School may be out for summer, but your child's yearning for learning doesn't have to take a vacation! The City of Irvine has classes and camps to keep your children engaged and learning fun, educational concepts all summer. Explore science with hands-on experiments and building projects, or expand reading skills with a phonetics curriculum program in an interactive group setting. Registration is open now at yourirvine.org.

Sign up for educational, fun classes in Irvine:

• Silly Science Bonanza: Mysterious Mixtures: Hands-on, safe experiments; for ages 6–12.
• Reading Readiness Program: Reading skills to prep for kindergarten; for ages 3–6.
• Bricks 4 Kidz One-Day Stem Workshops: World of Imagination with LEGO: Construction projects with LEGO; for ages 6–10.

The Irvine Child Care Project (ICCP) is accepting applications for scholarships to income-eligible families to help pay for their children to attend an ICCP child care program. An ICCP child care program is available on each Irvine Unified School District (IUSD) elementary school campus. Awards to eligible applicants cover a percentage of monthly tuition fees based on demonstrated financial need. Scholarship funding is provided by the Irvine Children’s Fund, and payments are made directly to the ICCP child care provider.

Families must meet the following criteria to be eligible for an ICCP scholarship:

• The child must attend an IUSD school.
• Qualifying family income must meet current U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) income guidelines, based on family size.
• Adult household members must be employed.

Due to the availability of temporary, one-time funds provided through the CARES Act, families who have lost employment, wages, or are at risk of homelessness due to the coronavirus pandemic may also be eligible for funding.

Learn more and apply now at cityofirvine.org/childcarescholarships.

The City of Irvine is offering COVID-19 vaccinations at many convenient locations. Single-day vaccination clinics at Diamond Jamboree Shopping Center will be available June 27 and July 14 to provide more opportunities for the public to get vaccinated, as well as the weekday vaccination site at the Orange County Great Park drive-thru clinic.

Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are available; vaccine availability varies by site. Appointments are required for the single-day vaccination clinics. Appointments are recommended, but not required at the Orange County Great Park drive-thru site. For more information on locations, dates, and to book your appointment, visit cityofirvine.org/vaccine. 

It takes just a few minutes to complete a Participant Permission and Medical Data Form to provide information that can help us support your child in an emergency. The form is required once per year, per child. You can submit your 2021 form here. If you have already submitted your 2021 form, but have updated allergy or medical information, you can also submit an update. Thank you for helping us provide the best recreational experience for your child.