Group Swim Lessons and Swim Club Registration Opens

Pearce Community Center will offer group swim lessons this fall to children three years and older. The four-week session begins Tuesday, November 7 and ends Thursday, December 7. Lessons will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays with no lessons during Thanksgiving week.

Youth lessons for children five years and older and pre-school lessons for ages 3 and 4 are offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. and again from 5:15 to 6:00 p.m.

The cost of the class is $33.75 for Pearce Foundation members; $45 for members; and $70 for non-members. Register for swim lessons at Pearce.

Swim club registration is also being accepted. Swim Club is designed to help swimmers ages 6 and older develop and improve competitive swimming abilities including a variety of strokes, strength, and speed. Participants must be able to swim the length of the pool unassisted. The fall swim club session runs concurrently with swim lessons and meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.

The cost of swim club is $45 for Foundation members; members $60; non-members $75.

Summer Camp Registration in Full Swing

As the 2016-2017 school years winds down, Pearce gears up for another great Summer Camp. No, not the music festival. This is PEARCE Summer Camp for children who will enter first through seventh grade in the fall.

Summer Camp will immerse your child in a collaborative and supportive environment that allows them to participate in fun activities, learn to make appropriate decisions, and cultivate friendships. Your child will be treated with consideration and respect and, in turn, will be encouraged to treat peers and adults in the same manner.

While summer camp serves a utilitarian purpose, it is also designed to enrich the life of each child. Through a strategic activity plan that integrates education with fun and delivered by exceptional counselors, children grow educationally, physically, emotionally, and psychologically.

Participating in Summer Camp means your child will enjoy a wide variety of activities including swimming; organized and free play; enrichment classes in physical fitness, yoga, science, art, and Nature Explorers; and reading, handwriting, creative writing, and math at education stations. Field trips to area attractions are always a big hit with our campers. This year, we will visit Children's Discovery Museum, Challenger Learning Center, Mt. Hawley Bowling & Miniature Golf, Shore Acres Pool, and Peoria Chiefs.

We also offer campers the opportunity to enroll in other kids programs at Pearce to make their summer experience even fuller. Swim lessons, Extra Fun Specialty Camps, tutoring, and Kids Fitness programs are all available to help your child utilize the summer months to enhance learning and prepare for a successful school year.

Summer Camp offers an impressive 7:1 camper to counselor ratio to ensure campers get the personalized attention they need to be safe and receive guidance and help. Intelligent and motivated, summer camp counselors represent some of the brightest young adults in our community. Many come back from college each summer to work with the campers. Common college majors for this group include education, nursing, social work, and business administration. All counselors are trained in basic first aid and have earned CPR certification.

Thank you to the families who have trusted and supported Pearce Summer Camp. Here's what a few of them had to say.

PCC member Taylor Larson is collecting teddy bears for the annual 97.3 NASH FM Teddy Bear Drive, and Pearce is proud to serve as the drop off point for her efforts. Please bring new teddy bears with tags still attached to our lobby by Thursday, February 6.  Taylor’s box is decorated with hearts—you can’t miss it.

This cause is especially dear to her as she received one of these bears during a stay at Children’s Hospital several years ago. That bear comforted her when she was scared, and she wants to give that comfort to other sick children.  

Teddy Bear Drive donations