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DAYCAMPS & SUMMER PROGRAMSACADEMY FOR MATHEMATICS & SCIENCE Brentwood Village (NW): 338-0008 Sunridge Mall (NE): 590-8385 Lake Bonavista Promenade (SE): 225-2700 Shoppes of Bridlewood (SW): 201-5050 Website: www.acadfor.com The Academy offers fun summer programs for all grades. Daytime and evening programs are available for students to improve their Math, Language Arts and Science skills. Each program is individually designed for students to catch up or move ahead. A free assessment of each student is included. Visit our website or call any of our four Calgary locations for details.
ADVENTURERS SCHOOL AGE CARE 2244 Chicoutimi Drive NW Contact: Maggie Tew Phone: 333-7478 Email:
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Adventurers School Care has been providing quality, licensed, summer day camps and after-school care programs since 1991. Adventurers offers a wide variety of themes and choices of activities for your child to enjoy. We also provide low child to staff ratios. We are Fun, Exciting, and Adventurous!
ALEGRIA SPANISH SCHOOL LTD. 210A - 11625 Elbow Drive Canyon Meadows Shopping Center (Second Floor) Email:
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Website: www.alegriapreschool.com Fantastic Spanish Summer Camps for four to ten-years-old. Fun camps full of activities and play where your children will be happy as they learn Spanish. For more information stop by any Friday between 11 and 12 for a free demonstration. Camps begin at the end of July. We can create a Special Summer Camp for you with a minimum of six children.
ALIKI'S ART HOUSE Art Camp Contact: Alice “Aliki” Rathgeber Phone: 667-7020 Website: www.alikisarthouse.com "I Can Draw!" Throughout this fun-filled week, students will learn how to draw realistically using a variety of materials. Our camps are small and friendly and we welcome all levels. Sketchbooks are provided so that artists may continue to create long after the summer is over. Sessions taught by certified teacher and professional artist Alice “Aliki” Rathgeber. For testimonials and details visit alikisarthouse.com and click on Children’s Classes. (Note: Register now for fall classes.)
ALIVE DANCEWORKS Two Locations! 4251 Bow Trail SW Phone: 246-5511 #1005, 873 - 85 Street SW Phone: 246-4488 Email:
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Website: www.alivedanceworks.com Fun, energetic classes in all different styles! Jazz - Tap - Ballet - Hip-Hop - Musical Theatre - Break Dance - Lyrical and More! Ages two to adult. Beginner to advanced,recreational and performance troupe programs! Our goal as a teaching team is to expose children and adults to the many aspects of dance! Our teachers are fun, energetic leaders that wish to share their love of dance with all ages. Contact us for more information.
ALTADORE GYMNASTIC CLUB 101, 6303 30 Street SE Contact: TC Edwards Phone: 720-2711 Email:
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Website: www.altadoregymnasticsclub.com The Altadore Gymnastic Club has served Calgary for 40+ years. We offer quality programs for all ages and levels including regular classes, summer camps, special events, & birthday parties. We are proud of our accomplishments, which include 1992 Olympian Jennifer Wood and 2004 Olympian Champion Kyle Shewfelt.
ALTIUS NORDIC SKI CLUB Canada Olympic Park Contact: Nik Petrov Phone: 921-1734 Email:
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Website: www.altiusnordicskiclub.com These five-day camps are action-packed to keep up with your energetic kids and promote healthy living and teamwork through sport. Kids will enjoy a fun-filled summer that offers a wide variety of exciting activities such as: Ski Jumping, Mountain Biking, Rollerblading, Outdoor Sport Games, Swimming, Hiking, Climbing Wall, etc. For more information or to register your child for the Grasshoppers Summer Camp call or email us!
ALWAYS TIME FOR CREATION Contact: Audrya Corbett Phone: 477-9269 Email:
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Website: www.alwaystimeforcreation.com Fairy and Goblin Summer Camp! Draw fairies, paint elves, dance with pixie POI, sculpt goblin homes, create natural mandalas, make magical musical instruments and much more! Offered by visual artists Audrya Corbett and Adrienne Adams (PINKMITTENS2). Audrya and Adrienne also work as artists in residence in schools across the city. Bring the magic to life: July 7 to 11 and July 21 to 25. Register by May 31 and SAVE 10 per cent!
ANN AND SANDY CROSS CONSERVATION AREA Box 20, Site 23, RR8 Contact: Catriona Laird Phone: 931-2042 Email:
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Website: www.crossconservation.org It’s in your nature to explore! Embark on a wild week full of exploration and discovery with our Nature Safari day camps. Participate in fun nature investigation through hiking, hands-on activities, games and eco-crafts. Special visits by guest naturalists add to the journey and excitement.
ANNABELL'S ATTIC Contact: Jessica or Margaret Phone: 568-1070 Email:
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Website: www.annabellsattic.com Expect the same care and creativity that have made us Award Winners of Best Entertainment for Children’s Parties, when choosing our Never Never Land or Princess Preparatory Camp for your child to enjoy this summer! Imagination comes to life amidst castles, pirate ships, fairy villages and undersea coves built by our campers. Non-stop fun, entertaining meals and snacks, experienced leaders and wrap-up festivities for the family to enjoy. Visit our website for full details!
