Summer camp guide - Okanagan4Kids.com

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Summer camp guide - Okanagan4Kids.com
Summer
camp guide
Summer 2013
table of contents
Okanagan4Kids.com is happy to present our fourth
annual Summer Camp Guide to families living in
the Okanagan Valley! This guide contains a listing of
summer camps available for children from Vernon
down to Penticton. We encourage you to contact
each camp provider for more information prior to
registration.
If you know of a camp which has not been included
in this guide, please let us know! Send comments and
suggestions to [email protected]
How to Prepare Your Child for Summer Camp
3
Vernon Camp Listings
4-5
Outdoor summer fun
6
Kelowna Camp listings
bring the camp experience home
West kelowna camp listings
Penticton - South Okanagan camp listings
8 - 15
16
17
18
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Outdoor
how to prepare
your child
for summer
camp
S
ending your child to camp for the first time can be somewhat nerve racking and stressful. Most children are excited to partake in a summer camp but some can be nervous or scared. It is important to prepare your child for camp in order for them
to have the best experience possible. My first over night camp experience was when I was eight years old. I attended Camp
Hurlbert in Vernon and after my initial trepidation wore off it was one of the most memorable and enjoyable times of my
young life.
As an adult I have had the opportunity to coordinate summer camps for both the Boys and Girls Clubs and the YMCA.
The benefits of these kinds of camps are often life changing. They foster independence in children and help them to
build social skills that they will take with them into adulthood. Children build confidence and self worth, they try new
things and meet new friends. They unplug from technology, become more physically active and develop a connection
to nature and their surroundings.
Following a few simple steps and techniques will help both you and your child to have a wonderful summer
camp experience.
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Be positive. Talk with your child about all of the benefits of camp.
Include your child in the decision making process. Which camp should they attend? What activities are they
interested in?
Explore camp together. Visit the campground or review the website. Many summer camps have family days in
the spring to give families an opportunity to visit and become more familiar with the camp.
Discuss the daily routine at camp. What is to be expected of your child, the camper? What is the routine like?
What activities will they be involved in?
Review the camp checklist together. Often camps will provide a checklist of recommended supplies to pack
and bring. They might also offer a list of what not to bring. Be sure to go over these guidelines with your child.
Practice time apart. If your child is attending an overnight camp for the first time have them spend a night or
two at a friends house a few months in advance.
Teach independence at home. Have your child follow their morning and bedtime routine on their own. Have
them set the table, prepare a meal and wash dishes.
Speak openly about feeling homesick. Reassure your child that this is a normal, natural feeling and determine
what steps that they should take when they feel this way.
Try to have a friend or acquaintance attend the same camp. As a first time camper, I know that I felt a lot
better knowing that a friend was also there.
Ask your child if they have any questions or concerns. Just talking it through with them may elevate any fear
or anxiety that they may have.
Contributed by Heather Painchaud. Visit her online at www.twindragonflydesigns.com
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vernon
Program Name
Ages
Days
When
Cost
Location
9 am - 3 pm
$120+ GST
for members,
$140+GST for
non members
Okanagan Science Centre
9 am - 3 pm
$150+GST
for members,
$175+GST for
non members
Okanagan Science Centre
9 am - 3 pm
$120+GST
for members,
$140+GST for
non members
Okanagan Science Centre
9 am - 3 pm
$150+GST
for members,
$175+GST for
non members
Okanagan Science Centre
9 am - 3 pm
$150+GST
for members,
$175+GST for
non members
Okanagan Science Centre
Lego Mindstorms NXT: Idea
Factory
9 years - 12 July 29 - August
9 am - 3 pm
years
2
$150+GST
for members,
$175+GST for
non members
Okanagan Science Centre
Lego Wedo: Robokids
6 years - 8
years
9 am - 3 pm
$120+GST
for members,
$140+GST for
non members
Okanagan Science Centre
9 am - 3 pm
$120+GST
for members,
$140+GST for
non members
Okanagan Science Centre
9 am - 3 pm
$150+GST
for members,
$175+GST for
non members
Okanagan Science Centre
9 am - 3 pm
$120+GST
for members,
$140+GST for
non members
Okanagan Science Centre
9 am - 3 pm
$150+GST
for members,
$175+GST for
non members
Okanagan Science Centre
9 am - 3 pm
$120+GST
for members,
$140+GST for
non members
Okanagan Science Centre
9-11:30 am
$80 plus tax
before June 1.
