Bismarck Parks & Recreation

Activity Centers

Activity Centers provide summer recreational programming at selected elementary schools in a day-camp style setting for children entering grades 1-6. Daily games, crafts, projects, outdoor fun, and movement help participants increase social skills and enjoy active play in a safe and caring supervised environment.

Information

  • Must have completed kindergarten during the 2024-25 school year or be 6 years old by June 1, 2025. If your child is in kindergarten but won’t be 6 until after June 1, 2025, you must register at the Bismarck Parks and Recreation District (BPRD) office.
  • Activity Centers have limited enrollment.
  • Children may be enrolled at any site; they do not have to attend school at that location.
  • We do not provide lunch or snacks, so please bring your own.
  • Concussion Policy

Dates & Times

Ages Dates Days Time
Incoming 1st-6th Graders June 2-Aug. 1, 2025 M-F 7:45am-5:30pm
  • No program on July 3 and 4.
  • Activity Centers close at noon on Aug. 1.
  • There is no supervision before 7:45am or after 5:30pm.

Fees

  • $600/child – if received on or before Thursday, April 24
  • $610/child – if received Friday, April 25, or later
  • When registering, the fee can be paid in one payment, or you may choose to split the payment in two. If registering online, select Use Payment Plan in the Shopping Cart. If the split payment option is picked, the first payment is made the day of registration and the second payment is charged May 15, 2025.

 

Registration Process

  • Register your child(ren) for the selected Activity Center site in person at the BPRD office, 400 E. Front Ave. After paying, you will receive one paper packet for each child, which must be filled out onsite to finalize your registration.

 

School Location Code
Centennial 2800 Ithica Dr. 28374
Elk Ridge 4401 Ivory Ln. 28375
Grimsrud 716 St. Benedict Dr. 28376
Liberty 5400 Onyx Dr. 28377
Northridge 1727 N. 3rd St. 28378
Prairie Rose 2200 Oahe Bend 28379
Rita Murphy 611 N. 31st St. 28380
Roosevelt  613 W. Ave. B 28381
Silver Ranch 4511 Silver Blvd. 28382
Solheim 325 Munich Dr. 28383
Sunrise 3800 Nickerson Ave. 28384

Junior Leader

Junior Leaders will learn the skills necessary to perhaps become an Activity Center Leader one day. A Junior Leader will assist the Leaders in organizing the games and daily activities, helping the Activity Center participants and helping prepare for the activities each day. The Junior Leaders assist the Leaders and learn leadership and problem-solving skills in a fast-paced, recreational environment.

Junior Leader applications can be submitted from April 1-11, 2025. BPRD staff will do a random drawing April 23, and applicants will be notified of the results.

Fees

  • Download this Application Form (fillable PDF) to your device. Do not fill it out in a web browser or the information you enter will not be saved. Complete the form using Adobe Reader and save it to your device (using a smartphone PDF reader may result in unreadable text).
  • $100/Junior Leader
  • Maximum of 4 leaders per site.
  • Junior Leaders must be going into 7th grade or older.