Winter Programs

When followed truthfully and from the heart, Karate can become a lifestyle, which positively affects everything around us. You'll see an increase in self-confidence, coordination, ability to focus, general awareness, moderation, respect for others, and more appreciation for world values. Beginners simply learn, while the advanced polish their skills. Students need to purchase their uniforms online or from the instructor for about $50, but a uniform is not required to start. Personal protective equipment (helmet, shin protectors, and gloves) costs about $120 and is required starting with the second term. Occasionally, there might be additional costs for other equipment, belt gradings, or participation in related events (T-shirts, tournaments, inviting an advanced instructor, camps, etc). As applicable, students/parents must check with their doctor or medical clinic if medical conditions would prevent moderate to intense physical activities prior to attending classes and if allowed to participate, the instructor needs to be informed about any such medical conditions. Everyone is invited to give it a try, come join us for a great experience 

 Please arrive early enough to ensure that class can start on time

Children and horses have a unique and special bond. Now students can learn all about horses and their care from the newest Little Veterinarian School Equine program. The first two lessons include adopting and naming a plush horse. Other practical information includes a brief overview of horses, the ideal horse farm, and many other basics. Lessons 3 and 4 deal with the anatomy and maintenance of a horse. Some of the key parts discussed are hooves, tail, mane, teeth, organs, and bones. The maintenance lesson includes bridling, saddling, brushing, feeding, exercising, and shoeing. Lesson 5 they will learn about the basics of nutrition and vet care for a horse. Lesson 6 they will learn the differences between English and Western riding styles and understand the different gaits that a horse and rider may perform. Finally, graduation includes careers involving horses and student presentations.

Children and horses have a unique and special bond. Now students can learn all about horses and their care from the newest Little Veterinarian School Equine program. The first two lessons include adopting and naming a plush horse. Other practical information includes a brief overview of horses, the ideal horse farm, and many other basics. Lessons 3 and 4 deal with the anatomy and maintenance of a horse. Some of the key parts discussed are hooves, tails, mane, teeth, organs, and bones. The maintenance lesson includes bridling, saddling, brushing, feeding, exercising, and shoeing. Lesson 5 they will learn about the basics of nutrition and vet care for a horse. Lesson 6 they will learn the differences between English and Western riding styles and understand the different gaits that a horse and rider may perform. Finally, graduation includes careers involving horses and student presentations.

This is a fun introductory class for children with limited to no skating experience. It is designed to help little ones become comfortable on the ice. Participants will learn basic skating skills through fun and age-appropriate drills, games, and activities.

**Participants should dress according to the weather. Snow pants, winter gloves, and jackets are recommended. CSA-approved hockey helmets or winter sport helmet is mandatory for all participants. The program will cancel at -25 degrees Celsius with the wind chill.

Participants will be notified of makeup classes

Pleasure Rink (Please arrive 15 minutes prior to start time at the pleasure rink)

Parents are required to stay rinkside during the class

This is a fun introductory class for children with limited to no skating experience. It is designed to help little ones become comfortable on the ice. Participants will learn basic skating skills through fun and age appropriate drills, games and activities.

**Participants should dress according to weather. Snow pants, winter gloves, and jackets are recommended. CSA-approved hockey helmets or a winter sport helmet is mandatory for all participants. The program will cancel at -25 degrees Celsius with the wind chill.

Participants will be notified of makeup classes

Pleasure Rink (Please arrive 15 minutes prior to start time at the pleasure rink)

Parents are required to stay rinkside during the class

This is a fun introductory class for children with limited to no skating experience. Participants will develop balance and basic skills such as gliding, stopping, and backward skating. Students will learn through fun and age-appropriate, games and activities. 

**Participants should dress according to weather. Snow pants, winter gloves, and jackets are recommended. CSA-approved hockey helmets or a winter sport helmet is mandatory for all participants. The program will cancel at -25 degrees Celsius with the wind chill.

Participants will be notified of makeup classes

Pleasure Rink (Please arrive 15 minutes prior to start time at the pleasure rink)

Parents are required to stay rinkside during the class

This is a fun introductory class for children with limited to no skating experience. Participants will develop balance and basic skills such as gliding, stopping, and backward skating. Students will learn through fun and age-appropriate, games and activities.

**Participants should dress according to weather. Snow pants, winter gloves, and jackets are recommended. CSA-approved hockey helmets or a winter sport helmet is mandatory for all participants. The program will cancel at -25 degrees Celsius with the wind chill.

