Winter Programs

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.

Monday - Thursday, March 30- April 2, 2026 (no camp Friday, April 30)

Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Before Care: 8:30 am -9:00 am (included)

After Care: 4:00 pm -4:30 pm (Included) 

Welcome to our Sportball Mashup week! When you can't decide your favourite camp, why not combine them all for one Sportacular week?? This spring, our Sportballers will experience a camp that has elements of our Geek Week, Epic, Einstein's Athletes, and even our Just Imagine camps all in one glorious week. Special activities include anything from Nerf wars, wand making, science experiments, to even special visits from guest characters. This is all in addition to learning 2 new sports each day that week! Although our plans are based around physical literacy and motor development, we prioritise fun, smiles and core memories in addition to being active here at Sportball Spring Mixup camp! 

Equipment needed: water bottle, hand sanitizer, peanut free lunch and snacks, shoes. 

Little Medical School – Wilderness Medicine
At the Wilderness Medicine School, students will be immersed in vital emergency care in remote wilderness settings. Your little doctor will learn how to respond to emergency situations in the wild such snake bites, hypothermia and more. They will also get to
practice how to tie a tourniquet and splint a broken leg. Students will also learn about survival in the great outdoors in an emergency such as learning about water safety and how to filter dirty water. These future emergency medics will also learn about mosquitoes and diseases and how to protect themselves from mosquito bites and other bugs. Students will have fun and use their creativity as they learn 20 ways to use a bandana in emergencies.

(4-6 years) 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

(7-10 years) 2:15 pm -3:15 pm

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

Class A 5:00 pm -5:30 pm

Class B 5:45 pm -6:15 pm

Class C 6:30 pm -7:00 pm

Class D 7:15 pm -7:45 pm

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

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Friday, February 27, 2026

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

Tuesday's Session 1 Jan 6 – Feb 10, 2026 

Tuesday's Session 2 Feb 17 - March 29, 2026

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

Tuesday's Session 1 Jan 6 – Feb 10, 2026 

Tuesday's Session 2 Feb 17 - March 29, 2026

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

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  

Please note: Refunds for these safety courses are not available for cancellations made within 7 days prior to the class. However, in certain situations such as emergencies or illness (with prior notification), your registration can be transferred to the next available course. Please note that no-shows are not eligible for a refund.

Thursday, November 13, 2025 

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Learn about the ABC's of Focus - Awareness, Breathing, and Compassion Camp hours for the full day are 9:00 am -4:00 pm. Extended care is included before camp, 8:30 am -9:00 am and after camp, 4:00 pm -4:30 pm Introduction to Awareness Techniques: - Body Awareness - Focus on each part of the body (feeling the sensations in the body while focusing on each part) - Mind Awareness - Watching the thoughts coming in  and through a fun exercise. - Spirit Awareness - Through a fun exercise of energy flow awareness Introduction to Breathing Techniques:  -The 3 Breath Technique -The Walking Breathing Technique -The 9 Breath Cleansing Technique Introduction to Compassion Techniques: -For Self -For Family, and Friends -For All Sentient Beings Learn individual Focus skills through Soccer Dance Tech Training: -Warmup - rubber bands and dynamic warmup -Club Soccer Tech Training Drills for beginners and advanced players - focusing on performing on music rhythm (dance steps combined with soccer drills with and without the ball) Ball control, and cool down What to bring: PLEASE LABEL ALL ITEMS - Knapsack (every day), Closed Toed Shoes (No Crocs), Extra Beverages, Lunch, Water Bottle.

Saturday November 1, 2025 

Saturday March 21, 2026

An introductory class that is designed for children who are new to hockey or have limited experience. Participants will develop fundamental hockey skills, including skating, stick handling, passing, and shooting. The focus will be on building confidence, coordination, and teamwork, all through engaging and fun activities. This introductory class is designed for children who are new to hockey or have limited experience. Participants will develop fundamental hockey skills, including skating, stick handling, passing, and shooting. The focus will be on building confidence, coordination, and teamwork, all through engaging and fun activities. Please bring your own Hockey Stick. 

**Participants should dress according to the 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. 

Parents are required to stay rinkside during the program .

Location: Lake Ice- Please arrive 15 minutes prior to start time and meet at the pleasure rink 

Robotics -Age Group (Grades 1-8) Grade (1,2,3) Students learn about simple and compound machines and how to power, control and code them while building moving LEGO models powered by motors and battery packs. This is great for learning new mechanical concepts, hand-eye coordination, and fine motor skills! Grade (4,5,6) Students will learn robot navigation, mechanics and how robots react to the environment. Game Development (Grade 3-9) Minecraft Adventure - Using Minecraft Education students to plan, design, and build games. Within the Minecraft environment, students understand fundamental concepts like variables, conditional statements, and loops, laying the groundwork for future programming. Scratch Coding - Students will create interactive stories, games, and animations. Roblox - Students use the text-based programming language, Lua, to code games and learn programming concepts like scripts, variables, conditional statements, and functions Full Day (9 am -4 pm) Half Day AM (9 am - 12 pm) Half Day PM 1 pm - 4 pm)

A powerful mindset and the right fuel can change your game. Learn how to handle pressure, bounce back from setbacks, and use confident body language that supports you and your teammates. We’ll also break down how nutrient timing and recovery fuel endurance, focus, and strength—so you can play fierce from start to finish.