Summer camps

Summer Camp Dates 2024 
 

 

SUMMER 2024 CAMPS AT-A-GLANCE

  Age Wk 1 2024 Wk 2 2024 Wk 3 2024 Wk 4 2024 Wk 5 2024 Wk 6 2024 Wk 7 2024 Wk 8 2024 Wk 9 2024 ** 
  July 2-5 July 8- 12 July 15-19 July 22-26 July 29- Aug 2 Aug 6- 9 Aug 12-16 Aug 19-23 Aug 26-30
*Participants must be meet the minimum age requirement for the program by December 31, 2024.
All About Animals 5-7 18416   18417   18418   18419   18420
Cheerleading I                                            5-7 18507   18541   18567   18591   18617
Crafty Kids   5-7 18642   18643   18644   18645   18646
Dinosaur Discovery 5-7   18628   18629   18630   18631  
Fun, Froggies & Fitness                               (Must be 4 years of age by the start of the program)  4-5 18510 18520 18521 18522 18523 18641 18524 18526 18527
Mini Bisons Basketball I 5-7 18095   18100     18101 18102   18103
Mini Bisons Soccer I 5-7 18096   18104 18105 18106 18107 18108 18109 18110
Mini Gym        5-7 18514 18533 18647 18558 18573 18583 18597 18608 18621
Minis Bisons Track & Field I 5-7   18532   18557   18582   18607  
Rhthymic Gymnastics I 5-7   18534   18559   18584   18609  
Science Alliance 5-7 18632 18633 18634 18635 18636 18637 18638 18639 18640
Sport Sampler I 5-7 18515 18536 18548 18561 18574 18586 18598 18611 18622
Wall Climbing I 5-7 18517 18538 18550 18563 18576 18588 18600 18613 18624
Camp Swimming Lessons 5-14   18477 18478 18479 18482   18480 18481  
** Please note: the pool will be closed for annual maintenance in week 9. 
Swimming Lessons    Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4  
  July 2-12 July 15-26 July 29- Aug 9 Aug 12-23  
Private/ Semi Private Lessons: 4:30-5:15 5-14 18485/18486 18491/18492 18497/18498 18503/18504  
Private/ Semi Private Lessons: 5:15-6:00 5-14 18487/18488 18493/18494 18499/18500 18505/18506  
Group ICS :  4:30-5:15 5-14 18483 18489 18495 18501  
Group ICS:  5:15-6:00 5-14 18484 18490 18496 18502  
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  • Mini Bisons Soccer I


    Instructor: Bisons student-athletes, with mentorship and curriculum development support, provided by Bisons Soccer head coach Vanessa Martinez Lagunas
    Hours/Day: 3 Soccer; 3 Rec
    Dates: Weeks 1*, 3, 4, 5, 6*, 7, 8, 9
    Price: $295 (Short Week* $236)

    Register Here

Mini Bisons Soccer I program details

Mini Bisons Soccer I is designed to provide an introduction to soccer with fun, high quality and developmentally appropriate training, programming, and coaching as part of a holistic approach to long-term athlete development. Our programs will be created and coached by Bisons student-athletes.

  • Mini U kids stand in front of a basketball net.
  • Mini Bisons Basketball I

    Instructor: Bisons student-athletes, with mentorship and curriculum development support, provided by Bisons Basketball head coaches Kirby Schepp and Michele Sung
    Hours/Day: 3 Basketball; 3 Rec
    Dates: Weeks 1*, 3, 6*, 7, 9
    Price: $295 (Short Week* $236)

    Register Here

Mini Bisons Basketball I program details

Mini Bisons Basketball I is designed to provide an introduction to basketball with fun, high quality and developmentally appropriate training, programming, and coaching as part of a holistic approach to long-term athlete development. Our programs will be created and coached by varsity Bisons student-athletes.

  • A gymnasium full of mini-u kids stretching during the cheerleading program.
  • Cheerleading I


    Instructor: Qualified Mini U Programs coach
    Hours/Day: 3 Cheer; 3 Rec
    Dates: Weeks 1*,3 ,5 ,7 , 9
    Price: $295 (Short Week* $236)

    Register Here

Cheerleading I program details

This camp is an introduction to the sport of cheerleading. Learn basic tumbling, pyramids and stunts combined with gymnastics and dance techniques.

