2025 Class & Program Guide

Since 2008, Calgary Reptile Parties has provided quality educational reptile programming for birthday parties, events, schools, summer camps, and more. Celebrating over 14 years of quality nature education. Thousands of people of all ages have met our amazing animals, such as leaping geckos, colorful pythons, friendly dragons, furry tarantulas, huge boa constrictors, and more while learning about the lives and care of these amazing animals! A multiple-time Calgary’s Child Parents’ Choice Award Winner, we bring the animal fun to you! Join the adventure with Calgary Reptile Parties!

The Calgary Zoo hosts a variety of family- and kid-friendly programs including camps, birthdays, sleepovers, and school programs. These programs run year-round and offer an opportunity to experience our animals and wild spaces.

From the team that brings you Calgary Reptile Parties comes YYC’s newest nature experience. Offering public events, classes, PD day camps, Teen After School Clubs, and much more. Private bookings for birthdays, family get togethers, scouts/guides, and small classroom sizes. Meet exotic reptiles, birds, mammals, and more!

Aliki’s Art House - a space and place where everyone CAN learn how to draw and have fun! Aliki’s proven sequential and progressive system teaches students how to draw in a variety of styles from realistic to abstract, while exploring a wide range of art materials. Learning how to draw will help improve a student’s concentration, attention, visual skills, problem-solving, and creativity. Our teachers are artists who are passionate about art education. Visit our website for creative experiences for all ages (i.e. children, teens, and adults). We offer everything from one-day workshops to year-round classes.

Calgary Young People’s Theatre is proud to present our exciting lineup of Fall and Winter Drama Classes for youth ages four to 17! Join us as we explore exciting theatrical techniques and skills through various dramatic exercises and games. Our classes provide a unique opportunity for kids to build confidence and teamwork skills, all while having fun!

Qualified and experienced art education instructors tailor their guidance to each participant's needs, skill level, and artistic goals. Kids learn about drawing, sketching, color, texture and shading while experimenting with a variety of techniques and art materials like paint and pastels. Kids are encouraged to delve into their imagination to develop their own personal style as they develop confidence and ability whether they are a beginner or have previously acquired skills. All art materials are supplied. Ages five to 12 years.

Dance classes and camps for youth ages two to 18. DJD offers something most other dance studios don’t – a fun, non-competitive environment – which means the focus of our classes is on learning to love dance, not learning specific moves for a recital. Our experienced and exceptional teachers know how to guide and encourage your child in their transition from beginner to advanced dancer.

Dance is serious fun at Free House Dance Plus where we welcome, engage, and inspire all ages - kids, teens, and adults. With a credible reputation in the dance community spanning 35 years, our professional instructors provide everyone with a fun, educational, high-calibre, and safe dance experience. Jazz, tap, ballet, modern, hip hop, musical theatre, lyrical, acrodance, flamenco, Bollywood, Latin styles, dance beats, aerial fusion, Zumba, Yamuna body rolling, west African drumming, and more!

For over 42 years, StoryBook Theatre has been entertaining families from all over Calgary with our award-winning professional, quality shows. We also provide a year-round Theatre School for children ages six to 18, which is designed to develop acting skills, self-confidence, teamwork, and stagecraft abilities. Our Summer Theatre School Programs include one-week long Summer Theatre Camps and our popular Summer Spotlight program.

Vin Gogh Paint Sip Studio is for creating and connecting. We offer Paint Nights for all skill levels. Come for date nights, girls nights out, or a fun family outing. Our artist will take you through step by step. We also offer paint your pet events for all ages, paint at home kits for order and wine glass painting for mom. Get creative with your favorite people! You keep the art, we clean up the mess!

At Between Friends, we offer social and recreational programs for people with disabilities to connect, grow, and belong.

Creating confident young women in your community. Bethel 23 Job’s Daughters is a youth leadership group for girls ages ten to 20 years. We help girls grow and learn life skills, such as leadership, teamwork, community service, public speaking, and self-confidence in a supportive environment to become leaders of tomorrow. We encourage fun, friendship, leadership, love of family and country, community service, scholarship opportunities, and self-confidence.

Our safe, supportive spaces can be found in every quadrant of the city and provide opportunities for children and youth to gain skills, develop confidence, and build positive relationships that will help them grow up well and thrive.

With actors, storytellers, and more, our one-hour Symphony Sundays for Kids concerts are a perfect way to introduce little ones to the orchestra.

Private Lessons: At CSM, students of all ages enjoy lessons in piano, guitar, voice, violin, cello, flute, ukulele, drums, saxophone, and theory in studio, online, and in home settings. Music Kids is Chinook School of Music’s early childhood music program for ages six months to five years. Our modern approach to music education integrates scientific research supporting the positive role that music plays on brain development. Classes incorporate singing, movement, and instrument play. Children experience a joyful and nurturing learning environment while developing fundamental music skills.

Music lessons for every age, level, and style. At Long & McQuade, we believe every person is capable of acquiring the skills and knowledge required to make playing a musical instrument a rewarding activity. We have a wide variety of carefully-chosen professional instructors offering year-round music lessons and a variety of summer programs. In-studio and online video lessons available.

