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St. Mary’s Recreation Center

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450 Saint Ann's Avenue
Bronx, NY 10455
Located in St. Mary's Park

Center Manager: Shawn James
Deputy Center Manager: Angel Gerena
Phone: (718) 402-5155
Fax: (718) 402-5158
Cross Streets: 145th Street and St. Ann's Avenue
Directions: Bus, Train, Car, Bicycle and Walking Directions to St. Mary’s Recreation Center by Google Maps
This is an Accessible Recreation Center.

All Recreation Centers (except the Flushing Meadows-Corona Park Aquatic Center) will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 28, 2012. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, May 29, 2012. The Flushing Meadows-Corona Park Aquatic Center will be closed on Monday, May 28, 2012.

 

Hours of Operation

Building Hours

  Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
  Saturday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

 

Facilities

Pool (Indoor) - 1

Fitness Room - 1

Multipurpose Room - 1

Dance Room - 1

Locker Room - 2

Computer Resource Center - 1

Lobby - 1

Classroom - 3

Gymnasium - 1

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Facility Hours

Computer Resource Center

     
  Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM   (Everyone)
  Saturday 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM   (Everyone)

Fitness Room

     Equipped with cardio and strength training equipment
  Tuesday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM   (Adult)
  Thursday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM   (Adult)
  Saturday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM   (Adult)
  Tuesday 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM   (Teen)
  Thursday 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM   (Teen)

Gymnasium

  Monday 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM   (Adult)
  Tuesday 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM, 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM   (Adult)
  Wednesday 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM   (Adult)
  Thursday 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM, 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM   (Adult)
  Friday 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM   (Adult)
  Monday - Friday 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM   (Child)

Pool Maintenance

     Pool closed for routine maintenance during the following times.
  Monday - Friday 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM, 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM   (Everyone)

Swim for Life

     Pool closed to the public during this program for school-aged children
  Monday 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM   (Everyone)
  Friday 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM   (Everyone)

Programs, Classes and Activities

Basketball - Adult

 Age: Adult
  Wednesday 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Computer Room: DL101 Introduction to Computers

April 2, 2012 – June 23, 2012
     Learn typing and mouse skills, how to open and save files, basic program functions, and introductory internet tools.
 Age: Adult, Senior
  Saturday 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Computer Room: DL102 Introduction to the Internet

April 2, 2012 – June 23, 2012
     Learn to navigate the internet to send emails, communicate with friends & family, post images online, shop, pay bills, and much more.
 Age: Adult, Senior
  Thursday 9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

Computer Room: DL104 Introduction to Social Networking

April 30, 2012 – June 23, 2012
     What’s a Twitter, Tumblr, Weebly, GoogleDoc, Facebook, Flickr and YouTube? Explore popular online tools for communication, collaboration, self-publishing, and design.
 Age: Adult, Senior
  Tuesday 9:00 AM - 10:20 AM

Computer Room: MM105 Web Design

April 2, 2012 – June 23, 2012
     Numerous tools exist online to jumpstart your entry into web design. Learn how to use these tools, and prepare your web content to share with the world!
 Age: Adult, Senior
  Saturday 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Computer Room: OA100 Adult/Senior Open Access

April 2, 2012 – June 23, 2012
     During Open Access hours, users ages 18 and above may use the computer room for personal projects, research, communication, or to practice computer skills.
 Age: Adult, Senior
  Monday 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  Tuesday 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM, 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
  Wednesday 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
  Thursday 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM, 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
  Friday 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Computer Room: OT100 Teen Open Access

March 10, 2012 – June 23, 2012
     During Teen Open Access hours, users ages 13-17 may use the computer room for personal projects, homework, research communication, or to practice computer skills.
 Age: Teen
  Saturday 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Computer Room: OY100 Youth Open Access

March 10, 2012 – June 23, 2012
     During Youth Open Access hours, users ages 6-12 may use the computer room for personal projects, homework, research, communication, or to practice computer skills.
 Age: Child
  Saturday 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Computer Room: RY101 Storytelling/Brainstorming

March 5, 2012 – June 22, 2012
     Behind successful movies lie great stories. This course will teach students how to transform their story from an idea into a completed script.
 Age: Teen
  Monday 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Computer Room: RY102 Video Editing with Final Cut Pro

March 6, 2012 – June 22, 2012
     You call the shots with Final Cut Pro--one of the top video-editing programs used by professional filmmakers. Record and edit your own or other people's video footage.
 Age: Teen
  Tuesday 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
  Wednesday 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Computer Room: RY103 Digital Photography

March 8, 2012 – June 22, 2012
     Step behind the lens and to create professional, compelling digital photography. Participants will gain in-depth knowledge of shooting techniques, shot composition, and how to edit and retouch photos.
 Age: Teen
  Thursday 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Computer Room: RY104 Video Camera Basics

March 9, 2012 – June 22, 2012
     Take a seat in the director's chair! Learn the ins and outs of the video camera, then shoot footage in various settings (interior vs. exterior) utilizing basic shooting tools (white balance, focus, iris, zoom, etc.).
 Age: Teen
  Friday 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Computer Room: TN104 SAT Prep with New York Cares