  • A Fun, Froggie Fitness class has fun in the gymnasium.
  • Fun Froggie Fitness

    Age: 4-5
    Instructor: Qualified Mini U Programs leader
    Hours/Day: 6 Rec
    Dates: Weeks 1*, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6*, 7, 8, 9
    Price: $295 (Short Week* $236)

    Register Here

Fun Froggie Fitness program details

This full day program is packed with fun activities that will keep you busy all day long! Participate in recreational games and activities, learn basic movement skills and enjoy one hour of basic art activities each day.  Please pack a lunch, a nut-free snack and a drink for breaks.

Participants must be age 4 by the start date of the program.  This program does not include swimming. 

  • Kids playing in a gymnasium.
  • Mini Gym

    Instructor: Qualified Mini U Programs coach
    Hours/Day: 3 Gym; 3 Rec
    Dates: Weeks 1*, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6*, 7, 8, 9
    Price: $295 (Short Week* $236)

    Register Here

Mini Gym program details

Move and groove in this fun movement program. Learn basic movement and motor skills like throwing, catching and hopping, combined with elements of gymnastics like cartwheels, forward and backward rolls, balance beam activities and more!

  • A Mini U leader watches a participant doing a cartwheel.
  • Rhythmic Gymnastics I


    Instructor: Qualified Mini U Programs coach
    Hours/Day: 3 Rhythmic; 3 Rec
    Dates: Weeks 2, 4, 6* 8
    Price: $295 (Short Week* $236)

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Rhythmic Gymnastics I program details

Experience the world of rhythmic gymnastics in a fun and encouraging environment.  Participants will receive basic instruction in rope, hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon and scarves and create a fun routine throughout the week. 

  • A Mini U participant playing.
  • Sports Sampler I

    Instructor: Qualified Mini U Programs coach
    Hours/Day: 3 Sport; 3 Rec
    Dates: Weeks 1*, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6*, 7, 8, 9
    Price: $295 (Short Week* $236)

    Register Here

Sports Sampler I program details

Welcome to the world of sports! Develop a passion for a variety of sports in a fun, non-competitive and inclusive environment. Campers will be introduced to all of the favourites including soccer, basketball, dodgeball, track and more! Learn about basic skill development, fair play, teamwork and participation.

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  • Mini Bisons Track and Field I

    Instructor: Qualified Mini U Programs leader
    Hours/Day: 3 Track and Field; 3 Rec
    Dates: Weeks 2, 4, 6*, 8
    Price: $295 (Short Week* $236)

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Mini Bisons Track and Field program details

Step into the blocks and sprint to the finish line! Develop your skills as you explore all the events of track and field. Learn about running, jumping and throwing in an active and games-oriented environment. Take part in a mock track meet at the end of the week to test out your new skills.

  • A Mini U participant climbs for the first time.
  • Wall Climbing I

    Instructor: Qualified Climbing leader
    Hours/Day: 2 Climb; 4 Rec
    Dates: Weeks 1*, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6*, 7, 8, 9
    Price: $295 (Short Week* $236)

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Wall Climbing I program details

This program is designed to give participants the chance to experience wall climbing for the first time. Participants will tackle a 1500 square foot climbing wall in the Active Living Centre for one hour per day and spend one hour per day on our bouldering wall which features our new kilter board.  Learn safety procedures, knot tying techniques, bouldering and climbing communication in a fun and safe indoor environment.

  • Three Mini U students being introduced to a live barn owl during an all about animals program.
  • All about Animals

    Instructor: Qualified Mini U Programs classroom leader
    Hours/Day: 3 Animals; 3 Rec
    Dates: Weeks 1*, 3, 5, 7, 9
    Price: $295 (Short Week* $236)

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All about Animals program details

Animal lovers will be wild about this camp! You will learn where animals live, what they eat, how long they have been around for and how they survive. Have fun through interactive activities, games, a visit from a therapy dog and a live animal presentation.