BALLET CLASSIQUE METHUSELA 176 Bedford Drive NE Phone: 245-4346 ‘Ballet Princess Summer Camps’ for children ages three to eight. With daily princess tea parties, princess crafts and princess-themed dancing, this is guaranteed to be a summer highlight! Simply Magical! Week long, morning or afternoon camps available in July and August. Based on Royal Academy of Dance Syllabus. Space is limited. To register call 245-4346.
BARBARA MOORE ACADEMY OF DANCE5, 1603 - 62 Avenue SE Contact: Barbara Moore Coffey Phone: 264-9194 Email:
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Website: www.fortheloveofdance.net Barbara Moore Academy of Dance offers an array of dance classes throughout the year for ages two and up. Summer sessions and drop-ins are also available for all ages and levels. Our philosophy is to develop the joy of movement, expression, self-image and confidence through the art of dance.
BEACON LITERACY #50, 1331 44 Avenue NE Contact: Yvonne Basten Phone: 283-3278 Email:
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Website: www.literacycanada.com Do you have a reading difficulty in your household? At Beacon Literacy, everyone learns to read! After 20 hours of instruction, we guarantee one grade level increase; however, the average increase is 2.6 grade levels. Phone today to book a free, no obligation assessment! Let us help you, help them!
BOW WATERS CANOE CLUB Phone: 235-2922 Website: www.bowwaters.org Our camps provide a unique opportunity for youth ages seven to 17 to experience the fun and excitement of canoeing. They learn to safely paddle on flat water, and some camps progress to moving water. Emphasis is placed on safety, teamwork, challenge and fun! Camps are designed in a progression so that more than one session can be taken in a summer. BRILLIANT BEGINNINGS EDUCATIONAL CENTRE 207A - 19 Street NW Phone: 283-KIDS (5437) Email:
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Website: www.brilliantbeginnings.ca Looking for programs this summer for your infant or toddler? Brilliant Beginnings is Calgary's one-stop resource centre for parents and children NB to four years! We offer a variety of developmental classes targeted for only infants and toddlers! Classes focus on language & literacy, thinking skills, social skills, and motor planning. We also offer infant massage, baby signing, parenting support and workshops (behavior, sleeping, etc.) and services for children with special needs
BULLDOG INTERACTIVE FITNESS FOR YOUTH Hunterhorn Plaza, 6400 4th Street NE Contact: Tiffany Gogowich Phone: 403-730-8550 Email Address:
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Website: bulldoginteractivefitness.com Join us for our week-long day camps filled with fun, facts, and activity as you make new friends, learn about nutrition and excercise, and have fun on interactive gaming equipment. Our camps will take you outdoors for fun in the park playing team sports and our version of the Amazing Race!! See you at the dog house!
BUTTERFIELD ACRES CHILDREN’S FARM 3km north of Crowchild Trail on Rocky Ridge Road Phone: 239-0638 Website: www.butterfieldacres.com Amazing Animal Experiences... and much more! A Calgary’s Child Magazine’s Parents’ Choice Award Winner. Delightful, age-appropriate farm activities focus on a different farm animal each day for a week. Great leaders, first-aid training! Before and after care, lunch and snack programs. Camps for three to four-year-olds, four to five-year-olds, five to seven-year-olds, 8 to 11-year-olds, 12 to 14-year-olds. If your child is an animal lover, this will be your child’s favorite camp!
CALGARY AQUABELLES SYNCHRONIZED SWIM CLUB Phone: 209-2941 Website: www.aquabelles.com Providing female athletes the opportunity to achieve their maximum potential through competitive synchronized swimming since 1964. If your daughter is between the ages of six and ten, loves to swim and loves music… check out our pre-competitive classes and summer camps. Contact us at aquabelles.com or 209-2941.
CALGARY ARTS SUMMER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION Locations vary with each program Contact: Linda or Janice Phone: 271-0418 or 287-1856 Email:
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Website: www.calgaryartssummer.com Musical Theatre Showtime students, aged 10 to 19, present a musical in six days in July. Piano Camp is for pianists, aged 10 to adult, that runs for five days in August. The Music, Drama, Movement and Art Camp (ages four to 10) and the PlayWriting Camp (ages nine to 12) are half-day programs that run five days in August. The CASS-Amici String Camp runs for two weeks mid-summer.
CALGARY CLIMBING CENTRE Two locations: 140 - 15 Avenue NW & 7130 - Fisher Road SE Phone: 252-6778 Email:
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Website: www.calgaryclimbing.com Calgary’s two best and biggest indoor climbing facilities, friendly staff, varied terrain, birthday parties, beginner lessons for all ages, kids climbing camps, youth and adult drop-in times, junior clubs and teams, corporate team building, basic to advanced instruction, movement clinics, private coaching. Two convenient locations (Stronghold NW and Chinook SE).
CALGARY FENCING CLUB 3304 - 33 Street NW (NE corner of VRRI building) Phone: 246-5801 Email:
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Website: www.calgaryfencingclub.ca Calling all swashbucklers to learn the exciting modern sport of fencing! Half-day beginner summer camps. Excellent coaches and custom-designed facility. Co-ed classes for ages nine to 14. Discover why it is nicknamed “physical chess”!
