Schedule

Square Circle’s mission is todeliver a new way of engaging, educating and empowering youth while strengthening the local community to foster more confident, resilient and courageous young leaders through the use ofSocial Circus and creative arts. The primary program outcomes are to teach and educate youth in a new and inspiring way, foster personal development and enhance social skills, increase physical activity, and develop personal self-expression and creativity.

The program is centered around physical literacy, fundamental movement skills, and fundamental basketball skills taught through basketball-related activities and small-sided game play (3X3).

Brain Builders is a learning hub for youth members ages 6-18 to 'level up' academically after 3:30pm. Our objective is to provide the physical space, materials and support for members to; Complete their homework, review class concepts and get ahead! Engage in a mix of general and subject-specific learning and practice - i.e., worksheets, reading or educational games/activities/challenges Work on transferable skills (i.e., critical thinking) that will support them in school and life Access resume review and job application support Youth who drop into program have access to computers, practice materials for all subjects, learning aids, digital resources, books and cognitive activities to support these objectives. The program is staffed by wonderful volunteers and student-teachers from York University who do their best to support your youth through the above objectives.

This program is centered around physical literacy, fundamental movement skills, and fundamental ball hockey skills taught through ball hockey-related activities with lots of time allocated for small-sided game play.

This program provides an opportunity for youth to engage in individual skill development through fun activities and modified game play. Ball Hockey Game Play participants are explicitly engaged in drills, activities, and conversations about life skills, what they mean, why they are important, and how we demonstrate them on court.

Variety Village: Fitness Foundations focuses on inclusive skill development and fitness for youth of all abilities, setting the foundation for an active life. The program prioritizes basic movement skills, relationship building and FUN. Fitness Foundations programming is facilitated by Variety Village staff with MLSE LaunchPad coaches support. Staff-to-youth ratios are deliberately kept very low, with a ratio of 2:1 (staff: youth) to support understanding and engagement.

Open Gym programming offers an opportunity for youth ages 6-10 to engage in free play with their peers. The opportunity to dictate how and where youth engage in free play is an important component to the development of their physical literacy and fundamental movement skills.

Open Gym programming offers an opportunity for youth ages 6-10 to engage in free play with their peers. The opportunity to dictate how and where youth engage in free play is an important component to the development of their physical literacy and fundamental movement skills.

Open Gym programming offers an opportunity for youth ages 11+ to engage in free play with their peers. Different sports and activities, as dictated by the interest of the youth, are set-up and supervised by staff.