Children and Youth Programs

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Recreation Programs

Registration for Winter 1 swimming lessons, recreation programs and skating lessons is open now. For more information please contact Customer Service at [email protected] or 519-940-9092.

General Interest Programs

Art (Ages 3 to 11)

Experiment with basic art techniques including sculpting, painting, drawing and more. Participants will be encouraged to let their creativity flow. The session will end with an art exhibit for family and friends.

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Cooking (Ages 8 to 11)

Learn the basics of cooking. This program focuses on expanding taste buds, gaining kitchen confidence, enforcing kitchen safety, promoting good food choices and learning different cooking techniques. Participants will be involved in menu planning and create their own cookbook!

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Drama and Creative Arts Club (Ages 10 to 13)

Explore the fundamentals of drama like creating characters and using improvisation skills to tell a story through active group games and activities. Build your confidence and make friends in this fun and social environment. A showcase for friends and family will take place on the last day of the program.

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Youth Socials (Ages 7 to 13)

Calling kids ages 7 to 13! Join the Recreation Program Leaders for a themed night of fun, snacks and socializing. Pre-registration is required.

Friday December 8
Ages 9-13 7:00-9:00pm

Theme: Holiday Baking

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Home Alone (Ages 9 to 12)

The Town of Orangeville has collaborated with SOS 4 Kids to offer our Home Alone Course. This course will be conducted by an SOS certified instructor. Home Alone helps bridge the gap in your child’s first steps to staying home on their own without adult supervision. This course covers topics such as street smarts, people safety, online and internet safety, home fires, emergencies and other situations, and basic first aid skills.

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Babysitting (Ages 11 to 15)

The Babysitting course, refreshed and revised, now has a greater emphasis on First Aid skills. The Canadian Red Cross Babysitting course, taught by SOS 4 Kids, covers everything from managing difficult behaviours to essential content on leadership and professional conduct as a babysitter. This aim of this course is to deepen and enhance the responsibility that older youth feel when caring for younger children. The updated curriculum, complete with new science, also provides improved learning when it comes to giving the appropriate care in the event of an emergency.

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Recreation Leaders (Ages 14 to 16)

Participants will understand the basics of leadership theory and different styles of leadership. They will further identity, understand, and develop their emerging leadership style and qualities while learning how to motivate others through interactive and cooperative games. Participants will also participate in a community project. This program will promote development of leadership through team-based activities and problem-based learning. The participants will focus on goal setting and communication skills. An opportunity to volunteer for one of our other programs while enrolled in the course or after the session will be provided.

Program will return Spring 2024

Sports

Indoor running shoes are required. Please note that parent/guardians are not permitted in the gymnasium but must remain on site for the duration of the program.

Basketball (Ages 5 to 11)

This introductory basketball program focuses on developing skills in a non-competitive environment, with a focus on fundamental skills such as co-ordination, co-operation, and gross motor movements. Participants will learn the rules, dribbling, passing and shooting skills as well as participate in structured game play.

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Floor Hockey (Ages 5 to 11)

This introductory floor hockey program focuses on developing skills in a non-competitive environment, with a focus on fundamental skills such as co-ordination, co-operation, and gross motor movements. Participants will begin to learn the rules, offensive and defensive positioning, passing, shooting and ball control as well as participate in structured game play.

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Multi-Sports (Ages 3 to 11)

This introductory multi-sport program introduces participants to a variety of different sports in a non-competitive environment, with a focus on fundamental skills such as co-ordination, co-operation, and gross motor movements. Participants will learn skills and rules for a variety of different sports and will participate in structured game play.

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Indoor Soccer (Ages 3 to 11)

This introductory soccer program focuses on developing skills in a non-competitive environment, with a focus on fundamental skills such as co-ordination, co-operation, and gross motor movements. Participants will begin to learn the rules, offensive and defensive positioning, passing, shooting and ball control as well as participate in structured game play.

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Holiday Programs

Holiday Camp

Join us for holiday themed activities, games and crafts. Camp is offered to children ages 4-5 years and 6-13 years. Drop-off begins at 8:00am. Camp activities run 9:00am-4:00pm. Pick-up concludes at 5:00pm.