CALGARY GIRLS CHOIR Phone: 686-7444 Website: www.calgarygirlschoir.com Calgary Girls Choir's Summer Music & Drama Program offers a variety of music, vocal styles, dance, acting and performance for girls ages six to 11 years. The one-week camp takes place August 11 to 16 with trained professional instructors and musicians. Artistic Director Elaine Quilichini designed the program to include individual and small group vocal coaching and musical theatre, and her specialty, choral music. Join us to explore and develop your singing, creativity and musical talent - and lots of fun for everyone.
CALGARY JCC 1607 - 90 Avenue SW Contact: Rhona Richards Phone: 444-3168 Email:
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Website: www.calgaryjcc.com Experience Camp JCC this summer! Your child has a choice between our Sports Camps for ages six to 12 or Young Explorer Camps for ages two to six. Sports Camps features Adventure sports, Fit sports, Olympic sports and Racquet sports weeks. Young Explorer camp features Animal Safari, Water Circus, Discovery Week, Outdoor Adventure and Artrageous weeks. Swim For Life swimming lessons are included in every week of camp. Join us this summer!
CALGARY SAFETY COUNCIL Suite 108, 2116 - 27 Avenue NE Contact: Linda Then Phone: 287-2990, Extension 101 Email:
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Website: www.calgarysafetycouncil.com July to August: Register your 4 to12-year-old child for Bicycle Safety programs at Safety City. Three levels of training. April to June, September to October: ask your child’s Preschool or Kindergarten teacher about a field trip to Safety City for pedestrian safety. Children learn in a fun environment covering all traffic conditions. CALGARY YOUNG PEOPLE’S THEATRE 204 - 16 Avenue NW Phone: 230-2664 Website: www.cypt.ca Now entering its 14th season, CYPT’s super summer program offers high quality children’s drama classes and camps. Summer includes half-day, full-day camps for one and two-week periods and three-week advanced programs with North/South locations. Themes this year are Safari, and the return of our popular Shakespeare program for teens!
CALGARY ZOO Phone: 232-9300 Website: www.calgaryzoo.ab.ca Go wild at Zoo Camp this summer! Explore the Zoo through games, walk-abouts, crafts, stories, animal encounters, and fun with other kids. Half-day camps for Zoo Tots (aged four to six) and full-day adventures for ages seven to 17 from 8:30am to 4:30pm. Monday through Friday, June 30 to August 22. Bagged lunch options now available and every camper gets a Calgary Zoo Summer Camp bucket hat or ball cap. Visit our website for more information and to register. CAMP AMICUS - LEARNING DISABILITIES ASSOCIATION OF ALBERTA – CALGARY CHAPTER Phone: 283-6606, Extension 102 Fax: 270-4043 Email:
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Website: www.LDAA.netCamp Amicus offers a unique camp experience for children and youth with learning disabilities and AD/HD. The supportive setting provides opportunities for children to interact with their peers and learn a wide variety of skills including social skills, peer relations and problem-solving with a big emphasis on Fun! Camp Amicus offers a 3:1 camper to staff ratio; day and overnight camps. CHILDREN'S TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP Contact: Jacquie Ellis Phone: 1-866-704-2267 or 816-9941 Email:
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Website: www.ctworkshop.com Explore, Invent, Create! If your child is in Grades 2 to 8, they will complete applied-technology ‘adventures’ that are customized to their skill level and tons of fun at Children’s Technology Workshop icamp™ this summer! Activities focus on Robotics, Video Game Creation, Animation and Digital Video Production. Call us today! CINCH TRAIL RIDING Phone: 932-7433 or 932-3246 Website: www.cinchtrailriding.ca CITY OF CALGARY SUMMER DAY CAMPS Register now by phone at 268-3800 or online at www.calgary.ca/recreation. Pick up our Recreation Program Guide or browse our summer day camps online. Award-winning day camps for children ages three to 17. Have your kids enjoy a full day of activities including swimming, sports, games, crafts, nature and more. Our camps are offered throughout the city, pick your location. CITY OF CALGARY - ARTS CENTRES Spark your children’s imagination with Art Ventures. Activities include drawing, painting, sculpture and mixed-media projects. Full and half day camps available. CITY OF CALGARY - SWIM & FUN Splash around with us! Swim lessons, crafts and games (indoor and outdoor). Camp activities may also include a field trip to one of Calgary’s exciting attractions. CITY OF CALGARY – LEISURE CENTRES Dip in the pool, fun in the sun and themed activities. Full and half-day camps, pre/post care and brown bag lunches are also available. Registration for Village Square begins April 28. CITY OF CALGARY – INGLEWOOD BIRD SANCTUARY Nature Study and Discovery camps. Spend a week exploring how nature and culture are important to our past, present and future. Early drop-off and late pick-up available. THE CLAYGROUND 226 - 12100 MacLeod Trail South Contact: Pat Phone: 225-2056 Email:
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Website: www.theclayground.ca Experience the fun and excitement of painting ceramics at The Clayground. We are your destination for Summer Camps and Birthday Parties. This summer, we’ll make two different projects per day - working with various painting techniques, plus we‘ll be making a scrap book for your summer memories. Check out our web page for all the details at theclayground.ca. CODA'S CANADA OLYMPIC PARK 88 Canada Olympic Road SW Contact: Patrick Breault Phone: 247-5424 Email:
