After a scaled-back spring and summer schedule due to the COVID-19 shutdown, the Henry County Parks and Recreation Department is gearing up for some new fall activities to support school-age children.

  The department announced last week that an after-school academic enrichment program for students on the northern end of the county the begins October 5. According to county officials, the program “will provide a fun, safe and caring environment where children will be offered homework assistance, extracurricular activities and academic enrichment.”

  Students will be picked up from only two schools, Austin Road Elementary and Austin Road Middle, and transported to the Fairview Recreation Center. The program is offered from 2:30-6:30 p.m. on school days only. The cost is $40 per week. Registration begins September 21 at hcprd.org. Each student must be 5 years of age as of September 1 and 14 or younger as of May 31, 2021.

  In another part of the county, a fall break day camp is scheduled for September 21-25 at two locations – the Locust Grove Recreation Center and at Heritage Park in McDonough. It is open to ages 5-12 (must be 5 years old as of September 1) and the fee is $100 per child.

  The registration period is now underway and continues through September 18. Online registration is available at hcprd.org. On-site registration is available Monday through Friday 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. at Bear Creek Recreation Center, Fairview Recreation Center, J.P. Moseley Recreation Center, Locust Grove Recreation Center and Heritage Park office.