Summer Program
2012 Summer Program
Online Registration Date: Starts Tuesday, May 1, 2012
The Summer program is an open registration and not based on whether you are currently registered at BLAST.
Fees and locations for the 2012 Summer program will be released by April 1, 2012 once they have been finalized.
2011 Summer Locations
| School | Full time | Part time | Notes |
| St. Martha’s | yes | … | … |
| Westminster | yes | yes | … |
2011 Summer Fees
Full Time - $550.00/child per month
Part-time - $425.00/month minimum charge per child = up to ten (10) days in a month.
– $42.50/day per child for each day over the 10 days.
A $50.00 cancellation deposit per child is required upon registration; this will be applied towards the payment for the last month the child is attending Summer Program. If the registration is cancelled, for one or both months, this deposit is non refundable.
Summer programming start July 4, 2011 and ends August 26, 2011. Closed August 1, 2011 for the Civic Holiday.
Programs run Monday to Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Summer Program is a very busy and active time. The children get to participate in many different activities on a daily basis. Some of the activities are:
- Offsites- this is were a group of children and staff will walk to a location close by to the school and do a specific activity. For example: Westminster group would walk to Galbraith school and have a dinosaur dig in the sandbox. These happen daily and usually in the mornings.
- Swimming- the groups will have the opportunity to go swimming at a nearby pool on a weekly basis. Westminster goes to Westminster Pool. St. Marthas goes to Nicholas Sheran Pool.
- Spirit Days- on these days the staff and children will dress up according to the theme for the week. For example: favorite superstar- could be sports athlete, singer or superhero.
- Special Events- during the Summer we have 2 Special Event Days. In July the groups go to Pavan Park for the day. In August the groups will go to the Parade and then down to the Elks Compound for the rest of the day.
- Giant Slip n Slide- we set up the Sugar Bowl as a Giant Slip n Slide and the staff and children get to go down the hill. There are also other activities set up for the children to participate in on this day ie: giant soccer ball, parachute etc…
- Community Wednesdays- we schedule different groups to come in from the Community to share their talents or teach the children about their organization or culture. Some groups from the past are: Native Drummers, Birds of Prey Center, Kayaking, Rugby etc…
During the Summer we also offer a program specifically for the older children, called Sr. Blasters. The Sr. Blaster Program was developed to offer high activity, developmentally appropriate programming for the pre-teen age group, separate from the younger children. This Program is designed to incorporate, Junior Leadership Opportunities for children the older children. Goals of this program are to empower/encourage these children to work with the younger children in junior leadership roles as positive role models. With this greater responsibility, the group then gains more freedom and choice in their activities, during their time.