After June 1,
$100 plus tax
CrossFit North Okanagan
Lego Mindstorms NXT: Mayan
Adventure
9 years 12 years
JR Archaeology Detectives
6 years - 8
years
Spy Academy
6 years - 8
years
Marine Madness
8 years - 11
July 15-19
years
Junior Vets: Animal Practice
8 years - 11
July 22-26
years
Atoms to art!
Shipwrecked! Survival Science
Science of Sorcery
Mad Science - Girls Only!
Archaeolog Detectives
CrossFit Kids
8-12 years
8-11 years
6-8 years
6-10 years
July 2-5
July 8-12
July 15-18
August 6-9
August 6-9
August 12-16
August 19-22
August 19-23
8 - 11 years August 26-29
5-7 years
July 9/11 and
Aug 6/8
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vernon
Program Name
CrossFit Kids
Ages
8-12 years
Explore SportZ
Days
July 16/18 and
Aug 13/15
July 15-19, July
22-26, Aug. 1216, Aug. 19-23
When
Location
9-11:30 am
$80 plus tax
before June 1.
After June 1,
$100 plus tax
CrossFit North Okanagan
8:30 am - 4:30
pm
$160 per person,
per week. $190
is registration is
late
Pacific Sport
Visit website
Aspengrove Equestrian
Academy
Aspegrove Equestrian
Academy
8-17 years
June 30-July 5,
July 7-12, 14-19, Visit website
21-26
Cirque Theatre Camp
6-14 years
July 15-19
Tiny Tots Music & Drama Camp 4-6 years
Cost
Okanagan Rhythmic
Gymnastics Club
12:30 - 3:30 pm
July 15-19
1-3 pm
$60 for members,
$70 for nonVernon Community Arts
members,
Centre
materials $10
$60 for members,
$70 for nonVernon Community Arts
members,
Centre
materials $10
Tiny Tots Art Camp
4-6 years
August 6-9
9:30 am - 12:00
pm
Tiny Tots Art Camp
4-6 years
July 15-19
9:30 - 11:30 am
Express! Teen Art Camp
10-14
years
Choose one:
9:30 am - 3:00
July 8-12 or July pm
29 - August 2
$160 for
members,
$170 for nonmembers,
materials $25
Vernon Community Arts
Centre
Creative Kids Art Camp
7-10 years
Choose one:
July 2-5 or
August 12-16
$160 for
members,
$170 for nonmembers,
materials $25
Vernon Community Arts
Centre
9:30 am - 3:30
pm
$60 for members, Vernon Community Arts
$70 for nonCentre
members,
materials $10
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Outdoor Summer Fun
W
aking up every morning to watch the
sunrise gives me immeasurable joy and
peace before the noise and faster pace of
the day unfolds.
Today’s life is hectic for both adults and children,
however SUMMER time provides an opportunity to
slow down, head outdoors and wonder at the beauty
of nature.
Getting outdoors and closer to nature has all sorts of
benefits for our children. It keeps them healthy, they
can learn about the amazing natural world around
them and most of all its fun to play outdoors… Children
learn through play.
“When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.” ~John Muir, Naturalist
Children are curious by nature. To them, everything is a wonder. Simple fun like building fairy houses, making mud pies,
chasing grasshoppers, investigating pond life, picking wild berries, hunting for rocks, watching bees and butterflies,
finding pine cones, making magic petal potions, building dens, climbing trees, lying back and watching clouds go by
are all part of childhood.
Here in the Okanagan the diversity of wildlife is incredible and viewing wild animals in their natural habitat is a magical
and enchanting experience for a child of any age. As a family, we have encountered bears, deer, moose, big horn sheep,
bald eagles, osprey and rattlesnakes, to name a few. There are many wonderful trails and hikes to suit all ages throughout
the Okanagan and the Regional parks offer activities for young children and youth throughout the summer break. Geocashing was a favourite with our 14yr old.
Of course, you don’t have to go in search of a moose; young children can have just as much fun going on a bug hunt in
their own backyard, running barefoot on a sandy beach, sharing their favourite book under the shade of a giant tree.