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Website: www.canadaolympicpark.ca CODA’s Canada Olympic Park offers a wide range of exciting summer camps for children ages four and up. Our camps provide instruction in many sports including mountain biking, biathlon, wall climbing, Eurobungee trampoline, mini-golf, summer luge, archery, ball hockey, outdoor hiking and gymnastics. CREATIVE KIDS 7260 12 Street SE Phone: 873-1966 Email:
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Website: www.creativekidsclasses.ca Create summer camp memories of a lifetime! Children will explore and discover the Arts. Experience dance, painting, outdoor activities, puppetry, drama and more! We offer Day Camps for ages three to six and Week Camps for ages six to 10. Summer fun and learning - all in one! When learning is fun, kids want to learn. THE CRUX CLIMBING AND BOULDERING Bay 9, 1415 - 28 Street NE Phone: 235-CRUX (2789) Website: www.thecruxclimbing.com Crux Climbing and Bouldering offers unique and exciting adventure camps! The Crux is Calgary's tallest wall climbing facility offering full-day summer camps during July and August. Kids nine and up will experience a variety of activities including indoor and outdoor rock climbing and bouldering, hiking and plenty of games! Our adventure camps allow children to increase their confidence and physical strength and are run by fully certified instructors and drivers. For registration and details visit our website or phone. DANCE WITH FRANCE #104 - 8408 Elbow Drive SW Contact: Rochelle/Dale Gartner Phone: 243-2111 Email:
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Website: www.dancewithfrance.ca A fun, high energy hip-hop and jazz dance camp for ages six to 16 years! Learn the latest funky choreography while putting together professional routines in costumes for a hot performance at the end of the week! Costumes and props included. Dancers will then be chauffeured in our “DWF Limousine.” DANSCOTT STUDIO CORPORATION 29, 735 Ranchlands Boulevard NW Contact: Gail Scott Phone: 686-1337 Email:
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Website: www.danscottstudio.com For beginners and advanced students alike, Danscott offers a full range of dance programs. Workshops, competitions and exams are available; an annual highlight is our recital. Offering creative movement programs for three and four-year-olds. Danscott Studio, a fun place to learn, discover grace and promote self-confidence. DECIDEDLY JAZZ DANCEWORKS 1514 - 4 Street SW Phone: 245-3533 Email:
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Website: www.decidedlyjazz.com The School of Decidedly Jazz runs all year round for ages two to 82. This summer, DJD offers week-long dance camps in July and August. Campers experience a variety of dance styles including jazz, African, funk and tap. Special-theme camps this year include Funk/Hip Hop. Each week ends with an informal, in-studio showing for family and friends. Camps fill fast, so call today! THE DOWNRIGHT CANADIAN THEATRE COMPANY Phone: 389-3002 Website: www.dctc.ca The Downright Canadian Theatre Company offers summer drama camps for youth ages seven to 14. Youth from all drama experience levels will enjoy this program! Dates are as follows: Okotoks Camp #1 July 14 to 18; Okotoks Camp # 2 July 21 to 25; South Calgary Camp July 28 to Aug. 1; and North Calgary Camp Aug. 11 to 15. Times: 9am to 3pm. Cost: $200/per camp. Call 389-3002 to register or check out our website at dctc.ca for more information! EAGLEQUEST GOLF CENTERS (DOUGLASDALE GOLF COURSE/EQ GOLF DOME) Two locations: Douglasdale: 7 Douglas Wood Drive SE Phone: 279-7913 Golf Dome: 1025 - 32 Avenue NE Phone: 216-5949 Email:
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Website: www.eaglequestgolf.com Eaglequest is committed to providing a safe and fun environment for your child to learn, practice and play the game of golf. Eaglequest has some of the finest teaching professionals in Alberta. They have designed and delivered effective Junior Programs every year. Eaglequest caters to all age groups: Little Eagles four to six-year-olds and Junior Eagles seven to 15-year-olds. Our full-day and half-day summer camps start in July and run through to the end of August.
ENCHANTED EVENTS #9 - 213 19 Street NW Contact: Natalie Gomersall Phone: 313-2541 Email:
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Website: www.enchantedevents.ca Calgary's Child Magazine Parents' Choice Award Winner 2007. Crafts, games, friendship, fun. Multi-media art projects, costumes, clay, beading, flower fairies, papermaking, soap, tea parties and much more. Several locations, see website for details. We host Award-winning Birthday Parties, too! "The Talk of the Town" (Swerve Magazine).
EPCOR CENTRE for the Performing Arts 205 - 8 Avenue SE Contact: Javier Vilalta Phone: 294-7455, Extension 1075 Email:
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Website: www.epcorcentre.org One of Calgary’s most innovative theatre and performing arts camps, located in the heart of the arts scene. One- and two-week camps in July and August for young actors ages seven to 17, offering an exciting range of artistic programs that express creativity, build self-confidence and inspire greatness!
FAMILY LEISURE CENTRE 11150 Bonaventure Drive SE Contact: Miriam Magnus Phone: 225-5558 Email:
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Website: www.goflc.org FLC has an amazing daycamp program! For 25 years, we have offered quality, reasonably priced day camps for communities throughout South Calgary. Check out our huge selection of camps, for all ages (three to 14 years), all schedules (full day - half day, registered, and drop-in) and all interests (arts & crafts, musical, drama, adventure, dance & sports). Download our brochure online at goflc.org. Phone: 278-7542.
