Kids Activities

Active Leisure Centre offers a variety of activities and facilities for children. Whether you need the kids looked after while you work out, a special birthday option for your 7 year old or some School Holiday activities to keep them occupied during the school break then we have something for you.

School Holiday Program

The Active Leisure Centre Holiday Program is a child-focused program, which aims to provide children with a safe, stimulating environment. We treat all children and their families as equal and valued individuals. All children are provided with opportunities that challenge and encourage them to develop their potential within a caring and supportive environment. Our family handbook and policies are available upon request. Our program is licensed under the ACT Government Children’s Services. We are a registered child care facility and offer Child Care Benefit if you are registered with us. To do this you must contact the Family Assistance Office on 136 150.

The program is a safe and fun place for your children to be during the holiday break. Your children will make new friends, enjoy swimming, craft, and various sports. Most importantly, they will have a great time with the help of the Active Leisure Centre Holiday Program Staff. The coordinator and leaders all have first aid qualifications and experience with the supervision of children.

If you're interested in our School Holiday Program, then please download and fill in our School Holiday Program Enrolment Form or contact Owen. Also check out our School Holiday Program Brochure for more details.

Hours of Operation

The holiday program is conducted between the hours of 8.00am and 6.00pm and is available during all ACT public school holidays (excludes public holidays and some days around Christmas and New Year). We cater to all children between the ages of 5 and 12 years (children must have started school).

Payment options

Active Leisure Centre School Holiday Program is happy to accept payments in cash, cheque or credit card. For your convenience payments may be made at any time throughout our extensive opening hours. Please note payment is required at the time of booking. Unfortunately, places cannot be held without full payment.

Activities

Our program incorporates a variety of activities including swimming, basketball, netball, indoor soccer, arts and craft, drama, games and movies. Children are divided into groups based on their age and the number of children attending.

On arrival free time is offered, giving children free play with equipment provided. At 8.00 am we run small get to know you games allowing children to make new friends. At 9.00am the day’s activities begin. Below is a sample program. Please note it is only a guide. Activities may vary according to availability of centre facilities and program numbers.

Active Creche

We will actively care for your children ... While you actively care for your body.

Active Leisure Centre Creche provides a safe, relaxing and happy environment for your children to play and socialise while you utilise the vast facilities of Active Leisure Centre.

All children are encouraged to bring a piece of fruit to share at fruit time each day 9:45am. The creche encourages healthy eating at all times and welcomes parent/carer support in this area

Active Creche is a breast feeding friendly facility with all the comforts of your own lounge room (i.e. comfy couches and a quiet corner to relax and feed your baby). Please feel free to drop in anytime to use our facilities and to get to know the friendly and caring staff.

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Kids Karate

At Active Karate we teach children to develop the six perfections through Karate training - Discipline, Respect, Perseverance, Kindness, Generosity and Balance. The classes consists of fun games, Yoga stretching, Kinesiology, Karate and Meditation.

At the beginning of each lesson children engage in a range of exercises known as kinesiology. Kinesiology was designed to bring about increased communication between the right and left hemispheres of the brain to improve balance, coordination and learning abilities.

As part of the warm up, children also do a range of stretching to prepare the muscles for the training that is about to follow. This stretching also promotes Balance, Concentration and Strength. Children also learn about why it is important to stretch and how this helps their bodies.

The main aspect of the training is the karate. Children learn all aspects of karate training. This consists of kicking punching, blocking, grappling and throwing techniques, karate, katas [forms], sparring as well as the discipline and control that comes with it.

At the end of the class children, sit quietly in mediation. Meditation trains the children to become aware of, 'the business of their minds'. This allows children the opportunity to control their mind and understand the nature of their thinking. Developing the ability to reflect on ones thoughts and actions is an important part of karate.

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