It’s been an exhausting task putting this summer’s issue together!

We have a huge amount of activities for you to choose from including many really great courses to challenge you in arts or sports. We have so many events this summer that we created a new section for them and you will find a new section ‘Hanging Out’ for lots of great young people’s casual fun activities to take your friends to.

The Summer Reading Challenge is back again for 2009! Brought you through York Libraries you can read about how to take up the challenge on page … Check out your local library and see what great books they have to help you with your challenge!

We’re hoping for good weather this summer so you can go along to the huge number of parks activities this summer. There are some great family days out in the parks in the ‘Events’ section too! We are looking for your input to help re-develop some of the play areas around York. If you have any ideas as to what you would like to see or do in your
local play areas then why not tell us in our online survey. 

On the move! – Lastly we are moving the School’s Out HQ during the summer. We will be moving our workshop and elves to the following address:

School’s Out
The Play Team,
Lifelong Learning and Culture,
18 Back Swinegate
York
YO1 8ZD

Tim & Kerry

The summer programme is currently being uploaded to this website. All activities will be online by 30/06/2009.

	Find out what art activities are taking place this holiday. (opens in a new window)
	Find out what play activities are taking place this holiday. (opens in a new window)
	Find out what sport activities are taking place this holiday. (opens in a new window)
	Find out what is happening in parks this holiday. (opens in a new window)
	Find out what events are taking place this holiday. (opens in a new window)
	Find out about places to hang out this holiday. (opens in a new window)

The Extra Bits...

As well as all the activities School's Out has lots of extra info about other things happening in York that you can get involved with. You can download all of these extra bits below...

• Competition time!
  • The Council has been given just over £1 million to develop 22 play areas across the City aimed at 8 -13 year olds over the next 2 years. We would like to know what makes a really great play area! You can write, draw, paint, make up a poem or whatever you like to tell us your ideas. You might want to describe to us what is included and why. Send your ideas to The Play Team, Lifelong Learning and Culture, 18 Back Swinegate York YO1 8ZD or tell us what you think online. The most creative idea will win a TRIKKE! You may have seen these great scooters at Street Sport York. A selection of your work and the winner will be appear in the October issue of Schools Out. (Closing date Friday 4 September 2009)
• Creepy Crawlies - Adventure Play Park
  • School’s out and the summer fun is about to begin at Creepy Crawlies. There will be loads of fantastic activities running throughout the summer holiday!
• Dragons and giants are coming to your library this summer! Are you ready for the challenge?
  • For ages 4 – 12, with Beyond Quest Seekers for older children and Quest Seekers Book Crawl for babies and toddlers! It’s all free and you could win a Nintendo DSI. See www.york.gov.uk/libraries and www.questseekers.org.uk.
• Find out about the Global Tour events happening this summer
• Inclusive Sport and Physical Activity Information for Young People
• Get involved with your local community ...volunteer!
  • It’s up to YOU to make a difference in 2009! TAKE PART AND YOU COULD WIN A PRIZE! 1st prize
    this year is a day trip to Alton Towers!
• MEND - Free fun programme for kids to become fitter, healthier and happer!
• Find out more about the MEND programme by visiting www.mendprogramme.org.
• Find out what is happening at Millers Yard this summer
• Movers and Shakers - Creative dance for 8-11 year olds
• Find out what is happening at the National Railway Museum this summer
• Find out when the Playspace mobile playscheme is coming to an area near you!
• First listings
• Second listings
• Find out where Urbie the mobile youth centre will be this summer
• York Young People's Service

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