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WINTER CAMPS Activities for your little ones
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We’ve rounded up our top picks for 2021 Winter Camps. There are heaps of choices guaranteed to keep your kids entertained and busy over the winter holidays.
MULTI ACTIVITY CAMPS
Camp Asia at Stamford American School
Offering three age groups packed with fun activities, your child will enjoy an action-packed morning at the Stamford American School Hong Kong campus and nearby King’s Park Field. Camp Asia Campers can deep dive into art, drama, innovation, storytelling, science and more — choose from Multi-Sport, Coding, Art and Design, Multi-Activity and others. At the expansive range of outdoor spaces, children will have loads of room to move freely. They’ll also have access to Stamford’s Innovation Centre, resourcefully stocked with the latest technology. Camp Asia offers experienced faculty, excellent facilities, an on-site nurse and FREE shuttle bus from 2 MTR stations. Dates: 20 Dec 2021 – 06 Jan 2022 Age: 4 – 14 years Price: from $3,200/week Location: 25 Man Fuk Road, Ho Man Tin, Kowloon Contact: 3467 4567, info@campasia.hk
www.campasia.hk
ESF Winter Sports & Language Camps
ESF has so many camps to choose from – from Sports camps to Language and learning, STEM and Art. Sports camps: multi-sports Tennis, Basketball, Swimming, Football, Gymnastics, Fencing, Netball and more. Language and learning camps: Drama, Spanish, Debate and more. STEM camps: Coding, Roblox, VR and more. Art camps: Abstract and Contemporary Art plus workshops. Dates: 20 – 31 Dec Age: 3 to 14 years Price: Varies by activity Location: Multiple
www.esf.org.hk/holiday-camps/ winter-camp
Camp Woodland
Explore a world of fun and discovery at Camp Woodland’s dynamic and exciting multi-activity camps. From
crafts to science experiments, games, play time, storytelling, cooking and more—children can learn, play and make new friends. The camps are held at multiple locations across the city. Dates: 20 – 31 Dec Age: 6 months to 6 years Price: $2,000 (15% off those already attending a Woodland class) Location: Woodland Montessori Academy (Caine Road), Woodland Beachside (Repulse Bay), Woodland Sai Kung Contact: campwoodlandhk@ woodlandschools.com
www.woodlandschools.com/ winter-camp
SPORTY CAMPS
MiniSport
This multiple sports camp is entering its 9th year and exposes children to football, tennis, basketball & rugby, whilst also embarking on a range of Christmas themed games and activities and party games. Groups of 8 children maximum ensure that children complete these camps with positive lasting memories and new skills. Dates: 20 – 24 & 28 – 31 Dec 2021 Age: 1.5 – 8yrs Price: $1,000 – $3180 *(10% off before December 6th) — includes a FREE camp T shirt Location: Repulse Bay, West Island School, Tseung Kwan O, Victoria Park, Nam Cheong Park, Elements, Adventist College Contact: 92208227 | info@minisport.hk
www.minisport.hk www.minisport.hk/classes/ winter-camps
ActiveKids
What better gift is there than your kid having fun while developing their skills and learning? Keep your kids busy with ActiveKid's camp offerings this Christmas season. From handson science projects and chess play, building and coding robots, to cooking, art crafting and fashion design, there is something for everyone! Dates: 20 Dec 2021 – 8 Jan 2022 Age: 3 – 17 Price: $1,500 – $3,400 Location: ActiveKids Learning Center, Unit A, 1/F, Nan Sang Building, 86 Belcher's Street, Kennedy Town Contact: +852 3480 4188, info@activekids.com
ProActiv Sports
Action-packed multi-Sports camps include Tennis, Soccer, Basketball, T-ball, Athletics, Hockey, Swimming, Dodgeball, Rugby, Volleyball, Teambuilding and Fun Games. There are also sport specific camps which include Gymnastics & Cheerleading. Kids also learn to make healthy choices at snack and lunchtimes—knowledge that will continue long after camp is over! Dates: 20 Dec – 31 Dec Age: 3 – 12 years Price: From $1,120 Location: Multiple locations across Hong Kong Contact: admin@proactivsports.com
www.proactivsports.com
Taekwondo Camp
