Children and youth programs

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Genesis Place offers parent and child programs for children as young as 2 years.

Physical Literacy - we all know that you have to be able to walk before you can run, but did you know that you have to be able to hop before you can skip or balance before you can kick? Our programs focus on early physical literacy skills through games and activities to promote fun and enjoyment of an active lifestyle later on in life. If your preschooler is independent, there are a variety of classes that incorporate movement, balance, fun and discovery.

NEW children's programs for Fall 2020

Leaps and Bounds (3-5 years)

Let's move to the music as your child grows in Leaps and Bounds. This class will incorporate music into all of the activities. Participants will practice hopping, skipping, jumping and many different ways to develop the physical skills needed to enjoy a life full of movement.

PLAY with Me (2-3 years with parent participation)

This parented program will get both parent and child active and PLAYing together. Focusing on the early learning skills needed to develop a foundation for physical literacy, we will PLAY (Physical Literacy and You) games that incorporate jumping, throwing, skipping, running and much more. ACTIVE parent participation is required.

FUNdamental Skills Jr.

This program puts the FUN into the FUNdamental skills needed to participate in a variety of sports and activities later in life. The building blocks of any sport or activity is the ability to jump, run, throw and catch. This class will explore all of these skills in a FUN and active way.

Register here under Family and Children Class Drop-In.

Fitness Centre and track age guidelines

We know youth were looking for more opportunities to be active in our Fitness Centre and track and we've responded with new age guidelines.

Supervised Full Access

• 10-15 year olds require active adult 18+ supervision at all times.

Unsupervised Full Access

• 12-15 year olds that have completed youth strength training certification course.
• 16+ full access