Don’t let summer pass you by!

There is still time to register for camps starting July 4

There's still time to register your kids for a summer adventure – choose from the City of Vaughan’s biggest summer camp lineup ever! There are more than 75 unique camps and 25 new camps for kids with specialties in creative, culinary and performing arts, enrichment, leadership, recreation, sports, outdoor and water adventures.

Limited spots are left in select camps. Register now at vaughan.perfectmind.com!

Camps begin on Tuesday, July 4 with one- and two-week sessions running until Friday, Sept. 1. Camps are located at Vaughan community centres, heritage homes, parks, the City Playhouse Theatre and Vaughan Studios & Event Space for children aged four to 16 years old.

Camp highlights by area of interest include:

• Creative arts: multimedia art, claymation, filmmaking, stop motion animation and music video production
• Enrichment: back-to-school refresher, entrepreneurship, STEM, mobile game creation,  and astronomy
• Inclusion: cooking, aquatics, arts and crafts, games and nature-themed camps for children with disabilities
• Leadership: theoretical counsellor training followed by a one-week practical placement at a camp for aspiring camp counsellors
• Outdoor adventures: nature, gardening, hiking, and wildlife conservation at green spaces
• Performing arts: jazz, hip hop, professional music recording
• Recreation: traditional camps featuring a mash-up of arts and crafts, games, sports and water play, plus mindful yoga games, and trip-taking camps to lakes and water parks
• Sports: archery, baseball, golf, gymnastics, cardio and weight training, tennis, basketball and triathlon training
• Water adventures: mermaid themes, lifesaving sports and lifeguard training

Before and after care

Need to drop off your child early and pick them up late? Our supervised before and after care program is available for campers who require care before the camp day begins, from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., and after the camp day has ended, from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Children can enjoy fun camp activities and games.

Please note, you must register for before and after care at the same location as your child’s camp. It is not available for camps located at heritage homes, parks, the City Playhouse Theatre, Vaughan Studios & Event Space, or for any half-day camp.

Parents: your kids are in good hands! All camp staff are certified in Standard First Aid and CPR, subject to a police reference check and trained in High-Five Principles of Healthy Child Development as well as program planning, managing challenging behaviour and risk management.

View the full camp lineup in the digital 2023 Summer Camps brochure at vaughan.ca/camps. The interactive publication features direct links to online registration as well as photos and videos from the City’s recent school break camps and programs.

Donate to RecAssist Online

When registering, consider helping a family in need. Donations to RecAssist can now be made online at vaughan.perfectmind.com in denominations of $5, $10 or $25. One-hundred per cent of donations go towards RecAssist, the City's fee assistance program, which helps subsidize the cost of recreation programs and swim lessons for low-income individuals and families in Vaughan. Tax receipts will be provided for donations of $25 or more. Learn more about our fee assistance programs at vaughan.ca/recreation.

If you require assistance creating an online registration account, call Service Vaughan at 905-832-2281, email rec@vaughan.ca or watch this short informational video.

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