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Parks and Recreation
4035 Broadway
Grove City, OH 43123
Tel.: 614-277-3050
Fax: 614-277-3090
Weather/Hotline: 614-277-3060
Hours: M-F 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Upcoming Meetings
04/13/2010 6:00 p.m.
Park Board
06/08/2010 6:00 p.m.
Park Board
08/10/2010 6:00 p.m.
Park Board
10/12/2010 6:00 p.m.
Park Board

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P.A.R.K.

P.A.R.K. Programmed After-School Recreation for Kids (P.A.R.K.) is a daily after-school childcare program for children in kindergarten through fourth grades. The program takes place in the gymnasiums at Buckeye Woods, J.C. Sommer, Highland Park, Monterey, and Richard Avenue elementary schools, and runs from 2:40-6 p.m. every day South-Western City Schools are in session. Qualified childcare providers staff each site.

P.A.R.K. provides planned cooperative games, fitness, indoor and outdoor activities, free art, special interest activities, stations, free-choice activities and much more. Children must bring a snack to P.A.R.K. daily.

Registration Information

To register for P.A.R.K., call 614-277-3050 or sign up in person at City Hall, 4035 Broadway.


Before-School P.A.R.K. Program

The Before-School P.A.R.K. Program creates a safe, fun environment for children in the morning hours before school starts. Children who are in kindergarten through fourth grade participate in supervised recreational activities and are given a nutritious breakfast beginning at 6 a.m.

Held at the Evans Senior Center, this program meets every day the South-Western City Schools are in session. Transportation to the child's school is provided by the South-Western City Schools Transportation Department, but is only available for students enrolled at Buckeye Woods, Highland Park, Richard Avenue and Monterey elementary schools. Before-School P.A.R.K. staff will walk J.C. Sommer students to school beginning at 8 a.m.

Registration Information

To register for Before-School P.A.R.K., call 614-277-3050 or sign up in person at City Hall, 4035 Broadway.


Summer P.A.R.K. Program

Summer P.A.R.K. is a full-day childcare program offered Monday through Friday during the summer. The program models the after-school program by providing planned cooperative games, outrageous play, fitness, indoor and outdoor activities, free art, special interest activities, on-site mini-camps, stations, free choice activities and much more. The summer program offers weekly field trips, including trips to the Big Splash Family Aquatic Center. Children should bring a lunch, sunscreen, several nutritious snacks and a water bottle. Participants must have completed kindergarten by June 2010.

2010-11 Summer P.A.R.K. Registration
Registration for new families begins Monday, April 12.