Camp is offered at Tony Rose Memorial Sports Centre:

Wednesday December 27
Thursday December 28
Friday December 29
Tuesday January 2
Wednesday January 3
Thursday January 4
Friday January 5

Full day (8:00am-5:00pm), half day morning (8:00am-12:30pm) and half day afternoon (12:30pm-5:00pm) options are available.

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Breakfast with Santa

Enjoy a continental breakfast with the big man himself! Children will participate in holiday-themed crafts and songs, followed by a visit from Santa and his North Pole friends!

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Pre-registration and parent/guardian participation is required. One parent/guardian is included per child who is registered. Additional parent/guardian tickets may be purchased at the Customer Service Desk at Alder Recreation Centre or Tony Rose Memorial Sports Centre in advance for an additional fee.

Holiday Hang Outs

Drop the kids off with the Program Leaders for a fun afternoon of themed activities, snacks and holiday movies while you catch up on shopping, wrapping, or just enjoy a quiet afternoon before the holidays begin.

This program is for children ages 4 to 13.

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Skating & Hockey Lessons

Skating lessons are available beginning at age 2 at Alder Recreation Centre and Tony Rose Memorial Sports Centre.

Required Equipment

For skating lessons, required equipment includes:

Ice Skates
- Hockey skates are preferred for beginners;
- Ensure skates are sharpened prior to first use;
- BOB skates are not permitted.
CSA-Approved hockey helmet
- Bicycle, snowboarding, BMX and other types of helmets are not permitted for skating;
- A full face mask (an accessory attached to the hockey helmet) is strongly recommended but not required.
Warm Clothing
- Jacket, warm pants or snow pants, and mittens are required.

Skating Lessons Equipment Guide

For power skating and private hockey lessons, CSA-approved full hockey equipment, including CSA-approved hockey helmet with facemask and hockey stick are mandatory.

Skating Lessons

Parent & Child (Ages 2 to 5)

This program teaches your child the fundamentals of skating with the assistance of the parent in a group lesson format.

Skates and CSA-approved hockey helmets are mandatory for both Parent & Child. Full face masks are strongly recommended. No bob skates.

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NEW Parent & Player Pre-Power (Ages 2 to 5)

In this NEW program participants are taught to stand up, balance, forward and backward movements, and to stop in preparation for playing hockey, with the assistance of a parent or caregiver (ages 16+). Each participant must be accompanied by a parent/caregiver. "Fun time" during each class will include pucks.

For players, CSA-approved full hockey equipment, including CSA-approved hockey helmet with facemask and hockey stick are mandatory.

Parent/caregiver must be 16+ years old, have skates, CSA hockey helmet, hockey gloves and stick. Parent/caregiver must have some skating ability including forward, backward skating and stopping.

Preschool (Ages 4 to 5)

This program teaches the fundamentals of skating in a group lesson format, for beginners to advanced skaters. Participants are assessed and divided into levels based on skating ability.

Skates and CSA-approved hockey helmets are mandatory. Full face masks are strongly recommended. No bob skates.

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Youth (Ages 6 to 17)

Private, Semi-Private & Small Group Lessons

Private skating lessons with a focus on beginner/recreational to advanced skating skills (not hockey). Instructor to participant ratio is 1:1.

Semi-Private: This program teaches the fundamentals of skating for beginners to advanced skaters (not hockey). Participants are assessed and divided into levels based on skating ability. Instructor to participant ratio is 1:2.

Small Group: This program teaches the fundamentals of skating in a small group format, for beginners to advanced skaters (not hockey). Participants are assessed and divided into levels based on skating ability. Instructor to participant ratio is 1:3.

Skates and CSA-approved hockey helmets are mandatory. Full face masks are strongly recommended. No bob skates.

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Hockey Lessons & Power Skating

Power Skating (Ages 7 to 17)

Take control of your edges in an on-ice group class that breaks down the fundamental components of skating efficiency, power, balance, and agility which will enhance the skills of any player.