FIRST ALLIANCE DISCOVERY CAMPS First Alliance Church - 12345 - 40 Street SE Contact: Dennis Velikodnijs Phone: 212-8840 Email:
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Website: www.faccalgary.com We provide great day camps for children in Preschool to Grade 6 with activities such as music, sports, drama and crafts. Children will also hear Bible stories and learn how to apply them to their lives. It is a safe and fun environment for your child to make new friends.
FLIP FACTORY GYM & FIT KIDS MOBILE GYMNASTICS PROGRAM 1423 - 8 Avenue SE (Inglewood) Contact: Darlene Traviss Phone: 617-9591 Email:
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Website: www.flip-factory.com Summer camps for active kids! Reverse bungee, bouldering wall, trampoline, gymnastics, break dancing, swimming each day, Mission Impossible, Gladiators, "Terminator" Game, Circus arts, field trip to Sylvan Lake. Waterpark each Friday. B&A camp care included. Six to 12 years. Limit of 30 kids/wk. Only two weeks offered: July 14 & 21. Fall programs include: Full curriculum phys.ed. for home-schooled, trampoline, gymnastics & birthday parties. How much fun can exercise be? Check us out!
FOOTHILLS ACADEMY 745 - 37 Street NW Phone: 270-9400 Website: www.foothillsacademy.org Read Write - Year-round programs. Specific strategies, one-on-one, for Phonemics, Reading, Writing, Spelling, Comprehension, Study Skills and Chisanbop Math. Academic assessments available. April, May and June programs. Summer one-on-one, programs in July and August. Small group camp - August Day Camp - Geared for the Year. Call to inquire and Register for all programs. Additional Community Services - Assessment and Intervention.
FORT CALGARY 750 - 9 Avenue SE Phone: 290-1875 Email:
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Website: www.fortcalgary.com Join the ranks - A NWMP Boot Camp (ages seven to 12). July 10, 17, 24, 31 and August 14, 21 from 9:30am to 4pm. Experience life as an 1875 Mountie: training, fun outdoor living skills, real and imaginative adventures. Artefact handling, old-fashioned crafts, and much more! Call to register.
FREE HOUSE DANCE PLUS 2020 12 Avenue NW Contact: Kathie Bernard Phone: 282-0555 Email:
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Website: www.freehousedance.com August Camps: ‘Hoppin & a Boppin’ recreational dance camps for kids August 18 to 29. Full-day camps: ‘Be-Bop’ for ages six to nine and ‘Hip-Hop’ for ages 10 to 14. ‘Summer Intensive’ camp for the serious dancer. Half-day camps: ‘Wee-Bop’ for ages three to five. Maximum 18 per group. Adult and teen programs August 18 to 28 offered in the evening. Visit our website for details. GLENBOW MUSEUM DAY CAMPS Phone: 268-4110 Email:
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Website: Glenbow.org Ages 6-8; 9-12. Become an Exhibit Explorer at Glenbow Museum this summer! During this week-long camp, your child will dig deep into Glenbow’s exciting collections to find rich and wonderful treasures. They will dress-up in 16th century-style armour, make their own musical instrument and stretch their imaginations while playing games, singing songs and dancing to a new beat! Members save! Ask about the benefits of joining Bo’s Buddies museum membership program. Camp Dates: August 5-8; August 11-15; August 18-22; August 25-29. 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Early drop-off and late pick-up available
GLENWEST CENTRE FOR CHILDREN 3325 49 Street SW Phone: 240-2992 Email:
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Come join the fun! Games, Swimming, Hiking, Cooking, Crafts, Beaches, Camping, Reptiles, Magic, Rollercoasters and more! We are a non-profit organization that has provided quality programs for children five to 12, since 1983. A camp designed for school-aged children, we offer a huge variety of exciting day camp programs, with the benefit of before and after camp care. Call 240-2992 for information on Summer Camps or School Year Programs. GYMBOREE PLAY & MUSIC OF CALGARY Three locations to serve you Phone: 278-5264 Email:
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Camp Gymboree is an active, fun, and educational 2 1/2 hour summer camp for three to five-year-olds. Activities include: Fitness Fun, Art Exploration and Campfire Activities (songs, snacks, bubbles and more). Spaces are limited and fill up quickly so call today for more information!
GYMTASTICS South/East Calgary Location (Deerfoot, between Glenmore and Heritage SE North of new IKEA) Phone: 254-9010 South/West Calgary Location (Currie Barracks, SW) Phone: 503-0662 Gymtastics offers unique full and half-day weekly Summer Camp Programs for ages four to 11. Arts and crafts, games, tumbling, trampoline and of course gymnastics! Your child will be taught by qualified and experienced instructors in a bright, clean and safe environment. Gymtastics SE Deerfoot Location also offers specialty preschool camps for ages two to four years. Come see why Gymtastics is Alberta’s most talked about and fastest growing children’s gymnastics club! For summer camp schedule information or to register call us.
