Youth Instructional Programs

Youth Instructional Programs offer experiential learning, personal enrichment, skill building and wellness opportunities, as well as recreational opportunities for fitness, fun and positive social interaction.
Before beginning the enrollment process, please review the online registration instructions.

Public Skate

Public skate at the Whittemore Center.

Ended for the season. 

Details:

Ages: Open to skaters aged 4 and up.

Admission: $8.00 per person.

Skate Rentals: Available for $5.00 on a first-come, first-served basis (limited sizes and quantities).

Wide shot of people skating on the Whittemore Center ice.

Learn to Skate

Level 1 skate focuses on developing introductory skills including sit and stand on ice, forward movement, backward movement, and stops. Level 2 skate focuses on developing and strengthening skills including forward movement (march to glide), backward movement, turns, stops, and curves. For grades 1-6. 

Stay tuned for next season. 

Two children ice skating

Wildcat Day Out

No school? Join Campus Recreation Youth Program staff for a day of group activities, arts and crafts, sports, and team builders. Open to students in grades 1-6. 

Stay tuned for next session.

vacation week activities for kids

Kid's Night Out

Kids Night Out is a fun, creative, and safe environment for children to have a fun filled evening during the winter season. Participants will have the opportunity to play sports and games, make crafts, and sip hot cocoa with a tasty treat!

Stay tuned for next session.

Child painting a blue wooden star

Kid Cooks

Participants prepare delicious recipes in an interactive, fun, and safe environment, and eat their creations at the end of each session. Open to grades 1-6.

Register for kid cooks

Kids slicing fruit

Tennis Lessons

Players learn proper technique, strokes, and mechanics through drills and games. More info coming soon.

Stay tuned for next session.

Tennis racket on tennis court next to a tennis ball

Learn to Swim

Lessons for pre-school and youth at the Swasey Indoor Pool. 

Register for the Learn to Swim program

Child swimming lesson

Archery Program

Learn the proper safety, shooting techniques, scoring, eye dominance, alignment, and hand position with re-curve bows. Open to students in grades 5-8.

 info and registration 

Child using archery bow

Learn to Boulder

Climbers in grades 2-8 improve their coordination, strength and focus through games on the HRC bouldering wall.

Stay tuned for next session.

Learn to boulder

Registrations for trips, classes, certifications, lessons, birthday parties, academic year youth programs, and any other Campus Recreation programs are non-refundable.
Full refunds will be issued in the event Campus Recreation or UNH cancels a program.
Contact campus.recreation@unh.edu if you have additional questions.