Registration opens for spring break programs

Strathcona County has opened up registration for their annual spring break programs.

Starting on Tuesday (Feb. 27), residents can now register for programs in the following areas:

  • Swimming
  • Adult wellness
  • Visual Arts
  • Performing Arts
  • Preschool programs
  • Child, youth, and teen programs
  • Outdoor Pursuits
  • Virtual

These programs were made to help keep kids active during their extended time off school in March.

Registration is done through the Recreation Online portal. To register, residents must create a Recreation Online account for themselves and family members.

There are also physical registration forms which can be printed off and dropped off at any recreation facilities in the county, except for Millennium Place.

Those who are registered will receive a confirmation email and important class information up to one week before the program’s start date.

You can learn more about the spring break programs on the Strathcona County website.

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