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  • Crafty Kids

    Instructor: Qualified Mini U Programs classroom leader
    Hours/Day: 3 Crafts; 3 Rec
    Dates: Weeks 1*, 3, 5, 7, 9
    Price: $295 (Short Week* $236)

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Crafty Kids program details

If you love all things crafty, this is the camp for you. Improve your skills in drawing and painting. Try splatter painting, sculpting and more! Participants will have some take-home projects at the end of the week. Please bring a large shirt to protect your clothes.

  • Mini U kids and a leader in a Dinosaur Discovery class.
  • Dinosaur Discovery

    Instructor: Qualified Mini U Programs classroom leader
    Hours/Day: 3 Dinos; 3 Rec
    Dates: Weeks 2, 4, 6*, 8
    Price: $295 (Short Week* $236)

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Dinosaur Discovery program details

Take a trip back to prehistoric times when the dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Learn how a T. Rex hunted through challenges tracking light and movement. See how fossils were made and then go out and dig them up yourself! You will also get to visit the Ed Leith Cretaceous Menagerie on campus to see some massive fossils firsthand.

  • A group of children sitting outside in the grass together.
  • Science Alliance

    Instructor: Qualified Mini U Programs leader
    Hours/Day: 3 Science; 3 Rec
    Dates: Weeks 1*, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6*, 7, 8, 9
    Price: $295 (Short Week* $236)

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Science Alliance program details

Throughout the week, perform exciting experiments in a variety of hands-on activities. Learn about rockets, fossil formation, chemical reactions and more!

Fall, Winter and Spring Programs

  • A Mini U participant playing.
  • Sport Sampler I

    Winter Session
    Ages: 
    5-7
    Dates: Jan 8 - Mar 16, 2024 (No class: Feb 19)
    Days: Mondays (6:00 - 6:50pm)
    Instructor: Qualified Mini U Programs leaders
    Price: $173

Sport Sampler I program details

Are you learning about sports but already know that you love to be active, have fun and try new things? This program will help you explore a variety of sports like basketball, soccer, track and field, or floor hockey in a fun, non-competitive environment. Learn about basic skill development, fair play, teamwork and participation.

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  • Mini Bisons Basketball I

    Winter Session: 
    Ages: 5-7
    Instructor: Qualified Mini U Programs leaders
    Dates: Jan 7 - Mar 3 (no class on Feb 18)
    Days: Sundays 4:00-4:50p.m
    Price: $189

Mini Bisons Basketball I Program Details

Designed by our Bisons head coaches, the Mini Bisons Basketball program allows children to play the game in a focused environment suited to the development of their physical, mental and basketball skills by instituting long-term athlete development (LTAD) modifications to the adult game. With high repetitions and touches, it is player-oriented with the emphasis is on skill development in combination with the teaching and loading of actions.

  • Learn To Skate
  • Bisons Learn to Skate - Parent & Tot

    Winter Session 
    Ages: 3-5
    Instructor: Qualified Mini U Programs leaders
    Days: Sundays 10:00-10:45am (8 classes)                                                  
    ‎Dates: Jan 7 - Mar 17, 2024 (No class: Feb 18, 25 and March 3)
    Price: $188         

    OR

    Days: Mondays 5:00 - 5:45pm (10 classes)
    ‎Dates: ‎Jan 8 - Mar 18, 2024 (No class: Feb 19)
    Price: $236

Bisons Learn to Skate - Parent & Tot program details

This program is ideal for beginner skaters. Lessons will focus on the fundamentals of skating, gliding, forward skating, stopping, starting and turning. Learn to Skate combines movement-oriented activities and games to encourage fun through learning. The parent/adult accompanying the child should be a confident skater.

Participants are required to bring their own skates, CSA-approved helmets (full face mask recommended) and thick mitts or hockey gloves.

  • Learn To Skate I
  • Bisons Learn to Skate I

    Winter Session 
    Ages: 3-5
    Instructor: Qualified Mini U Programs leaders
    Days: Sundays 10:45 - 11:30am (8 classes)                                                  
    ‎Dates: Jan 7 - Mar 17, 2024 (No class: Feb 18, 25 and March 3)
    Price: $188  

    OR

    Days: Mondays 5:00 - 5:45pm (10 classes)
    ‎Dates: ‎Jan 8 - Mar 18, 2024 (No class: Feb 19)
    Price: $236

    OR

    Days: Mondays 5:45 - 6:30pm (10 classes)
    ‎Dates: ‎Jan 8 - Mar 18, 2024 (No class: Feb 19)
    Price: $236

Bisons Learn to Skate I program details

Lessons will focus on the fundamentals of skating (forward skating, stopping, starting, turning, backwards skating) combining movement oriented activities and games to encourage fun through learning. Children must be able to stand independently on the ice without assistance.

