City of Decatur Active Living | Decatur Parks & Recreation Department

Explore Decatur’s Virtual Recreation Center!

April 13, 2020 by saraeholmes Leave a comment

Join us at Decatur’s Virtual Recreation Center!

Decatur Active Living wants to stay connected and help our community stay active and have fun during this tough time. We have collected a variety of fun activities and exercises for indoors and outdoors, resources for seniors and educational resources for all ages.
Visit decaturga.com/virtualrec and have fun staying active!
We hope that you enjoy our content and remember that you are not alone!

Be sure to let us know if you have any great ideas or fun content that can be added. Send an email to cheryl.burnette@decaturga.com or sara.holmes@decaturga.com.

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Teen cooking class graduates at Ebster Recreation!

August 26, 2015 by saraeholmes Leave a comment

The Ebster teen cooking class sponsored by Cooking Matters-Open Hands came to an end last night. There were 10 girls to graduate from the program. This 6 week program focused on meal preparation, grocery shopping, food budgeting and nutrition. Teen participants took home a bag of groceries at the end of each class. Classes were taught by a volunteer chef and nutrition educator. Cooking Matters has been featured by First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! campaign and recognized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for excellence in nutrition education. Ebster girls truly enjoyed this class and are thankful to be a part of the Cooking Matters community.

Cooking Matters- Ebster Rec.

Special Thank you to:

Sally Brozek-Active Living Board Member

Joy Goetz- Nutrition Coordinator

Sarah Thorpe- Open Hand Coordinator

Kate Christman- Nutrition Educator

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Debuting New Classes for Active Adults on September 1

August 26, 2015 by Leave a comment

Wondering what’s new this season, and waiting for the playbook to arrive in the mail? Well here is your sneak preview. We’ve got fitness, dance, learning, and more for the mind, body, and spirit.

Yoga with Ananda Shakti
Dance Troupe from Salsa to Disco with Ricardo Aponte
Quickbooks training with Kristin Diver
Musical Theatre Camp with Ricardo Aponte (see 3 min. video preview)
American Sign Language 1 with Adesi Brown
Walk With a Doc features docs of Podiatry, Pediatric Hypertension, CranioSacral Therapy, Arborist, Meditation, Chiropractic, and more new specialities every week.

And of course many of our regular classes for adults are returning, so find the class that works for you and start your Fall off with a new commitment. Most of our classes all run for 4 weeks and then repeat monthly, but a few are 6 or 8 weeks long.

Find them all online today at webtrac and set up your log in so you can register online, or stop by the front desk anytime to register. new classes start in September are listed under ACTIVE ADULTS. www.decaturga.com/webtrac

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Walking School Bus at Oakhurst

August 11, 2015 by saraeholmes Leave a comment

The children at Oakhurst Elementary really know how to do a walking school bus!! As you may know, Oakhurst was also the GA Safe Routes to School Resource Center Partner of the Year for the Metro area in 2015. 60% of the students walk or bike to school every day. We are proud of all of our schools in Decatur for encouraging children to walk and bike and keeping them safe.