Stay active this Christmas holiday by learning punches and kicks at the YWCA. These classes are a great way to improve motor skills, discipline, concentration and respect which will help children to develop into responsible, courteous, and upstanding individuals. Perfect for youngsters who have limitless energy. Dates: 21 – 31 Dec Age: 3 – 8 years Price: $960 - $1,040 Location: YWCA
https://clle.ywca.org.hk
Kinder Kicks Christmas Camps
Kinder Kicks Soccer is one of the most popular programmes at the YWCA. Professional coaches use a variety of exciting games and special equipment such as bean bags, mini footballs and goals to teach the basics of soccer. Gain motor skills development and valuable social skills. Dates: 20 – 31 Dec Age: 2 – 5 years Price: $800 - 880 Location: Multiple
https://clle.ywca.org.hk
Gymnastics & Trampoline Day Camp
Enjoy gymnastics and trampoline with professional coaches at YWCA. In this camp, kids will engage in activities using a variety of apparatuses such as vaults, beams and trampolines to learn basic moves that train up their motor skills. Runnin, jumping and balancing help improve flexibility, agility, concentration, coordination, balance and control. Dates: 20 – 31 Dec Age: 3 – 10 years Price: $450 - 490 Location: YWCA
https://clle.ywca.org.hk
Camp Asia
MiniSport
CREATIVE CAMPS
Babel Film Workshop
Create movie magic this holiday season at Babel Film Workshop. Choose from a range of holidaythemed filmmaking experiences — North Pole filmmaking adventure, voice acting for animation, Mad Libs film challenge, and making a New Year’s resolution video. Family members can also participate in making a shoebox movie projector. Join us and celebrate the holidays with filmmaking! Dates: 20 Dec 2021 – 07 Jan 2022 Age: 8 – 15 years Price: HK$590-3,680 Location: Unit 1704, 17/F, 54 Wong Chuk Hang Rd, Wong Chuk Hang Contact: signup@babel.com.hk
Babel Film Workshop
Elephant Community Press
Elephant Community Press (ECP) will be hosting a series of in-person writing workshops over the winter holidays. Stories—real and imagined—enrich our lives no matter how old the writers are. ECP publishes writing by young people to offer students real readers for their writing and the chance for every student to experience the magic of seeing their words, thoughts and ideas in print. Dates: 20 Dec – 6 Jan Age: 4 – 13 years Price: $1,560 3,500 Location: Central
www.elephantcommunitypress. com/schedules Faust
Faust’s highly sought-after holiday programmes offer children an exciting boost of creativity and confidence. The Holiday Theatre course helps children develop communication and self-expressive skills through drama-based challenges and acting exercises. Creative Writing workshops, held in small groups, teach new writing techniques to facilitate children expressing themselves confidently. Musical Theatre workshops focus on developing skills in singing, dancing and acting. Dates: 20 – 23, 28 – 31 Dec 2021, 3 – 6 Jan 2022 Age: Holiday Theatre: 3 – 15 years, Creative Writing: 6 – 13 years, Musical Theatre: 8 – 15 years Price: $2,480 per 4 day programme. Save 15% when registering 3 or more children with their friends. Location: Sheung Wan (Faust Studios), Tai Wai (Island School), Ho Man Tin (KGV School). More locations to be confirmed Contact: Call Tess Polo or Paulette Victorino 2547 9114 or Info@ FaustWorld.com
Helen O’Grady Drama Winter Camp
Children can participate in a wide variety of activities in drama lessons carefully devised to captivate interests and stimulate learning. These activities aim to develop ongoing confidence, self-esteem as well as skills in verbal communication. Activities include ablibbing, music & movement, snippets, prop/costume making and a special performance on the last day for parents. Dates: 20 – 31 Dec 2021, dates change depending on course Age: 4 – 8 Price: Dependent on course and location Location: Mid-levels (3476 1340); TST (2268 7755); Kowloon Tong(3443 1600); Ho Man Tin (2700 1700) Contact: lesmalineshk@gmail.com
Kids Gallery
Join a festive Winter Workshops as 'tis the season for your child to sparkle and shine! Be a studio director, be part of a world of loveable Toppees characters, and make your own music video in Cine-Magic. Learn to create art using the combination of traditional art and digital animation in Arts & Animation. Enjoy the holidays through art, words, songs, and movement in Festive Collection. Dates: 13 Dec – 11 Feb Age: 2 – 12 years Price: $800 | $2,400 10% EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT AVAILABLE NOW until 30 Nov 2021 Location: Various
