NORQUAY COMMUNITY
CENTRE 65 GRANVILLE
STREET PHONE # 943 – 6897
PROGRAMS OFFERED
AT NORQUAY
TODDLER’S DAY OUT PROGRAM : Tuesdays & Fridays
9:00 – 12:00 pm.
This program is
designed to meet the needs of pre-school families with infants and
children from the ages of 18 months to 4 years old, this program is to
help your child to interact with other children their own age, and also
for parents to interact with them and also to get to know other parents
and share their thoughts and ideas. Lots of room for your child to play
and run around , there is a community parent that runs the program along
with her little boy and girl. The program provides all sorts of toys and
some crafts, story time , inflatable slide , crawl through tunnels , snack
time and teaches your child the importance of cleanliness and to clean up
and put toys away, it teaches them to work together with other children.
Its also a great place for the daycares to bring their little ones on a
outing , they would really enjoy it.
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HOMEWORK/COMPUTER PROGRAM : Mon. – Fri. 5:00 –
8:00 pm.
This program is
designed to help children with their homework. The teachers send home an
agenda book with their homework and if the child needs help in doing it,
whether it be math or reading, the program is here to provide them with
the help they need. It also helps them with improving their computer
skills, such as writing essays or stories, even searching the web for help
researching or writing resumes. The program has two mentors supervising
the kids, one high school student and one adult. Once their work is done
they are allowed to play games on the computer or learn some computer
skills. Other kids are allowed to go on the computers with the
supervision of the mentors to use the internet and play games.
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AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM: Mon. – Fri. 3:30 – 5:00
pm. All children must
register for this program
This program is
designed for kids, ages 7 to 12 whose parents for one reason or another
are not home at 3:30. This program runs most days except holidays and
in-service days. All children are served a snack, usually cookies and
juice. After snack, a variety of activities are planned and children are
given a choice as to what they want to do. Activities include sports such
as badminton, floor hockey, basketball and dodge ball. Other activities
include crafts, coloring, movies and games. There is no horseplay or
running around allowed. Children are required to be inside the building
and participating in an activity. No supervision outside the building.
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CRAFT PROGRAM: Sat. & Sun. 1:00 – 4:00 pm.
This is a program
that the children /youth enjoy doing, making all sorts of crafts from
holiday to seasonal, eg. key chains, pop bottle dolls, butterflies,
papier-mâché’ flowers, jewelry, foam and paper crafts , decorations, etc.
This program is open to all children /youth ages 7 to 16. Parents are
welcome to come and volunteer.
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YOUTH DROP-IN PROGRAM: Mon. – Fri. 5:00 – 9:00
pm.
The drop-in program
is run by two City of Winnipeg Youth Rec. Tec. Workers. The drop-in
program is for youth who wish to play a sport or activity in the gym.
There are different sport activities on our monthly calendar and also open
gym for those who just want to play a sport of their preference. We also
offer board games, Nintendo Wii games and coloring. During the winter
months we offer skating from 5:00 – 7:00 ages 7 to 12 and from 7:00 – 9:00
pm. ages 13 and up. Norquay also lends out skates for free. We strongly
urge parents to come out to the centre with their kids to help with
putting on skates and supervising the rink. The centre does not have
outdoor supervision. All children 10 and under must go home at 7:00 pm.,
for safety reasons.
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New Guitar Program :
Mondays - 4:00 – 6:30
Fridays – Advanced class 4:30 – 6:00
If
your child/children are interested in learning to play the guitar, have
them come to the program, it’s free of charge, we supply the guitars and
any other equipment needed. No need to register ahead, just bring your
child and have them try it, they may surprise them selves and realize that
they like it and that they actually may have a gift for it .
Graffiti Art
Programming was at the centre full time this summer with their ‘Art
Lab’. They ended summer programming with a bang, as we spent a whole week
painting a large 40 ft. mural to hang on the front of the community center.
Thanks to artists Tim and Connie Friesen from Wisconsin and all the
community members who helped paint this wonderful piece of art. The last day
of that week was the unveiling of the mural and a party thrown by GAP and
NCC to appreciate all the art done over the summer.