WHO: Kinder Summer Camps are for children that completed Kindergarten on or before, June 2023 and are NOT staying in full time care with FSA.
If you would like to request your child stay in full time care, please email registration@stepsacademy.ca to confirm space availability, as well as learn about fees for those spaces.
If you have children that have not yet completed Kindergarten, they are not eligible for Kinder Camps. *Kinder camps are also for children who were held back from attending kindergarten, meaning the child is registered to be in grade 1 in September 2023. WHERE: Kinder camps are only held at our Big Steps Academy location in Cougar Ridge at 230 Olympic Way Road.
WHEN: Camp hours are from 8:00AM to 5:00PM, Monday to Friday and we are closed all statutory holidays.
FEES: $325/week $300/week (4-day week with a statutory holiday)
Fees include transportation for field trips, supplies, morning & afternoon snack and lunch.
**When you register for a week, you are registering for the full week. We do not offer part-time options for camps.
WHAT CAMPS LOOK LIKE: Kinder Camp activities provide the children with a healthy combination of daily structure, routine,tons of exploration, enhanced open-ended opportunities, free-play, andchild-led activities to encourage their curiosity, imagination and independence.
At the beginning of each week the children will have the opportunity to share ideas, interests and questions about different topics they might like to explorein the upcoming days. Together they will brainstorm and decide on fun ideas & activities to dive into over the week. Every week your child will get to dabble in becominga Master Maker, an Extraordinary Explorer, a Nature Nut, a Fantastic Foodie and a Super Scientist!
Examples of weekly activities include a combination of:
Explorationof our local schools, playgrounds, parks
Nature walks, scavenger hunts and community walks
Edible playdough, build your own snacks, home-made ice-cream, cooking/baking skills and lots of tasty treats!
Dramatic play, arts, costume making, fort building, designing and making music with outdoor materials, singing
Building, designing, construction, Lego, crafts, loose parts
Parachute play, dancing, Giant Games
Experiments to explore math, science, technology and engineering(S.T.E.M.)
Every day the children will have lots of time to be outside and have free-play!Please note, we will also offer time to get wet and splish & splash outside, weather permitting!