Participants will be notified of makeup classes

Pleasure Rink (Please arrive 15 minutes prior to start time at the pleasure rink)

Parents are required to stay rinkside during the class

Parent & Child programs teach children important introductory physical skills and help them develop confidence in their abilities. The program also helps adults understand proven teaching techniques that can be applied outside of Sportball classes. Classes focus on refining, rehearsing, and repeating skills and playing games in a fun, creative, and non‐competitive environment. Classes are conducted once a week in 45‐minute sessions – just the right length of time for active little minds and bodies. This class is appropriate for all levels! 

Equipment needed: water bottle, 

Please arrive early enough to ensure that class can start on time.

The Babysitting course refreshed and revised, now has a greater emphasis on First Aid skills. The Canadian Red Cross Babysitting course covers everything from managing difficult behaviors to essential content on leadership and professional conduct as a babysitter. Babysitting promises to deepen and enhance the responsibility that older youth feel when caring for younger children. This updated curriculum, complete with new science, also provides improved learning when it comes to giving the appropriate care in the event of an emergency.   CourseContent

• How to be responsible and demonstrate leadership
• How to make good decisions and manage difficult behaviors
• Information on children’s developmental stages, and specific strategies for each stage
• How to feed, diaper, dress, and play with children and babies
• How to recognize and prevent unsafe situations, make safe choices and promote safe behaviors
• First aid skills
• The business of babysitting

First Aid Content:

• Check, Call, Care (includes phoning EMS/911)
• Glove removal
• Recovery position
• Conscious choking (adult/child/baby/alone)
• CPR (baby/child)
• Illness
•  Asthma (includes use of inhaler and spacer)
• Anaphylaxis (includes use of EpiPen)
• Poisoning
•  Insect stings
• Wound care (i.e. minor cuts and scrapes, splinters, nosebleeds, bumps and bruises, life-threatening bleeding, burns)
• Head, neck, and back injuries, broken bones, seizures

Take-Home Materials

• Babysitter’s Manual​

Please Bring:

• Indoor Shoes
• a baby-sized floppy doll or teddy (must lay flat)
• lunch
• pencil
• water bottle

This 1-day in-person session instructed by Impact First Aid & CPR is to educate youth aged 9 to 13 years on basic first aid and safety skills for when they are not under the direct supervision of a guardian or parent.The Stay Safe! program teaches applicable and age-appropriate skills while increasing and reinforcing a youth’s capacity to improve his or her own safety. Whether in their community or on their own, this group will be given better tools to Stay Safe! in a variety of different situations.Attendance is required to receive a certificate of completion:Participants will receive a Red Cross Stay Safe! manual, and a certificate upon completion of the program. Course Content:

• Importance of responsibility and respect while being accountable for yourself
• Importance of setting and following rules around safety when staying on your own
• How to stay safe at home and within the community
• How to prepare, recognize and respond to unexpected situations, (i.e. inclement weather, strangers, unanticipated visits)

First Aid Content: Check, Call, Care (includes phoning EMS/911), recovery position, conscious choking (adult/child/alone), feeling unwell, asthma (includes the use of inhaler and spacer), anaphylaxis (includes the use of EpiPen), poisoning, insect stings, wound care (i.e. minor cuts and scrapes, splinters, nosebleeds, bumps and bruises, life-threatening bleeding, burns) Please Bring:

• Indoor Shoes
• a baby-sized floppy doll or teddy (must lay flat)
• lunch
• pencil
• water bottle

When followed truthfully and from the heart, Karate can become a lifestyle, which positively affects everything around us. You'll see an increase in self-confidence, coordination, ability to focus, general awareness, moderation, respect for others, and more appreciation for world values. Beginners simply learn, while the advanced polish their skills. Students need to purchase their uniforms online or from the instructor for about $50, but a uniform is not required to start. Personal protective equipment (helmet, shin protectors, and gloves) costs about $120 and is required starting with the second term. Occasionally, there might be additional costs for other equipment, belt gradings, or participation in related events (T-shirts, tournaments, inviting an advanced instructor, camps, etc). As applicable, students/parents must check with their doctor or medical clinic if medical conditions would prevent moderate to intense physical activities prior to attending classes and if allowed to participate, the instructor needs to be informed about any such medical conditions. Everyone is invited to give it a try, come join us for a great experience 

 Please arrive early enough to ensure that class can start on time

• Because the SSRA is following all AHS recommendations and guidelines. Our programs are subject to changes and cancellations based on any new information or recommendations from AHS.