HEARTLAND AGENCY AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES Phone: 686-1349 Fax: 240-0923 Email:
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Website: www.heartlandagency.org Heartland operates preschool for children ages three to five, and before and after-school care out of its Signal Hill and Westside Recreation Centre locations, throughout the year. Themed summer camps run July/August for ages six to 12, from 9am to 4pm daily (early drop-off/late pick-up can be arranged). Scheduled activities include field trip adventures and daily outdoor fun (e.g., horseback riding, bowling, swimming, Calaway Park, Sylvan Lake, Waterslides, etc.). HERITAGE PARK HISTORICAL VILLAGE 1900 Heritage Drive SW Contact: Diane Greenwood Phone: 268-8574 Email:
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Website: www.heritagepark.ca Heritage Park offers two great camps that allow children to journey back in time to discover what it was like to travel by train, collect eggs from a chicken coop, or enjoy traditional games like wheelbarrow races. Dressed in period costumes, children gain an appreciation of the hardships and victories that were experienced by our early pioneers through fun, hands-on experiences. Camps run Tuesday through Friday beginning July 8, 2008.
HORSES R COOL RIDING SCHOOL LTD. Located near Cochrane at Griffin Valley Ranch Phone/Fax: 932-5323 Email:
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Website: www.horsesrcool.com or www.griffinvalleyranch.ca Weekly summer camps available at Griffin Valley Ranch in July and August, individual lessons by appointment, adult and family lessons. Call or email for more information.
IMAGINE MUSIC INC. Phone: 730-0684 Email:
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Website: www.imaginemusicinc.com Imagine Music Inc. is a unique and innovative company where music is a creative and fun learning experience. Imagine the possibilities with studio and in-home music lessons designed to suit your needs. Piano, keyboards, drums, voice, brass, woodwinds, violin, guitar, bass, theory and improvisation. Registration is ongoing.
JUMP 'N' JAVA 3519 18 Street SW Contact: Adeline Phone: 243-4255 Email:
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Website: www.jumpnjava.ca Looking for a break while your kids can play freely and safely? Jump'n'Java offers a 1600 sq. ft. air conditioned fun play area and a separate place to enjoy our full service coffee shop. Healthy kids’ platters, cold and hot drinks all year. Open every day at 7:30 am. Let us take care of your kid’s birthday parties and participate in our monthly events! Summer passes available from June!
KEYBOARD ACADEMY North: 277-2987 South: 255-0010 Website: www.keyboardacademy.ca Music lessons for experienced or beginners, ages five and up. Our summer program offers regular classes or our ‘Beginners Trial Program’ for piano, keyboard and organ. The BTP provides the student with six to eight lessons, a music book and the loan of an instrument. A great way to get started! Register today.
LEIGHTON ART CENTRE 15km SW of Calgary Phone: 931-3636 Email:
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Website: www.leightoncentre.org The Leighton Art Centre is located on 80 acres in Alberta’s spectacular foothills just 15 minutes SW of Calgary. This non-profit organization offers: Sketching, Journaling, Painting, Tie Dying, Paper-Maché, Artist Trading Cards and Nature Hikes for children of all ages. The camp runs weekly throughout July and August. The cost is $205/week/per child or three siblings, $181/per child. Cost includes all art supplies and a Charter Bus Service from Calgary.
MAD SCIENCE OF SOUTHERN ALBERTA Bay 30, 4816 - 35B Street SE Contact: Shannon Phone: 263-4140 Email:
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Website: www.madscience.org/calgary Mad Science of Southern Alberta has been offering award-winning summer camps since 1996. Each year, we develop new camps for children aged five to 12. Our camps are always hands-on, totally fun and educational. Mad Science also offers year-round programming for schools, clubs, entertainment for corporate events and amazing birthday parties. For camp descriptions, schedule, and on-line registration visit madscience.org/calgary.
MCDONALD WILSON DANCE ACADEMY 5107 - 33 Street NW Phone: 286-8119 Email:
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Website: www.mwdadance.ca Celebrating over 30 years of teaching dance, the McDonald Wilson Dance Academy has a mandate to develop strong technical skills hand-in-hand with the joy of artistic expression in Calgary dancers. Shannon Bachynski, A.R.A.D. and a staff of very qualified and dedicated teachers offer a variety of classes.
THE MILITARY MUSEUMS 4520 Crowchild Trail SW Phone: 242-8933 Email:
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Website: www.themilitarymuseums.ca Take the adventure of the summer at The Military Museums! Creep through WWI trenches, wear authentic uniforms, hold interesting artefacts, take a picnic and enjoy a live performance by the Living History Players. Only $4/child, based on a minimum of 10 children. Call today to book or visit our website!
MOUNT ROYAL COLLEGE CHILDREN & YOUTH PROGRAMS College Kids Summer Daycamps Phone: 440-6001 Website: www.mtroyal.ca/collegekids Mount Royal College offers summer programs for children and youth - where learning comes to play. College Kids summer day camps are for children six to 14-years-old and the Youth Programs Centre targets youth 14 to 17. From computers to film and business to sports, there are programs to suit every interest. Each program includes daily outdoor recreation and pool time as well as free daily supervision before and after camp. For more information call 440-6001 or visit mtroyal.ca/collegekids. To register call 440-3833.
MUSIC MAKERS 71 Crowfoot Terrace NW (Crowfoot Centre - across from Chapters) Phone: 284-3301 Country Hills Village Phone: 374-1011 Established as a Calgary business in 1979! We have all your music needs: instruments, books, accessories, instrument rentals and instrument repair. Sign up now for a wide variety of private lessons including: piano, violin (Suzuki, Traditional and Fiddling styles), drums, guitar, brass and woodwinds, voice and keyboard. Please call for more information or registration.
