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'Wee Summer Program' Registration Now Open
Formerly known as 'Family Little Bear Camp,' the Upper Moreland Wee Summer Program offers week-long educational youth activities.
The Upper Moreland Parks and Recreation Department is taking registration for its new Wee Summer Program.
The program is designed for youth ages 3 to 6 years old, and provides pre-school enrichment activities. The activities are facilitated by certified teachers and activity specialists, and will feature science, reading, sports, as well as the summer-camp staple of arts and crafts.
According to the department’s recreation coordinator Katie Kollar, the Wee Summer Program offers more parent-friendly arrangements than its former version called Family Little Bear Camp.
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“We felt that there was a growing need for a weeklong program,” Kollar said. “In terms of dual-income families, we wanted something more stale for them.”
Kollar explained that the Little Bear Camp was not a full-week summer program, and was weather dependent.
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The Wee Summer Program, which takes place at Pilleggi Park, has indoor facilities at the park’s soccer clubhouse, in case of inclement weather. It is also a Monday through Friday camp, and run from 9 a.m. – noon, each weekly session. Parents can chose which sessions they’d like to have their children participate.
The sessions run as follows:
- June 24 – 28
- July 8 -12
- July 15 – 19
- July 22 -26
- July 29 – Aug. 2
- Aug. 5 - 9
The program has a minimum of 10 participants needed to ensure each weeklong session will be held. There is a maximum of 20 youth participants per week.
The program costs $85 for residents and $125 for non-residents. There is also an early-bird discount for those registered by May 31.
For registration or more information, contact the Upper Moreland Parks and Recreation Department at 215-659-3100, ext. 1039 or e-mail recreation@uppermoreland.org.
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