Playing in the local park where they have the freedom to run wild and chase butterflies and listen to the birds and
squirrels go about their business. Why not wake up early together and let sunbeams warm your heart or stay up extra
late and watch the night sky sparkle with promise.
Gardening is another wonderful fun way to connect children with nature. Simply by playing and working in a garden,
children can experience the satisfaction that comes from caring for something over time, while observing the cycle of
life firsthand.
Happy Healthy Children Play Outdoors
Getting children back into nature is a key part of the solution to keeping children healthy and truly creating wellness.
There has never been a more important time for parents and grandparents to make outdoor play a priority for the
children in their lives. It is one of the best things that we can do for their health, education and well-being and here in
the Okanagan, we couldn’t ask for a more magical and awe-inspiring place to connect out children with the natural
world.
Wishing you all a magical and enchanting summer full of wonder and awe and oodles of laughter!
Contributed by Marghanita Hughes, writer and founder of Lets Go Outside - www.connectkids2nature.com
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- Xara Soccer CAMP!
• The program Supports a Better Club Experience
• Xara has developed a series of four educational soccer programs
• Each program provides not only an age appropriate approach to the
game but also, a skill appropriate approach to the game.
• Emphasis on the Safe Soccer program.
• Player certificates
kelowna
Program Name
H2O SEAL TEAM Aquatic
Camps
Children’s Theme Camps
Ages
Days
When
Cost
Location
6-12 years
July 8-12, 15-19,
22-26, Jul 29-Aug
2, Aug. 12-16,
8:30 am-12:30 pm
Aug. 19-23, Aug.
26-30
$80/week for
members,
H20 Centre
$90/week
non-members
6-8 years and
9-12 years
July 8-12, 15-19,
22-26, Jul 29-Aug
2, Aug. 12-16,
12:30 - 4:30 pm
Aug. 19-23, Aug.
26-30
$80/week for
members,
H20 Centre
$90/week
non-members
Summer Dance Camp
August 5 - 8
Various times
Kelowna Dance and
Performing Arts
Summer Dance Intensives
August 12 - 15
Various times
Kelowna Dance and
Performing Arts
August 12-15
Check website for
times
Summer Jam
6 years and
up
Friday Fun at the Farm
From $245 Reflections Dance
$325 plus GST Studio
July 5, 19, 26 and
10 am - 12 pm
Aug. 2
$20/child
Outside with Marghanita
Mini Chef Academy
For children
entering
grade 2 or 3
Choose from July
2-5, or August
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
6-9
$158 + GST
Camp OC
Lost in time - dinosaur
adventure
For children
entering
grade 2 or 3
July 2-3
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$158 + GST
Camp OC
LEGO Robotics
For children
entering
grade 2 or 3
Choose from:
July 8-12, July
29-Aug 2, Aug
19-23
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$198 + GST
Camp OC
What Makes Nature Tick
For children
entering
grade 2 or 3
July 8-12
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$198 + GST
Camp OC
K’Nex in Motion
For children
entering
grade 2 or 3
Choose one of
the following:
July 15-19 or
August 6-9
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$198 + GST
for dates in
July, 158 +
GST for dates
in August
Camp OC
Jr. OC Acting Academy
For children
entering
grade 2 or 3
July 15 - 19
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$198 + GST
Camp OC
LEGO Gizmos and Gadgets
For children
entering
grade 2 or 3
Choose one: July
22-26 or August 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
12-16
$198 + GST
Camp OC
July 22-26
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$198 + GST
Camp OC
July 29 - Aug 2
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$198 + GST
Camp OC
For children
Jewelry and Craft Creations entering
grade 2 or 3
Mad Scientist
For children
entering
grade 2 or 3
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Ages
Days
When
Cost
Location
Mini Van Gogh Art
Academy
For children
entering
grade 2 or 3
August 12-16
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$198 + GST
Camp OC
Time Machine
For children
entering
grade 2 or 3
August 19 - 23
