Celebrate the start of the 2022-23 school year at the 15th annual MPS Run Back to School! Registration is now open for the Run Back to School! Join us for this 5K run/1.5-mile walk through Washington Park to support MPS wellness and youth recreation programs. Event Information Date: Saturday, Aug. 27 Start Time: 9 a.m. Start & Finish Line: Wick Playfield Cost: $5 for youth/$15 for adults through Aug.

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  Young people filled Wick Playfield for the inaugural MPS Ultimate Sports Day on Saturday, Aug. 6! MPS Athletics & Milwaukee Recreation hosted this free event for 1st-12th graders to experience new sports and learn fundamentals. Participants moved through stations around the field, shooting hoops with friends, running hurdles, hitting off the tee, and so much more! Stations included baseball/softball, cheer, basketball, football, cross country, ultimate frisbee, golf, soccer, tennis and track & field.

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  Milwaukee Recreation provides fun and affordable activities for all ages and abilities. This season, join us for a variety of programs at locations throughout the city! Click here to view the Fall 2022 Recreation Guide. Participants are encouraged to register for our wide range of programs, including aquatics, cooking, fitness, outdoor education, music, martial arts, sports leagues & activities, and much more!

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  Marty Malin, a longtime Milwaukee Recreation running instructor, has been running since he was a child. He used to run between his mother’s and grandmother’s homes. In the early 1970s, Malin was a sprinter at Greenfield High School. “From running 50 yards to 24-hour races, I’ve done everything I can to maintain a closeness to the sport. I’ve taken exercise physiology classes and read many running books and magazines,” Malin said.

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Don Bennett, manager of before- & after-school programs for Milwaukee Recreation, will retire from the department later this summer. Don has held a variety of positions with Milwaukee Recreation, including Project Coordinator for the Summer Stars program, Community Recreation Specialist, Assistant Recreation Supervisor, and Recreation Manager. Don first joined Milwaukee Recreation in May 1993; after leaving in 2003, he returned to the department again in November 2009.

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By Bobby Tanzilo This piece is exclusive to Milwaukee Recreation and cannot be reproduced elsewhere without permission. Since its debut in 2008, Milwaukee Public Schools’ Run Back to School, created and, ahem, run by Milwaukee Recreation, has become a late August tradition. The event includes a 5K fun run and a 1.5-mile walk through the Frederick Law Olmsted-designed Washington Park.

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Milwaukee Public Schools and Milwaukee Recreation offer driver education programs in the summer, fall, and winter/spring seasons. This is a certified program to help students receive their temporary permits. Multiple options are available, including MPS Drive (for age-eligible MPS students only) and Community-Based Driver Education (for all age-eligible community members). Please see below for additional details regarding each program. Fall 2022 Registration Register online for MPS Drive or Community-Based Driver Education.

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  Local leaders, community partners, and neighbors from around the city joined Milwaukee Recreation at the department's grand reopening of Burnham Playfield on Wednesday, June 29! Burnham Playfield (1755 S. 32nd St.), located on the south side of Milwaukee, is a central gathering place in the Burnham Park neighborhood. Milwaukee Recreation is in the midst of renovating its network of 52 playfields throughout Milwaukee.

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As the 2021-22 school year comes to an end, families can find daily affordable child care with Milwaukee Recreation all summer long. Milwaukee Recreation provides a safe haven for young people during non-school hours throughout the year, including during the summer months, at Child Care Camps, Community Learning Centers, and Safe Places (Ages vary by location. Several locations offer programs to children as young as three years old.

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  Each year, Milwaukee Recreation recognizes community partners for their outstanding work in providing rich and meaningful experiences to youth in Milwaukee Recreation after-school programs. On Wednesday, June 8, Milwaukee Recreation honored one of its most dedicated after-school program partners, America SCORES Milwaukee, with the Supporting Opportunities for After-school Resources (SOAR) Award. Milwaukee Recreation staff presented the award to Kate Carpenter, executive director of America SCORES Milwaukee, and John Eggebrecht, associate director of America SCORES Milwaukee.

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