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Summer playground program returns to Fairmont
3 Jun 2019
FAIRMONT — The summer playground program will be returning to Fairmont’s parks this year.
Roni Dauer, Fairmont Community Education and Recreation director, told the Fairmont Park Board that the playground program will be similar to previous years.
From 1-3 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from June 11 through Aug. 8, students entering grades 1-7 can participate in arts, crafts, games, creative play and many other activities. Younger children may attend if accompanied by an adult.
Six of Fairmont’s parks will serve as rotating sites for the program.
In addition to the playground time, Makerspace Mondays will be held from 1-3 p.m. starting June 17 at Fairmont Elementary School. This is a time set aside for computer lab, problem solving, coding activities, gym and playground.
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