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$198 + GST
Camp OC
Extreme Survivor
Challenge
For children
entering
grades 4, 5
or 6
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$158 + GST
for first dates
or $198 + GST
for second
dates
Camp OC
LEGO Motorized
Mechanism
For children
entering
grades 4, 5
or 6
Choose: July 2-5
or August 19-23
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$158 + GST
for first dates
or $198 + GST
for second
dates
Camp OC
OC’s Acting Academy
For children
entering
grades 4, 5
or 6
July 2-5
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$158 + GST
Camp OC
School of Rock
For children
entering
grades 4, 5
or 6
July 2-5
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$158 + GST
Camp OC
Babysitter Training
For children
entering
grades 4, 5
or 6
July 2-5
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$158 + GST
Camp OC
Potter’s Science Academy
For children
entering
grades 4, 5
or 6
July 8-12
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$198 + GST
Camp OC
Ship Wrecked
For children
entering
grades 4, 5
or 6
Choose one: July
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
8 - 12 and 22-26
$198 + GST
Camp OC
Explore Lego NXT
For children
entering
grades 4, 5
or 6
Choose one: July
8-12 and August 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
6-9
$198 + GST
for dates in
July, 158 +
GST for dates
in August
Camp OC
Chef Academy
For children
entering
grades 4, 5
or 6
Choose one:
July 8-12, July
29-August 2 or
August 12-16
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$198 + GST
Camp OC
July15-19
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$198 + GST
Camp OC
For children
entering
Jewelry and Craft Creations
grades 4, 5
or 6
Choose: July 2-5
or 15-19
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kelowna
Program Name
Rock-in Rockets
Ages
For children
entering
grades 4, 5
or 6
Dates
When
Cost
Location
July15-19
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$198 + GST
Camp OC
Deep Sea Science
Adventure
For children
entering
grades 4, 5
or 6
July15-19
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$198 + GST
Camp OC
Return to Potter’s Science
Academy
For children
entering
grades 4, 5
or 6
July 22-26
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$198 + GST
Camp OC
Lego Renewable Energy
and NXT
For children
entering
grades 4, 5
or 6
Choose one: July 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
22-26 or August
12-16
$198 + GST
Camp OC
CSI meets OC
For children
entering
grades 4, 5
or 6
July 22-26
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$198 + GST
Camp OC
K’Nex in Motion
For children
entering
grades 4, 5
or 6
Choose one: July 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
29-August 2 or
August 19-23
$198 + GST
Camp OC
Van Gogh Art Academy
For children
entering
grades 4, 5
or 6
Jul 29 - August 2
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$198 + GST
Camp OC
The Science of Sound For children
DJ’ing & Audio Engineering entering
grades 4, 5
or 6
July 29 - Aug 2
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$198 + GST
Camp OC
Chemistry Ka-Boom
For children
entering
grades 4, 5
or 6
August 6-9
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$158 + GST
Camp OC
Jr. Digital Animation
For children
entering
grades 4, 5
or 6
Choose one:
August 6-9 or
12-16
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$158 + GST
for first dates
or $198 + GST
for second
dates
Camp OC
Beautiful Inside and Out
For children
entering
grades 4, 5
or 6
August 6-9
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$158 + GST
Camp OC
Music Producer
For children
entering
grades 4, 5
or 6
August 12-16
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$198 + GST
Camp OC
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Program Name
Kids with Cameras
Ages
For children
entering
grades 4, 5
or 6
Dates
August 19-23
When
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Cost
Location
$198 + GST
Camp OC
XploreSportZ
July 8-12, July
15-19, July 22-26,
July 29-Aug. 2,
9 am - 5 pm
Aug. 12-16 or
Aug. 19-23
$150 per
person, per
week
Pacific Sports
Les Petits Oursons
3-5 years
July 8-11, 15-18,
22-25, July29Aug. 1, Aug.