Classes include work on using all four edges of your skate blade, full-stride extension, recovery, balance, pivots, crossovers, tight turns, backwards skating, agility, and stops.

This program is suitable for participants who are registered and currently participating in a hockey program at the Rep or House League level. Players must be able to skate the length of the ice with speed, and have backwards skating ability.

CSA-approved full hockey equipment, including CSA-approved hockey helmet with facemask and hockey stick are mandatory.

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NEW Parent & Player Pre-Power (Ages 2 to 5)

Parent/caregiver must be 16+ years old, have skates, CSA hockey helmet, hockey gloves and stick. Parent/caregiver must have some skating ability including forward, backward skating and stopping.

Small Group Power Skating (Age 6)

Take control of your edges in an on-ice group class that breaks down the fundamental components of skating efficiency, power, balance, and agility which will enhance the skills of any player.

Classes include work on using all four edges of your skate blade, full-stride extension, recovery, balance, pivots, crossovers, tight turns, backwards skating, agility, and stops.

Private Hockey (Ages 6 to 17)

Take control of your edges in an on-ice private lesson that breaks down the fundamental components of skating efficiency, power, balance, and agility which will enhance the skills of the player through individual error detection and correction.

Technical Skating:
Classes include work on using all four edges of your skate blade, full-stride extension, recovery, balance, pivots, crossovers, tight turns, backwards skating, agility, and stops.

Technical Skating with Puck Development:
Classes include work on using all four edges of your skate blade, full-stride extension, recovery, balance, pivots, crossovers, tight turns, backwards skating, agility, and stops as well as shooting, puck control, and other essential hockey skills.

This program is suitable for participants who are registered and currently participating in a hockey program at the Rep or House League level.

CSA-approved full hockey equipment, including CSA-approved hockey helmet with facemask and hockey stick are mandatory.

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The Recreation & Events Department reserves the right to cancel or alter any classes, times, costs or locations of programs without notice in the event of low enrolment or change of availability of facilities or instructors.

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Registered Minor Sports Groups

Registered Minor Sports Groups allow non-profit minor sport groups to register with the Town of Orangeville to receive reduced fees and other benefits. Non-profit minor sports groups are the primary providers of organized sport in the Town of Orangeville for children and youth. The Town of Orangeville, along with other communities across Ontario and Canada, recognizes that affordable access to recreation facilities is an important factor in ensuring maximum participation in sports and other programs that promote physical activity and a healthy lifestyle.

Benefits to Registered Minor Sports Groups

20% reduction in the base prime-time facility rental fee;
Free town space for annual general meetings when elections are held;
Free access to semi-annual central registration events hosted by the Parks and Recreation Department;
Access to Town of Orangeville advertising and promotion opportunities (i.e. promoting special events in the Parks and Recreation section of the Town page and website);
Opportunities to participate in volunteer training and recognition as available.

Eligibility Criteria

The primary mandate of the organization must be to provide equal opportunity and access for Orangeville residents under the age of 18 to participate in sport and recreation activities;
The organization must be a non-profit organization and operate under the authority of a volunteer board or committee;
The organization must be operated in an open and democratic manner through the holding of annual membership meeting and elections of an executive/board from the membership to carry out the wishes of the general membership;
The organizations base of operation must be in the Town of Orangeville;
The organization must have a minimum of 60% of its registrants as residents/rate payers of the Town of Orangeville or it must be the only organization providing the activity to Orangeville residents. (i.e. Orangeville Girls Volleyball League has 55% of its registrants as residents but it is the only organization providing girls volleyball);
The organization must be in good financial standing with the Town;

Supporting Documentation

Make sure to submit the following with your application:

Current board and executive members including positions, name, place of residence, phone number, and email
Annual operating budget and/or current financial statement
Organization's constitution and by-laws or statement of purpose
Liability Insurance
Participant applicable details

Registration and Approval Process

Qualifying organizations must successfully complete the registration process to be eligible for the benefits described.

Organizations must submit a completed application form including the required submissions.

The information will be reviewed by staff for completeness, and will notify the organization on eligibility;
Organizations must apply annually to continue to receive the benefits.

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