Northampton Twp. Offers Online Classes During Shutdown

NORTHAMPTON, PA — Northampton Township's parks and recreation department is offering free virtual classes and weekly family activities in response to the coronavirus shutdown.

With the help of instructors, many of whom are donating their time, Northampton officials say they're working to be of service to the community during what is a difficult time for many.

Over the past week, the parks and recreation team launched several exercise programs for adults and a few for children, including barre classes, yoga classes, Zumba and other dance fitness classes, which can be accessed via Zoom or Facebook Live.

A weekly scheduled will be posted at the Parks and Recreation home page.

Some classes that were already in progress when the virus hit, such as SAT prep, driver’s education and Super Soccer Stars are able to continue via a virtual platform.

In addition, Parks and Recreation has a weekly schedule of activities for families that will be updated to the website and Facebook each week with new content:

• Mondays: Virtual tours (zoos, museums, etc.)
• Tuesdays: Craft of the Day
• Wednesdays: Free coloring pages (adult and kids)
• Thursdays: Scavenger hunt (inside or outside, depending on the weather)
• Fridays: Family photo theme day