Great Esker Park Explorer and Adventurer Outdoor Recreation Programs Are Weather Dependent
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contents Book Designed by: www.sashapedrophotography.com 3 MAYORS LETTER 10 EXCEPTIONALS 12 WEY-FUN 18 WEY-FUN@ESKER 21 LEARN TO RIDE A full day program for A full day program Combining the choice Never been on a bike or IMPORTANT INFO 4 Weymouth children with that offers a variety of of Wey-Fun and the are you looking to lose 5 REFUND POLICY special needs such as playground activities, exploration of Esker for those training wheels for th 5 PROGRAM Down syndrome & high- sports and aquatic the weeks of Jun. 16 , good? LOCATIONS functioning autism. opportunities. Aug. 18th & Aug. 25th. 6 REQUIRED 11 SPROUTS 20 GREAT ESKER 24 LANE BEACH READING A morning program with Nature Exploration and Swimming lessons, sailing 8 TRANSPORTATION weekly themes. A variety Outdoor Recreation lessons, and kayaking. of activities to promote programs for children of Available at a discount 28-29 ADULT+FAMILY social skills, creativity & all ages – in the park and for same week Wey-Fun PROGRAMS fitness. beyond! participants! 31 POLICE ACADEMY 31 POND MEADOW 32-42 VENDORS 48 CONCERTS, MOVIES & FARMERS MARKET Weymouth Recreation Supervisor: Mike Doyle 1393 Pleasant Street [email protected] Weymouth, MA. 02189 www.weymouth.ma.us/rec 781-682-6124 Town of Weymouth, Susan M. Kay Massachussetts Mayor 75 Middle Street Weymouth, MA 02189 781-335-2000 Dear Residents: Welcome to the 2014 Town of Weymouth Recreation Division Summer Book. Again, there are some big changes for the 2014 season. Please take a moment to read the Important Information and Required Program Reading pages. Our newly designed web-page, www.weymouth.ma.us/rec, will have a digital version of this book with up to date information not available, or changed, since being published. This is your reference for the special events, program guidelines and transportation schedules. Be sure to create an account to have the Recreation Divisions monthly flyers, with great ideas dreamed up too late to make the summer book, delivered to your e-mail inbox. Registration begins for Weymouth residents on February 27, 2014 and will open to everyone on March 13, 2014. Please coordinate with family and friends and register early to secure your summer of fun and save a bundle! Deep discounts will apply to most programs through May 1st! Register carefully and understand the newest KNOW refund policy. Weymouth Recreation will offer eleven full weeks of summer programs from June 16th through August 29th. The major changes include: Less Wey-Fun; less Great Esker; more Wey-Fun@Esker in the form of Great Esker Park hosting Wey-Fun the weeks of June 16th – 20th, June 23rd – 27th, June 30th – July 3rd, August 18th – 22nd and August 25th – 29th. The Sprouts program, for children 3 – 6 years old, will expand to nine weeks and again be held at Weston Park behind the Tuft’s Library (rain site). Lane Beach will offer three two-week Red Cross certified swimming lesson sessions, weekly fundamental, intermediate and advanced sailing lessons and daily kayaking programs. Wey-Fun will be held at Wessagusset School from July 7th – August 15th and be divided into two camps (age 4 – 8 and 8+ years old). Each camp will continue to be divided into two age groups 4 – 6 and 6 – 8 years old for the younger camp and 8 – 10 and 10+ years old for the older camp. The 4 – 8 year olds will again have swim lessons at Lane Beach available to them. The 8+ year olds campers can take advantage of swim lessons, kayaking and sailing at Lane Beach with deep discounts! Family fun can be found in the free canoeing events at Great Esker Park, free kayaking at Lane Beach or at the popular Thursday night outdoor concert and movie series at the Ralph Talbot Amphitheatre next to Town Hall. Concerts are Thursdays, July 10th, 17th, 24th at 6:30 p.m. The Family Karaoke Night will be on July 31st. The movie series begins at dusk at the Ralph Talbot Amphitheatre and will feature “The Goonies” on August 7th, “Despicable Me 2” on August 14th, and finish the series on August 21st at Lane Beach with “The Goonies”! Get outside and join us for an awesome summer of fun! Sincerely, Susan M. Kay Mayor 3 Important Information Registration and Refunds The Registration and KNOW refund policies are both designed to offer a black and white process that you, our customers, and our staff can understand and enforce. Both policies were designed to discourage refunds and the time lost in processing them. The KNOW refund policy will be strictly enforced. Please register very carefully. Resident Registration schedule: All Wey-Fun, Wey-Fun@Esker, Great Esker, Sprouts, Lane Beach, Exceptional and Vendored (Science, Art, Drama and Sports) will begin February 27th. Pond Meadow and Junior Police Academy registration information will be