NORDEAN JUNIOR READING CAMP I Master’s Academy - 4414 Crowchild Trail SW Contact: Susan Nordean, M.Ed. Phone: 286-0871 Junior Camp – designed for children entering Grade 1 in September. This half-day camp in August will raise literacy awareness and teaches the four basic skills necessary for reading. Children will enjoy sports and games activities. Designed as preparation for Grade 1 but some Grade 2 children may benefit. Call for further details.
NORDEAN SUMMER READING CAMP II Master’s Academy - 4414 Crowchild Trail SW Contact: Susan Nordean, M.Ed. Phone: 286-0871 Camp II provides an opportunity for elementary students to raise reading levels with the successful Sound Thinking reading program. Campers receive pre and post-program assessments. Daily reading instruction as well as computer and sports activities provided. Reading instructors are certified reading teachers.
OLYMPIC OVAL 2500 University Drive NW Contact: Bridget Cox Phone: 210-8568 Email:
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Website: www.oval.ucalgary.ca Absolute Speed, July 7 to 11, 2008. An introduction to speed skating day camp. Power Skating, An evening power skating camp. Check dates and times on the website. X-Treme Dino Development Camp, July 28 to August 1, 2008. A female hockey camp for Novice and Atom players. X-Treme High Performance Hockey Camp, August 18 to 22, 2008. A female hockey camp for Pee Wee, Bantam and Midget players.
ORIENTEERING CALGARY Email:
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Website: www.orienteeringcalgary.ca/junior Running through the forest is even more fun if you know where you're going! All new juniors (ages six to 20) receive a Free technical shirt, compass and expert coaching! Weekly, Wednesday events in Calgary's City Parks from late April through August. Membership: starting at $20 (family max. = $55); Junior Program Fee: $50/junior (includes one complimentary adult pass). Registrations accepted year-round until filled.
OXFORD LEARNING CENTRE Skills for Success, Lessons for Life South: 278-1786 Crowfoot: 262-6335 West: 246-4631 Mission Statement: Help children achieve their highest potential. Encourage independence and imagination. Foster a striving for excellence. Awaken a spirit of confidence and enthusiasm. Teach children to celebrate achievement. Make summer fun, academic fun. Programs for children from three-years-of-age to high school students.
PEDALHEADS NW & SW Locations Contact: Karen, Barb or Claudia Phone: 1-888-886-6464 Email:
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Website: www.pedalheads.ca From Training Wheels to Trails: Pedalheads is an 8-level instructional bike safety and skills program for kids aged four to 14. Our certified instructors teach beginners right up to competent riders the fundamentals of riding - with safety as the foundation. Get ready to ride, 'cause Pedalheads is coming to Calgary this summer! For further information, please visit pedalheads.ca or call 1-888-886-6464.
PINKMITTENS2 SUMMER ARTS CAMP Contact: Adrienne Adams Phone: 244-1809 Email:
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Website: www.pinkmittens2.ca Fairy and Goblin Summer Art Camps! Come delve into the depths of your imagination! Draw Fairies! Paint Elves! Make Your Own Wings! Dance with Pixie Poi! Sculpt Goblins! And more! Offered by artists Adrienne Adams (Pinkmittens2) and Audrya Corbett (Always Time For Creation). Ms. Adams also works as an artist in schools across the city, teaches after school art clubs, and workshops throughout the year. Call 244-1809 to Register now!
PUMPHOUSE THEATRE 2140 Pumphouse Avenue SW Contact: Kathryn Waters or Alexandra Wylie Phone: 263-0079 Email:
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Website: www.pumphousetheatre.ca The Pumphouse Theatre offers two-week day camps throughout July and August for kids aged eight to 14. Each camp day is divided into mini-classes covering acting techniques, speech, movement and stagecraft. Participants also work together within their age group to create an original play to be performed for family and friends. Call or check our website for information on our Summer Camps as well as our Fall/Winter/Spring Classes.
QUEST THEATRE #310 - 815 Street SW Contact: Director of Development and Education Phone: 264-8575, Extension 21 Email:
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Website: www.questtheatre.org Quest Theatre offers one, two and three-week summer camps for youth ages six to 18 in July and early August. Participants work with top professional actors/teachers on improvisation, character, voice, movement and scene work. Younger students present a 'work in progress' on the final day; older students, a more complete rehearsed piece. Quest Theatre also runs a Fall and Winter Theatre School for ages seven to Adult. To register for any of our programs please call us directly or feel free to register online.
RCGA GOLF CENTRE AT FOUR SEASONS 7100 - 15 Street SE Contact: Manager, Chad Rusnak Phone: 640-3555 Email:
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Website: www.rcgagolfcentre.org Calgary's official home to the national CN Future Links golf program offering a wide variety of golf lesson clinics/camps designed for all levels of golfers, introductory/new player to the elite player. The RCGA Golf Centre also offers both an introductory and advanced junior golf league that runs from April through to October. Make this your summer to take up the game and enjoy it for a lifetime!
THE READING FOUNDATION #207, 2310 - 2 Street SW Contact: Alita Truch Phone: 244-9527 Email:
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Website: www.readingfoundation.com The Reading Foundation is a private clinic located in Calgary that offers unique, one-to-one remedial programs for Reading, Spelling, Comprehension, and Math. We have helped thousands of clients of all ages from across Canada and the United States build their reading and math skills, their confidence and self-esteem.
