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University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada, R3T 2N2
Explore new subjects, play and recreation in a welcoming, playful and safe environment. Enjoy our hands-on activities created to keep participants engaged and learning. Along with camp-specific content, many programs include recreation and leadership opportunities designed for 4 to 7-year-olds. Learn more about our activities for Minis on this page.
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Spring Break |
March 30 - April 3 |
| Week 1 | July 6 - 10 |
| Week 2 | July 13 - 17 |
| Week 3 | July 20 - 24 |
| Week 4 | July 27 - 31 |
| Week 5* | August 4 - 7 |
| Week 6 | August 10 - 14 |
| Week 7 | August 7 - 21 |
| Week 8 | August 24 - 28 |
| Week 9** | August 31 - September 4 |
*Short week - offered at a reduced price
** Swimming will not be included in week 9 due to our annual pool shutdown
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 and a live animal presentation.
Offered: summer
Instructor: qualified Mini U classroom leader
Hours/day: 3 classroom; 3 rec
Weeks offered: 1, 3, 5*, 7
Price: $228 ($197 short week)
This camp is an introduction to the sport of cheerleading. Learn basic tumbling, pyramids and stunts combined with gymnastics and dance techniques. Showcase your skills during a cheer performance for friends and family on Friday afternoon.
Offered: summer
Instructor: Local Cheer Coaches and Athletes
Hours/day: 3 cheer; 3 rec
Weeks offered: 2, 3, 9**
Price: $228
If you love all things crafty, this is the camp for you. Improve your skills in drawing and painting. Try splatter painting, sculpture and more! Participants will have some take-home projects at the end of the week. Please bring a large shirt to protect your clothes.
Offered: summer
Instructor: qualified Mini U classroom leader
Hours/day: 3 classroom; 3 rec
Weeks offered: 2, 3, 5*, 9**
Price: $228 ($197 short week)
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 right here on campus to see some massive fossils first hand.
Offered: summer
Instructor: qualified Mini U leader
Hours/day: 3 classroom; 3 rec
Weeks offered: 2, 4, 6, 8
Price: $228
This full day program is packed with fun activities that will keep you busy all day long! Participate in organized games, jungle gym activities and sing-alongs with musical instruments. Please pack a lunch, a nut-free snack and a drink for breaks.
Offered: summer
Instructor: qualified Mini U leaders
Hours/day: 6 rec
Weeks offered: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5*, 6, 7, 8, 9**
Price: $210 ($178 *short week)
Explore a variety of sports and recreational activities in a fun, non-competitive environment. Learn about basic skill development, fair play, teamwork and participation.
Offered: Spring Break camps
Instructor: qualified Mini U leaders
Hours/day: 6 rec
Weeks offered: March 30-April 3, 2020
Price:$228
Explore a variety of sports and have fun in a non-competitive environment. Each day includes one hour of science adventure and one hour of cool crafts. Learn about basic skill development, fair play, teamwork and participation.
Offered: summer
Instructor: qualified Mini U classroom leader
Hours/day: 1 craft; 1 science; 4 rec
Weeks offered: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5*, 6, 7, 8, 9**
Price: $228 ($197 short week)
JNYB is designed to provide young athletes with fun, high-quality, and developmentally appropriate basketball training, programming, and coaching as part of a holistic approach to long-term athlete development. All participants will receive an NBA team reversible jersey featuring one of six NBA teams, basketball, drawstring bag, poster and certificate of participation.
Offered: summer
Instructor: U Sports athletes (including Bison athletes)
Partners: Canada Basketball and Basketball Manitoba
Hours/day: 3 basketball; 3 rec
Weeks offered: 1, 4
Price: $303
Traditional Japanese karate is the classical art of weaponless self-defence. "Karate" translates as "the method of empty hands." Traditional karate-do uses mental focus and discipline to develop physical skills such as speed, strength and ability. Participants will develop self-confidence, fitness, concentration and focus while developing mental preparedness and awareness. This course offers the benefits of traditional Japanese karate and sport karate, instructors are certified through the National Coaching Certification Program and the Coaching Association of Canada.
Offered: fall, winter, spring
Instructor: Shotokan Karate Instructor
Length: 50 minutes
Day and time: Saturdays at 11 a.m.
Dates: April 18 - June 27 (No class May 16)
Price: $153
No experience necessary! Lessons focus on the fundamentals (forward skating, stopping, starting, turning and backwards skating) and combines movement-oriented activities and games to encourage fun through learning. Participants are required to bring their own skates, CSA approved helmets and thick mitts or hockey gloves.
Participants are required to bring their own skates, CSA-approved helmets and thick mitts or hockey gloves.
Offered: Spring Break camps, summer
Instructor: qualified Mini U leaders
Hours on ice: 1; off ice: 5 rec
Weeks offered: March 30-April 3, 2020, 1, 3, 6
Price: $243
With instruction provided by Mini U staff, this program is ideal for beginner hockey players, ringette players and recreational ice skaters. Lessons will focus on the fundamentals of skating: forward skating, stopping, starting, turning and backwards skating. Learn to Skate combines movement-oriented activities and games to encourage fun through learning.
Children must be able to stand independently on the ice without assistance.
CSA-approved helmets are required.
Full face masks, thick gloves and pants are strongly recommended.
Offered: fall, winter
Instructor: qualified Mini U leaders
Length: 45 minutes
With instruction provided by Mini U staff, this program is ideal for hockey or ringette players and recreational ice skaters who are looking to sharpen their skating skills. Lessons will focus on the fundamentals of skating: forward skating, stopping, starting, turning, backwards skating and crossovers, edge work. Learn to Skate combines movement-oriented activities and games to encourage fun through learning.
Children must be able to move around independently on the ice without assistance.