The Mount Royal University Children’s Choirs seek to educate and develop the musicianship of our singers while also exposing them to the creative and imaginative possibilities that performing arts can provide. Each ensemble undertakes suitably challenging and quality repertoire, meaningful collaborations, and impactful performances. Ariel choir for singers in Kindergarten. Arietta choir for singers in Grades 1 to 4. Arioso choir for singers in Grade 5 to 9. Join us Wednesdays in September for our open rehearsals.

Find your tune with the Mount Royal University Conservatory! World-class music, speech arts and drama education for every age and every stage, right here in Calgary. Programs include private lessons, group classes, orchestras, ensembles, choirs and advanced performance-based programs. Lessons and programs are taking place in-person at our incredible facilities on the MRU campus but online options may be available upon request. Explore winter programs starting in early 2025 on the website!

Sing! Dance! Act! Youth Singers of Calgary (YSC) is a vibrant performing arts company and an exceptional education program that encompasses singing, dancing, and theatre arts for ages three-and-a-half to adult. We also offer performing arts-based PD-day, spring, and summer camps for Grades 1 to 6, as well as programming for those with cognitive delays. No matter your age or musical experience, YSC has a program for you.   

School’s in for winter, from the bunny slopes to the big mountain! Ski and snowboard lessons, and programs for three to 16-year-olds including early season and holiday camps. Programs fill up fast, so book now!

Register for winter classes! With hundreds of affordable, active, and creative programs, day camps and lessons, you will find something for everyone in your family. We offer a safe, non-competitive environment where children and adults can explore new activities, make friends, and develop new skills and interests. Choose from swimming, fitness and wellness, dance, visual arts, skating and hockey, sports, outdoor programs, day camps and more! Proud to be the recipient of “Best programs for School-aged Children” Parents’ Choice award.

Kronos Triathlon Club is Calgary’s premier community for young athletes and their families, welcoming kids and teens ages two to 19 across all skill levels – from beginners to competitive athletes. With expert coaches and a focus on swimming, biking, and running, Kronos provides a fun, supportive environment where athletes thrive. During race season, members access club-supported races, building experience and confidence. Beyond triathlon, Kronos inspires a lifelong love for staying active and growing through sport.

Come see for yourself how Master Rim’s TaeKwonDo can help you and your child enhance self-esteem and physical conditioning in a safe, fun, and disciplined environment! Canadian National Team Head Coach, Master Rim, and award-winning instructors will help your child to enhance real-life skills. More than that, the students will learn how to deal with strangers and bullies as a form of self-defense. Find out why our school is recognized worldwide for world-class martial arts education!

Keep the kids active in the pool with group swim lessons starting at four months or check out private lessons offering a more customized approach. For more advanced swimmers, check out our Sea Dragons Swim and Lifesaving Clubs or older kids may be ready to train to become a lifeguard. In our Active Living program, preschoolers ages two to five will learn through hands-on activities in all areas of our spacious facility — gym, pool, park, and classroom. PD Camps keeps kids ages five to 12 busy exploring different sports and games, plus some time in the pool during those days off from school. New this winter, Active Energizers, is a six-week program designed with inclusivity in mind for children ages five to 12 and of all abilities.

Rocky Mountain Diving Club (RMDC) offers recreational Learn-to-Dive and, pre-competitive programs for all ages. Our goal is to provide quality technical springboard and platform diving instruction at the introductory level in a safe, controlled, and fun environment. We incorporate trampoline and dry board training, as well as dry land strength and flexibility conditioning into all lessons.

We offer day camps and swim lessons over the holidays, child and youth art, sports, and activity programs, and flexible Mommy & Me classes all year long for you and your little one.

Active Living, part of the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary, offers a range of health and wellness programs, facilities, and educational opportunities designed to inspire lifelong active lifestyles for everyone. Our programs are open to the public and include fitness classes, personal training, aquatic and First Aid certifications, sports and kids' programs, as well as University of Calgary Summer Camps.

We have something for everybody at Vecova’s Aquatics, Health and Fitness – inclusive programs for you, your family and friends. Check out our programming for youth and children – including swim lessons, drop-in swim and play times, Adapted Recreation and more! Our programs are made for people of every age, ability and skill level to help meet their wellness goals. Discover the right program for you today!

As a charity on an audacious mission to create healthier generations, we empower Canadians to connect, care for and advocate more for their health, community and the planet. Whether you want to skate, swim, climb or just connect with your community, we’re here to help you start where you’re at and pursue whatever ‘healthy’ means to you!

WinSport’s purpose is to inspire human potential through the spirit of sport and it’s something that is woven into all of our year-round, award-winning programming. Our passionate, expert instructors will help your child learn a sport, get better at it, and develop a lifelong love for being active. We have summer camps and programs in mountain biking, hockey, ringette, figure skating, and in specialized sport training. Come out and play with us!

Join us and experience all the benefits that YMCA Calgary has to offer! We have six health and wellness facilities, six child development centres with licensed child care, two outdoor camp sites and dozens of community program sites across the city. These spaces and programs allow YMCA Calgary to deliver programs, services and opportunities to help Calgarians connect, build life-long skills and live active and healthy lives.