During this course, students will learn the basics of how to tell a story through the medium of comics and use their creative imagination in a comfortable and encouraging atmosphere with Tad Martindale! Topics covered will include character design, storytelling, building comic pages, pencil and inking skills, and much more! Sketchbook and pen included!

Please arrive early enough to ensure that class can start on time.

Focusing on storytelling, imagination, and play this class will teach ballet basics with an emphasis on fun and creativity. Technique, play, performance, and expression mingle together perfectly to create a positive and energetic learning environment. Please dress in something you can move in. Tutu’s and ballet slippers are not required (they are more than welcome) but please no socks. This class is unparented. Please arrive early enough to ensure that class can start on time

Let your little one learn all the coolest moves of today, build confidence, and feel like one stylish cat! Freestyle, basic break-dance, and creativity are all taught and encouraged.   

Please arrive early enough to ensure that class can start on time

Mat Pilates is a type of mind-body exercise that promotes not only strength, tone, and flexibility, but also improves your posture and reduces stress. The mat Pilates method aims to strengthen your core or "Powerhouse", lengthen the spine, build muscle tone, and increase body awareness. Following the six principles of control, breath, flow, precision, centering, and stability will help you gain all of these benefits while maintaining your body safely. The mat Pilates exercises are based on the resistance provided by your body's weight and gravity, and the workout is performed on the ground using an exercise mat. Once adding a mat Pilates workout to your routine and experience its benefits, it will provide the foundation for a lifetime of healthy habits.

*Please bring your own yoga mat, labeled water bottle

Please arrive early enough to ensure that class can start on time

You will be guided through an active flow allowing us to increase blood flow, strength, stamina, and flexibility, then we will soften into a gentle practice holding a pose to allow our body and mind to relax and unwind, ending with a guided meditation. All levels are welcome. 

*Please bring your own yoga mat, labeled water bottle  

Sportball Multi-Sport skills development programs introduce preschool and primary school children to the concepts and skills involved in the core sports of the Sportball methodology. Classes are conducted once a week in one-hour sessions, using developmentally appropriate methods to introduce, practice, and refine gross motor skills. The programs reinforce the benefits of teamwork and skills development rather than the importance of winning, which enables children to gain confidence and develop the social skills necessary to succeed in sport and life. This class is appropriate for all levels!  

Equipment needed:  water bottle

Please arrive early enough to ensure that class can start on time

Sportball Multi-Sport skills development programs introduce preschool and primary school children to the concepts and skills involved in the core sports of the Sportball methodology. Classes are conducted once a week in one-hour sessions, using developmentally appropriate methods to introduce, practice, and refine gross motor skills. The programs reinforce the benefits of teamwork and skills development rather than the importance of winning, which enables children to gain confidence and develop the social skills necessary to succeed in sport and life. This class is appropriate for all levels!

Equipment needed:  water bottle

Please arrive early enough to ensure that class can start on time

Parent & Child programs teach children important introductory physical skills and help them develop confidence in their abilities. The program also helps adults understand proven teaching techniques that can be applied outside of Sportball classes. Classes focus on refining, rehearsing, and repeating skills and playing games in a fun, creative, and non‐competitive environment. Classes are conducted once a week in 45‐minute sessions – just the right length of time for active little minds and bodies. This class is appropriate for all levels!

Equipment needed: water bottle

Please arrive early enough to ensure that class can start on time

Aerobics is back! Bigger, Better, and HIGHer! Experience a modern twist on aerobics in a non-stop action-packed hour of cardio and toning tracks that will take your fitness to the next level. Adaptable to all levels of fitness, you can go high or you can go low but you will always leave feeling HIGH!

Please arrive early enough to ensure that class can start on time

This class provides a non-competitive environment for Teens to explore more complex poses and asana than in classes for younger children as well as breathing & meditation exercises, self-esteem confidence building, self-regulation tools, mindfulness movement games, mindfulness activities, and much-needed relaxation techniques. Students learn techniques for concentrating, reducing stress, and connecting to their bodies in a loving way, while still being playful and fun. Classes often revolve around a philosophical theme and may include discussion, journaling, or mindful art. Most importantly we are going to create community and FUN in a safe environment for kids to just be kids and show up as uniquely as they are.

