Summer Day Camps!
Over 80% of children know how to ride a bike, but very few understand the essentials of navigating safely in traffic. Our commitment is to your child's well-being, encouraging physical activity while instilling vital safety skills. This approach increases your peace of mind regarding your child's growing independence.
Objective:
Young cyclists learn to ride for transportation and/or recreation on residential roads. This camp covers all theory and practical components of the Intermediate Kids course. Participants will ride up to 30km per day.
Location:
All days will start and end at the Kingsland Community Association, 505 78 Ave SW
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Course structure:
- Minimum age: 9 years (no exceptions).
- 3-6 participants per Instructor.
- Participants must supply their own properly fitting bike in good working condition and current, certified bike helmet. (A bike with gears is highly recommended but not required.) We recommended participants attend a bike fit & skills evaluation session prior to the course start date.
- Participants must provide their own lunch, snacks and water bottle each day.
This is a multi-day course; all sessions must be attended in full. We cannot accommodate participants for the remainder of the camp if any part of a day is missed. Course runs rain or shine; be prepared for the weather! Please note that courses have a minimum necessary to run: if a course does not meet the minimum, participants will be offered a spot in a different week or given a full refund.
Participant pre-course skills evaluation
In order to attend this course, participants must already have the following cycling abilities:
- Start independently
- Balance and pedal for at least 50m
- Stop using the brakes on the bike (coaster or hand brakes are acceptable)
- Turn left and right
- Ride with right hand only (left hand off the handlebar) for 3 seconds
We reserve the right to remove a participant from the course if their equipment, knowledge or skills are inadequate to continue or their behaviour endangers themselves or other participants. No fee adjustment will be available.
Cost and length:
- Course runs 9am-4pm each day. Participants must be dropped off and picked up by an adult everyday. Before and after care available (additional fee).
- $350.00 incl GST per participant for 5 day camp
Scheduled Dates:
- Week 1: Monday July 20 - Friday July 21
- Week 2: Monday August 10 - Friday August 14
This is a multi-day course; all sessions must be attended in full. We cannot accommodate participants for the remainder of the course if any part of a session is missed.
Course outline:
Monday: bike fit, bike check, tools, flat tire repair, safety equipment, bike security, nutrition for cycling, handling skills.
Tuesday: laws, rules of the road, traffic dynamics, route planning, group riding, first road ride.
Wednesday: second road ride, hills, train tracks, bridges, ride to/from playground and memorial music park.
Thursday: ride to provincial park, play/explore, possible single-track trail ride, return ride.
Friday: ride to nature park, road evaluation, ice cream break, written quiz, return ride.
More Information:
Download more information here. Download digital brochure here.
To register for a camp:
- Find the week you're interested in.
- Click on the specific course (date) to open the registration form.
- Complete the registration form;
- use Individual Registration if you want to register only a single person;
- use Group Registration if you want to register 2 or more people in the same course date/time.
- Complete payment.
Please be sure to read the Terms & Conditions before completing registration, as well as the detailed information emailed to you following registration.
If you have questions, please email us!
