introduce bubble blowing, floating, gliding, arm and leg movement and rolling, all of which are designed to keep your child safe in the water. Parents are encouraged to participate in the safety portion of the class to keep your entire family safe around aquatic environments.

Celebrate your child’s independence in the water. This class is for the advanced beginner. They must be comfortable separating from their parents and be able to follow safety rules. To enroll in this class a child should be comfortable completely submerging their head without hesitation, laying on their back with their ears in the water and have no fear. With the assistance of a certified swim instructor they will work on becoming more of an independent swimmer on their stomach and back. While it may take a while to pass this class keep in mind your child is learning several complicated skills and with differing levels of assistance.

Our swimmers will continue to build on the basic skills learned in Level 1 in the Level 2 class. The student will become more confident and be able to swim short distances by themselves. Students in this class should be very comfortable going under the water. Emphasis is on learning to float without support, alternating arms and leg actions on front and back along with rotary breathing. Safety lessons are still present in order to ensure our participant's safety around all water environments. Fun is not forgotten either!