Program areas at Old Greenwichriverside Community Center
Athletics: the organization runs many athletic programs including soccer, baseball, rugby, girls basketball, cycling, flag football, field hockey and tennis. Both the soccer and baseball programs also include competitive, travel components. In total, nearly 1,750 children and adults in the greenwich Community participated in 2022. The travel soccer program is the largest expense in the athletics category. It served nearly 450 children in the greenwich Community in 2022.
Sandpipers camp: our sandpipers beach camp is licensed under the state of Connecticut department of health services maintaining strict health and supervision guidelines. Counselors are assigned to campers offering arts & crafts, games, music, sports, nature & exploring the beauty of greenwich's tod's point. Other activities include swimming and water supervision by instructors certified in lifeguard training. Each camper receives a t-shirt and an enjoyable outdoor experience that will never be forgotten. In 2022, 546 campers signed up with approximately 135 campers per session. Sandpipers also provides employment for a number of counselors.
Childcare: our before and after school childcare program offers on site supervised care to children kindergarten through 5th grade. Sites are located at Old greenwich elementary school (ogs); international school at dundee (isd) and north mianus school (nms). Our program allows for drop-ins on an as needed basis, or pre-registration for 2 to 5 days per week. At each location we offer after care that begins at the end of the regular school day until 6:00pm. In 2022, the ogs location had 15 children registered, the isd location had 37 children registered and the nms location had 46 children registered. The locations also provide part-time employment for a number of teachers.
Other: additionally, the ogrcc runs several indoor and other creative programs for its membership. These include dance, art & fitness. These programs complement the more popular athletics programs. In 2022, these programs included participation from nearly 200 participants.