Holiday Hours 

A friendly reminder that due to the Family Day Long Weekend there will be No Active Kids programs or drop-in from Saturday Feb 15th to Monday February 17th.

Please note that the Registration Office is also Closed from Saturday Feb 15th to Monday Feb 17th 

Active Kids Pro-D Day Camps

Did you know Active Kids is now offering Pro-D Day camps this season on February 14 and May 15. We are offering both Full Day and an Afternoon Half day option. 

For more information and on how to register take a look at our Website. 

UBC School of Kinesiology - Research Opportunity 

With the New Year upon us, reflect on your personal experiences with exercise by filling out a survey in order to help Colin Wierts, a Kinesiology PhD student at UBC, with his research. Participation will include filling out an online questionnaire on two occassions over the course of 4 weeks.

Questionnaire completion will take approximately 15-25 minutes at time 1, and approximately 5-15 minutes at time 2. In order to be eligible, participants must be 18 years or older and be able to read and converse in English. 

Participants will be entered into a prize draw to win one of six $50 gift certificates! If you would like to participate, please contact Colin at colin.wierts@ubc.ca

UBC Active Kids and Kinesiology Courses: 

This Winter term Active Kids is again collaborating with several Kinesiology academic courses. This will involve Kinesiology students attending various Active Kids classes to do an observation. Students will be comparing and contrasting concepts learned in their coursework related to coaching and physical development. They will then be writing a report which contributes to part of their final grade. So you may see a student watching your child’s class and taking notes.

For more information, please see our website at this page.

UBC Community Event: MOVE UBC 2020

With the Winter weather coming through, UBC would like to remind you to still be active. During the month of February UBC will be offering a variety of physical activity opportunities across campus.

Some of the upcoming events include Walkabouts 2020, Wellbeing Walks and MOVE UBC.

Nutrition Tips from the School of Kinesiology

Beets are a naturally sweet root vegetable packed with essential vitamins and minerals. When mixed into foods they can turn them into a vibrant pink colour to make it fun for kids to eat. For more information on how to incorporate beets into your diet take a look here. 

The Importance of Outdoor Play

With snow and rain it may be difficult to let your child go out and play, especially with the access to technology. However, playing outside can have so many benefits from developing social skills, learning to manage their own risk and safety and of course being active. Take a look here for more information on the importance of being active.