March 6, 2012 – June 23, 2012
     Prepare for the SATs or raise your score with the help of instructors who can provide strategies and tricks to nail tricky questions.
 Age: Teen
  Tuesday 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Computer Room: WF080 POP Career Planning (Closed Session)

March 9, 2012 – June 23, 2012
     Prepare to enter or re-enter the job market! Students will assess their current skills, review career options, and construct plans to make their career goals become reality.
 Age: Adult, Senior
  Monday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Wednesday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  Friday 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Computer Room: WF103 Introduction to MS Excel

April 30, 2012 – June 23, 2012
     Discover how Excel can help you budget, create a calendar, organize data, and build charts and graphs. Students will learn to navigate Excel, enter and format data in a spreadsheet, and apply basic formulas to numbers. No math skills required.
 Age: Adult, Senior
  Tuesday 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  Thursday 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Computer Room: YP101 ASP Curriculum

March 5, 2012 – June 22, 2012
     The Afterschool Program Technology Curriculum offers youth ages 6-12 a variety of fun and educational computer-based activities to strengthen their academic and technology skills while encouraging creativity, self-awareness, and social activism.
 Age: Child
  Monday - Friday 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Instructional Soccer: Intermediate

Starts October 1, 2011
     

Boys and girls 10-14 who are intermediate soccer players are invited to participate in this FREE instructional program. Children will learn and improve their fundamental knowledge of soccer and learn physical fitness.

 Age: Child, Teen
  Saturday 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM

Instructional Soccer: Novice

Starts October 1, 2011
     

Boys and girls 6-10 who are beginners and novices are invited to participate in this FREE instructional program. Children will learn the fundamentals of soccer and learn physical fitness.

 Age: Child
  Saturday 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM

Karate/Tae Kwon Do

  Tuesday 6:15 PM - 8:00 PM
  Friday 6:15 PM - 8:00 PM

Learn to Swim (Spring 2012)

April 28, 2012 – June 23, 2012
     

The Learn to Swim program offers free swim lessons for toddlers (1½-5), children (6-17), and adults (18+) of all ages at our indoor pools. Parks offers two 10-week sessions and one 9-week session of swim instruction during the indoor pool season.

More Information about Learn to Swim and How to Register

  Monday 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
  Wednesday 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
  Saturday 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
 
Learn to Swim is only for registered participants.

Mambo (Teen)

     Advanced class for teens 16-18
 Age: Teen
  Monday 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  Saturday 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Open Adult Recreation

September 6, 2011 – June 30, 2012
     The gym is open for adults for basketball, volleyball, floor exercises and many more sports and fitness activities. The staff will supply equipment for your favorite sport or exercise activity.
 Age: Adult
  Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Open Youth Recreation

September 6, 2011 – June 30, 2012
     The gym is open for children and teens for basketball, volleyball, floor exercises and many more sports and fitness activities. The staff will supply equipment for your favorite sport or exercise activity.
 Age: Child, Teen
  Monday 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  Tuesday 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  Wednesday - Thursday 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  Friday 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  Saturday 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Shape Up NYC: African Dance

     

Instructor: Lacy Saunders

African Dance is a high energy, low impact fitness class that incorporates aerobics exercise to improve fitness, weight loss, cardiovascular health, flexibility, and rhythm.

 **The center is open from 9 am to 5 pm on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, 2012. Any class after 5 pm on this day will be cancelled**

  Monday 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
 
Shape Up NYC classes are FREE and available to those who are not recreation center members. Please bring a key lock to secure your belongings.

Shape Up NYC: Abdominal Strengthening

     

Instructor: Kim Carr

  **The center is open from 9 am to 5 pm on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, 2012**

  Monday 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  Wednesday 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  Friday 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
 
Shape Up NYC classes are FREE and available to those who are not recreation center members. Please bring a key lock to secure your belongings.

Shape Up NYC: Body Sculpting

     Instructor: Kim Carr
  Saturday 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
 
Shape Up NYC classes are FREE and available to those who are not recreation center members. Please bring a key lock to secure your belongings.

Shape Up NYC: Chair Aerobics

     

Instructor: Kim Carr

This is a low impact aerobics class.

**The center is open from 9 am to 5 pm on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, 2012**

  Monday 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
  Wednesday 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
  Friday 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
 
Shape Up NYC classes are FREE and available to those who are not recreation center members. Please bring a key lock to secure your belongings.

Shape Up NYC: Chair Toning

     

Instructor: Kim Carr

 **The center is open from 9 am to 5 pm on Memorial Day, Monday, May 28, 2012**

  Monday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  Wednesday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  Friday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
 
Shape Up NYC classes are FREE and available to those who are not recreation center members. Please bring a key lock to secure your belongings.

Shape Up NYC: Yoga

     Instructor: Kim Carr
  Saturday 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
 
Shape Up NYC classes are FREE and available to those who are not recreation center members. Please bring a key lock to secure your belongings.

Soccer - Adult

     From the hours of 7:00pm-9:00pm, adults can participate in adult recreational soccer.
 Age: Adult
  Thursday 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Youth Hip-Hop

 Age: Child, Teen
  Saturday 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

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