announced in our April 4th flyer. To register in person between February 27th and March 12th residents must present a utility bill or a picture ID with the home address for each family they are registering. Registration opens to everyone on March 13th. Resident/Non-resident Registration Policy Weymouth residents only may register from February 27th through March 11, 2014 - online and in person. Please respect this policy. Non-Weymouth residents who register between these dates will be removed. The residency / contact information you enter is critical in dealing with emergencies your child may experience during the programs. Your address must also match your credit card’s information or your card will be rejected. Registration in 4D: Notice how important May 1st and June 1st are Decide what you want to register for – Due to the KNOW refund policy (see next page) you should consider all other plans you have or may make throughout the summer. This policy is black and white! Discounts – Considerable discounts are offered on our programs and some vendored programs – through May 1st. The price differences and the KNOW refund policy are our effort to encourage early registration so we can plan better and keep prices as low as possible. Help us plan a better program and save money – register early! Discounts do not apply to the required t-shirts and IDs. Deposit – Every registration through May 1st requires a deposit. The deposits vary and hold your spot at the discounted price (if there is one). All registrations after May 1st require full payment. Deadline - All balances must be paid by June 1st or the registration will be cancelled – minus the 20% deposit. Full payment triggers the no refund policy – you own the seat. See the KNOW refund policy on the next page. Payments: online must be by credit card (Mastercard, VISA, Discover or American Express) or account credit; at our office by cash, check, credit or debit card. Drop-off registrations – can be turned in from February 27th – March 12th and will be processed according to the registration schedule – all registrations require a non-refundable deposit of 20%. Friends can drop-off fully completed and signed registration forms with proof of residency for each family. How to Register Online We continue to encourage online registration at www.weymouth.ma.us/rec. It is the easiest and most convenient method for you, our customer, and us. If you would like further instruction on how to register online – please see our web-page – www.weymouth.ma.us/rec If you have a Household Credit, you can apply it to your online order. Choose your programs, click on “Check Out,” then “Pay Online,” and an overview of your cart items will appear. Your account credit will be listed about half-way down this page, in orange. Choose “Apply Credit” and follow the prompts. 4 The latest - KNOW Refund, Cancellation and Transfer Policy: Please plan carefully before registering. Any time spent processing refunds is time we cannot commit to creating or running programs! Made a mistake? Call us right away and we will work it out. • Each registration requires a non-refundable deposit - roughly 20%. • If Weymouth Recreation must cancel a program, or you cancel prior to full payment, you will receive a full refund – minus your deposit. Do not pay in full until your summer schedule is set! • Refunds are not given for disciplinary dismissal*, failure to attend, absence, injury or sick days. • Refunds will be by Town of Weymouth check for payments by cash or check or by crediting the credit card you used during registration. Please allow four weeks for check processing. • Transfers & Cancellations - Once registered – you own the seat. There are no transfers or cancellations. Need to cancel? – The sooner you let us know the better your chances we can sell your seat to someone else. There are no guarantees that we will be able to sell your seat. If we can - we will credit your account. • Chargebacks - We will fight all chargebacks – we are happy to resolve legitimate concerns - double billed, overpaid or cancelled classes. This is not a way around the KNOW refund policy. *Disciplinary Policy: Any participant who detracts from the enjoyment of another participant or the duties of the staff will be warned, once, and the incident will be reported to the parent that day. The participant will be removed if there is another incident that week. Two removals will result in a ban from all programs for the season. Refunds will not be given for a participant removed from a program for disciplinary reasons. Where Addressesis tomy our best recreation program? sites. BUS STOPS: Weymouth High School, Wessagusset, Murphy School, Great Esker Park and Lane Beach. Abigail Adams Middle School: 89 Middle Street, E. Weymouth Eagles Hall: 1338 Washington St, Weymouth – across from Easter’s Country Kitchen Great Esker Park: Elva Road, N.