www.kidsgallery.com/ winterworkshops
Magic Kingdom
Show off some magic skills throughout the Christmas holiday by saying ‘Abracadabra’ in your holiday gatherings. Through simple tools and techniques, kids can become little magicians. Practicing and performing magic gives kids a boost in confidence, creativity as well as communications skills…and it’s a whole lot of fun. Dates: 21 Dec – 31 Dec Age: 4 – 7 years Price: $400 – $440 Location: YWCA
https://clle.ywca.org.hk
EDUCATIONAL CAMPS
Lindamood-Bell Learning Camp
Bringing evidence-based education and one-to-one instruction together, Lindamood-Bell Learning Camps are an extension of the Lindamood-Bell Learning Centre where students can catch up, stay on track or engage in enrichment programmes. The individualised learning plans can help identify strengths and weaknesses as the first step toward helping a student learn to their potential. Dates: Open year-round – students
can attend during the holiday break Age: 4+ years Price: Instruction is individualized so the cost is dependent on the needs of each student Location: Unit 1210–14, 12th Floor 41 Heung Yip Road, Hong Kong Contact: Tel: 3892 8248
Auntie Tam's Education Centre
In HK for Christmas? Send your kids to Auntie Tam’s Education Centre. They’ll make new friends and keep their minds active. Offering fun, interactive 45 minute classes in Phonics, English, Maths, Mandarin and Art, your kids will be fresh and ready for the new school term. Dates: 20 – 24 Dec; 27 – 31 Dec 2021 Times: 8:45am – 12:30pm Ages: 3 – 9 years Price: $1000 Location: Auntie Tam’s Education Centre, One Island South, 1/F, 2 Heung Yip Road, Wong Chuk Hang Contact: 2157 955; WhatsApp: 5199 7289; enquiries@auntietamscentre. com
Hong Kong Institute of Languages
Want to keep up or gain new language skills during the Christmas holiday? The Hong Kong Institute of Languages offers English, French, German, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese and Japanese with language learning through fun and engaging activities. Dates: 21 – 31 Dec Age: 4 – 16 years Location: Wellington Plaza, 56-58 Wellington St, Central Contact: info@hklanguages.com or
www.hklanguages.com
Ark Eden
Ark Eden camps bring out the compassionate, curious, creative and adventurous learners in us all through emphasising care for self, each other and for the earth. The camps involve imaginative play, problem solving through storytelling, connecting with nature and skills development (cooking, woodworking, etc). Dates: 20 – 24 Dec; 27 – 31 Dec 2021 Age: 5 – 11 years Price: $670 – $750 per day Location: Mui Wo, Lantau Island
www.arkedenonlantau.org/ holiday-camps
British Council
The British council provides a series of winter camps to improve your English skills. You can choose which level is best suited to your child’s needs. Suitable for Kindergarten, Primary and Secondary students. Students are required to complete an English test prior to enrolling. Book your free assessment before 30 November to sign up. Dates: 28 – 30 Dec Age: K1 – S4 age children Price: $2,090 – 3,190 Register on or before 5 December 2021 to enjoy 10% off and get extra 5% off for registering for any two courses for the same student Location: Multiple locations across the city Contact: Customer Services staff on 2913 5100
Auntie Tam's Education Centre
STEM/STEAM CAMPS
STEM Camps: YWCA
STEM education is at the forefront of the educational system these days and YWCA has a variety of STEM, robotics and coding camps this winter holiday. Science kit building, Scratch game coding, robotics, iMovie workshops and more – there is something for everyone to enjoy. Who says learning can’t be fun? Dates: 21 – 31 Dec Age: 5 – 12 years Price: $590 – 1,970 Location: YWCA
https://clle.ywca.org.hk
Cobo Academy
Learn all about coding and robotics this winter holiday with Cobo Academy. Check out Mobile App Development, Game Development, Web Design, Virtual Reality to Python - there is something to excite every young enthusiast. Dates: 20 Dec – 7 Jan Age: 4 – 16 years Price: from $3,200 – 4,000 Location: Wan Chai and Whampoa
