If you are a parent that is concerned that your child isn’t getting enough physical exercise, or if your child is simply restless from a long school year, considering a summer camp that gets kids active is a great solution. Summer fitness camps, like FitKids in Calgary, Alberta, strive to immerse kids in targeted skill-development with their fitness activity of choice. This can be a great healthy lifestyle introduction for beginners, who will gain exposure to a variety of exercise activities and sports that they may wish to pursue for year-round health benefits.
With a mission to curb obesity in early years with daily exercise programs for kids, FitKids has developed a year-round before and aftercare program, as well as a fun summer camp lineup, that are perfect to get children in a healthy state of body and mind. Here is more about the FitKids organization and summer camp options for families in the Calgary, Alberta area:
FitKids believe that children learn best through play.
Their program is based on emergent curriculum, a way of planning curriculum that is based on children's individual interests and passions. Children thrive when their interests are captured.
At FitKids, the following four sources of knowledge acts as the foundation of the emergent curriculum:
- Knowledge about child development.
- Knowledge about each child as an individual.
- Knowledge about each child’s cultural/social background.
- Knowledge about health and fitness.
While health and fitness is our emphasis, they ensure each child’s physical, social, intellectual, creative, and emotional needs are met.
Before and After Care Program
FitKids' Before & After Care programs serve families in Northwest Calgary and are located in Silver Springs with transportation to and from Tuscany school. While health and fitness are the focus, FitKids also ensures each child's physical, social, intellectual, creative, and emotional needs are met.
Their staff motivates children to engage in various planned activities, provides nutritious meals and snacks, and supports their individual ideas and efforts. They also provide one-on-one quality time with the staff and encourage small group activities. You can also trust them to practice respectful, positive behavior towards other people and their belongings. Each day, kids and staff go outside - rain or shine! Each week, they go for walks or planned field trips to discover new and emerging interests.
FitKids staff members encourage children to participate in problem-solving activities and help them develop important social skills, such as taking turns and sharing. Though they provide some teacher-directed activities, we focus primarily on child-led activities. They also provide art materials and craft supplies that are openly accessible to the children to use. Also, they provide children with opportunities to make choices and other decisions and be active participants in daily activities.
Additional Fun
FitKids also offers private parties and summer camps for kids.
Summer Camps 2022
Registration opens Feb. 15th, 2022
Ages 5-12years old.
*Outdoor activities are subject to change due to weather and Covid19 restrictions*
Hours open 7:30am-5:15pm. Please have children dropped off by 9am.
Pack a water bottle, lunches and snacks, good running shoes, a change of clothes, a hat, sun screen, bug spray, light jacket.
Multi Sport
July 5th- 8th (five days)
We learn about tennis, table tennis, pickleball, basketball, baseball and flag football. We will be doing drills, learning the rules and games!
- Location: Fit Kids Silver Springs location
- Price: $425.00 – full-day program
Field and Sports Camp
July 11th – 15th (five days)
They can try their hands at all sorts of outdoor challenges. Potato sack, relay races, bean bag toss, super soaker tag, mini golf, soccer, pickleball and basketball.
- Location: Fit Kids Silver Springs location
- Price: $425.00 – full-day program
Circus Camp
July 18th – 22nd (five days)
We will learn magic tricks, walk on stilts, juggle, walk on the tightrope, face paint to put on a show.
- Location: Fit Kids Silver Springs location
- Price: $425.00 – full-day program
Mini Olympics Camp
July 25th – July 29th (five days)
We have World class Olympians coming to coach track and field, Olympic lifting and Luge. We will take them to the track and learn about track and field sports. Students 8yrs older will attend a session at Winsport on the luge track. There will be testing and training to see who will do their personal best! Medals will be awarded for top 3 athletes in their category.
Please provide your child a working bike on Friday for competition. We will provide you with an agenda for the week prior to the camp starting.
- Location: Fit Kids Silver Springs location
- Price: $450.00 – full-day program
Bike Camp and Sports Camp
August 2nd – 5th (four days)
Everyday is a new sports activity for the children to stay active. Basketball, volleyball, soccer, baseball and lacrosse. Afternoons are open for bike rides on our many pathways and nearby destinations.
- Location: Fit Kids Silver Springs location
- Price: $360.00 – full-day program
Art and Animal
August 8th-12th (five days)
This camp is perfect for your artist and animal lover. Meet Kuppa the Tourtoise! We’ll take field trips to the Calgary Zoo Edu-Trek Canadian Wilds and the Alpaca farm. Guest visit from a Vet to learn about ways to care for their pets. We’ll also learn how to draw a variety of animals and create a diorama.
- Location: Fit Kids Silver Springs location
- Price: $450.00 – full-day program
Multi Sports 2
Aug 15th- 19th (five days)
We learn about Cross Minton, Table Tennis, Pickleball, Basketball, Ultimate Frisbee and Luge. We will be doing drills, learning the rules and games!
- Location: Fit Kids Silver Springs location
- Price: $425.00 – full-day program
Bike and Build
August 22nd – 26th (five days)
We'll play a variety of games and learning on building towers and bridges as a challenge. Afternoons are open for bike rides on our many pathways and nearby destinations
- Location: Fit Kids Silver Springs location
- Price: $425.00 – full-day program
- Daily drop-in: $88/day
Hike and Back to School prep
August 29th-31st
We have the three last days before school starts, let's have some adventures! Geocaching, looking for the biggest rock in the city and preparing our minds to get ready for school with some reading, writing and math work.
Pack a water bottle, lunches and snacks, good running shoes, a change of clothes, a hat, sun screen, bug spray, light jacket. Bring your hiking shoes.
- Location: Fit Kids Silver Springs location
- Price: $264
Real Customer Reviews
These are the real customer reviews of FitKids.
"We had the best experience having my daughter's birthday party here! Susan and her staff are amazing with kids, they are very helpful, friendly, knowledgeable, and very good at helping you organize your party! Everyone had a wonderful time and we would recommend this location to everyone! Special shout out of thanks to Susan who was PHENOMENAL, she answered each of my questions, helped with invitations and helped to set up the party room." - Oleksandra Volkova
"My son goes to the daycare after school and really likes all the activities the kids do and all opportunities to try new sports like lacrosse. He also attended the Mini Olympics Camp 2 years in a row, and he loved it. He especially enjoyed being taught track and field sports by an Olympic heptathlete and trying out the luge - such a fun camp." - Emma Monaghan
"Evan loved this camp! He enjoyed the trips to the Sanctuary and Zoo. The coaches are awesome too!" - Nerissa Sookermany-Mahon