Children's Art Program
This six-week program is open to children of all disabilities.
The adapted program is designed to enhance children’s physical, mental and emotional well-being through the exploration of various art forms such as painting, clay and much more!
Dates: Jan. 22 - March 4 (No class Feb. 19)
March 18 - April 29 (No class April 8)
Ages: 6-12 years
Time: Sundays, 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Place: Art Gallery of Alberta
(2 Sir Winston Churchill Square)
Fee: $80/ 6 week session
Room: LL1 Singhmar Centre for Art Education
This program is run in partnership between the Centre for Autism Services Alberta and the Cerebral Palsy Association of Alberta
For more information or to register contact Kim Henye:
Email: kim@cpalberta.com
Ph: 780-477-8030
Fax: 780-471-0855
Taekwondo Young Masters
The Young Master Club was designed to help children who have difficulty focusing in their daily lives. By dedicating an hour each week to practice cognitive-behavior strategies, children do their best to help centre themselves and regulate their arousal levels. Through occupational therapy strategies, adapted Taekwondo, Yoga, and relaxation training, Young Masters are able to fully engage in meaningful occupation and gain self-esteem, confidence, and camaraderie with others. The tenets of Taekwondo, courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self control, and indomitable spirit empowers the Young Master to apply the skills taught in the Dojang to their own lives. Taekwondo is not just an Olympic sport or martial art; it is a way of life.
Dates: Wednesdays, Oct. 5, 2011 - April 25, 2012
Time: 5:15 - 6:15 p.m. - ages 8 and younger
6:15- 7:15 p.m. - ages 12 and younger
7:15 - 8:15 p.m. - ages 18 and younger
Location: Qi Do Jang
Address: 9410 -118 Ave
Orientation/registration: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., Sept. 21 (please enter through back of building)
Cost: $55 per month per participant (does not include price of uniforms and belts)
Contact: Jon Rivero - Black belt instructor
780-860-2222
jonrivero@gmail.com
Learn to Skate
The Learn to Skate program will introduce children and their parents to basic skating skills (according to Skate Canada CanSkate curriculum) in a fun, play-based group setting. Aides are required.
The Centre has a community partnership with Extreme Edge Skating Club of Edmonton.
The First Steps class is designed for children to experience introductory level independent skating skills including: falling down/getting up, walking forward, walking backward, gliding, stopping, jumping, turning forward to backward on the spot and walking in a circle.
Seconds Steps is a more advanced class that offers the opportunity for children to enhance their skills.
cost: $32 annual Skate Canada Membership Fees and $112.50 for each session
Dates: Sunday, Jan. 8 - March 25 (9 classes)
Time: First Steps 2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Second Steps 2:45 - 3:45
Location: Extreme Edge Skating Club
Address: Londonderry Arena, 14528 - 66 St
Note: there are no classes Jan. 22, Feb. 5 or Feb. 26
Contact: Extreme Edge Skating Club - (phone) 780-456-6851
Cooking Classes
Kitchen Kids
Cooking with kids is a wonderful adventure. Your child will learn the basics of food preparation, cooking techniques, baking, healthy eating, but most of all kids in this session learn how to prepare and enjoy great food in a fun environment.
This hands-on and interactive cooking experience sees children create a grocery list, shop at Superstore, and pay the cashier for the ingredients before heading upstairs to create the recipes. This course is a fun and tasty experience for kids with autism!
Open to children age 8 - 14
Dates:Fridays, Jan. 13 - March 16, 2012
Time: 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Location: Real Canadian Superstore
Address: 4410 17 St. {just off the Whitemud}
Cost: $50
Contact Person
Gail Stanford-Consultant- Group
780-488-6600 ext 216
gstanford@centreforautism.ab.ca
Family Yoga
Want to stretch your body and relax your mind? The whole family can experience the benefits of an adapted Yoga program. Yoga is great for all ages, but especially kids, as it helps develop body awareness, cooperation, observation, concentration and listening skills.
The Centre for Autism Services Alberta has teamed up with Lions' Breath Yoga Studio and Divine Health Studio in St. Alberta to offer an adapted yoga program for families that have a child with autism. It will offer a mix of quiet and active poses as well as specialized breathing exercises. The entire family can participate in this therapeutic activity, which is part of a healthy and balanced lifestyle
Start Date: Jan. 7 - Feb. 25
Location: Divine Health Studio
Address: 35A Rayborn Crescent, St. Albert
Time: 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Start Date: Coming soon
Location: Lion's Breath Yoga Studio
Address: #206, 10350-124 St.
Time: 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: $80 - $10 per class, per family for 8 weeks. - BOTH STUDIOS
Contact:
Gail Stanford-Consultant- Group
780-488-6600 ext 216
gstanford@centreforautism.ab.ca
YogaBees
This six-week gentle movement yoga class is open to children of all disabilities. The program is designed to assist with healing the body and mind and providing an opportunity for children to explore yoga in a fun, warm, non-competitive and supportive environment.
This class is a joint partnership between the Centre for Autism Services Alberta and The Cerebral Palsy Association of Alberta.
Dates: Jan. 24 - March 6 (No class Feb. 7)
Ages: Children 6 - 15 years
Time: Tuesdays, 6 - 7 p.m.
Location: Villa Marguerite
9810-165 St. (auditorium)
Fee: $55
For more information or to register contact Kim Henye:
Email: kim@cpalberta.com
Ph: 780-477-8030