Press Releases

Indiana Dunes State Park Let’s work together to clean up our local beaches and parks! Participants will receive a goodie bag with a reusable tote bag and straw, plant seeds and a t-shirt *while supplies last. RSVP FOR THE EARTH DAY CLEAN UP The...

EVERYDAY Stop in at the Oaken Arbor Cafe in SULB in Hammond and add your commitments to be more sustainable to the board by the cash register. Check the link below to see Chartwells’ sustainability commitments for dining at PNW. Some examples are:...

ACCEPTING ENTRIES APRIL 5 – 23 Nature is beauty, so let us capture it with some art. This is your chance to submit an original work for a chance to win an Amazon Gift Card! Email submissions to studentlife@pnw.edu with Subject “Art...

Who's spring cleaning? It's that time of year to purge your closets and grab new sizes for those kids that grow too fast. Mark your calendars for Valparaiso Parks Department's annual Kids Closet Spring Sale where you can shop gently used infant,...

Ages 3-10 May 1 - June 26 Calling all youth softball players! Valpo Parks is ready to swing for the fences and play against teams in the Porter County league. Home games played at Bicentennial Park, Samardzija Field and Tower Park. Registration...

Ages 3-10 April 21 - May 26 For kids who love to express themselves through dance! Let us teach them proper skills and terminology while engaging their imaginations as the become ballerinas and tap a happy beat with dancing feet! Registration ends...

All Ages Welcome Thursday, April 8 at 5:15pm Join the Valparaiso Pathways at this free community ride. Ride will start at Banta Center and travel the paved pathways around town. Visit the Valpo Pathways Facebook page for more info here.

Ages 5 - 12 Thursdays, April 8 - May 13 Our one hour classes explore architecture, engineering and technology concepts using LEGO Bricks. Students work hands-on to design and build machines, buildings and other constructions. Students develop...

Ages 5 - 12 Tuesdays, April 6 - May 11 This elementary-age curriculum is designed to teach basic to advanced drawing skills, art techniques and vocabulary. Students are given the skills to express their creativity, as well as build self-confidence...

Ages K - 5 Mondays, April 5 - April 26 This program was made for those homeschooling and wanting to provide extracurricular programs of physical education, music and art into their weekly routine. Your child will spend 30-45 minutes in each class...