ONTARIO — The City of Ontario Recreation Department is offering free virtual camps and classes this summer.

Why not do some classes via Zoom? Ontario teachers will be offering the following classes:

STEM Camp

Monday to Friday — June 8 to 12 from 1 to 2 p.m.- Grades 4 to 8.

Discuss the elements of a theme park, brainstorm ideas, learn basics to Google Draw, draft out the property, create rides, come up with costs and marketing, design restaurants, etc.

American Sign Language

Monday, Wednesday, Friday, June 15 to July 10 from 1 to 2 p.m. for all ages.

You will learn the basic letters, numbers, colors, animals, family, food, clothes, etc. This should be fun for everyone.

Google Classroom

Monday, Wednesday, Friday, July 13 to 17 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. for Grades 4-5 and parents.

Get your kids ready for Middle School and Chromebooks. Learn how to navigate Google Classroom, Google Slides, Documents, Sheets, etc.

Writing Camp

Monday, Wednesday, Friday, June 8 to July 3 from 9 to 10 a.m. for Grades 2 through 8.

Love movies? Well now’s your chance to write your own script to your own movie! You get to pick the plot, genre and create the characters. Afterwards, we will move onto designing a food truck complete with a menu, model, and advertisements.

Arts and Crafts Class

Monday, Wednesday, Friday, June 8 to July 3 from 10 to 11 a.m. Grades K through 8.

Let’s see your creativity this summer. Come join us for a variety of arts and crafts.

We will have fun making tessellations, paper mache, painting, drawing, and more.

Reading Comprehension

Monday, Wednesday, Friday, June 15 to July 31 from noon to 1 p.m. Grades 2 through 8.

Keep up with your reading skills! Learn about WH-questions, inferencing, and reading comprehension strategies.

Phonics Class

Monday, Wednesday, Friday from June 15 through July 17 from 11 a.m. to noon for Grades K through 5.

Practice your phonics skills and learn letter-sound correspondence, which is fundamental for reading and spelling.

Context Clues Class

Monday, Wednesday, Friday, July 6 to 24 from 2 to 3 p.m. Grades 3 through 12.

Use vocabulary for context clues. Learn strategies to determine the meaning of unknown words.

Come join us on Zoom for virtual classes and camps. Fun for all but you must pre-register.

A Zoom link will be sent to you before the classes start via email. Deadline to register is June 5, 2020. Please sign up today by going to the following link and look under virtual classes: https://ontarioohio.org/recreation-department/

Also, if you are bored and need some things to do over the summer, go to the City of Ontario Recreation Department website for online games and links to lots of educational and fun activities for all ages! Go to: https://ontarioohio.org/recreation-department/

Questions? Please email recreationdept@ontarioohio.org or call the Ontario Rec. Director at 419-529-2588 ext 3202.