REGISTER HERE LOCATIONS Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati Catholic School: 8 Seasons Drive, Toronto (Malvern) St. Martin De Porres: 230 Morningside Avenue, Scarborough (West Hill / Kingston / Galloway) Father Henry Carr: 1760 Martin Grove, Etobicoke (Rexdale) Our Lady of Lourdes: 444 Sherbourne Street, Toronto (Cabbage Town / Regent Park) DATES $25 PER WEEK / PER... Continue Reading →
Profile: St Dorothy’s Power to Girls
The Power to Girls Foundation brings together girls of the community and lead them along their journey of self discovery, self confidence and empowers campers to be their best and brightest selves. Power to Girls' main focus is to teach young girls their worth in a society that sometimes tell them otherwise. Everyday at Power to Girls each young girl... Continue Reading →
PROFILE: Community MicroSkills Development
Microskills Youth Services hosts a summer camp that focuses on leadership and the arts, open to youth ages 13-18 years old. Founded in 1985, the program was initially created for women, to teach them skills in technology. Later, it developed into a program that taught newcomers. Ten years ago, it became the program it... Continue Reading →
Profile: Urban Arts
The Urban Arts camp supports young people that aspire to become artists or have a passion for art itself. Many different arts ranging from painting to drama to singing to even playing sports. The goal of this camp is to unite and engage all the youth through the form of art. Throughout the day, the campers participate... Continue Reading →
PROFILE: S.M.A.R.T Camp
SMART Camp stands for Sports, Math, and RecTraining Camp with cooperative and interactive games in an engaging manner. This educational camp is truly a win-win situation for both the campers and parents because "kids get smart, parents get peace of mind". In addition to their educational activities, the camp also offers arts and crafts with toys and games to... Continue Reading →
PROFILE: Urban Arts Camp
In the early 2000's, a group of people who lived in the Weston- Mount Dennis community had a love for the arts and wanted to put on plays and performances within the community. Unable to secure funding for their endeavours, the group took it upon themselves to teach children the importance of arts and... Continue Reading →
PROFILE: Eastview Boys and Girls Club (Holy Cross)
Operating for more than 40 years, the Eastview (Toronto) Boys and Girls Club continues to provide youth with a safe and welcoming place to spend their time during the summer. Their vision, "to be at the forefront of community inclusion, leadership, well-being, participation and healthy development for the Eastview community", is constantly demonstrated in one of their locations:... Continue Reading →
Profile: Heart Beatz
Heart Beatz provides camp, day camp, and youth program services to residents from the McCowan to Kingston areas. Their target age group is 2 1/2 to 12 years old. The centre operates from 7am-6pm. The organization began as a community centre over 30 years ago in a basement of a church and has flourished into... Continue Reading →
Profile: Studio 15
Studio 15 is an arts-based camp, mainly run by the sibling team of Jessica and Johnny Dotson, with all decisions overseen by the organization’s executive director, Darrin Lindsay. The camp handles kids ages 10-15, and divides them into 3 age categories. Following the quick success of Studio 15, the administration decided to run programs year-round. The... Continue Reading →
PROFILE: Urban Arts
The Urban Arts summer program has been running for over five years, with Focus on Youth leaders working with them for most of those. The mission statement of the program is “Engaging youth through the arts.” The regular schedule consists of improv and comedy workshops on Mondays, dance workshops on Tuesdays, music workshops on Thursdays, and art workshops... Continue Reading →