Programs

The Darien Parks and Recreation Department offers programs for pre-school age residents to senior citizens. In Darien, there are many private recreational service providers that each attempt to reach their own niche in Darien. The Parks and Recreation Department attempts to meet the needs and interests of the residents of town which are not met by the private groups in town.

Programs presently offered by the Parks and Recreation Department: (Please note that some of these programs are season-specific).

Guitar Lessons	Girls Indoor Soccer	Vacation Camps
Major League Soccer Clinics	Golf Lessons	Adult Drop-in Volleyball
Pee Wee Tennis	Piano Lessons	Adult Drop-in Basketball
Junior Tennis Lessons	Safe Boating Courses	Junior Paddle Tennis Lessons
Future Stars Basketball	Boys Indoor Soccer	Adult Tennis Lessons
Junior Dinosaur Discovery	MLS Soccer Camps	Red Cross Swim Lessons
Adult Paddle Tennis Lessons	Future Stars Baseball	Little Scientists
Tennis Camps	Overtime Athletics Sports Camp	Future Stars Cheerleading
Floor Hockey	Rebounding for Kids	Adult Paddle Camps
Robotics	Overtime Athletics Mini-Sports	Intro to 3D

The Parks and Recreation Department reserves the right to set a minimum and maximum for each program to ensure instructor to participant ratios are maintained. The Parks and Recreation Department reserves the right to cancel any program due to insufficient enrollment.

Resident registration for all 2008 Fall/2009 Winter programs begins on Wednesday, September 3rd at 8:30 AM online,in the Parks and Recreation office, or by mail. Non-resident registration will began on Wednesday, September 10th. Payments must be made in full at the time of registration. Mail-in registration does not guarantee program availability. In an effort to be fair and equitable, the Parks and Recreation Department will process one registration form per person. Individuals with more than one form may re-enter line or drop off the form(s) to be processed with mail-in registrations.

Programs will not meet on the following days: September 30; October 9 -13; November 4, 11, 27 - 30; December 24 - 31; January 1, 2, 19; February 16 - 20; March 16.

If programs are postponed, every attempt is made to re-schedule. You will be contacted by the Parks and Recreation Department or by the course instructor to re-schedule the misses class.

If a program is cancelled due to insufficient enrollment, a full refund will be given. For any other reason, refunds will be granted up to one week from the start of the program less a $15 administration fee. If cancellations are made within one week of the program start date, only 75% of the registration fee will be refunded. No refunds will be granted after the start of a program.

The Darien Parks and Recreation Department strives to meet the recreational needs of the Darien residents. Please feel free to contact the office for program ideas, 656-7325.