12-15, 19-22
$100 per
week
Les Petits Oursons
Okanagan Mission Tennis
Club
9 years and
under
July 16-20, 23-27,
10 - 11 am
Aug 6-10, 13-17
$40 for
members,
$50 for nonmembers
Okanagan Mission
Tennis Club
Okanagan Mission Tennis
Club
10 years and
up
July 16-20, 23-27,
11 am - 12 pm
Aug 6-10, 13-17
$40 for
members,
$50 for nonmembers
Okanagan Mission
Tennis Club
9 am - 12 pm
Sizzlin’ Summer Sounds
Music and Arts Camps for Children
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(4 classes)
riday in July
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3-5 year olds
ust 1
July 29 - Aug
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(Mon-Thurs
9:30-11:30am
$125
Peter and the W
olf
4-6 year olds
July 15-18 (Mo
n-Thurs)
9:30-11:30am
$125
All classes are held at the Music and Movement for Children studio
located in the Mainstreet Community Church (Bernard/Elm)
For more information, visit www.janharveymusic.com or contact
Crystal Doughty at [email protected]
Follow us on Facebook! @musicandmovement4children
kelowna
Program Name
Ages
Dates
When
Cost
Location
Explore Lego NXT
For children
entering
grades 7, 8,
or 9
NEW! Go Kart Mechanics 12+
For children
entering
grades 7, 8,
or 9
July 2-5 or 15-19
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$231 + GST
for July 2-5 or
$289 + GST
for July 15-19
Babysitter Training For children
entering
grades 7, 8,
or 9. Must be
over age 11
July 2-5
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$158 + GST
Camp OC
Flight Academy
For children
entering
grades 7, 8,
or 9
July 8-12 or
August 12-16
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$289 + GST
Camp OC
July 2-5 or 15-19
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$231 + GST
for July 2-5 or
$289 + GST
for July 15-19
Camp OC
Camp OC
Cooking & Baking 101
For children
entering
grades 7, 8,
or 9
July 8-12 or
15-19
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$289 + GST
Camp OC
Custom Longboard
For children
entering
grades 7, 8,
or 9
Choose one: July 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
8-12 or July 29Aug. 2
$289 + GST
Camp OC
The Science of SoundFor children
DJing & Audio Engineering entering
grades 7, 8,
or 9
July 22-26
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$289 + GST
Camp OC
OC’s Acting Academy
For children
entering
grades 7, 8,
or 9
July 22-26
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$289 + GST
Camp OC
Metal Fabrication 101
For children
entering
grades 7, 8,
or 9
July 22-26
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$289 + GST
Camp OC
Robotics NXT 2
For children
entering
grades 7, 8,
or 9
July 29 - Aug 2
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$289 + GST
Camp OC
Music Producer
For children
entering
grades 7, 8,
or 9
August 6-9
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$231 + GST
Camp OC
Snapping Shots
For children
entering
grades 7, 8,
or 9
August 12-16
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$289 + GST
Camp OC
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Robo Cup NXT
For children
entering
grades 7, 8,
or 9
August 19-23
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$289 + GST
Camp OC
Digital Animation
For children
entering
grades 7, 8,
or 9
August 19-23
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$289 + GST
Camp OC
Beautiful Inside & Out
For children
entering
grades 7, 8,
or 9
August 19-23
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
$289 + GST
Camp OC
Summer Break Art Camps
5-9 years
Choose one: July 9 am - 12 pm or
22-26 or August 12:30-3:30 pm
5-9
$30 per day or Natasha Harvey Art
$150 for the
full week
Wakeboard/waterski
camps
5 years and
older
Choose one: July 9 am - 12 pm or 1
2-5, 8-11, 15-18, - 4 pm
22-25, or July
29-Aug.1, Aug.
6-9, 12-15, 19-22,
26-29
$300 per 4
day camp
Fun-Tastic Flexi
3-14 years
Choose one:
July 8-12, 15-19,
22-26, July 29Aug.2, Aug. 6-9,
12-16, 19-23
Please see website
for the various
times available
Cost varies on Kelowna Gymnastixs
length of time
attending.
Please see
website for
details.
Summer Mini Arts Camps
4-5 years
Choose one:
July 8-12, 15-19,
August 12-16
9:15 am - 12 pm
$85 per week
Creator’s Arts Centre
Half day option:
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
or Full day option:
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Half day: $95.
Full day: $210
Creator’s Arts Centre
MWS Adventures
Watersports School
Art-Hip Hop-Musical
Theatre
6-8 Years
Choose one:
July 8-12, 15-19,
August 12-16
Art-Dance-Drama-Musical
Theatre
9-12 years
Choose one: July
8-12, 15-19, or
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
August 12-16
$210 per
week
Creator’s Arts Centre
Summer Day Camps
4-11 years
Weekly from July
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
1 - Aug 30
Full Day $39
Full Week
$179
EnergyPlex
Preschool Summer Art
Camp
3-5 years
July 8-12, 22-26,
August 12-16,
19-23
9-11 am
$70 for
members,
$80 for nonmembers
Kelowna Art Gallery
Mini Camps
6-8 years
July 8-12, 22-26,
August 19-23
9 am - 12 pm
$110 for
members,
$120 for nonmembers
Kelowna Art Gallery
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kelowna
Day Camps
6-8 years
August 12-16
9 am - 3 pm
$145 for
members,
$155 for nonmembers
Kelowna Art Gallery
Mini Camps
9-11 years
July 15-19,
August 6-9
9 am - 12 pm
$110 for
members,
$120 for nonmembers.
