City of Calgary expands activities for children during teachers’ strike

Calgary parents looking for activities to keep their children busy during the Alberta teachers’ strike have some options with the City of Calgary and its partners.

Officials say day camps, creative workshops and other leisure activities have all been rolled out to keep kids busy and learning in an informal environment.

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The City of Calgary says it also expanded its recreation programming and public swim times as of Monday.

Additional swim times are posted on the city’s website and the Calgary’s Rec Adventures Day Camps are available for students aged five to 12 years old. Registration is available online.

YMCA Calgary has also opened three-hour-long registered programs for children aged six to nine years old, which includes lunch supervision if parents book both morning and afternoon sessions.

Youth aged 10 to 17 years old can also take advantage of drop-in access between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. at all six Calgary YMCA locations.

Some of the other Calgary day camps include visits to Heritage Park, the Telus Spark Science Centre, the Confluence Historic Site, the Hangar Flight Museum as well as activities at all Calgary Public Library locations.

Here’s a full list of available day camps in Calgary during the teachers’ strike:

Westside Recreation Centre

• Day camps and extra activities at Westside for those aged four to 12 years
• School Disruption Day Camps & Extra Activities - Westside Recreation Centre

South Cardel Rec

• Day camps at South Cardel Rec for children of all ages and abilities
• Courses - Cardel Recreation

MNP Community & Sport Centre

• Day camps from Oct. 6 to 9 (ages five to 12)
• Sport Camps - MNP Community & Sport Centre

Osten and Victor Alberta Tennis Centre

• Tennis and multi-sport camp ages eight to 14, Oct. 6 to 10
• Call 587-393-1600 to book.

Heritage Park

• School Disruption Day Camps for Grades 1 to 6 mix hands-on learning with fun activities around the Park
• School Disruption Day Camps | Heritage Park

TELUS Spark Science Centre

• SparkED One Day Camps (Grades 1 to 6): Chemistry to coding, design challenges, live science shows, and more, all led by Spark Educators
• SparkED One Day Camps | TELUS Spark

The Confluence Historic Site & Parkland

• Day camps for Grades 1 to 6 with complimentary before and after care, outdoor play, and new activities each day
• School Disruption Camp | The Confluence

StoryBook Theatre

• Play in a Day (ages six to nine): Kids create and perform a new mini play daily.
• Broadway Beginnings (ages 10 to 14): Musical theatre, choreography and performance.
• School Strike Support Programs | StoryBook Theatre

Calgary Public Library

• All 22 library locations offer spaces, resources, and books for school-aged learners, plus early learning centres (ages 0 to five) and Questionariums (ages six to 12)
• Visit calgarylibrary.ca

Hangar Flight Museum

• Day Camps (ages eight to 12): Explore the science of flight through crafts, experiments, and aviation-themed learning
• Day Camps | Hangar Flight Museum

Contemporary Calgary

• Expanded children’s art programs (ages five to 13) featuring exhibitions, outdoor activities, painting, and art projects to take home
• Contemporary Calgary