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Originally Posted by Rcm58
Although Tennessee offers a vast amount of things to do for the outdoors enthusiast There are very few organized activities for kids, most cities rely on local churchs or the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. I ran a search on google and was only able to locate two cities that offered a summer program for kids of any kind that wasn't gun or fishing related and that was in Chatanooga and Memphis.
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Have you tried the Parks and Recreation Departments, the schools and the library in the towns for organized summer activities for kids?
In Oak Ridge, there is a two week
Adventure camp program for teens 13 -15 years old. Bus picks them up at the Civic Center. You pack their lunch. The program is offered by the Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department in conjunction with the Life Development Center and the Anderson County Health Council. Participants enhance their problem solving skills while participating in team building experiences on the high and low ropes courses. They will also have the opportunity to experience rock climbing, rappelling, whitewater rafting, hiking, mountain biking and caving.
From the City's website: The City of Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department also offers
The Civic Center Summer Camp for ages 6 - 12 years old. All camp activities take place at the Civic Center and in Bissell Park except for the field trips and visits to the outdoor swimming pool. Camp activities include a variety of games such as capture the flag, kickball, basketball, and many more. A craft option is offered on most days through out the week. In the afternoons children will choose between swimming at the outdoor pool or playing games at the Civic Center. Movies are sometimes shown on rainy days. Field trips such as The Lost Sea, The Knoxville Zoo, etc. are planned weekly. Special events such as the Water Carnival, Story Tellers, Puppeteers, and other activities are also planned weekly.
There is also
Summer ORCA (Oak Ridge City Aquatics), a summer swim team for children ages 5-18. Swimmers must be able to swim 100 yards unassisted to participate.
And, there are
Summer Red Cross swimming classes for kids 4 - 18.
The
library offers two storytimes each week in the summer in conjunction with the Summer Reading and Listening Programs. These are held in the Library Auditorium. On most Monday mornings (usually at 10:30am), the Friends of the Library will present programs for preschoolers through 1st grade. On most Tuesday mornings (usually at 10:30am), the Friends of the Library will present programs for school-aged children.
The
Children's Museum of Oak Ridge also has summer classes, workshops and camps for kids in 3 different age groups. You can take a look at what they are doing this summer, here:
Children's Museum of Oak Ridge - classes
While I realize that not all towns have a public pool and children's museum, I bet the schools and libraries run some kind of summer programs in other towns.
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