Registration is still going on for Learn to Swim Lessons with the City of Los Alamitos. All swimming lessons are taught using the American Red Cross guidelines and teaching techniques. We hire only American Red Cross certified and trained Water Safety Instructors. We offer low class ratios and high quality instructors at reasonable rates in order to provide a safe and nurturing environment where each child can learn to be safe in the water.
Registration is still going on for Learn to Swim Lessons with the City of Los Alamitos. All swimming lessons are taught using the American Red Cross guidelines and teaching techniques. We hire only American Red Cross certified and trained Water Safety Instructors. We offer low class ratios and high quality instructors at reasonable rates in order to provide a safe and nurturing environment where each child can learn to be safe in the water.
There are five available sessions consisting of nine consecutive days of 30 minute classes; week one– Mon-Fri and week two – Mon-Thu. We also offer a Saturday session, which meets for a total of nine Saturdays.
Register for Session one, which begins June 20 and have the chance to be part of history and break a world record as we join the nation’s top water safety and training organizations in a global event, The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson™ (WLSL), to build awareness about the vital importance of teaching children to swim to help prevent drowning. On Friday, June 24, 2016, water parks, pools and other aquatic facilities around the globe will host local WLSL lessons to make noise that Swimming Lessons Save Lives. Swimming is a life-saving skill for children and a vital tool to prevent drowning, the second leading cause of unintended, injury-related death for children ages 1-14. The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson™ was created to serve as a platform to help local community aquatic facilities and many different national, regional, and state wide water safety and drowning prevention organizations work together to tell this important story on a local and national level.
Swim lessons are held at the Joint Forces Training Base, 11200 Lexington Drive, Los Alamitos.
Register for lessons online at www.cityoflosalamitos.org or contact the Recreation and Community Services Department at 562-430-1073.
For more information on The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson, please visit WorldsLargestSwimmingLesson.org.
Ready, Set, Go! Summer Preschool Program
Registration is now being accepted for the new Ready, Set, Go! Summer Preschool Program offered by the City of Los Alamitos Recreation and Community Services Department.
First Aid and CPR certified Recreation staff will facilitate activities including circle time, art, music, stories, and games designed to prepare your child for kindergarten.
Children will be introduced to numbers, letters, colors, shapes, and days of the week, while also learning about sharing, respect, and understanding. Five two-week sessions available from June 20 to August 22.
Registration forms are available at the Community Center, 10911 Oak Street.
A copy of the child’s birth certificate is required.
Participants must be potty-trained (no pull ups). Children attending the MWF class must bring a lunch.
For additional information, or to check availability, please contact the Los Alamitos Recreation and Community Services Department at 562-430-1073.
Los Alamitos Summer Day Camp
Registration is open for The City of Los Alamitos Recreation and Community Services Department’s Summer Day Camp program for ages 5-12.
This popular program offers ten weeks of camps from June 20 to August 26, plus bonus days on August 29 and 30.
Designed around a central theme each week, activities include arts & crafts, water activities, sports, games, special events, plus optional trips to the park, pool or the beach, or excursions to local attractions or amusement parks.
Also returning is Counselor in Training Program (C.I.T.) for teens 13-16 years old.
CIT offers two-week programs where teens will work alongside Summer Day Camp staff and receive valuable on-the-job training as camp counselors.
Training workshops are aimed to develop and strengthen professional skills for teens.
For additional information on registration, camp fees, and schedules, please visit www.cityoflosalamitos.org or contact the Los Alamitos Recreation and Community Services Department at 562-430-1073.
Busy Days, Fun Excursions at Free Summer Parks Program in Los Alamitos
The City of Los Alamitos Recreation and Community Services Department is once again offering Summer Parks Program, a free drop-in program for kids ages 5-15. Supervised by Recreation Leaders, the program features arts & crafts, sports, games, barbeques, special activities on Fridays, plus excursions to fun places like Big Air, Atlantis Park, the beach, and the movies.
Offered Monday to Friday, June 20 to August 26, from 10:30am to 4:00pm, at two locations:
• Orville Lewis PArk
3662 Kempton Drive
• Little Cottonwood Park
4000 Farquhar Avenue (Farquhar and Bloomfield)
Come spend the summer with Los Al’s Recreation department. It’s free and it’s definitely fun. Registration for excursions will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis beginning one week prior to the excursion. Transportation by bus is included. Participants must be in good behavioral standing to attend. Parks Program will still be held at both sites on excursion days. For additional information, please visit www.cityoflosalamitos.org or contact the Los Alamitos Recreation and Community Services Department at 562-430-1073.