Participants are required to bring their own skates, CSA-approved helmets (full face mask recommended) and thick mitts or hockey gloves.

  • A Mini U participant climbs for the first time.
  • Wall climbing I

    Spring Session
    Ages: 6-7
    Instructor: Qualified Mini U Programs leaders
    Days:   Saturdays 9:00 - 10:00am OR Wednesdays 5:00 - 6:00pm
    Dates:  Saturday April 6 - June 15, 2024 (No class: May 18)
    ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Wednesday April 10 - June 12, 2024 
    Price:  $221

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Wall Climbing I program details

This program is designed to give participants the chance to experience wall climbing for the first time. Under the supervision of our certified leaders, you will learn the basic requirements for wall climbing such as safety, communication and technique.

Spring Break Camps 2024

March 25 - March 28, 2024

  • Mini U kids cheering each other on as they play.
  • Sport Sampler I

    Instructor: Qualified Mini U Programs Leader
    Hours/Day: 3 Sport; 3 Rec
    Price: $236

Sport Sampler I program details

Welcome to the world of sports! Develop a passion for a variety of sports in a fun, non-competitive and inclusive environment. Campers will be introduced to all of the favourites including soccer, basketball, dodgeball, track and more! Learn about basic skill development, fair play, teamwork and participation.

Swimming for this week has been tentatively scheduled for Tuesday & Thursday.  Please pack a bathing suit and towel for your child.  An email confirming swim dates will be sent prior to start of Spring Break Camps. 

 

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  • Mini Gym


    Instructor: Qualified Mini U Programs Leader
    Hours/Day: 3 Mini Gym; 3 Rec
    Price: $236

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Mini Gym program details

Keep your body moving all day long!  Program focuses on gymnastic elements like cartwheels, forward and backward rolls, balance beam activities and is combined with fun jungle gym activities throughout the day.  Gain confidence in movement and motor skills like throwing, jumping, hopping, catching, running and more!

Swimming for this week has been tentatively scheduled for Tuesday & Thursday.  Please pack a bathing suit and towel for your child.  An email confirming swim dates will be sent prior to start of Spring Break Camps. 

  • Science Alliance
  • Science Alliance

    Instructor: Qualified Mini U Programs Classroom Leader
    Hours/Day: 3 Science; 3 Rec
    Price: $236

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Science Alliance program details

Throughout the week, perform exciting experiments in a variety of hands on science activities.  Science topics may include ecology, astronomy, physics, chemistry and physiology.  

Swimming for this week has been tentatively scheduled for Tuesday & Thursday.  Please pack a bathing suit and towel for your child.  An email confirming swim dates will be sent prior to start of Spring Break Camps. 

5-7 Experience

Recreation Activities

  • Adaptives
  • Bean Bag Zoo with Giant Jenga 
  • Buckets!
  • Dodgeball
  • Eggstavagant Eggs
  • Frogs LOGS
  • Giant Soccer
  • Giant Twister
  • Hoppers
  • Kanga-Sacs
  • Kinect 4
  • Mini Basketball and Parachute
  • Mini Bouncer**
  • Mini Circus
  • Mini Leadership
  • New Age Kurling (NAK)
  • Noodle Time
  • Pinguard
  • Ricochet Ball
  • Rubber Chicken
  • Scatterball
  • Scoops
  • Soccer 
  • Spelunker 
  • Swamp Thang
  • Swimming (Not available 2023)
  • Team Walk
  • Topple Tubes
  • Track Pack
  • Yard Games 

 

Leadership Skill Building

  • Making new friends 
  • Sharing your ideas 
  • Learning how to be part of a team 
  • Being creative 
  • Collecting leadership cards 
  • Learning to solve problems 
  • Assisting your leader