RED PHOENIX TAE KWON DO AND MARTIAL ARTS CENTRE Suite 203, 2705 Centre Street NW Central, Northwest Calgary Contact: Victoria Phone: 277-7937 Email:
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Website: www.redpx.com Master Joo-han Cha, 6th Degree Black Belt, M.Sc., B.Phys.Ed. combines his competition success, coaching experience, and academic credentials to offer year-round high-quality Tae Kwon Do classes for all ages (three-and-a-half years +) and all abilities. Check our website for details about our weekly high-energy summer camps for beginner and advanced students.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN DIVE CLUB 2225 Macleod Trail South Contact: Aurelie Gibson Phone: 264-DIVE (3483) Email:
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Website: www.rockymountaindiving.ca Rocky Mountain Diving Club (RMDC) offers recreational Learn-to-Dive, pre-competitive lesson programs for all ages at Talisman Centre's world-class diving facility. Our coaches are nationally (NCCP) certified instructors. Our goal is to provide quality technical springboard and platform diving instruction at the introductory level in a safe, controlled, and fun environment. We offer summer camps, summer lessons and weekly lessons throughout the year.
ROCKY POINT ACADEMY Phone: 685-0067 Email:
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Website: www.rockypointacademy.com Rocky Point Academy offers positive and successful one-week (30-hour) programs. Our unique approach emphasizes a client’s gifts in order to overcome learning barriers and to succeed in Reading, Writing, Math, Studying and Focusing. The result is a client who learns with greater ease and confidence. Parent training, follow-ups and reviews are all included in a program. Call now for a complimentary assessment.
ROYAL CITY SOCCER CLUB PO Box 30371 Phone: 1-800-427-0536 Website: www.royalsoccer.com The Royal City Soccer Club is celebrating our 16th annual Super Summer Soccer+ Camp… the most popular grassroots soccer camp in Canada. Open to boys and girls ages five to 13, we promote a fun-learning soccer experience. Seven locations in Calgary during July and August.
ROYAL TYRRELL MUSEUM - ENCANA BADLANDS SCIENCE CAMP Website: www.tyrrellmuseum.com Adventure and learning, science, discovery and prehistoric beasts, EnCana Badlands Science Camp has it all. Campers work with fossils and explore the prehistoric past with amazing hands-on learning in biology, palaeontology and geology! Wait, did we mention sleeping in a real teepee in the badlands? Visit www.tyrrellmuseum.com for details.
SAIT POLYTECHNIC 1301 - 16 Avenue NW Contact: Renee Martin Phone: 210-5650 Email:
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Website: www.sait.ca/summeratsait Spread your Wings for the ultimate learning adventure! SAIT offers interactive fun camps for students in Grades 3 to 11. Whether it's learning about the magic of science, how to bake a cake, build a robot, or make a film, each camp ties in to the learning strengths of SAIT.
SCHOOL OF ALBERTA BALLET West Annex, 2nd Floor 906 - 12 Avenue SW Contact: Chris Goerge, School Manager Phone: 245-2274, Extension 233 Email:
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Website: www.albertaballet.com/school The official training centre of Alberta Ballet, the school is dedicated to providing superior training in a friendly, stimulating and creative environment. We offer two divisions and multiple program choices for students starting at age three, including the recreational dancer striving for personal fulfillment and the professional dancer wishing to build towards a career in dance. Each program nurtures and helps dancers reach their greatest individual potential.
SCIENCE ALBERTA FOUNDATION Suite 260, 3512 - 33 Street NW Phone: 220-0077 Email:
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Website: www.sciencealberta.org Running a camp? Camp-In-A-Crate from Science Alberta Foundation offers exciting ideas for community groups, after-school programs, Guides/Scouts and camps. Each Camp-In-A-Crate comes with everything you need for your camp to create a fun science-learning experience within a limited timeframe and budget. Topics include space science, sports science, GPS technology and agribusiness.
SMALL SOLDIER Douglas Square (Deerfoot Trail & 24 Street SE) Phone: 203-2622 Email:
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Website: www.smallsoldier.ca Small Soldier is a visually unique, military-themed hobby store specializing in model kits (plastic and die-cast), detailed tabletop gaming miniatures, and all the essential model making supplies. Small Soldier hosts birthday parties, instructional model building clinics, summer “Model Boot Camps” and a variety of hands-on demonstrations.
SONATA YAMAHA SCHOOL OF MUSIC Shoppes of Bridlewood, Unit 344, 2335 - 162 Avenue SW Phone: 256-8787 2nd line/Fax: 256-8706 Email:
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Website: www.sonatayamaha.com The Sonata Yamaha School of Music is the place to be this summer for your children. We offer age-specific four to eight-week programs from age two to 14, beginners and non-beginners. Call now for more information.
SPORTBALL Contact: Sam Vongprachanh Phone: 1-877-678-5437 Email:
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Website: WWW.sportball.ca Sportball is a non-competitive sports program for children 16 months to eight-years-old. Children are introduced to seven popular sports: soccer, hockey, basketball, baseball, volleyball, tennis and golf. Sportball offers weekly programs, outdoor soccer, camps during school holidays and birthday parties. Come try a free trial class! See our website for a location near you.
STAMPEDE CITY GYMNASTIC CLUB Serving North Calgary for over 25 years Phone: 275-4722 Email:
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