For days in
August, it
is $90 for
members,
$100 for nonmembers
Kelowna Art Gallery
Day camp
9-11 years
July 29 - Aug 2
9 am - 3 pm
$145 for
members,
$155 for nonmembers
Kelowna Art Gallery
Tiny Tots Storyville
4-5 years
July 2-5
10 -11:30 am
$79
Kelowna Actor’s Studio
Act it out
6-8 years
July 2-5
1-3 pm
$89
Kelowna Actor’s Studio
Theatrical Potpourri
7-12 years
July 8-12
9 am - 4 pm
$239 (include
daily lunch)
Kelowna Actor’s Studio
Disney’s 101 Dalmations
Kids
7-13 years
July 15-26
9 am - 4 pm
$459 (includes Kelowna Actor’s Studio
daily lunch)
FAME, the Musical
10-18 years
July 29 - Aug 9
(no class Aug. 5)
9 am - 4 pm
$459 (includes Kelowna Actor’s Studio
daily lunch)
Seussical Jr. The Musical
7-12 years
Aug. 12-23
9 am - 4 pm
$459 (includes Kelowna Actor’s Studio
daily lunch)
TV & Film: I’m Ready For My 7-12 years
Close Up!
Aug. 26-30
9 am - 4 pm
$239 (include
daily lunch)
Kelowna Actor’s Studio
Summer 2013 ARTS Blast
Camp
5-6 years
Choose one: July 9 am - 4 pm
8-12, 15-19
$240
Rotary Centre for the
Arts
Summer 2013 ARTS Blast
Camp
7-8 years
Choose one: July 9 am - 4 pm
8-12, 15-19
$240
Rotary Centre for the
Arts
Summer 2013 ARTS Blast
Camp
9-11 years
Choose one: July 9 am - 4 pm
8-12, 15-19
$240
Rotary Centre for the
Arts
Summer 2013 MINI Arts
Blast
3-5 years
Choose one: July 10 am - 12 pm
2-5, 22-26,
$80 for first
Rotary Centre for the
set of dates,
Arts
$95 for second
set of dates
Summer 2013 World
Culture Dance & Art Camp
5-6 years
July 29-Aug 2
9-11 am
$75
Rotary Centre for the
Arts
Summer 2013 World
Culture Dance & Art Camp
7-11 years
July 29-Aug 2
11:30 - 2 pm
$85
Rotary Centre for the
Arts
Summer 2013 World
Culture Dance & Art Camp
12-17 years
July 29-Aug 2
3-6 pm
$95
Rotary Centre for the
Arts
Come Play in the Mud! And 8-12 years
the Paint!
Choose one:
Aug. 6-9, Aug
19-22
10 am - 3 pm
$180
Rotary Centre for the
Arts
Goddess Girls - Applied
Theatre Camp
July 29-Aug 2
9 am - 3:30 pm
$195
Rotary Centre for the
Arts
7-12 years
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Come Play With Me!
3-5 years
Come Play With Me!
