Young Commander Chess – Intermediate
Intermediate/Advance: 6-12 yrs old; anyone with knowledge of chess tactics and combinations. As a school academic in a game, playing chess and being smart are interconnected. There’s a strong correlation between chess and academic achievement including math, spatial analysis and non-verbal reasoning ability. Joining in this Sherlock-Holmes-world of tactics and strategies, kids get trained in […]
Young Commander Chess – Novice/Starter
Novice/Starter: 6-12 yrs old; anyone with limited or no knowledge of chess basics As a school academic in a game, playing chess and being smart are interconnected. There’s a strong correlation between chess and academic achievement including math, spatial analysis and non-verbal reasoning ability. Joining in this Sherlock-Holmes-world of tactics and strategies, kids get trained […]
Red Cross Babysitting Course
The Babysitting Course refreshed and revised, now has a greater emphasis on First Aid skills. The Canadian Red Cross Babysitting course covers everything from managing difficult behaviors to essential content on leadership and professional conduct as a babysitter. Babysitting promises to deepen and enhance the responsibility that older youth feel when caring for younger children. […]
Red Cross Babysitting Course
The Babysitting Course refreshed and revised, now has a greater emphasis on First Aid skills. The Canadian Red Cross Babysitting course covers everything from managing difficult behaviors to essential content on leadership and professional conduct as a babysitter. Babysitting promises to deepen and enhance the responsibility that older youth feel when caring for younger children. […]
Reading Lessons – One to One
A 27 minute private reading lesson to boost literacy and have fun doing it. Students aged 6-8years old will learn phonemic skills, letter recognition and develop fluency. Using fiction and non-fiction illustrated books we will sound out words, read together, read aloud and talk about the stories. All this will build confident readers that will […]
EFK: Playful Playground
In this camp, students will become mechanical engineers that have been hired to design the ultimate playground in their community. Playgrounds are packed full of simple machines such as levers, wheels and axles, inclined planes, and pulleys. In these lessons students will learn about the simple machines they encounter every day at the playground, while […]
EFK: Aerospace Engineering: Up Up and Away
Blast off for adventure in this exciting week of aerospace engineering! Students will learn about the forces of flight and the mechanical components of airplanes, rockets, helicopters, and landing gear. They will explore concepts such as inertia, propulsion, lift, thrust, drag, gravity, and trajectory. Students will apply the EFK Engineering Design Process as they soar […]
EFK After-School Club – Technology and Coding
From 3D modeling to video game design, these after-school activities will allow your child to develop their problem-solving skills while they learn the basics of programming and computer science. Each week, students are welcomed for open discussion and group activities for the first 30 minutes, followed by a 60 minutes lesson and building time. The […]
Strong and Confident Minds
This program helps children build confidence, self-awareness and compassion through yoga, art, literacy and mindfulness. We will introduce strategies to enhance mental and emotional well being by using simple tools and doing fun activities. Come dressed to move and participate in art activities. Each participant will receive a kit with affirmation cards and other tools […]
Junior Hip Hop
Want to learn how to move to and groove to your favourite tunes? Learn the basic style of hip hop dance in this high energy program. Discover new and exciting moves while learning fun and challenging choreography. Beginners welcome! Leave feeling energized, confident and excited about dance. Clean indoor runners or socks please. www.performingstars.ca. No […]