Equipment needed: water bottle, yoga mat

This class provides a non-competitive environment for Teens to explore more complex poses and asana than in classes for younger children as well as breathing & meditation exercises, self-esteem confidence building, self-regulation tools, mindfulness movement games, mindfulness activities, and much-needed relaxation techniques. Students learn techniques for concentrating, reducing stress, and connecting to their bodies in a loving way, while still being playful and fun. Classes often revolve around a philosophical theme and may include discussion, journaling, or mindful art.
Most importantly we are going to create community and FUN in a safe environment for kids to just be kids and show up as uniquely as they are.

Equipment needed: water bottle, yoga mat

For skate private or semi-private lessons Inquiry please visit: https://am.lol/p/ZmE7YM9 Private lessons are one of the best options if your goal is to quickly improve your skills. We offer Individual Private Lessons, Semi-Private Lessons for participants of all skill levels. Enjoy the benefit of 1 on 1 instruction on the ice and improve on specific skills or work your way into a group lesson. Beginners start at any age 5 and up. Seniors welcome. This is a great way to learn to skate and it's all in your own backyard! Please dress for the weather. A CSA-approved hockey helmet or winter sport helmet is mandatory for all participants. Please arrive and be ready at least 10 min prior to your start time. Cancellations: 24 hours notification is required otherwise members will be charged for the lesson time. Please note in the event of cold/warm weather lessons will be canceled at -25 degrees with the wind chill and rescheduled.

Join us for a magical experience of relaxing into the ancient healing of the power of sacred sound waves cleansing and replenishing every nerve and cell within. We will open our heart with a cup of sacred cacao, energetically, cacao is a powerful plant medicine that allows us to see and experience life from the frequency of the heart. If there is something just underneath the surface, cacao may open your ability to access it. After drinking cacao, we will drop into a Sound Bath. Separately, cacao and sound are incredibly healing medicines. Together, they co-create deeply somatic insights and experiences that heal on all levels -- physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. A variety of Quartz Crystal Singing Bowls, Rain sticks, Tibetan Singing bowls, Chimes and more healing instruments will be used. The Cacao used in ceremony is allergens safe.

The session is 1 hr. Long

Attendees to Bring:

• Yoga Mat
• Cushion
• Blanket to keep warm (optional)

Instructor: Isabel

Passionate about Yoga & Wellness, Isabel Fry, a certified Yoga & Meditation Teacher as well as Reiki healer, started her Company Breathe Retreats in 2016. It was created out of a realization that there was a need for a safe space for people to be themselves, to accept and love themselves, as well as to support and help each other grow and thrive. Creating this safe space for everyone and encouraging them to be their most authentic selves has become Isabel’s mission and passion.

Along with Retreats and Corporate Retreats, she has developed a Healing Circles to continue to support and nurture her clients.

Isabel believes in holding space for people to rediscover the light that shines brightly within them, and that with love and kindness, all can be conquered. https://linktr.ee/Breatheyeg

Calling all couples! Join Couples Coach Krista Yaskiw for a fun night out where you can learn strategies to strengthen your relationship in a relaxed environment. Participants will be lead through topics, including: -Rediscovering the friendship that brought you together -Predictors of relationship breakdown and how to avoid them -Simple, evidence-based communication strategies you can begin using immediately to alleviate conflict and improve communication⁠ -Learn the #1 tool people say has made a difference in their relationship and kept them connected This is not just for couples who are struggling, but for those who want an interesting date night and are committed to making their relationship even better. Get ready to learn, connect AND share a few laughs! To learn more about Krista, head to kristayaskiwcoaching.com

A social painting event for ADULTS! Sip on the beverage of your choosing while getting step-by-step instructions to guide you in creating your own masterpiece. Enjoy an evening full of creativity, fun and playful release. After all, anyone can paint! Come hang out with friends and explore your creative side while painting colorful cactuses and rejuvenate your soul and mind. All materials are supplied plus guided instructions and techniques to create a masterpiece you take home at the end of the night. All supplies will be provided – canvas, paints, brushes and include one free Alcohol or Non Alcohol beverage. Additional drinks are available for $4. This is an 18+ event.

An introduction to theatre and all that it takes to put on a play! Students will help write a show complete with costumes and simple set pieces. There is a small performance at the end of the session where the students can share what they have learned with friends and family. Equipment needed: water bottle, shoes