6-8 years
Aug. 19-20
10am - 12 pm
$45
Rotary Centre for the
Arts
1-3 pm
$45
Rotary Centre for the
Arts
Summer Clay, Art and Craft 7-13 years
Camps
Choose one: July 10 am - 12:30 pm
1-5, 8-12, 15-19,
22-26, 29-Aug. 2,
Aug 5-9, 12-16,
19-23, 26-30
$174 per week Rotary Centre for the
Arts
My Studio’s Camp Create
6-12 years
Choose one: July 10 am - 3 pm
1-5, 8-12, 15-19,
22-26, 29-Aug. 2,
5-9, 12-15, 19-23,
26-30
$235 per week Rotary Centre for the
Arts
Peter Wolf
4-6 year olds
July 15-18
9:30-11:30
$125
Music & Movement for
Children
Figaro, the Magical Chef
3-5 year olds
July 29-Aug. 1
9:30-11:30
$125
Music & Movement for
Children
Family Fridays
Babies
Every Friday in
July
9-9:45 am
$50
Music & Movement for
Children
Family Fridays
Toddlers
Every Friday in
July
10-10:45
$50
Music & Movement for
Children
Family Fridays
Family Class
Every Friday in
July
11-11:45
$75/family
Music & Movement for
Children
Outdoor Summer
Adventure Camp
3-5 years
Choose one:
July 8-11, 15-18,
22-25, 29-Aug.1,
Aug. 6-9, 12-15
or 19-22
9:30 - 11:30 am
$45
Recreation Kelowna
Play, Learn & Explore Camp 3-5 years
Choose one: July 9:30 - 11:30 am
2-5 or Aug. 26-29
$40
Recreation Kelowna
Learn to Play Hockey Camp 4-6 years
Aug. 19-23
$50
Recreation Kelowna
Playschool Summer Camp
3-5 years
Choose one: July 9 - 11 am
2-5 or Aug. 6-9
$45
Recreation Kelowna
Playschool Summer Camp
3-5 years
Choose one: July 9 - 11 am
8-12, 15-19, 2226, July 9-Aug.
2, Aug. 12-16 or
Aug. 19-23
$56.25
Recreation Kelowna
Summer Day Camps
For children
who are
diagnosed
with high
functioning
Autism,
PDD-NOS,
Asperger’s
Syndrome
or other
July 22 to Aug.
29
2:30-3:15 pm
Please see website
for the various
times available
Stepping Stones
Counselling Group
Visit Okanagan4Kids.com for a comprehensive listing of
events taking place around the Okanagan Valley!
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Bring the camp experience home
C
amping can be an exciting adventure. The fresh air, warm
sunshine and waking to the sounds of nature can be a soul
strengthening experience. If you are the one responsible
for the planning, however, it can become stressful trying
to remember everything: shopping for ‘camp food’, booking the
campsite and ensuring the camping supplies are clean, ready and
packed. If the thought of planning for such an excursion makes you
want to give up before you start, here are some ideas for a ‘camp at
home’ experience your family will surely enjoy! Unplug and connect
with your family, fill your soul, enjoy nature, without the stress of
planning a traditional camping experience!
Set aside a weekend with your family: two full days without
electronics or scheduled activities. Grab some blankets from
the closet and create forts in your living room. Bring out the
family games and have a weekend long tournament. Teach
your children how to play cards! When is the last time you
played Crazy 8’s, Go Fish or Hearts? Or maybe grab a flashlight and sit in the dark, taking turns telling scary stories.
If you are fortunate to have a backyard, this can be a great place to camp and connect with nature, without the planning.
If you don’t own a tent, see if there’s someone who can lend you one. If you don’t own sleeping bags, use your extra
blankets and pillows to create a cozy sleeping space for you and your family. Bring some flashlights along and go on a
scavenger hunt in the dark! You’ll be creating wonderful memories for your children! If you want to make a campfire but
are not permitted an open flame, gather together several battery operated candles and place them in a circle on the
lawn. You can now sing campfire songs without having an actual fire!
If you have a relatively sheltered patio attached to
your home, create a sleeping area for your family. Again,
bring extra blankets and pillows outside to create a soft,
cozy sleeping area. Have you ever star-gazed with your
children? Lay out on the grass on a warm summer evening,
contemplate the vastness of the universe or perhaps try
to name the planets and constellations that are visible
with the naked eye. If you happen to own a telescope,
even better! Providing quiet, uninterrupted time for your
children to open up, ask questions and share their secrets
can be an eye-opening experience for a parent. Be sure,
however, to listen without judgement and criticism to
what they have to say.
In whatever way you choose to camp, be sure and keep
it as low-stress as you can. Have different members of
your family be responsible for different things. Maybe
your four-year-old can gather the pillows; your sevenyear-old can gather the blankets and your spouse can
be responsible for the tent/fort/patio preparation, or the
food/snack shopping (don’t forget the marshmallows
and hotdogs!)
Happy camping!
