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The Town of East Hartford to Offer Exciting Summer Programing

Planning Underway for Summer Camps and Pools
Posted on: May 11, 2021 - 1:37pm
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East Hartford, CT – East Hartford Parks and Recreation is excited to offer summer camp programs, swim lessons and other outdoor pool programming for the 2021 summer season and planning is now underway! Our traditional summer camp program will be offered with some minor modifications to ensure the safety of both participants and staff, and expanded with new enrichment opportunities. The town’s outdoor aquatic facilities will also open with slight adjustments in capacity and hours, and swim lessons will be offered in small group classes or private instruction.

East Hartford Parks and Recreation Summer Camps will open on Monday, June 21st, 2021 and will run for 7 weeks, ending on Friday, August 6th, 2021.  Camps will once again be open only to East Hartford residents this year.  We will offer a full array of camp programs, serving children ages 3 - 15, and participants with special needs ages 6 - 21.  We’re also excited to announce a new collaboration with East Hartford Public Library, East Hartford Youth Services, and the East Hartford Police Department to provide some fantastic new activities and programming during our camps, including mental health support. Camps will be held at their regular locations, with each site designated to serve a specific age group:

  • Camp Munchkin for children ages 3 & 4 will be located at the Community Cultural Center
  • Little Rec’cers Camp for children ages 4 ½ - 6 ½ will be located at Goodwin School / Goldstar Pool
  • Fun Days Camp for children ages 6 ½ - 9 ½ will be located at Gorman Park / Lord Pool
  • Explorers Camp for children ages 9 ½ - 12 ½ located at McAuliffe Park / Drennan Pool
  • Teen Adventure Camp for teens ages 12 ½ - 15 ½ will be located at Hockanum School / Terry Pool
  • Camp Sunburst for participants with special needs ages 6 - 21 will be located at McAuliffe Park / Drennan Pool

Campers will be bused from the parks for weekly indoor enrichment programming at the library or Community Cultural Center, with offerings to include literacy, STEM, and arts activities.

East Hartford Outdoor Aquatic Facilities will open for the season in mid-June.  We are planning to offer a limited number of small group and private swim lessons this summer.    

For more information about camps, join us at a Virtual Camp Open House on Wednesday, May 26th at 6:30pm, hosted by the East Hartford Public Library.  To register,   visit the library  at www.easthartfordct.gov/library and click on “Events Calendar,” or call the library at 860-290-4330   

More information about our camps and swim lessons will be released within the upcoming weeks.  Please check our website at www.easthartfordct.gov and Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ehparks for updates.