CSA-approved helmets are required.
Full face masks, thick gloves and pants are are strongly recommended.
Offered: fall, winter
Instructor: qualified Mini U leaders
Length: 45 minutes
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.
CSA-approved helmets are required for both children and parents on the ice.
Full face masks, thick gloves and pants are strongly recommended.
Offered: fall, winter
Instructor: qualified Mini U leaders
Length: 45 minutes
Keep your body moving all day long. Program focuses on gymnastics elements like cartwheels, forward and backward rolls, and balance beam activities, and is combined with fun jungle gym activities throughout the day. Get instruction in movement and motor skills like throwing, catching, hopping and more!
Offered: summer
Instructor: qualified Mini U coaches
Hours/day: 3 gym; 3 rec
Weeks offered: 2, 3, 6, 7, 8
Price: $228
For the beginner or intermediate Bison who can skate independently, understands the basics of hockey and has the ability to maintain puck control in most situations. Learn about passing, shooting, stick handling, skating with control of the puck, the rules of the game, teamwork and fair play. Experience fun dryland exercises and training, paired with tips about healthy living.
Offered: summer
Instructor: U Sports athletes (including Bison athletes)
Hours on ice: 1; off ice: 5 rec
Weeks offered: 2, 3, 4, 5*, 6, 7, 8, 9**
Price: $288 ($245 short week)
Learn the fundamentals and rules of soccer in a fun, non-competitive environment. Gain basic skills like dribbling, ball control, striking and passing.
Offered: summer
Instructor: U Sports athletes (including Bison athletes)
Hours/day: 3 soccer; 3 rec
Weeks offered: 1, 2, 4, 5*, 7, 9**
Price: $228 ($197 short week)
Together, parents and their children will move through a variety of gym activities and skill progressions. Each week will focus on movement and motor skills such as throwing, rollling, catching, hoppping, skipping and more. We will also help you get your groove on with fun, rhythmic activities and sing-a-longs. Our very own Kinesiology and Recreation Management students will be placing children in small groups based on their age and ability levels.
Offered: fall
Instructor: qualified Mini U leader
Length: 1 hour
Experience the world of rhythmic gymnastics, whether you’re a beginner or advanced. Groups will be divided according to age and ability. Receive basic instruction in rope, hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon and scarves. Friends and family are welcome to join us for a performance of skills on Friday afternoon.
Offered: summer
Instructor: national-level athletes
Partners: Rhythmic Royals
Hours/day: 4 rhythmic; 2 rec
Weeks offered: 4, 8
Price: $228
Throughout the week, perform exciting experiments in a variety of hands-on activities. Learn about rockets, fossil formation, chemical reactions, and more!
Offered: summer
Instructor: qualified Mini U classroom leader
Hours/day: 3 classroom; 3 rec
Weeks offered: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5*, 6, 7, 8
Price: $228 ($197 short week)
Register for this program if you love being active, having fun and trying new things. Sport Sampler will move you through various athletic activities over the 10 weeks. Each week you will try popular activities like soccer, basketball, martial arts, archery and more! Each class will include 15 minutes of free play time for families to join in on the fun activity of the day.
Offered: fall
Length: 1.25 hours
Day and time: Mondays at 5:30 p.m.
Come and learn to play like a pro. You will learn about the fundamentals of soccer and participate in organized games. Soccer development is the goal of this 10-week program where you will learn how to dribble, pass and shoot to score, all while learning the rules of the game.
Offered: winter
Instructor: qualified Mini U leaders
Length: 1 hour
Day and Time: Saturdays 10 a.m.
Dates: Jan. 11 – Mar. 21, 2020 (no class Feb. 15)
Price: $122
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No…it’s Superheroes in Training camp! Explore what it takes to be a superhero. Climb like Spiderman, run like The Flash and leap like Superman. Sharpen your leadership skills while discovering how the Avengers and Justice League work as a team and use their strengths for good. Create your very own superhero/heroine identity and make your own take-home costume!
Offered: Spring Break camps, summer
Instructor: qualified Mini U leader
Hours/day: 3 superhero; 3 rec
Weeks offered: March 30-April 3, 2020 1, 2, 3, 4, 5*, 6, 7, 8, 9**
Price: $243 ($204 short week)
The Tots Karate program is designed to introduce the young karateka respect for self and others, along with the fundamentals of karate: kicking, striking, blocking, and self-defense movements to develop fitness, self-discipline and confidence. Instructors are National Coaching Certification Program-trained and certified by the Coaching Association of Canada.
Offered: fall, winter, spring
Instructor: Shotokan Karate Instructor
Length: 50 minutes
Day and Time: Saturdays 10 a.m.
Dates: April 18 - June 27 (no class May 16)
Price: $153
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.
Offered: fall, winter
Instructor: qualified wall leader instructor
Length: 1 hour
Mini U Programs offers a great day of activities on a variety of school inservice days.
Bring your children here and let them spend the day doing archery, racquetball and more! Programs run 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with drop-off from 7:45 a.m. to 9 a.m. and pick-up from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. NEW! Pick up/Drop off for Inservice Days will be in the James Daly (Max Bell) Fieldhouse. Let the summer fun continue!
Prices for the day are $33 per child. Registration is available online or you can also fax them to 474-7503 (attention: Drew) or dropped off in person at the Active Living Centre front desk.
Offered: fall, winter, spring
Instructor: qualified Mini U leaders
Hours/day: 6 hours rec; 1 hour lunch
Price: $33
Day and time: Fridays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Drop off starts at 7:45 a.m. and pick up until 5 p.m.)
| Code | Dates |
|---|---|
| 9337 | Mar 13, 2020 |
| 9339 | Apr 17, 2020 |