Contributed by Jodi Quibell - Word to the Wise Editing
Services. www.wordtothewiseservices.com
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Program Name
Ages
Days
When
Cost
Location
Must be
eligibile to
enter grade 1
July 1 - Aug 30
9am-5pm
$30/day or
$135/week
OgoPlay Family
Entertainment Centre
Green Bay Day Camp
Children
entering
grades onesix
July 1-5
July 8-12
July 15-19
July 22-26
July 29 - Aug 2
August 5-9
August 12-16
7:30am - 5:30 pm
$249 per
week
Green Bay Bible Camp
Explorer
Grades 3-4
June 30 - July 6
7:30am - 5:30 pm
$299 per
week
Green Bay Bible Camp
All Star
Grades 5-6
June 30 - July 6
7:30am - 5:30 pm
$299 per
week
Green Bay Bible Camp
Jr. Teen
Grades 7-9
July 7-13
7:30am - 5:30 pm
$299 per
week
Green Bay Bible Camp
Thursdays
throughout July
10 am - 12 pm
$20/class
Outside with Marghanita
Day Camps
Nature and Art with
Marghanita
Summer Preschool
Programs
2.5 - 5 years
Tuesdays and
Thursdays
throughout July
9-11:15 am
$110/month
Little Discoveries
Preschool
Westside Taekwondo
6-12 years
Choose one:
July 8-12 or Aug.
12-16
9:30 am -3:30 pm
$195 per
week
Westside Taekwondo
Don't forget to visit the following District websites for a list of recreation programs,
camps and other activities for kids this summer!
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Penticton /south Okanagan
Program Name
Ages
Days
When
Cost
Location
Tykes Day Camp
3-5 years
August 12-16
9 - 11:30 am
$25 for one
week
Bricks for Kids Jungle
Adventures
6 - 12 years
August 19 - 23
1 - 2:30 pm
$82.50 for one Oliver Recreation
week
Bricks for Kids Lego Factory 6 - 12 years
Fun Camp
July 22 - 26
1 - 2:30 pm
$82.50 for one Oliver Recreation
week
Sun Fun Day Camps
5 - 12 years
July 2 - August
23
9 am - 4 pm
$20/day or
$100 for 5
days
Oliver Recreation
Wacky Wednesdays
5 - 12 years.
July 3 - August
28
9 am - 4 pm
$20/day
Oliver Recreation
AM/PM Keeners
5 - 12 years
8 - 9 am and 4 - 5
July 8 - 12, 15
- 19, 22 - 26, 29 - pm
Aug 2. Also, Tue Fri, July 2 - 5, Aug
6 - 9,
$5/day, $10/2
days, $15/3
days, $20/4
days, $25/5
days
Oliver Recreation
July 8-12, July
9 am - 4:30 pm
15-19, July 22-26,
July 29-Aug. 2,
Aug. 12-16 or
Aug. 19-23
$150 per
person, per
week
Pacific Sports
Xplore SportZ
Oliver Recreation
Gymnastics, gymnastics,
gymnastics!
4 years and
older
July 2-6, 8-12, 15- 1/2 day: 9 am - 12
1/2 day: $25.
19, 22-26 or July pm. Full day: 9 am - Full day: $40.
29-Aug. 2
3:00 pm
Weekly 1/2
day: $110.
Weekly full
day: $170
FitKidz Gymnastics Club
Gymnastics, gymnastics,
gymnastics!
4 years and
older
August 5-9,
12-16, 19-23 or
26-30
1/2 day: 9 am - 12
1/2 day: $25.
pm. Full day: 9 am - Full day: $40.
3:00 pm
Weekly 1/2
day: $110.
Weekly full
day: $170
FitKidz Gymnastics Club
Springers Gymnastics
Adventures
5 years and
up
July 8-12, 15-19,
22-26 or Aug.
12-16, 19-23 or
26-30
1/2 day: 9 am - 12
pm or 12:30 - 3:30.
Full day: 9 am 3:30 pm
1/2 day: $95
per person,
per week. Full
day: $170 per
person, per
week
Springers Gymnastics
Adventures
Ballet
3-4 years
August 5-9
9 - 9:45 am
$50 per week
Penticton School of
Dance
Ballet
5-6 years
August 5-9
9:45 - 10:30 am
$50 per week
Penticton School of
Dance
Summer Dance Camp
7-9 years
August 5-9
10:30 am - 4:10 pm $300 per
week, $360
with meal
plan
Penticton School of
Dance
Summer Dance Camp
10-13 years
August 5-9
10:30 am - 4:10 pm $300 per
week, $360
with meal
plan
Penticton School of
Dance
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